Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen several skirmishes in the war between Palm and Apple.

First off, Apple stopped the Palm Pre smartphone from syncing with iTunes. Apple released the iTunes 8.2.1 update, which “addressed an issue with verification of Apple devices. One of the much-touted features of the Palm Pre is the ability to sync directly with iTunes. Palm’s team of engineers (mostly Apple / iPod alumnis) somehow managed to make the Pre appear as an iPod to iTunes. I guess this is the start of a cat-and-mouse game between these two rival companies.
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A lot of people are waiting for Palm to release their new smartphone, the Palm Pre, with carriers/operators other than US-based Sprint. While there were rumours of a second webOS-based device, the Palm EOS for GSM networks, it turns out that Palm is sticking exclusively with the Palm Pre for a little while longer.
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The Palm Pre smartphone has been chugging along since its introduction, although it’s been a bit overshadowed by the iPhone OS 3.0 and iPhone 3G S announcements. Let’s do a quick roundup of news about Palm and the Palm Pre. No, we still don’t know yet when we’ll see a GSM Palm Pre.
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The Palm Pre is here. After a long, long time, Palm finally has a credible product out in the market that is entirely their own. No more hiding behind Windows Mobile and a 5-year old second hand operating system, the Palm Pre is set to make or break Palm, which was once the leader in smartphones and mobile computing.
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