Today was an interesting day.

The Palm Pre Plus was officially announced for AT&T at a ridiculous price of $149.99 on a two-year contract. Why would they have posted this aging phone at an almost-iPhone price? Because they’re going to market out as a new device, that’s how. The device launches May 16th.

The other major carrier news today was that Sprint will not be carrying the Nexus One in light of the imminent release of the EVO 4G. This coming only seven weeks after they announced the phone officially. Well, I suppose anything goes when you’re dealing with Google.

The other juicy bit of news was the realization that Motorola’s crazy-looking flip phone was in fact real, and that it has a name: the Flipout. Aiming at the teen market (an Android-based Kin One and Kin Two competitor, perhaps) the Flipout will sport a 2.8″ QVGA screen, a 700MHZ processor, 256MB RAM, 3MP camera, and of course, a QWERTY keyboard. Could be a nice little one-two punch.

The Telus Pearl 3G will be debuting in stores tomorrow, May 11th, though it will be a soft launch. Employees confirmed to me personally that the phone will be in stock and available for $49.99 on a three-year contract.