The Apple iPhone (left) starts you with immediate access to your apps on its home screen, while the Palm Pre (right) shows the core apps at the bottom of the window and leaves the rest of the space open for whatever you might choose to run. The iPhone shows any alerts, such as unread messages, with the application's icon, while the Pre displays alerts at the bottom of the screen in a notification area.

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