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Gizmodo’s Mission Critical E3 Gear

Essential to our E3 coverage: Canon’s 5D Mark II‘s made our liveblog shots effortless and awesome in any light , Sprint’s 3G network was our crucial lifeline in the bowels of convention centers, and UCC Black powered us. https://gizmodo.com/canon-5d-mark-ii-vs-nikon-d700-review-shoot-out-5160540

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 4

Sprint NOW Screensaver Is Full-On Sensory Overload

When my computer puts up its screensaver, I like to give it a little rest—maybe a nice analog clock or peaceful image of a meadow. But Sprint’s NOW screensaver tracks an exhausting amount of information we guarantee you don’t need, refusing to cut your overworked computer a break. The screensaver is pretty much a compendium…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz May 30

Sprint Basically Confirms Verizon’s Getting the Pre in January

You can almost hear Sprint PR’s James Fisher teeth grind as responds to Verizon blabbing they’ll have the Pre in 6 months: “We have the Pre through 2009.” Meaning Verizon’s totally getting the Pre in January. Update: Blurb from Sprint spokesman, not CEO. [SmartMoney via BGR] https://gizmodo.com/verizon-ceo-were-getting-the-palm-pre-storm-2-within-5272022

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 29

Sprint Might Ditch Palm Pre $100 Mail-In for Instant Rebate

It looks like Sprint might drop the $100 mail-in rebate for the Pre in favor of an instant one, thanks to pressure from Best Buy, Radio Shack and people bitching about it. Woo. [Palm Goon] https://gizmodo.com/its-official-palm-pre-coming-june-6th-for-200-5260704

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 28

Verizon CEO: We’re Getting the Palm Pre, Storm 2 Within 6 Months

The Palm Pre will be exclusive to Sprint for a weirdly short six months, after which the handset will show up on Verizon, according to CEO Lowell McAdam. They’ll also get the Storm 2 at about the same time. That the new BlackBerry Storm will be a Verizon phone isn’t surprising, since they carried the…

Tech News John Herrman May 28

Work at Best Buy or Sprint? What’s the Palm Pre Forecast?

Hello, if you work in Sprint retail or Best Buy and know what your Palm Pre situation is—how many your store or region or company is getting—drop us line. We love tips of all kinds though, and we’ll keep it as anonymous as you want, so don’t be shy. You can use AIM or Twitter…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 23

Palm Pre Doesn’t Have Visual Voicemail

Palm’s official Twitter account revealed that Palm Synergy doesn’t have visual voicemail, indicating that the Pre won’t have it, at least at launch. The nice thing about software, though, is that it can always be updated. [Twitter via Pre Central]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 21

Palm Pre Listed on Best Buy’s Site for a Whopping $850

The Palm Pre will cost $199 with contract or about $549 (from Sprint) without a contract. So why is BestBuy.com listing the phone itself for EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY FREAKING DOLLARS?? (Admittedly, that price is lower than the even crazier $1000 rumor we saw earlier.) Still, we’ll assume it’s a misprinted placeholder price and carry…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 21

Palm Pre’s Irritating $100 Rebate Will Be Instant At Best Buy (Update: And Radio Shack!)

Annoyingly, you won’t be able to get a Palm Pre for the advertised $199 without redeeming a $100 mail-in rebate—something Sprint is depending on you not doing. Solution: get yours at Best Buy. UPDATED https://gizmodo.com/rebates-suck-the-palm-pres-real-price-5261340 A PR rep for the company has confirmed to us that the Pre’s $100 rebate, originally announced as a mail-in…

Tech News John Herrman May 20

Sprint CEO: We Won’t Have Enough Palm Pres to Meet Launch Demand

It could be an innocent statement of fact, but Sprint CEO Dan Hesse’s ‘admission’ that the company will have trouble meeting early demand for Palm Pres reeks of hypemongering. He’s not necessarily saying that there’s a Pre shortage, per se, but that demand will be super high—the exact thing you’d expect any CEO to say…

Tech News John Herrman May 20

Rebates Suck: The Palm Pre’s Real Price

The Palm Pre is officially $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Meaning it’s really $299 for a lot of people. Here’s the deal: https://gizmodo.com/its-official-palm-pre-coming-june-6th-for-200-5260704 The $100 mail-in rebate scheme is clever, if slightly devious—it’d apparently cost more than Sprint wants to spend to subsidize every single Pre down to $199, and this way, they’re only…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 19

It’s Official: Palm Pre Coming June 6th for $200

Sprint has formally announced that the Palm Pre will be available on June 6th for $199.99 on a two-year contract, after rebates. Interestingly, that’s two days before Apple’s next big event and probable product launch. https://gizmodo.com/wwdc-keynote-monday-june-8th-10am-as-expected-no-ste-5252095 Also announced were the stores that’d be carrying it: far from a Sprint Store exclusive, the Pre will be…

