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CNET have published a review of the Palm Pre 2 (Verizon Wireless) smartphone. 'The Palm Pre 2 doesn't stray far from its roots, sporting a design very similar to the previous versions of the Pre. It retains the attractive pebble-like shape, but it's not quite as round since the smartphone's display is flat instead of curved. Still, it's comfortable to hold and has a soft-touch finish on the back and along the outer edges. It's also compact and pocket-friendly at 3.96 inches high by 2.34 inches wide by 0.66 inch thick and 5.1 ounces. As we just noted, the Pre 2's display is flat but remains at 3.1 inches with an HVGA (320x480-pixel) resolution, just like the Pre Plus. Admittedly, it feels small compared with the bevy of smartphones we've tested lately with 4-inch-plus displays and it's not the sharpest, but it's still clear and bright and the multitouch screen is responsive.'

The Palm Pre Phone (Sprint) is on offer for $79.99 (with new service plan) over at Amazon.com. 'The Palm Pre features Synergy technology, which gathers all your information from different sources and puts them together in one place for you to see. Instead of having your information scattered in different screens, the Pre automatically brings them together so you can easily find what you need. If you have calendars from Microsoft Outlook, Google, and Facebook, Synergy will automatically gather all your appointments and put them into one easy-to-view calendar, so you won't miss an appointment again.'

A review of the Palm Pixi Plus smartphone has been posted over at 3G.co.uk. 'A third of the device's front is taken up with a QWERTY keyboard. Palm has a long tradition of very usable keyboards - like BlackBerry - and despite its small size, the Pixi Plus's keyboard is user-friendly. The small, rubbery button keys may be close together but we still found it easy to type quickly and accurately. The keys are ridged, which helps the user find them easily, despite their diminutive size. In fact, thanks to those ridges, they're easier to use than the flat, oblong, and much larger keys of the Motorola Milestone. The screen, at 2.6 inches, may not be big enough for watching a whole film on, but is good enough for messaging and a limited amount of web surfing. It's perfect for the core facilities of a Palm phone - the calendar and contacts (also the main purpose of the original Palm Pilot).

IT Reviews have published their review of the Palm Pixi Plus smartphone. 'The Pixi Plus is a 3G mobile phone with Wi-Fi and GPS. It of course plays music, and it manages the trick of having a 3.5mm headset connector on its top edge, which is the ideal location. These are decent specifications, but the overall package is let down by the camera, which shoots at just 2-megapixels. At least it has a flash. The handset is designed to look minimal. The front offers just the screen and a tiny QWERTY keyboard. There is a touch sensitive strip below the screen and above the keyboard which Palm calls the 'gesture area'. You sweep at this to make things happen, as well as prodding at the screen itself.'

Dev Hardware have published their review of the Palm Pixi Plus (AT&T) smartphone. 'The standard features of the Pixi Plus include a speakerphone, conference calling, an alarm clock, and a calculator. It has a calendar app to help you keep organized, which will combine different calendars you may have from Google, Microsoft Exchange, and the like. The calendar app allows you to view all of your different calendars in a condensed form, and keeps them color coded so you can still tell the difference. Other organizer features include a task list, a memo pad, and a voice recorder should you need to record any important reminders.'

MobileTechReview have published a review of the Palm Pixi Plus (AT&T) smartphone. 'The Pixi has a 320 x 400 pixel capacitive touch screen, 8 gigs of internal storage (but no expansion card slot), a 2 megapixel camera, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth and a GPS. That's fairly standard stuff for a smartphone, though the camera is low end by 2010 and even 2009 standards. The Pixi Plus' biggest enemy isn't the iPhone 3GS but rather than Palm Pre Plus on AT&T that offers 3D gaming, a faster CPU, a more vibrant higher resolution display, a better camera and a subjectively more attractive design. While the Pre and Pixi's pricing is close on some carriers, the Pixi has an advantage on AT&T where it's $49, while the Pre Plus is $149 with contract.'

Tech Radar have published their review of the Palm Pre Plus smartphone. 'The Palm Pre Plus is the first device the company has launched in the UK since it was forced to sell-up to HP, which, of course, came as a direct consequence of Pre's poor performance across the globe. he new device we reviewed was on the O2 network, which has a period of exclusivity on the handset, as it did with the original. Now the company has lost its grip on the iPhone, maybe it'll give the Palm Pre Plus the push that the original deserved. O2 didn't seem to know what to do with it last year. As the name of the device suggests, the Palm Pre Plus is a tweak - a step towards remedying faults, rather than a complete overhaul or the creation of a new model altogether.

Pocket-lint have published a review of the Palm Pre Plus smartphone. ''You get a pebble like phone that slides out to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. Buttons are dotted around the edge of the device for volume or turning the ringer off, and there's a 3.5mm jack for the music fan in you. Those not fussed with headphones can enjoy the rather large speaker grill on the back and the 3-megapixel fixed focus camera with LED completes the multimedia experience from the outside. Fixed focus means you don't get any autofocus shenanigans, but also some limitations too. With no macro mode you won't be able to snap shots of funny things you see on supermarket shelves, but it does do an okay job of people at arms length and you'll get video (640 x 480 pixel resolution) as well.'

PC World have published their review of the Palm Pre Plus (AT&T) smartphone. 'The Palm Pre Plus for AT&T is essentially identical to the Pre Plus on Verizon, which is more or less the same hardware as the original Palm Pre. There is one small difference between the Pre Plus and the first Palm Pre: The single hardware button that was on the original phone has been removed. Like the Pixi and Pixi Plus, the Pre Plus has a capacitive touch area below the screen with a light-up bar. To shrink an app down to card size, you simply tap this area (on the original Pre, you would press the button).'

The Gadgeteer have published a review of the Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon Wireless) handset. 'The Palm Pixi is a smaller, and cheaper version of the Palm Pre. It takes it's design cues from the original keyboard Treos and blackberries. If you are looking for a phone with a physical keyboard, but don't want to slide it out, this is a great option. The screen is smaller than the Pre, but still very usable.'