In pictures: Every Palm Pre screen reviewed

Calendar

Using the calendar on the Palm Pre is pure joy - it combines all of your appointments from Microsoft Exchange and Google Calendar into one. It syncs with web services nicely, adding both Gmail and Microsoft Outlook meetings in one view.

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BUSY: The calendar view on the Pre shows blocks for when you are busy that week

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DETAIL: You can press with a finger to see the details of any meeting – here, the meeting was imported directly from Google Calendar

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NEW EVENT: You can also create a new event on the Pre, which syncs up automatically back to your online calendar

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TODAY: The today view is unremarkable in that it only shows your scheduled meetings and local weather info, but nothing more

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JUMP: The calendar function provides a quick Jump To feature that lets you see upcoming appointments

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CHOOSE CALENDAR: You can configure which calendar you use for the Pre – the one for Facebook, Google Calendar, or the built-in calendar

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