Palm Pre UK launch announcement to be made next week?

Posted by Katherine Hannaford on Wed 1 Jul 2009

Finally, the UK gets a look-in on the year's hottest touchscreen mobile launch

It's now been exactly 25 days since the Palm Pre launched in the US. 25 long, miserable days that the UK has been enduring, waiting in the vague hope that Palm will be making an announcement concerning network exclusivity and availability.

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That wait looks set to be a lot easier from today, as we just got confirmation that Palm will be making an announcement early next week detailing the nitty gritty truth of the UK launch - specifically, which network, what price, and when. The lucky network to scoop the prize has been speculated on at length, with strong pointers to Vodafone and O2.

The Pre launched in the US on the 6th of June, and we were there, in queue, to buy one for the UK's first review. With upcoming phone launches including the Toshiba TG01, which will see more details unveiled next Thursday at a London press conference, and the HTC Hero, expect the annual upgrade of your mobile phone to become decidedly more difficult in the next few months.

Link: Palm

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