Release Date

Rumor: Palm Pre Beta Tester Gives April 30th as Planned Release Date

Take this with about a silo of salt: Jim Van, a Palm Pre beta tester, has Twittered that April 30th is the date of the highly-anticipated Pre’s release. Reasons why this should be believed: It’s reasonable that a beta tester would have more info than the rest of us on details like the release date,…

Windows 7 Release Candidate to Be Released April 10th?

Neowin is reporting a date of April 10th for the release of Windows 7 RC, the next important version of the OS. Microsoft confirmed that beta users won’t receive the RC before the general public. Not all that much is known about the next release: it was rumored to be in April, but it’s unclear…

Verizon Private Pre-Sale To Include BlackBerry Storm Next Week

At least that’s what a big picture of said Storm seems to indicate here on an invitation sent in by Verizon VIP Kevin. How you become a Verizon VIP remains somewhat unclear, but the invitation includes info on purchasing a number of VZW pieces at discounted prices at local stores, privately and with discretion. It…

Sony’s GV-HD700 will be available next month for $1300. [Camcorder Info] https://gizmodo.com/sony-on-the-move-with-worlds-first-hd-walkman-for-pros-282647

Windows Vista Coming December 1?

A new viral marketing campaign by Microsoft encourages you to guess the release date of their new operating system, Windows Vista. Each contest submission garners a video download hinting whether your guess is over or under. A sleuthy web-developer found where the over/under videos are stored and reports that the “early” folder ends on November…

Treo 700w Release Date and Pricing

All you Treo-heads will be pleased to know that the 700w, Palm’s tricked-out Windows-based smart phone, will go on sale January 5. It will run $499 with a 2-year contract, $549 for a 1-year and $619 as a stand-alone device. Expensive, but not as high-priced as some had been guesstimating. reo 700W Launch/Info/Reviews… [Howardforums (via…