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To do so, you will need to film your own short video advertising Amazon or the Amazon Kindle.

For more information   Go the the Amazon website.

Power Button (At the top of the device)

• Press to  turn screen on or off
• Press and hold to turn phone off or switch to airplane mode in which you can watch videos, listen to music, and use other non-wireless features.

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• Displays your applications as minimized cards, allowing you to easily move among them, or re-order them.
• To maximize(blow up) an application, simply tap its card.
• To return to card view, press the center button

Connection Menu

• To open, simply tap the upper right-hand corner of your screen
• It allows you to turn-on or off the connection features of your Pre including wi-fi, bluetooth, or airplane mode.

Application Menu

• To open an application, tap the name of the application at the upper left-hand corner of the screen
• You will see items such as preferences and help, and commands such as cut, copy, and paste for you to navigate through the chosen application.

Palm Synergy

• Displays information from several sources in a simple logical view so that you can track each event easily.
• It is uinque to Palm WebOS…
• Works in contact, emails,  messaging, and more…

Universal Search

• Start typing and Pre begins searching for you.
• First it narrows the info of the people and application on your phone. If it’s not on the phone, Pre switches to the web. You can choose a google, wikipedia, twitter, or maps search.

Notifications

• These are messages that appear at the bottom of the screen alerting you of an incoming call, missed call, text messages, voice mail, email, and more…you can either ignore it or tap on it to act on it.

In part 2, we will touch on the Quick launch feature among others…
If you have a Pre, we would love to hear from you.

Please do not hesitate to share your experiences with us as we strive to make this page one of the best for Palm Pre information.

The palm pre is an intriguing little device. I have decided to follow  it alongside Apple iphone because I believe that it is going to get interesting.

The competition is already on…and in case you wondering how well the Pre will do, I am going to make a prediction.

It is going to do well. If I am wrong, I will eat my words, but for now, I like the idea of finally having a smart phone that has the potential to  give the iPhone  ‘real’ competition.

With over 21 million sold worldwide and 50,000 plus applications available for download at the Apple store, the iPhone is in a class all by itself.

…not to mention the latest launch of the iPhone 3GS with some stellar features.

What’s so special about the Pre?
It is being touted as the 1st phone built to simulate the web itself. It can sync with the web, take data feed from email, pictures, video, facebook, linked in, twitter pals, and combine them into one comprehensive contact list without duplicates…a concept known on the Pre as synergy.

Also, with a feature called Universal search, if you just start typing on the keyboard, WebOS pulls up a pane that searches will search your contacts via google, wikipedia, or twitter.

Type a question and you have the answer almost immediately.

The user environment is a website. That means anyone who can build a website can write an application for the platform. This opens the door for a ton of future applications.

Also, the user interface can run a dozen applications simultaneously. Each application is represented by a virtual card. To switch between programs, simply leaf through the cards.

To close an application , simply filck away the card.

Clearly, the Key to the Pre’s success will definitely hinge heavily on it WebOS application.

Quick comparison with the iPhone

Stay tuned for a more detailed comparison later. In the meantime, let us know your thoughts.