The Palm Pre 2 was officially pronounced at SFR in France and Verizon in the U. S., but it was also reported of being featured in the FCC's listings.

Internet is filled pictures full of CDMA and North American GSM variants, knowing that Verizon is offering and unlocked versions which are available to developers.

The negative financial results and sick balance sheets of Palm Incorporation have led the company to put itself up for a sale.

It has been reported that Palm has hired the services of Goldman Sachs in order to locate a buyer for it.

Reports have revealed that Verizon Wireless, the telecom giant, is all set to pull down the prices for Palm's Pre Plus and Pixi Plus smartphones and will also be offering free access to a Wi-Fi service that would allow the phones to deliver Internet access to a range of other devices, like the eagerly awaited iPad by Apple which is all set to hit the stores on Saturday.

With the holiday shopping season round the corner, retailers like Amazon and Wal-Mart have slashed the price of the newest Palm smartphone, the last-week released Pixi, by 75 percent - and are selling it for $24.99! However, the offer entails a two-year contract with the Pixi carrier, Sprint, which sells the Pixi for $99.

The Palm Pre has finally hit the UK stores - and those who have been waiting to lay their hands on the smartphone can purchase it from the stores of the devices' exclusive carrier O2.