Hot off the press from the guys over at Crunchgear is that Palm are about to launch a new smartphone to rival the Apple iPhone. In a market that is already getting rather crowded with the likes of RIMs Blackberry Storm, the Nokia 5800 and Google’s Android the new handset has a lot to live up to.

According to the exclusive article by Crunchgear however, we could be in for a “something special”.

“We have information from a trusted source that the latest Palm smartphone running the Nova operating system will be launched this Thursday. The new phone will have a full QWERTY keyboard that will slide down under a portrait-oriented touchscreen.”

The article goes on to report that: “The new operating system is described as “amazing” and there will be a full software bazaar on launch. It will have media playback functions along with standard Palm calendar, email, and contact functionality.”

The buzz around the forums and blogs is all about how the new Palm will look, with lots of mock-up ideas being discussed. It is still unclear whether the new Palm device will focus on the consumer or on the corporate market but no doubt the new phone will include a whole host of new applications in order to show off the capabilities of its long-expected operating system.

Roll on Thursday’s launch !

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009