Palm Pre 2 available in the UK on the 15th of November.

November 12, 2010 at 5:07 pm by James | In Mobile News Palm announced today that the newest version of their Palm Pre will be available to purchase sim free on the 15th of November. This will coincide with the latest update to their webOS software which will also be available to current pre owners within the next few months.

The original Palm Pre received vast amounts of hype long before the handset had even been seen. Pre-release (pun alert!) rumours suggested heavily that this device would be the iphone killer. Disappointingly for palm, the Pre fell far short of it’s predicted rise to supremacy. According to research released by Gartner ealier this week, Palm’s WebOS accounts for less then 1% of the market share. This may not be so surprising when you consider how many of your friends own a Pre as opposed to say a blackberry or android device.

Unsurprisingly the rumours around the palm pre 2 haven’t created much excitement, and with Windows re-launching their mobile OS Windows 7, the portable device market is becoming more competitive then ever. So the question you may be asking yourself is, “Why should I get excited about the new Pre?”

Well, you may be right not to throw away your Desire HD in anticipation quite yet; however you may want to keep an eye on this new device. Even with the unsuccessful launch of the palm pre many industry insiders still rate the handset as a great device running a stable user friendly OS. Back in April Palm was acquired by HP who is no stranger to the mobile market. Brian Humphries, HP’s Senior VP of Strategy and Corporate Development, is quoted as saying that HP plans to “double down on webOS,” and confirming “that was the whole point” of the acquisition. With this massive investment from one of the worlds largest PC manufacturers the Pre may yet find it’s place in the world.

Considering HP only took control of the reigns from April, it’s fairly safe to assume the Pre 2 will largely be based on Palms original plans for the device, however the improvements to the new handset and webOS should indicate which direction HP are intending to take their new product. The main improvements worth highlighting are support for both HTML5 and Flash which will put a smile on the faces those who criticise the iphone for not doing so.

The Pre will be available to purchase sim free and will be available directly from the palm website on the 15th of November. It’s unclear which networks will carry the handset at the moment however what is clear is that Plam haven’t given up on their flagship device yet.

We’ll keep a  close eye on this handset and will be posting any updates so keep checking the Mobiles.co.uk blog.

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