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Crimson Treo 680

John Chan | Jul 06, 2007

After over half a year since it was first launched in the US, the red version of the Treo 680 is now available in Singapore.

The Treo 680 is Palm's latest GSM PDA-phone to make use of the Palm OS. Though the graphite-colored version has already been on sale in our region, three other colors were offered for sale only in the US--white, orange and red. Unlike the graphite version which was locked in with an operator there, the colorful variants were sold on the Palm US site as unlocked devices.

Having different colors for the Treo 680 outlined Palm's desire to appeal to the masses, and not just the professional crowd, for its line of PDA phones. This was also evidenced by its consumer-friendly price of US$399 in the US.

The Crimson Treo 680 will cost S$728 (US$517.19) in the island-state. Palm has yet to respond at press time as to whether the other colors will be made available and if other countries in the region will be getting the red version. More information to follow as it becomes available.

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LG partners YouTube, one up on Apple

Damian Koh | Jul 04, 2007

YouTube made headlines recently with the Apple iPhone, but it looks like LG's partnership with the video-sharing site is going to make YouTube-ing on the iPhone stink.

We all know the 2-megapixel camera on the iPhone doesn't record videos. Nor does it have any MMS capabilities, which suck big time. That means you cannot take a video and upload it instantly onto YouTube. LG's partnership with the popular video-sharing site sounds more promising with a one-click feature on its new mobiles for users to upload their pictures or videos onto the Web site.

The first phone to feature YouTube capability is expected in the second half of the year in Europe. Earlier this year LG also said the upcoming KS10 smart phone will come preinstalled with Google Search, Gmail Mobile and Google Maps Mobile applications.

Pictured is the LG KS10

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iPhone accessories we could see soon

Jessica Dolcourt | Jul 04, 2007

Tech's latest bundle of joy, the Apple iPhone, has been brought into the gadget world with plenty of clip-on cases and headphone adapters that eager users can show off as soon as they rip the iPhone out of its sleek, black cardboard box.

However, there's still much to anticipate in the way of compatible third-party peripherals like those that have been bestowed upon the iPod, iPhone's suddenly-neglected cousin. Take the iPod shoulder bag and famous iCarta iPod toilet paper holder pictured on the left, for example. Yet it's only a matter of time until our favorite phone accessory manufacturers cook up products for the newest celebrity gadget. Here are some possibilities:

1. Branded iPhone cleaning kit
When spit and a t-shirt corner aren't enough.

2. Battery-operated stylus
Generates enough heat to activate the touch screen, improving typing efficiency for the square-fingered and long-nailed iPhoner users among us. Also relieves repetitive stress for marathon typers.

3. Beeping locater device
It's a US$600 phone; do you want to lose it?!

4. Battery for iPhone port
A slim, external battery that plugs into the iPhone's proprietary USB port would charge 'er up when other electrical outlets are scarce.

5. Bluetooth iPhone remote
For taking self-portraits, navigating through videos, and selecting songs without having to finger-trawl the interface.

Via CNET Crave

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Next Palm OS not until 2008

Tom Krazit | Jul 04, 2007

Palm won't be able to put out its Linux-based version of the Palm OS until next year, the company said last week.

This is a slip from earlier expectations that it would be out later this year, according to Brighthand. Palm announced in April that it was developing its own Linux-based version of the Palm OS despite a similar project from Access, the company formerly known as Palmsource.

Palm OS, which is actually now known as Garnet OS, has been looking older and older next to newer mobile operating systems such as Windows Mobile, as well as that iPhone thing you might have heard about. Palm wants to migrate Garnet OS to a Linux core while maintaining support for older Palm OS applications, but the project will apparently take longer than expected.

That means that Palm will continue to compete against the iPhone and other challengers with Garnet OS, which hasn't been updated in years, and Windows Mobile. Palm has freely admitted that it's worried about the iPhone, warning investors last week that it might post a loss next quarter because of the iPhone mania. The company recently cut an equity deal with Elevation Partners and is under fire to come up with its next big thing. I'm not too sure that will be the Foleo.

Via CNET News Blog

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O2 Zinc joins the WM6 league

John Chan | Jul 03, 2007

Without fanfare, O2 has released a Windows Mobile 6 (WM6) upgrade for its Zinc PDA-phone. This handheld is one of the company's latest, and is its only 3G device with a QWERTY keyboard.

Users can download a file from the O2 Web site, or go to one of its services centers with their Zinc to perform the upgrade. Either way, all data will be erased from the handheld, so a backup should be done before the process.

The update is available in both English and Chinese. It adds capabilities like the ability to view and edit HTML emails as well as a storage card encryption feature. This upgrade from Windows Mobile 5.0 (WM5) to WM6 is free. Future Zinc handhelds to be shipped will come with the updated OS installed.

The Atom Life was the first handheld from O2 to receive the WM6 treatment. Meanwhile, its latest model, the Flame, still runs WM5 and O2 says that it is "currently working closely with Microsoft in order to roll out the Xda Flame upgrading program soon". That means that it is in the pipeline, which is good news for current Flame users even though no specific time frame for release was given.