Palm Pre to 6 June at a cost of $ 200. Official Information

Done! U.S. cellular operator Sprint Nextel has announced the official launch of sales Communicator Palm Pre.

June 6, 2009, one of the most anticipated products of recent months can be purchased in stores in the U.S. Sprint, sales centers in Best Buy, Radio Shack stores and Wal-Mart. This information is confirmed and the newspaper New York Times, reported on Palm Pre sales in the first week of June.

If successful, the phone will spread all over the world, also it will be sold in the European markets.

Recall that the device is based on the operating system, WebOS, has a sliding block, equipped with a 3.1-inch touch screen (with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels), support for Wi-Fi, integrated GPS-receiver and headphone jack for connecting to the 3,5 — mm. Unlike many smartphones the same class, in Palm Pre has a removable battery. The device will be available not only to the filling for the GSM-network, but also for networking standard CDMA.

Now, about the cost – it was quite low, contrary to some forecasts. Given the discount of $ 100 and contract for services with Sprint for 2 years the cost of the device is $ 199.

Touchstone – dock a small cylinder for charging and the plate, one side of which adjoins the communicator and the other – to the surface of charger can be purchased separately. Set Touchstone Charging Kit will cost $ 70. To recharge the device you will need to simply put on the charger. The system operates on the basis of electromagnetic induction.

Estimated price of the device in other countries have not yet been discussed.

Now we wait «reply» announcement of new iPhone, which will have very soon. But, apart from the iPhone Palm Pre there are other competitors, such as smart phones based on Google Android with a large number of applications, and communicators BlackBerry, enjoy special popularity among business users.