Wednesday
Jun102009
Palm's New GSM Device Has UTMS 7.2 HSDPA downlink speeds?

Another revelation from the Palm Pre ROM leaked last night in the precentral forums comes from edoan, where further evidence suggests that the Palm Pre will match the UTMS of the iPhone 3GS at 7.2 HSDPA downlink speeds.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8110080 May 22 16:19 castlecdma_evt1_fw.tar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13117440 May 22 16:19 castleumtsfw.tar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13117440 May 22 16:19 castleumtsfw_dvt.tar
With that in mind, is Palm trying to temp the new iPhone 3GS buyers with a fast device of their own with the ability to Multitask? The summer of new smart phones is just beginning.

Tony Peric
Reader Comments (3)
Does it even matter when AT&T doesn't really have a UTMS 7.2 HSDPA network up in much of the country yet anyway?
Dr. Downer, indeed.
It does when USA isn't the only country getting it, "Dr. Downer", quoted for truth.