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Palm launches Centro smartphone in Europe
We were pretty underwhelmed at first glance, but if the Palm Centro does things for you, you’ll be pleased to it is coming to Europe this month.
Unlocked Palm Treo 500 available to buy in UK from 28th January
We mentioned some time back that Vodafone’s exclusive on the Palm 500v had ended, with the name reverting to the Palm 500 for the unlocked phone. Well, we now have full date/cost details.
Palm unlocks Treo 500v – becomes Treo 500
Vodafone has had an exclusive on the Palm 500v since October, but that’s about to end – and the device is being re-introduced in unlocked form as the Treo 500.
Run the Palm OS on your fancy Nokia N810 tablet
The tortured and confused development of the Palm OS is till ongoing, with new owner Access opening up its rejigged software so it can be whacked onto the new wave of Nokia web tablets.
The new Linux-based Palm platform uses something called GHost, which is a Garnet virtual machine
Palm Centro $100 smartphone not that exciting after all
There’ve been internetweb rumours about the Palm Centro smartphone for a while now, but yesterday it was officially unveiled in the US. It’s a compact-looking handset with a full QWERTY keyboard, and is aimed at regular folk rather than business users.
The big thing is the price: $99.99 in the US, where operator Sprint has bagged a three-month exclusive on the handset. Besides that keyboard, the phone runs the Palm OS, and has a touchscreen, Bluetooth and support for push email and instant messaging. The camera’s only 1.3-megapixels though, which is disappointing for a consumer-focused smartphone.
Palm and MobiTV announce Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival
Palm must have hired some whizzy new PR guru, as their marketing assault over the past few weeks has been astronomical. Not only did they launch a suspenseful ad campaign for what was announced last week to be the 500v and give away five of the new smartphones, they’ve now teamed up with MobiTV for the Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival…
Shiny Video: Palm Treo 500v smartphone
That new Palm 500v which was announced on Wednesday? Look who got her grubby little mitts on one, for a quick first-glance type video for you all. Check out Susi’s short video above, but check in next week when she does a longer, more detailed one…
Palm announce new Treo 500v with Windows Mobile 6
A new Treo! A new Treo! Not only that, but Susi from our sister-site Shiny Shiny will be getting her hands on it later today, and knowing her awesome video prowess, will no doubt have a video to show of it tomorrow too.
The Treo 500v has packed 3G/UMTS mobile internet plus that lovely, if clunky, Windows Mobile 6 OS into the handset, plus the usual full qwerty keyboard, large screen and video streaming capabilities. I’m already imagining catching Trisha on one during my lunch-break…
Palm cans the Foleo, but promises Foleo II
There’s been negative buzz around Palm’s Foleo ever since it was announced, including the recent reports that it was being delayed due to problems synchronising with Treo smartphones (which was its USP). Now Palm has announced that it’s canning the Foleo before its release, taking a $10 million hit for its trouble.