Tech News John Herrman May 19

NASCAR Event The Latest Venue For Rampant Palm Pre Rumor And Speculation

The latest Palm Pre release date rumor has come screaming out of a Sprint-sponsored NASCAR event, where the product placement was about as subtle as a 2,000-lb. stock car to the face. That’s NASCAR driver Tony Stewart celebrating his big win. Atop his car is a monstrous Palm Pre which, sadly, does not make calls…

Tech News Jack Loftus May 17

Palm Pre Spotted in the Wild Back of a Sprint Store

This strapping, pixelated young gentleman—seen here posing with a similarly strapping, less pixelated Palm Pre—says he took these pictures in the back room of a Sprint store. Is the Pre launch imminent? https://gizmodo.com/palm-launch-lunch-memo-hints-at-early-june-pre-releas-5244292 First, some lightweight forensics: With faintly recognizable Sprint logos scattered around the room, the photos do look like they were taken in…

Tech News John Herrman May 15

The Pre Costs $542.01 Without Subsidies According to Fine Print

The meticulous folks at gadgetell dug through the contest rules of an upcoming Sprint-sponsored Palm Pre giveaway. And according to the fine print, the Pre is valued at $542.01 without subscription subsidies. Surely this fact was listed only for tax purposes, but it’s interesting to note all the same because Pre buyers who back out…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 14

Sprint Selling MiFi 2200 Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot for Its 3G Service

Remember how well Sprint 3G did in tests? And how much we like portable hotspots? Put them together with the $100 Novatel MiFi 2200, and you have a pretty nice setup, dubbed “Sprint Mobile Hotspot.” https://gizmodo.com/the-definitive-coast-to-coast-3g-data-test-5111989 The coolest thing is that you don’t need a separate wireless card here. Novatel’s MiFi is both a wireless…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 13

Palm Pre Box Shots Leak, Suggest Pre Will Come In Box

BGR snatched up some Pre box shots from a forum. No surprises here—we don’t even get a look at the way the phone is packaged, and the list of gear is obvious… …Still, I didn’t want you people to miss out! More pics over at BGR. [Boy Genius Report]

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 11

All-American Tech: What’s Hot Here (and Nowhere Else)

People are always eager to point out cool technologies that America ignores, but what about the ones that we—and only we—use? Enough with the grousing: Here’s what we’ve got that they don’t. https://gizmodo.com/six-technologies-that-passed-america-by-5162719 TiVo For a long while, TiVo was the undisputed king of TV recording. Other DVRs have come a long way in the…

Commerce John Herrman May 11

Sprint Firing Staff for Talking About the Pre?

I wish everybody would quit calling their sources “ninjas” since they don’t actually kill people, but supposedly Sprint store employees are getting shitcanned for talking about the Pre with non-Sprinters. Interesting strategy. [PreThinking via Electronista]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 6

Take Wired’s 3G Smartphone Speed Survey

The sequel to their iPhone 3G speedtest, Wired’s doing a nationwide speedtest for every 3G smartphone. It takes 5 minutes, and we’re interested to see how it compares to our own nationwide 3G test. [Wired] https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3gs-download-speed-woes-get-surveyed-by-wired-5036882

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 4

Gizmodo’s Mission Critical E3 Gear

Sprint NOW Screensaver Is Full-On Sensory Overload

Sprint Basically Confirms Verizon’s Getting the Pre in January

Sprint Might Ditch Palm Pre $100 Mail-In for Instant Rebate

Verizon CEO: We’re Getting the Palm Pre, Storm 2 Within 6 Months

Work at Best Buy or Sprint? What’s the Palm Pre Forecast?

Palm Pre Doesn’t Have Visual Voicemail

Palm Pre Listed on Best Buy’s Site for a Whopping $850

Palm Pre’s Irritating $100 Rebate Will Be Instant At Best Buy (Update: And Radio Shack!)

Sprint CEO: We Won’t Have Enough Palm Pres to Meet Launch Demand

Rebates Suck: The Palm Pre’s Real Price

It’s Official: Palm Pre Coming June 6th for $200

NASCAR Event The Latest Venue For Rampant Palm Pre Rumor And Speculation

Palm Pre Spotted in the Wild Back of a Sprint Store

The Pre Costs $542.01 Without Subsidies According to Fine Print

Sprint Selling MiFi 2200 Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot for Its 3G Service

Palm Pre Box Shots Leak, Suggest Pre Will Come In Box

All-American Tech: What’s Hot Here (and Nowhere Else)

Sprint Firing Staff for Talking About the Pre?

Take Wired’s 3G Smartphone Speed Survey

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