14 DAY TRIAL // The highly expected Palm Pre mobile phone went live on the United States market only two days ago, and there is already a large number of people that has grabbed the handset and played around with it. And while some went to the nearest store to buy the Pre for the touted functionality and for its good looks, it seems that there were some people that got it and began to tear the beauty apart, so as to be able to take a good look at all the little things it hid under the hood.
According to the news, some of those that already took the Palm Pre to their offices and tore the thing apart discovered that the components were worth about $170, which we can say does not fit the iSuppli estimations of $138. Those of you that would like to have a glance at how the Pre looks on the inside can find anything you need to see and learn here.
In related news, we learn that the first issues that some of the Palm Pre units that were sold during the first two days had have surfaced into the wild. Some of the problems seem to be connected to the display of the Pre, as there are some who say that their units have distorted or discolored displays. It seems that some Pres also come with dead pixels, though this should be something expected in a way.
Another issue that has been reported is related to some system shutdowns, which seem to require the handset's battery to be pulled out to fix. Hopefully, Palm is aware of this bug and will come out with a firmware update for the handset to make the problem go away. Given the fact that the Pre will have OTA capabilities, this should be easy to fix.
One more thing that has been observed is the fact that the text fields in the web browser do not support symbols that aren't on the keyboard. This might become a real problem as soon as the handset becomes available on other markets as well, so Palm might consider fixing this problem in the near future, so that everyone would be happy.