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Palm Pre Running Wipeout XL

iPhone 3G S image courtesy of Apple

The new iPhone 3G S still looks pretty much the same as the iPhone 3G it follows. To the untrained eye they look exactly the same. Minor tell tale differences separate the new from the old. Details such as silver lettering that is similar to the Apple logo distinguish which is which. Also the iPhone 3G S is the only model with 32 GB of memory. So if you see 32 at the back, it’s a 3G S.

What’s under the hood is what matters. The 3G S boasts of a performance boost that is indeniable. It launches apps faster, performs tasks quicker and is just overall a much more responsive device. It also supports the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard that will allow better graphics performance. Games should see great improvement with the 3G S.

Apple knew to leave well enough alone. The design of the iPhone still makes it arguably the best looking smart phone around. It works so why change it. Instead Apple focused on the small things. Improving performance, software, and adding small touches.

The camera is now much beter with auto focus and the ability to take videos. It’s by far not the best in the market but it’s a step up. Besides you don’t get a smart phone just for it’s imaging capabilities. If you’re worried about that it’s best to get a dedicated camera.

The new 3.0 software which was downloaed over 6 million times already offers great improvements as well. Apple may have been really late in adding cut and paste but at least they did it right. I must say it’s easy to use and it does work. The landscape mode of the keyboard makes it easier for people with big fingers to type. MMS, text forwarding, etc.. All of this contribute to making the iPhone a much much better device.

While Apple faces stiff competition from the likes of Blackberry and now it seems from the likes of Palm as well, it still is in my opinion the smart phone to beat. Blackberry might have better business features but the iPhone is the overall winner. With 50,000 apps and counting available to you at the app store, it’s just the most flexible phone around.

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iPhone Is Still The One To Beat

The Sprint Palm Pre

I bought an HP Notebook last summer that had a $50 mail-in rebate. I mailed it in the first time and it was sent back saying that one of the numbers was illegible. So I rewrote it, printing very carefully and even took a picture of the serial number so Joe Idiot over at HP would have no excuse to send it back. Seven months later and I still had not received the rebate check. I called them and the guy at the other end was actually very helpful and a week or so later I finally had the check in hand.

According to Gizmodo , the advertised price of the new Palm Pre by Sprint of $199 is after a $100 mail in rebate. They say you can avoid having to get the mail-in rebate by simply purchasing the new mobile phone at Best Buy and Radio Shack where the $100 rebate will be instant at the register. They also say that Best Buy is in the practice of making mail-in rebates instant at the store. That’s something nice that I didn’t know because I’m often turned off from a sale because of a mail-in rebate.

The Palm Pre does look like a cool little phone with all sorts of goodies. It’s getting some really great reviews so far. The biggest problem that a lot of people have is that it’s on the Sprint network. The Palm Pre gets an official release on June 6th.

(Image: Bestbuy.com)

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