Back in October, HP announced the Palm Pre 2 smartphone. This handset is the successor of Palm Pre and it is the first device which runs on the HP's latest operating system, the webOS 2.0. Palm Pre 2 is already available in the UK, Canada and Germany, but this handset have not been launched in the US. Finally after waiting for 4 months, this handset is up for pre-order in the U.S. Palm Pre 2 will be available exclusively on the airwaves of Verizon Wireless.

Palm Pre 2 comes with a 3.1 inch HVGA touchscreen display with 320�480 pixels resolution, webOS 2.0 OS, 1GHz processor, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3G connectivity, 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash, Built-in GPS, Stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Beta, Wi-Fi, 16GB of internal memory, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, Microsoft Exchange, 5.5 hours of talktime and more.

This handset is available for just $99.99 with a 2 years service agreement. You can also purchase the unlocked Pre 2 smartphone for $439.99. this handset will be shipped on February 17th. Verizon offers the Mobile Hotspot feature for free with this handset. It will allow you to share your data connection (up to 5GB) with your other WiFi devices. If you are planning to buy this smartphone, head over to this page.

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