Sporting a 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM and running the just released webOS version 2.0, the Palm Pre 2, supposed to launch in France yesterday, according to HP, is scheduled to hit Verizon "in the coming months" but rumors and unpublished source code place it on AT&T's network as well. Carrier talk aside, the Palm Pre 2 is starring in a 30 second video teaser which might as well be a TV ad even though the clip is regarded as being unofficial. It shows the Palm Pre 2 running the brand new HP webOS 2.0, advertised to be the fastest Palm smartphone yet, with true multi-tasking and ...

Verizon may be getting the rumored-but-highly-likely Palm Pre 2, if an image sent to Engadget is in fact from the company's so-called VZLearn internal training portal. It is not clear from the image when Verizon plans on releasing the unannounced device. Several days of rumors have made a second-generation Pre more and more likely: first we saw what appeared to be an official article about the handset on French carrier SFR's website, and then alleged pictures of this model showed up on French site MobiFrance. According to the SFR post, the Pre 2 will feature a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, ...

French carrier SFR is dropping hints that Palm, which was acquired by HP, will be launching the next generation Palm Pre 2, which will run on webOS 2.0. The Pre 2 is said to have a flatter screen rather than the curved and bulbous screen on the current generation device, and will have a more refined design. Also, in terms of hardware, the Pre 2 will have an improved processor, said to clock in at 1 GHz, along with 512 MB memory, which I think may indicate RAM memory rather than storage memory. SFR is touting the new webOS 2.0 as more intuitive and faster. (via: Pocket-Lint, PreCentral, and ...

Over at HP's Wireless Central website, they're giving away all Palm Pre and Pixi phones on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint for free (with a new service plan)... AND they're giving you $50 extra to spend on apps for the devices. As you know, HP recently aquired Palm since they weren't doing so well. We're not sure what this major sale means for the Palm Web OS devices. It could mean that there's some new hardware coming soon, or it could mean that sales of the Web OS phones have just not been so good and they need to get some people to take them off the shelves. Anyone interested in a free Palm ...

In a very admirable display of application porting, coder "Mossop" of site Fractal Brew has recompiled Mozilla's Fennec -- the mobile version of Firefox -- into a build compatible with the Palm Pre. PreFox, as its known, cannot technically be said to support all webOS devices, as it has never been tested on Pixi models. Despite a number of bugs and stability issues, the browser is said to offer several advantages over Palm's native client, including better support for web standards, multiple tab restore, improved cookie and password management, and synchronization with desktop Firefox apps ...

Prices on the current crop of webOS devices seem to be falling at a torrid pace, with dual cuts by Verizon and possibly Sprint meaning that almost all four current models can be had for under $50. In fact, even without leaked evidence claiming to be from Sprint's internal employee newsletter, "The Playbook, that drops the Pre to $49.99 and the Pixi to free, Verizon is now offering both of the improved versions of these handsets -- the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus -- for absolutely nothing on two-year contract. AT&T, meanwhile, is already giving away the Pixi Plus, but still charging $99.99 for ...

Open-source software developers have yet again pushed the Palm Pre to speeds once thought impossible, introducing a kernel that overclocks the webOS handset to a blazing 1GHz. Now we'd previously seen modified kernels that brought speeds of 600MHz and even as high as 800MHz, but this is the first public release of a version that actually doubles the OMAP3430's native 500MHz frequency. Since the 1GHz kernel -- known as UberKernel -- has been in private beta testing for several weeks already, it seems stable enough for everyday use -- although as usual, overclockers run the risk of ...

With the portrait-oriented sliding form factor, Motorola and Research in Motion with its Bold 9800 model will be entering into a territory that has proven to be both attractive--in a nostalgic sense with the HTC Blue Angel of yore and uncertainty, as the Palm Pre and Microsoft Kin One have proven to be lackluster with rumored low sales volume. With MOTOBLUR on board and Android's integration with Exchange, social networking sites, and Google services, the Droid Slider could give webOS a run for its money. It looks like Google's assault on Research in Motion, with the help of Motorola, is ...