Palm Treo Pro Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends tested the Palm Treo Pro. The current Palm phones look like tools from the stone age compared to what is coming next with the Palm Pre, but you might be still interested to see about the Treo Pro if it is worth the money.
Quote from the review: "Even though the sleek and beautiful touch-screen Palm Treo Pro is essentially a minor update of the 800W, its alluring external aesthetic make it feel like a whole new phone. Like the 800W, Palm does a superior job of putting lipstick on the Windows Mobile 6.1 swine behind the Pro's pretty face with a highly sensitive touch screen, and mapped hard keys that limit your need to actually touch the screen. The Pro offers up the now-familiar slate of Windows Mobile productivity and multimedia entertainment options, with mixed results. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 May 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Alltel Offers Palm Treo Pro

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Alltel Wireless has announced that it will now be offering the Palm Treo Pro smartphone starting today at all retail stores and online. The Treo Pro is a full funciton smartphone with all the features you expect to get on a smartphone like GPS, Wi-Fi, and more.

The handset runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and connects to the Alltel EV-DO Rev A network. Palm says that the Treo Pro is the first handset it offers to run Internet Explorer Mobile 6 and to have the ability to be optimized for mobile or desktop-like browsing. Read more

Posted on Fri, 6 Mar 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Palm Treo Pro announced by Sprint

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Sprint announced today that they will launch the Palm Treo Pro Windows smartphone on March 15th. What we really want from Sprint is to announce the availability of the new Palm Pre. The only thing we know is that it is supposed to come sometime in the first half of 2009. Palm unveiled the Treo Pro way back in August of 2008.

Treo Pro is the first Palm phone available with Internet Explorer Mobile 6 (Windows Mobile 6.1), with options for either a mobile-optimized or desktop-like Internet browsing experience. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Treo Pro Now Available Unlocked

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Palm announced today that its Treo Pro is now available in the US unlocked. The phone runs on Windows 6.1 and is a world phone built for business users. The device features Wi-Fi, GPS, web and UMTS/HSDPA capabilities.

Also featured is a full QWERTY keyboard and removable battery packs good for five hours of use each. The SIM of the phone is easy to remove to allow for using local SIM cards when roaming. Compatibility with Microsoft System Mobile Device Manager 2008 is also featured. The unlocked Treo Pro is available for $549. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:23:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HTC manufactures Palm Treo Pro

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HTC is apparently manufacturing the newest Palm smartphone. Palm announced the Palm Treo Pro this week.
HTC is pretty much behind almost any Windows smartphone.
HTC also makes the upcoming Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Treo Pro Announced

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Palm has officially announced the new Treo Pro handset running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro. The handset offers portable versions of some Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. The headset has Wi-Fi connectivity and features 320 x 320 pixel touchscreen.

The phone has a voicemail indicator light that flashes to let users know voicemails are waiting and dedicated buttons to access e-mail and calendar. The Treo Pro supports Microsoft Direct Push Technology for connecting to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or 2007. The Treo Pro also has a removable and rechargeable battery and ships with a second battery. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:45:20 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Palm Treo Pro Launch imminent

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Last week the Palm Treo Pro was leaked. Today I got an email from one of the PR news networks with the announcement of the Palm Treo Pro, but the promised content has been removed.
Some sites have got their hands on some new official material of the Palm Treo Pro. Not sure if Palm just decided to hold off on the announcement of the Palm Treo Pro today, or if some or their PR partners jumped the gun. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:28:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Treo Pro leaked

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Trainings-material for the Palm Treo Pro have leaked on the Palm site and WM Experts stumbled over it.
The slides show a black Treo Pro that was formerly thought to be the Treo 850.
The Treo Pro runs Windows and looks a bit slicker than other Treo smartphones. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:50:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Treo 800w Launches

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Palm officially launched the Treo 800w smartphone this week. A bit of information on the phone showed up back in May. The 800w will be a Sprint exclusive and will run on Windows Mobile 6.1. The 800w supports Sprint’s EV-DO Rev A broadband network.

The device has built-in GPS and can offer point-to-point directions and a searchable index of points of interest. Palm says the device is perfect for business users and integrates right out of the box with support for Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or 2007. The Treo 800w will retail for $249.99 after discounts and 2-year activation. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:53:34 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Palm Treo W800 spotted

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The rumored Palm Treo 800W got spotted in the wild and some photos appeared.

The Palm 800W (codename: Zeppelin) is supposed to be running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.
Rumored features include QVGA screen, 400Mhz CPU, 128MB Ram, 256MB ROM, GPS, EVDO REV-A support, and Bluetooth. Read more

Posted on Sat, 17 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OtterBox Launches New Cases for Treo Phones

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OtterBox announced new cases for the Palm Treo phones with models that fit the Treo 650 and 700 series and a different version fitting the Treo 680, 750, and 755p. The OtterBox 1920 and 1921 both retail for $99.99 and are available now.

Both cases provide all over protection from rain, dust and drops. OtterBox says the cases are not rated for submersion, but will withstand spills and splashes. The cases are constructed from polycarbonate/ABS with rubber overmolding to provide protection from drops. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Mar 2008 10:12:22 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Palm Treo 750 Review

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Techgage published a review of the Palm Treo 750. The Palm Treo 750 for AT&T sells for $174.99 on Amazon.com.

Quote from the review: "Palm's Treo 750 is one of two models offered with Windows Mobile - this one in particular using 6. Specs include a 2.5" 240x240 touchscreen, 300MHz processor, miniSD support, 1.3MP camera with 2x zoom, 4-hour talk-time, GSM/UMTS support and more." Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Verizon and Palm Launch the Treo 755p

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Verizon Wireless and Palm announced the availability today of the new Treo 755p Smartphone. The new 755p has an internal antenna, full QWERTY keyboard, a color touch screen, and a built-in 1.3MP camera.

The Treo runs the Palm OS and supports Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF's. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:29:14 CST | by Shane McGlaun

FCC Documents Point to Treo 500 in America

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Last week I wrote about the Palm announcement of the new Treo 500v for Vodafone in Europe. