Palm Selects Bell Mobility Network to Host Palm Pre in Canada

Palm, Inc. announced that Palm Pre, a phone based on the Palm webOS mobile platform, will debut in Canada on Bell Mobility's 3G high-speed mobile network in the second half of 2009.

"We're excited to bring Pre to Canada with Bell Mobility," said Brodie Keast, senior VP of marketing for Palm. "We've seen enormous interest from mobile operators worldwide and fully expect to continue to expand distribution for Pre, putting it within reach of more and more customers."

"Bell is excited to be only the second carrier in the world to announce the 3G Pre," said Adel Bazerghi, senior VP of Products for Bell Mobility. "With the unique user experience of the world's first webOS phone, running on the country's largest 3G network, we're confident that Canadians will embrace Pre as the phone for their lives today."

According to a release, the Palm Pre includes the following features:

- 3G EVDO Rev. A high-speed connectivity

- Integrated GPS

- Large 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320x480 resolution HVGA display

- Gesture area, which enables gestures for navigation

- Slide-out QWERTY keyboard

- Email, including Outlook EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers), as well as personal email support (POP3, IMAP)

- Robust messaging support (IM, SMS and MMS capabilities)

- Desktop-class web browser

- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support

- 8GB internal memory (~7GB user available)

- USB mass storage mode

- MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

- Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever customers put the phone up to their ear

- Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage

- Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective

- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g(7)

- Ringer switch, which silences the device with one touch

- Removable, rechargeable battery

- Dimensions: 59.57mm (W) x 100.53mm (L, closed) x 16.95mm (D)

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