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January 7th, 2010, 20:50
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_pre3.jpgJon Rubinstein dropped the news only minutes ago that the new Palm devices—the slightly-upgraded Pre Plus (http://gizmodo.com/tag/preplus/) and Pixi Plus—would be arriving on Verizon later this month.
I got some hands-on time with them, and while the Pre Plus has had the navigational button removed, little else has been touched aesthetically. The inductive TouchStone back comes as standard now—but looks just like it always did. The removal of the button isn't big news, I don't think it'll hamper use of the Pre, with the touch input being reliable most of the time anyway.
It's speedier, thanks to the double RAM that's been added, and noticeably easier flipping between apps and programs. All in all, it's the same Pre experience you've had before, just faster. Oh, and guess you'll have to fork out for a TouchStone now.
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It's speedier, thanks to the double RAM that's been added, and noticeably easier flipping between apps and programs. All in all, it's the same Pre experience you've had before, just faster. Oh, and guess you'll have to fork out for a TouchStone now.
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