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Pre Available June 7thToday at The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference, Palm, Inc. introduced attendees to the latest features of the Palm webOS platform, including Palm media sync, the integration of Twitter in universal search, and a beta version of its App Catalog. Jon Rubinstein, Palm executive chairman, and Roger McNamee, Palm director and co-founder of Elevation Partners, debuted the new webOS features, which will be available on the new Palm Pre phone when it launches June 6 on Sprint.

Palm media sync is a feature of webOS that synchronizes seamlessly with iTunes, giving you a simple and easy way to transfer DRM-free music, photos and videos to your Palm Pre. Simply connect Pre to your PC or Mac via the USB cable, select "media sync" on the phone, and iTunes will launch on your computer desktop. You can then choose which DRM-free media files to transfer.

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Worrying phrase

ScottMGS @ 5/28/2009 1:55:29 PM # Q
When the article above says "You can then download purchased tracks when you're connected to a Wi-Fi network." it implies that Wi-Fi will be required for significant data downloading. Does that also apply to apps like Pandora? What abilities are relegated to Wi-Fi connectivity and which are fully enabled on 3G?
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Amazon MP3 store rocks

twrock @ 5/28/2009 5:35:15 PM # Q
Yeah, I love the Amazon MP3 store. Good price. Easy purchase/download. Works perfectly with Ubuntu. No iTunes bloat.

But for those addicted to iTunes already, looks like the Pre can be used to get your fix. (Although there is help for your problem too.)

Hey Palm! Where's my PDA with Wifi and phone capabilities?

RE: Amazon MP3 store rocks
freakout @ 5/29/2009 12:48:40 AM # Q
It rocks... if you live in the US. Which makes me wonder - will international Pre users be able to access the store too, or is Palm going to come up with country-specific solutions?

I hope it's the former. Given Pre's possible Telstra exclusivity here in Oz, it might wind up being tied to their craptastic Bigpond Music service - an outcome that would not leave me well pleased.

RE: Amazon MP3 store rocks
twrock @ 5/31/2009 6:09:05 AM # Q
freakout wrote:
It rocks... if you live in the US.

So, do I understand correctly that you can't purchase music from Amazon MP3 store? Seriously? I don't live in the US either, and I surely can. Bummer, dude.

Hey Palm! Where's my PDA with Wifi and phone capabilities?
RE: Amazon MP3 store rocks
freakout @ 5/31/2009 6:34:02 AM # Q
On its opening day, I was able to buy a few tracks. But I haven't been able to since. Just get the message: Please note that AmazonMP3.com is currently only available to US customers.

Bummer indeed.

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itunes integration...

jca666us @ 5/29/2009 4:31:43 AM # Q
Does anyone know if Palm licensed technology from Apple, or are they exploiting a hole in itunes.

If the latter, this "feature" could be short-lived.

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