In a non Palm Pre related news, but good news for Verizon loyal costumers, who did not ran away to get the iPhone, ZDNet reports that Verizon Wireless and Google said Tuesday that they will partner to co-develop a bevy of Android-based devices. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the companies are looking to create innovative devices “pre-loaded with innovative applications from both parties as well as third-party developers.” According to the companies, the aim is to develop unique applications and get them to consumers quickly. The two companies also say they are committed to collaborating into the future.

For Verizon Wireless, which historically has trailed other carriers with bleeding edge devices, the deal with Google could help it be more of a leader in the buzz department. Meanwhile, a tight partnership with Google should give Verizon Wireless more clout with the developers it is trying to woo. And for Google the pact with Verizon Wireless means there will be more Android devices in the field.

We can’t wait for better phones in Verizon.

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There is a new Qualified Design Listing for a Palm model that we haven’t seen yet, the Palm Ring-P. It might be a new Palm Pre or the Pixi. The new phone has “Bluetooth v2.1+EDR,” and is apparently meant to be listed in January, 2010 and will support A2DP at least.

Source: Pre Central

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The main component of WebOS 1.2.1, which should be making its way to handsets over the weekend fixes the syncing compatibility that iTunes 9 rebroke. Now we just need the Palm Pre to come to Verizon…

[source: Cnet]

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Last week we heard that we won’t get the Palm Pre at Verizon. Now the Examiner says that Verizon may be carrying an updated version of the Pre: one that has more memory (or a micro-sd slot), has a slightly bigger screen, and one that fixes the screen bleed problem.
Great news!

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At least that is the consensus today:

Boy Genius: “We’ve just confirmed this with one of our ninjas: the rumor of Verizon Wireless passing on adding the Palm Pre to its line-up is totally and 100% bogus”
ecommercetimes: Despite reports that Verizon and Palm are bickering over a contract that would give the carrier rights to offer the Pre smartphone, Verizon maintains that the Pre will appear on its shelves in January, as planned.

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There is a new deal from Amazon, selling the Palm Pre for $99 – Palm Pre Phone (Sprint).
It is on Sprint,tough, so will wait a little bit longer…

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ZDnet reports that analysts today are shaking their heads at a report by TheStreet.com that basically said Verizon had decided against a launch of the Palm Pre next year. One analyst, Deutsche Bank’s Jonathon Goldberg, went so far as to call it “off-base.”

Simply, Palm yesterday reiterated its full year guidance, a gesture that Wall Street has interpreted as meaning a Verizon launch will still happen. TheStreet.com’s report cited “people close to the discussions.” The report also noted that Verizon may order a small number of Pres but not offer any marketing support for them.

Read the full story at ZDnet reports

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Palm Inc., maker of the Pre smart phone, reiterated its plan to work with additional wireless carriers in the second half of fiscal 2010.

The announcement came after TheStreet.com reported that Verizon Wireless scrapped plans to sell the Pre, sending Palm shares down 4.7 percent yesterday. Derick Mains, a spokesman for Palm, declined to say if the statement was in response to the report, saying Palm doesn’t comment on rumor or speculation.

Palm, which currently offers the Pre exclusively through Sprint Nextel Corp., said last week that it would distribute its devices through other carriers in the second half, without saying which ones. Verizon, the biggest U.S. wireless carrier, had said in May that it planned to offer the Pre after Sprint’s exclusive contract ends.

TheStreet.com, citing unidentified people close to the talks, said yesterday that Verizon abandoned a plan to offer the Pre in January because the phone hasn’t become a blockbuster seller. Jim Gerace, a spokesman for Verizon, declined to comment.

[source: Bloomberg]

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The Street reports that the Pre, Palm‘s premier touch-screen smartphone, which has been an exclusive offering this year at Sprint, had been scheduled to arrive at Verizon in January. But people close to the discussions say Verizon has decided not to support the Pre.
The move would be a dramatic setback for the up-from-the-ashes Palm story. The company desperately needs to secure more telco partners to sell its flagship phone. In addition to Sprint, Palm has named only Bell Mobility in Canada and Telefonica’s O2 units in the U.K. and Germany as its exclusive partners

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