Palm Eos on track for AT&T release second half of 2009

The Palm news just keeps coming today. Looks like Centro successor Eos might be coming sooner than expected, with this purported AT&T slide listing a second half 2009 ship date, along with a "new Palm OS experience" tagline that we're gonna take to mean webOS for now (still no 100% confirmation, unfortunately), all the specs listed were the same as we heard before: 2.63-inch, 320 x 400 capacitive touchscreen, 4GB storage, POP3, IMAP, and EAS support, integrated IM client, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, and a sexy thin and light form factor. Keep an eye out for this one, we think it might go places.

[fernando Posted May 24th 2009 6:25PM]

Wait AT&T has a IMPS server for windows live messenger? (totally unrelated to the post, but it's something interesting to me)

[(Unverified) Posted May 24th 2009 6:28PM]

For comparison sake, the Nokia E71 is 114 x 57 x 10 mm and has a 2.36 inch screen.

How did Palm fit a 2.63 inch screen in a device that isn't as wide (55 mm vs 57 mm) and isn't as tall (111 mm vs 114 mm)?

People complained the keyboard on the E71 is too small, how small will the keyboard on this thing be?

Disclosure: I own a Nokia E71 and love it.

[(Unverified) Posted May 24th 2009 6:32PM]

Something about this seems to scream "photoshop"

Plus, considering the Pre doesn't even support Live Messenger or Yahoo Messenger, it seems strange it'd debut in their low-class device.

[(Unverified) Posted May 24th 2009 6:34PM]

O.o The image font on http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/palm-eos-on-track-for-atandt-release-second-half-of-2009/ is different, yet the same article, lol

[Scottastic Posted May 24th 2009 9:31PM]

It's AT&T MediaNet that supports Yahoo and Live Messenger, not the phone itself If Sprint supported it, it would be on the Pre too.

[(Unverified) Posted May 24th 2009 9:44PM]

Actually AT&T's IM client comes standard on all devices and does support AIM, Yahoo, and Windows Live. It is a standalone app that uses SMS messages for IM.

[Scottastic Posted May 24th 2009 9:33PM]

That's because it IS a photoshop.

This Eos hasn't been built yet (at least I would be willing to bet). Carriers often will get artistic mockups (read: photoshops) from manufacturers for their material.

[(Unverified) Posted May 24th 2009 9:41PM]

Something about this is still fishy. An internal slide would not normally have a PRICE when launch is so far off. While a Palm webOS device will likely come to AT&T, something about this one smells fishy.

[(Unverified) Posted May 25th 2009 7:12AM]

And what about WLAN??