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New Palm phone is not the Centro
John Chan | Sep 10, 2007
Remember that European teaser site we saw last week, the one saying that a new "smart phone" will be announced on September 12 there? The outline of the image on that site seemed to correspond to leaked images of the rumored Centro device, but now, we know it is not the Centro. This is straight from the horse's mouth actually, really from Stephanie Richardson, a contributor to the official Palm blog.
In her short post titled "It's a Bird, it's a plane, it's not Centro", she mentions a new device which isn't the Centro. Let's deconstruct that. First, we know this confirms there is/was something called the Centro. Second, it could be that what's being launched is a different PDA-phone altogether, something we haven't seen. Third, there's a possibility that it's a smokescreen--the leaked image is the right one, just that they ain't calling it Centro.
Who knows? It's just a few days till then and we're not holding our breath for Palm to knock us over, in any case.
Official Palm Blog (via Crave)
HP introduces big-and-brawny iPaq 610 and iPaq 910 handhelds
Bonnie Cha | Sep 07, 2007
In addition to several other mobile product announcements, HP showed off two new handhelds, and they're not for the faint of heart.
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HP will host an Asia Pacific press event next week . The Asian availability of these handhelds will be verified then.
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First, there's the HP iPaq 610 Business Navigator, a quad-band mobile with support for HSDPA and assisted GPS with integrated Google Maps. The Windows Mobile 6 (Professional Edition) device is also equipped with Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g with WPA2 security), 256MB Flash ROM/128MB SDRAM, and a 3-megapixel camera. Like the previous HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger, the iPaq 610 has more of a voice-centric focus and includes the same advanced voice command system found in the 510, but it does tout a bigger 2.8-inch screen (versus 2 inches diagonally), and it's a touch screen to boot. Another design enhancement is the new Smart Touch wheel found in middle of the alphanumeric keypad that lets you scroll through the various menus items. The iPaq 600 series is slated to ship in late September for about US$600 for an unlocked version.
Now, for the messaging fanatics, there's the HP iPaq 910 Business Manager. As the successor to the HP iPaq hw6900 series, the iPaq 910 has a full QWERTY keyboard, push email capabilities, and a 2.46-inch touch screen. Many of the PDA-phone's other features are the same as the iPaq 610's, including HSDPA support, assisted GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, and a 3-megapixel camera. While availability is expected to be late November or early December, HP did not release pricing information. There were no carrier announcements at this time, either.
This story first appeared on CNET Crave.
New Palm phone imminent
John Chan | Sep 03, 2007
Something new is coming from Palm and it looks like it will be a new phone device. Over in Europe, a teaser site has already been launched with indications that there will be a new "Palm smartphone". The device is supposed to be "great for email, mobile internet, instant messaging, text and--with a full keyboard--saying what you really mean." Hmm, sounds like the pitch Palm has been using for every single Treo since the first one. Anyway, the point of the teaser site is that users in selected European countries can sign up online and stand to win five of these new devices.
The graphical outline of the smartphone looks similar to the leaked Centro images we've seen previously. Those earlier images show the Sprint brand on the device, which indicates that it operates in the CDMA network. This teaser is based in Europe, so it's safe to say whatever new phone device will be a GSM one. So, are we looking at one new Centro with GSM and CDMA variants? We'll find out on 12 September, which is the expected date for all to be revealed, according to the Palm Europe site.
Credit: Treonauts (via Engadget)
WM6 for Treo, finally
John Chan | Sep 03, 2007
It has happened for a few other countries already, but now, it is here for Asia. We're talking about the Windows Mobile 6 (WM6) upgrade for Palm's Treo 750 and 750v handhelds.
This announcement is especially important for 750v users. Even though it runs WM5 like the 750, only the latter comes with HSDPA connectivity. This upgrade will put both devices on level playing field, activating the 750v's currently inert HSDPA capabilities.
In a press release, Palm announced that the upgrade will be available on its Singapore Web site by the end of September. This upgrade will also be available in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and India, but the timeline for release in these countries is still not confirmed
WM6 gives added functionality including Windows Live integration and makes it easier to use the device as a modem for notebooks. Emails can also be viewed and composed in HTML format.
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