Rumor: Pre3 To Ship With webOS 2.2, Skype Integration in July?

@grg / 1:00 pm PDT • June 17, 2011

Keeping your ear to the ground for news about the ~~Palm~~ HP Pre 3? As much as I love webOS, I can’t honestly say that the Pre 3 is one you should be holding out for — but hey, it’s your 2 year contract to wait out.

Here’s the latest stuff from the ol’ mill:

According to our buds over at PreCentral, the Pre3 will ship with webOS 2.2 (as opposed to webOS 2.3.1, as the device’s FCC documentation indicated)
Germany’s webOS-blog.de posted the screenshot above, reportedly pulled from a pre-release Pre 3. If legit, it indicates that Skype will be fully integrated into webOS’ messaging sweet beginning with the Pre3, alongside AIM, Yahoo, and Google Chat.
Back over at PreCentral, they’re hearing that Verizon is tentatively shooting for a July 21st launch of the Pre3. AT&T, meanwhile, is seemingly planning on a launch sometime in the next few months, though specific dates aren’t being tossed around just yet.

What do you think: will the Pre3 be webOS’ saving grace, or is it too-little-too-late once again? Though it saddens me to say it, I’d vote for the latter.