HP Pre 3 Palm webOS smartphone introduced

In addition to HP TouchPad tablet and HP Veer smartphone, the company has also announced the successor to the Palm Pre 2 - the HP Pre 3 with webOS.

HP Pre 3 features a large 3.58-inch touchscreendisplay, fast 1.4-GHz processor, a full slide-out keyboard, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS. Similar to the HP TouchPad tablet and HP Veer smartphone, this phone also comes with the HP Synergy feature, you simply have to sign in to your Facebook, Google, Microsoft Exchange, LinkedIn and Yahoo! accounts. HP is also working with Quickoffice to include the Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite, which offers support for viewing Microsoft Office Word and Excel and provides integration with a variety of services, including Google Docs and Box.net.

HP Pre3 is compatible out of the box with HP Touchstone (sold separately). The webOS Exhibition feature lets you run apps designed specifically for HP Touchstone – showing you anything from today’s agenda to a slideshow of your photos – turning charge time into useful time.

HP Pre3 smartphone is scheduled to be available in the summer. Exact pricing and availability will be announced at a later date.

HP Pre3 Features and Specifications
+ HP webOS
+ High-speed connectivity
+ Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8x55 1.4-GHz processor
+ 3.58-inch multitouch screen with a vibrant, 24-bit color, 480 x 800 resolution display
+ Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation
+ Redesigned vertical slide-out QWERTY keyboard with backlight
+ 8 or 16 gigabytes (GB) of internal storage
+ High-performance browser with full access to the web, including support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta for access to rich, Flash-based web content
+ Wireless connectivity:
o Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
o Integrated GPS (and A-GPS)
o Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
o Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using HP mobile hotspot
+ Multimedia options, including music, photos, video recording and playback, a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
o Rear-facing autofocus camera with flash, HD camcorder (capable up to 720p video recording)
o Front-facing VGA fixed-focus camera for live video calling
+ Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP)
+ Robust messaging support (combining IM, SMS and MMS capabilities)
+ Proximity sensor, light sensor, accelerometer and compass
+ Removable, rechargeable 1,230 mAh battery
+ USB mass storage mode to transfer media and other files quickly between desktop and device
+ Ringer switch, which easily silences the ringer with one touch
+ Compatible with HP Touchstone (sold separately)
+ Dimensions: 111 mm x 64 mm x 16 mm (4.37 inches x 2.52 inches x .63 inches)
+ Weight: 156 grams (5.5 ounces)

More information about HP Pre3 is available at www.palm.com/Pre3.