11 questions I want answered on the Palm Pre

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Possible answers: "Can you create custom shortcuts using the Pre keyboard to launch applications, browser shortcuts, etc.?"

I'm guessing yes. PalmOS was very flexible about this kind of stuff.

"How do you quickly change the phone profile (normal, silent, meeting, etc.)?"

No idea, I wonder this as well.

"How do notifications work? Are there indicator lights, pop-ups like on the G1 or iPhone, etc.?"

I think they showed it in some videos. Might wanna do a search.

"Can you tell me more about how well Exchange works and how extensive it is integrated? Can I schedule appointments through my Exchange server? Can I look up people through the Global Address List?"

No idea about Exchange, but I'm gonna guess they're gonna have a way to sync directly with Outlook. Exchange is *expensive* if you don't have it at your business.

I'm a student on a budget - and frankly I worry that too many people are depending on exchange servers at their work to store personal info.

"Are Tasks and/or Notes synced?"

I'd be very disappointed if it didn't. PalmOS synced tasks and notes.

"Can you show me a Twitter client running on the Pre?"

"How does the Facebook client look and what functions does it support?"

Dunno, but it's an open platform, so somebody could definitely do it.

It also has a browser based on webkit, so it should be as good as the iPhone at accessing them through their web pages.

"Does it support Windows DRM so I can play Zune tunes like on my Windows Mobile or S60 devices?"

Wow, you still on that DRM stuff? I recently finished moving some of the remaining songs in my iTunes library to their DRM free format. iTunes is DRM free now, you know.

Umm - I'm gonna say no. But it will play my iTunes music :P.

"What happens when you are viewing the web in landscape and you want to enter a URL or a text field? Does the browser auto rotate to portrait so you can use the keyboard?"

Very likely. It does have built in accelerometers to detect switching between landscape and portrait.

"Can you access the file system on the device so you can do things like send email attachments, unlike the iPhone?"

Hard to say.

"Is it easy to customize backgrounds? Can you setup custom ringtones using MP3 files? Can you customize these ringtones for different people?"

I'm gonna say very likely, PalmOS was good with customization.

"Does it come with a calculator and how does it look on the Pre?"

Oh definitely, I don't see it not having a calculator. If somehow it doesn't, I'm sure somebody will create one. Or you can run one of the many calculators for the original Palm using the PalmOS emulator.; Posted by: CobraA1 Posted on: 06/05/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use