Comments on: Palm Pre Reviews are in: Looks Like a Stellar 1.0

By: Roger Quintana

Roger Quintana — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:33:18 +0000

The hipe is much to do about nothing. Loads of stuff on previous palms that was really helpful are gone. Customization is gone. No calendar of events on background, a waste of space and bluetooth syncing is a problem. Forget about initial data transfer event from a palm to palm it isn’t smooth. Nice phone but missed the boat.

By: HSK

HSK — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:48:19 +0000

BTW – there is already an update out – 1.0.2 – that will happen once you fire it up (I assume). One thing is adds is an alarm clock.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:36:22 +0000

To answer your question, CompanionLink has said they’re bringing out something for the Pre (which one of Precentral’s many videos alludes to as well) which will sync with Outlook over Wifi.

And out of all the reviews out there, Engadget’s is clearly the best.

But yeah, I agree with the summaries here. It seems that pretty much everyone likes the initial product, and with a few software updates (much easier with the Pre than with past Palm phones, so I expect them much more often) it’ll only get better.

By: oneAwake

oneAwake — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:20:27 +0000

Bonnie Cha lost serious credibility with her review, I’ve heard she was a bit biased in favor of the fruit, but I never caught the red flag. Until yesterdays review, the lack of comments in that review is pretty telling. Jason Chen (Gizmodo reviewer) is all over the place with his review. Attempting to use the Pre to cut cheese is very disrespectful.

By: HSK

HSK — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:29:47 +0000

Supposedly there will be apps coming out soon that will do some desktop syncing. But if you do not have Exchange, move everything to GMail and then sync from there.

Overall, I liked the Engadget review the best and all were more favorable than I thought they would be (though I don’t necessarily see where Bonnie at cNet is coming from – maybe her “not a business pro or road warrior” device was about the battery?).

I have an appointment for 7:30 Saturday to get one. Looking forward to it!

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:54:27 +0000

No, it doesn’t sync with Outlook through a PC. It can sync with Exchange over the air. In fact, it’s designed to sync with services over the web, not through a computer.

By: Bcreekski

Bcreekski — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:44:01 +0000

Can the Pre sync with Microsoft Outlook for contacts? I have not seen this anywhere.