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The GSM Palm Pre that was spotted at FCC a while ago was actually meant for the Mexican market. The phone will be released on November 27th; after that we expect it to get unlocked, so that folks in the U.S. (AT&T and T-Mobile subscribers) could enjoy it too.

Some unboxing photos of the new webOS-based Palm Pixi. Click the source link for more.

The handset will be released on November 15th at a sub-$100 price.

Sprint has announced it will start selling the Palm Pixi on November 15. The phone will be available online, via telesales, Sprint retail stores and Best Buy, RadioShack and select Wal-mart stores for $100 after $100 mail-in rebate with a new 2-year contract.

The Palm Pixi is the second WebOS based handset, and features a multi-touch screen, QWERTY keyboard for messaging, and a new Facebook application that better manages status updates and news feeds.

Just to let you know, Expansys is now selling the unlocked GSM Palm Pre to U.S. customers. Cool, right? No. The phone has European branding (O2, to be exact), European QWERTZ keyboard, and most importantly European 3G bands, which renders it useless on the American soil. You'll still get the same 3.1" multi-touch display, 3Mpix camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack and 8GB of onboard storage, which is nice, but at a price of $714.

Canadian carrier Bell has lowered the price for its Palm Pre by CAD $50, which means the handset is now available for CAD $149.95 (about $143) on a 3-year contract. Of course, it's not as low as Sprint's $99.99 on 2-years deal, but still is a very welcomed pricecut.

Verizon has confirmed via it's official Twitter account that the popular Palm Pre will be available to VZW customers "early next year". Yay!

In case you didn't know, the first GSM Palm Pre is now available to O2 customers in Germany. The handset is avilable for €481 without contract, with the O2 My Handy option letting you finance it via 24 monthly payments of €20. The available calling plans and other relevant info you will find at the company's German site.