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Palm has unveiled its next webOS handset that is also destined for the Sprint network. The new device is called the Pixi and is hailed as the thinnest Palm handset ever. The device has an external QWERTY keyboard.

Other features include all the niceties that the webOS offers like Synergy and universal search. The device operates on dual-band CDMA2000 networks and uses the 3G EVDO Rev A network of Sprint. The screen of the Pixi is 2.63-inches and has 18-bit color with a resolution of 320 x 400.

Support for corporate and private email is features with Exchange support and support for direct push technology. The device also handles IM, SMS, and MMS messaging. GPS is built into the handset along with a 2MP camera with LED flash. The Pixi has 8GB of internal memory with 7GB accessible by the user. Pricing is unknown at this time.

A screenshot from a Verizon device database has been leaked that shows a couple palm product codes and the scuttlebutt is that the devices are the Pre and the Eos. The Pre had a code of P100 for Sprint for instance. The Verizon database has a code of P101, pointing to its version of the Pre.

The P121 is thought to be the Eos, the QWERTY keyboard follow-up to the Pre that we have seen leaked before and is rumored to be delayed until 2010. There are no other details available and as with all leaks and speculation, this stuff could be plain wrong.

After a few slip ups and leaked info, Palm has finally officially announced the Treo Pro. This smartphone has Windows Mobile 6.1, quadband GSM and a 320 x 320 touchscreen that is flush-fitted.

Other features for this undoubtedly smart smartphone include WiFi b/g, UMTS (triband), Bluetooth and GPS. You can also expect a microSDHC card slot that supports cards up to 32GB, 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM. A 2-megapixel camera is also included, along with a 3.5mm headphone jack and microUSB connector.

The Treo Pro will become available in September in the UK, which will be selling the device for free to 399 EUR from Vodafone and O2, and Australia, which will offer the phone for free from Telstra. This smartphone will be unlocked in the US and available this fall, meaning you can plug in your existing SIM card without having to start up a new contract. US suggested retail price is $549.

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The Palm Centro is destined for Verizon’s network, we have known that for a while. It is getting very close now obviously though, with a dummy of the phone showing up at Circuit City, a large electronics retailer. The Centro is already on Sprint and AT&T, and with Verizon getting the device, it has been quite a success story for Palm.

It is in the blue color just like we had seen before from the press shots that surfaced of the device. The device obviously is the same Centro that we have been seeing on the other carriers, with all the specs we know of now. These will include EV-DO, full keyboard, a 1.3 mega pixel camera, A2DP, MicroSD expandability, and all of the applications and features that accompany the Palm OS.

It is not known yet when the device will hit Verizon’s air waves, but it has to be soon, with dummies of the device already showing up. The price point has not been set, but it will most likely fall in line with the price Sprint charges, which is $99 on a new contract after rebates.

Another leaked image of the Palm Treo 800w, and this time one which shows just how thick the Windows Mobile smartphone will be.  WMExperts are being generous and saying “thin-ish”; I’m calling it like it is and saying “Palm, you’re making a mess again.“  There’s also some more detail on the handset’s specs, courtesy of Shadowmite’s tipster.

We now believe the handset to include:

There’s speculation that the handset in this photo is a prototype from a couple of generations back.  Hopefully that’s the case, and the final 800w will be thinner