Palm Pre confirmed for UK

CES 2009: Palm VP says Brits aren't to be shunned

9 January 2009 5:11 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Palm has confirmed that it will be bringing the Palm Pre, announced at CES in Las Vegas, to the UK.

"The Pre will indeed be available in H2 [2nd half] within the UK and selected European markets", Paul Ghent, vice president of sales for Palm Europe told Pocket-lint.

The news will be welcomed to users looking to get their hands on the new device that sports Palms new platform webOS.

Palm has promised more specific information about the UK launch at Mobile World Congress in February.

We will keep you posted.

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Comments

  • Looks like a great phone. Can't wait to see the first reviews Posted by misund007, UK
  • According to several news media Palm CEO Ed Colligan says Europe release in H1, the same timeframe as with US Sprint.
    IDG: http://www.pcworld.com/article/156767/palms_pre_is_coming_to_europe_says_ceo.html and http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/010909-palms-pre-is-coming-to.html
    Posted by Kallisti, Sweden
  • Thanks Kallisti, however this was a direct quote from Paul Ghent to Pocket-lint, maybe the other sites have got it wrong Posted by stuartmiles, United Kingdom
  • I want to be inside of it. Posted by Leon, UK
  • I want to be inside of Leon. Wait, what? Posted by Pedobear, UK
  • I want to be piloting innerspace inside of Leon, with a Palm Pre on the ships dashboard. Posted by David Kirkby, UK
  • ok so its mwc... where is the info on the uk carrier palm? Posted by mr impatient, England
  • Mr impatient, We had a briefing with Palm however they wouldn't tell us anything about European availability or carriers even after our repeated questions. Sorry Posted by stuartmiles, United Kingdom

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