OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint , purveyors of the Palm(R) Pre(TM) phone and America's most dependable 3G network*, is changing the way its customers multi-task.
Through the innovative Palm Pre user interface -- and Sprint's webOS -- customers can easily switch between active applications without having to open and close each one individually. This "deck of cards" approach to handling and navigating applications allows users who are multi-tasking on Palm Pre to act on their needs more quickly. In addition, Palm Pre customers can also take advantage of a wide range of features designed to create a seamless user experience, including:
-- Touch-screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard for multiple typing options -- Palm Synergy, which allows users to link contacts from a variety of sources, as well as layer work and social calendars for an at-a-glance look at scheduled activities, and combine messaging, so Palm Pre users can see all of their conversations with the same person in a single chat-style view -- Universal search, which offers search results from both the device and the web for true mobile computing
The Pre also allows customers to access feature-rich content on the Sprint Now Network, including exclusive applications such as Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile Live.
The Palm Pre phone will be available from Sprint on June 6 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with new two year agreement on an Everything Plan with data or Business Essentials with Messaging and Data plan. Terms and conditions apply.
About Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving more than 49 million customers at the end of the first quarter of 2009; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/.
* "Dependable" is based on independent, third-party drive tests for 3G data connection success, session reliability and signal strength for the top 50 most populous U.S. markets from Jan. 2008 to Feb. 2009. Not all services are available on 3G, and coverage may default to a separate network when 3G is unavailable.
Media Contact: Sprint Crystal N. Davis, 571-288-6806 crystal.davis@sprint.com
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CONTACT: Crystal N. Davis, Sprint, +1-571-288-6806,
crystal.davis@sprint.com
Web Site: http://www.sprint.com/
