Palm sent out email to everyone who signed up for Palm Pre notification that...

The new Palm Pre phone will be here June 6, starting at $199.99 on the Sprint network (after rebate and service agreement). [$199.99 price is after $100 mail in rebate and qualifying 2 year service activation.]

And, a bunch of sources including SlashGear and 9to5Mac are reporting a July 17 release date for the next iPhone.

All I can say is: Aaargh! I'm already sure I want to buy a new Windows Mobile smartphone and trying to decide between an HTC Snap/Maple (two Standard Edition models) or the HTC Touch Pro2 (Professional Edition). Now, I have to decide if I want to add a Palm Pre to the mix or replace my iPhone 3G with the rumored new iPhone model. And, the rumored new iPhone specs look good. A couple of items that stand out to me are:

- Increased camera resolution (2 to 3.2 megapixels)
- Video recording (without jailbreaking)
- Improved battery life
- Increased processing speed
- FM transmitter (the car FM accessory business is going to take a hit)
- Compass (following the lead of the T-Mobile G1)