Palm Treo Pro plays peek-a-boo

Heeeeyyyy, remember those sexy pictures we saw of a rumored Palm Treo 850 a while back? Well, it looks like they're resurfacing again, but this time in an internal Palm presentation that, oopsies, briefly appeared on the company's Web site. The slides have since been taken down but they were up long enough for SlashGear to get some screen shots.

If this presentation is legit, it appears the smartphone will actually be called the Palm Treo Pro and will run Windows Mobile 6.1. The sleek-looking device (I'm really digging the design) will also reportedly have 3G support, Wi-Fi, a 320 x 320-pixel resolution touchscreen, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Not a ton more info there, but I don't know, I'm pretty excited. What do you think?

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Gartner: iPhone 2.0 cuts business mustard

Apple's iPhone 3G is fit for business use, according to analyst house Gartner.

But interested parties should approach adoption slowly, with Gartner warning that there are various "inconveniences" to consider, such as the iPhone's relatively poor battery performance--and the thorny issue of dealing with iTunes in the enterprise.

Earlier this year the analyst firm said it would be giving businesses the green light to use the device in a limited capacity after Apple detailed enterprise-friendly changes that would arrive with iPhone 2.0, such as support for Microsoft Exchange push email.

The new firmware arrived with the iPhone 3G, which was launched to markets worldwide on July 11 and, after completing tests of the hardware, Gartner says the Mac maker has delivered on its enterprise promises. But organizations will need to develop strategies to support it.

In a report titled "iPhone 2.0 is ready for the enterprise, but caveats apply", the Gartner stated: "The iPhone meets our minimum requirements and can be moved to the appliance support level, which means support is limited to a narrow set of applications, such as voice, email, personal information manager and browsing."

To pass Gartner's test, the iPhone needed to support "at least one popular enterprise email system" and, on the security side, remote wiping of lost/stolen devices, and a complex user password "consisting of a combination of alpha, numeric and special characters in a pattern that cannot be easily guessed".


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Swedish researcher claims iPhone 3G's sensitivity is poor

A wireless researcher in Sweden claims to have identified the issue causing iPhone 3G reception problems around the world.

Ny Teknik, a Swedish tech newspaper, has published the account of a scientist at the University of Gälve who investigated the iPhone 3G and discovered that the phone is not as sensitive to 3G signals as other phones. Claes Beckman is claiming that the iPhone 3G's nominal sensitivity is below that of published standards for 3G phones, meaning the phone drops the connection with a 3G tower more quickly than other 3G phones as it moves away from the tower and averages slower data speeds when connected.

UPDATED 3.15pm: Ny Teknik wishes to make clear that Claes Beckman was not the researcher who originally discovered the sensitivity issues. That person wishes to remain anonymous for fear of being fired for testing the iPhone 3G on his organization's equipment. Ny Teknik contacted Beckman and the university to confirm the credibility of the research, which he did "without hesitating", according to the author of the article.
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StarHub to launch EZ Travel SIM for travelers

Mobile operator StarHub has just announced an innovative dual-SIM solution for travelers in Singapore. Called the EZ Travel SIM, this latest service simply allows cellular users to toggle between their current mobile service and StarHub's prepaid service without having to manually swap the SIM cards or use a handset with dual-SIM slots.

According to StarHub, to enable the dual-SIM capabilities, the EZ Travel SIM card from Taisys Solutions, which resembles a film-like adapter, is attached onto the current SIM card (through a simple procedure) and inserted into phone's SIM slot together. The user can then select between the two cellular lines through the phone setting to start making and receiving calls.

Currently, the EZ Travel SIM card will be available only for StarHub's S$38 (US$27.54) prepaid mobile customers from September, though a company representative has revealed that there may be plans to expand this dual-SIM service to post-paid cellular subscribers in the future. A dual-SIM solution similar to StarHub's EZ Travel SIM was launched earlier this year in Taiwan by Vibo Telecom.

Jobs confirms iPhone app blacklist feature

Straight from the horse's mouth: Apple's iPhones do, indeed, have the capability to check for, and potentially defang, software that Apple deems unfit for the iPhone.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed the existence of the so-called "kill switch" capability, following last week's ruckus over early reports of just such a function. The word from Jobs was tucked at the bottom of a story in The Wall Street Journal about Apple's hot-as-a-pistol first month of sales at its App Store.

The intent behind the capability is high-minded, Jobs said. Apple would need it in case a malicious program inadvertently were to be distributed to iPhones via the App Store.

"Hopefully, we never have to pull that lever," Jobs said, "but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull."
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