Tag archive: Treo

Palm has officially announced its new Treo Pro smartphone, updating its Windows Mobile-powered device with a new design, a simplified interface layered on top of Windows Mobile, and integrated Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities. And, in an unusual move, Palm plans to bring an unlocked version to the North American market without a carrier partner. “Businesses want the control and savings that Windows Mobile affords, in an innovative and… Read More

U.S. wireless carrier Sprint has rolled out the Palm Treo 800w smartphone, a Windows Mobile-based device offering high speed mobile data services via Sprint's EV-DO Rev A network along with integrated Wi-Fi and GPS support. The 800w marks Palm's first new smartphone since the company introduced the Centro back in September of 2007, and aims to cash in on the newly-developing market for smartphones amongst both business and… Read More

Palm announced today that it has begun selling unlocked versions of its Treo 750 smartphone via it's retail locations and its online store. The unlocked Treo 750 comes with Windows Mobile 6, five-band network connectivity, and HSDPA high-speed data capability. “The Treo 750 smartphone integrates Palm's ease of use with the new features of Windows Mobile 6 to bring the familiar desktop experience to mobile… Read More

The Vodaphone group has launched the Palm Treo 500v in Europe, offering what amounts to a revamped version of the company's Treo 550v smartphone, only with a revised user interface and a price tag a mere fraction of its predecessor. Prices will vary by region, but in Germany the Treo 500v will start at around €30; in comparison, pricing for the Treo 550v sold for over €500 when it was launched in Europe. Vodaphone has a… Read More

Handheld maker Palm introduced the latest iteration of their Treo line on Wednesday, the Treo 755p. It will be the first Palm device to support Microsoft Direct Push e-mail technology out of the box, as well as built-in Google Maps capability, an integrated antenna, and a mini-SD slot rolled into slim form factor design. Sprint will begin offering the phone in mid-May for $279.99 with a two-year service agreement and $100 mail-in rebate.… Read More

The “new” AT&T currently transitioning away from the Cingular Wireless brand has introduced red versions of the BlackBerry Pearl and Palm Treo 680 smartphones. Both the Pearl and the Treo 680 are traditionally aimed at business and enterprise customers who want to tie their mobile works back into their electronic communications infrastructure with email, PIM, and Internet capabilities as well as standard wireless phone… Read More

Verizon Wireless is now offering the Palm Treo 700wx, a new edition of the company's EV-DO capable smartphone based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. "People love the Treo smartphone because they are driven by the need to stay in touch and manage a variety of communications and information—both business and personal," said Tim Roper, Palm's U.S. region VP, in a release. "Palm's… Read More

Today Palm introduced its Treo 680 smartphone with the intention of expanding the market for smartphones out of vertical markets like enterprise, business, and government and out into the mainstream mobile phone-using population. And to back it up, the Treo 680 comes in hip colors, is slimmer than its older Treo brethren, and will be backed by a $25 million marketing campaign from Palm. “The Treo 680 is the smartphone for everyone.… Read More

Palm today announced the availability of its new Treo 700wx smartphone running Windows Mobile 5. The Treo 700wx is essentially identical to Palm's Treo 700w, introduced in January, running Windows Mobile 5 available via Verizon. Well, except for three things: the Treo 700wc is offered by Sprint for use on its Power Vision network, it comes with more memory (60 MB of user-accessible memory), and it carries a heftier price tag ($499… Read More

Sprint today said they were looking to be the first carrier to bring Palm's new Treo 700p smartphone, which was announced yesterday, to market. Their target date is the end of this month, with a price point of $399.99 after available discounts and promotions. Sprint's take on the Treo 700p, said the wireless carrier, is that they expect to be the only provider to offer live TV capabilities- via Sprint TV - over the EvDO… Read More

Palm today introduced its first Palm OS CDMA-based Treo smartphone which can make use of wireless EvDO (Evolution Data Optimized) broadband networks. The new Palm Treo 700p will be available later this year from Sprint and Verizon Wireless for yet as unspecified prices. Besides being able to near broadbandlike speeds over various wireless carriers' EvDO networks, said Palm, the Treo 700p also ships with Palm's first built-in… Read More

At CES 2006 PDA manufacturer Palm had just one major announcement

The Palm Treo 700w, announced back in September 2005, is now available for Verizon Wireless's cellular and high-speed EV-DO data network. Unlike previous Treo phones

Long-standing rivals Palm, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation have teamed up to produce a new Treo 700 smartphone from Palm. Scheduled to be available in the U.S. in early 2006 from mobile operator Verizon Wireless, the CDMA-based Treo 700 will break with previous Palm devices by using an Intel processor and running Windows Mobile 5.0 as its operating system. The Treo 700 will offer email, messaging, organizational, and Web browsing software, in… Read More

MobiTV, a provider of live television service to mobile phones, today announced they are expanding their presence onto the Palm Treo 650 smartphone. The company said this marks their first entry into the smartphone area after first appearing on a wide variety of other phones.   The MobiTV for the Treo 650 will be available for a monthly charge of $9.99. It includes over 25 streaming channels of news, sports, weather and entertainment.… Read More