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July 8, 2008 10:52 AM PDT

Electric blue, cheaper Palm Centro coming to AT&T

by Bonnie Cha
Palm Centro

Palm Centro in electric blue

(Credit: Palm)

Perhaps wanting to steal a little thunder from the iPhone 3G (uhh, good luck with that), today Palm announced a new electric blue version of the Palm Centro for AT&T, with nationwide availability starting Friday. So there's a new color; big whoop, right? Well now, wait a minute. Touting it as an lower-cost alternative to the iPhone and as part of a back to school promotional package, the Centro will be sold at a lower price point than its current $99 (with a two-year contract) from July 11 to September 20. Just how much less? We have no idea. The company said it won't release the new price point until Friday, so we'll have to wait till then. Oh, Palm, you tease. But really, is anyone going to take notice with all the iPhone madness?

Bonnie Cha is a senior editor for CNET, covering smartphones and GPS. When she's not testing the latest gadgets, you can find her chasing after her crazy lab or surfing in the chilly waters of Northern California. E-mail Bonnie.
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by blabtech.blogspot.com July 8, 2008 11:09 AM PDT
The keypad on this phone is really difficult to utilize....

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by restoration85 July 8, 2008 11:10 AM PDT
I'd say with the color and the price point, parents of teenage girls will take notice.
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by ayoung45 July 8, 2008 9:20 PM PDT
seeing as that AT&T doesn't have many good quality phones for a good price, the palm centro is a good bang for its buck. (I may have used too many 'good' in this comment)
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by guapodcole July 9, 2008 8:32 PM PDT
I've had a Centro since it came out for Sprint. my first thought is that its decent and now I love it! yeah, the interface is old and the keypad isn't for 'fat fingers' (if you have fat fingers, I would a change in lifestyle), but it looks good and it gets the job done!
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