Archive for the ‘Palm’ Category

Posters on venerable wireless enthusiast site HowardForums have revealed the release date for the forthcoming replacement to the 700wx Windows Mobile based Treo and new colors for the Rumor and Curve.

The Treo 800w will now launch through Telesales and DirectShip beginning on July 9th with wider retail availability on July 13th at for $599 retail, [...]

Alltel customers with the Palm Treo 755p can now resolve a longstanding issue with the device that would cause it to restart suddenly under certain conditions. The firmware update does not appear to offer any other improvements besides addressing the restart issue or a changelog, but as always backup your devices before starting the [...]

In a press release today, Verizon Wireless and Palm have announced the pending launch of the wildly successful Palm Centro smart device for the carrier.
The device will now launch at the same $99 pricepoint that Sprint and AT&T offer the device for after a new two year agreement and additional $70 mail-in rebate, likely due [...]

New details have surfaced regarding pricing and availability information for the Verizon Wireless variant of the hugely successful Palm Centro.
The device is now expected to be available on June 13th in all of its sales channels for $269.99 after new two year agreement before an additional $70 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $199.99. [...]

New details have surfaced regarding the replacement of the Treo 700wx on Sprint known as the Treo 800w.

Image courtesy of WMExperts
First is the release date for the device, which is now being listed for Sunday July 13th with a price of $249.99 after instant discount and mail-in rebate, though this may change at any time.
This [...]

Opera Software has released a small update for the latest version of the Opera Mini browser. The update affects a limited number of handsets, and as such, Opera is not updating the version software.
In fact, Opera has stated that if you own any device other than a BlackBerry or Palm phone, you do not need [...]

Windows Mobile enthusiast site WMExperts has revealed new details and confirmed others regarding the upcoming Palm Treo 800w for Sprint.
The release date for the device has been tentatively set for July 22nd which corroborates the information on the prior leaked roadmap as well as now featuring a built-in GPS transceiver, larger keyboard with internal lighting, [...]

A combination of leaked press images for the unexpectedly popular Palm Centro featuring Verizon branding and an information slide regarding two competitors to Sprint’s new Direct Connect service have surfaced. Hit the Read More link for all of the details.
Update: We have posted a new article clarifying the current situation regarding QChat.

AT&T has launched the Palm Centro in the more conservative Obsidian Black color previously offered to Premier business customers.
The new version of the Palm Centro is otherwise identical to the Glacier White model featuring quadband GSM/EDGE support, Bluetooth, infrared port, a 2.2 inch QVGA display, QWERTY keyboard, GarnetOS, microSDHC expansion slot with support for 4GB [...]

With their main competitor, Verizon Wireless, having all EV-DO smartphones in their existing line up, AT&T still has some of the more popular smartphones limited to Edge.
AT&T’s CEO, Ralph de la Vega, took the opportunity at CTIA today to announce that “all” of their smartphones will be 3G in the coming months.
The smartphones that are [...]