IMAP IDLE is a specific protocol of the IMAP email server standard. It was developed to provide a near real-time push email like experience. Many IMAP servers support this command such as the popular Gmail service, which is expected to work out of the box on the Pre.

Users can download the PDF's from the forum post here, or browse them online via Scribd. We're still digesting all the new info contained within so check back latest for more details or post up your findings in the comments.

While still not official, this comment would be the first positive indication that a domestic bound GSM version of the Palm Pre is due at some point. Since Sprint's exclusivity deal is expected to last through the end of the year, AT&T may be be able to offer the Pre until sometime in 2010. A video of Walt Mossberg's interview is also embedded after the break.

The post includes plenty of screenshots shows the hands free activation steps, creating a required Palm profile, the initial device setup and a first time gesture guide.

The author also goes into some more technical tidbits such as various activation troubleshooting commands and how to reboot the Pre:

Known for its speed, Skyfire launches quickly and loads web pages quicker than other mobile browsers. Skyfire users can customize the start page with RSS feeds from their favorite websites. In addition, they can integrate their Facebook and Twitter accounts to import status updates and tweets, and easily publish their status to these networks.

"[The Palm guys are coming] and they're not only going to come and talk in more detail about the Palm Pre than you have seen before, but they're actually going to introduce some new things that that the Palm Pre's gonna be able to do that haven't even been speculated [about] on the blogs..."

The Treo Pro is now available in most Latin American countries and now nearly all of the western hemisphere. It is also available in Mexico through Movistar as well.

The images include all of the basic gesture that have been shown before during the many PR demo sessions. It also goes a little deeper showing how to invoke the launcher, switch between open applications, moving the cursor, selecting text, zooming in, opening menu's and managing cards.

Undoubtedly this will be for the GSM version of the WebOS powered Palm Pre. Palm execs have confirmed numerous times that a GSM version is in the works and showed off such a device at the 2009 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Guardian article does not name a date or price but it does state that it ill be available in the UK before Christmas.

The Palm Eos is said to have a Centro-like qwerty form-factor. The slide lists a 2H 09 (second half of 2009) as a possible release date. It is a GSM powered smartphone which will presumably run WebOS. It has a 2.63-inch, 320 x 400 capacitive touchscreen, 4GB storage, POP3, IMAP, and EAS support and a very slim design.

In addition, it also reveals a number of features and policies such as: all the Sprint service plan options, the launch accessories and prices, special marketing offers, business sales FAQs and Palm Pre functionality, security and support. The document also reveals the possibility that Sprint will accept Palm Pre orders during the launch week. A couple of pages are mirrored after the break.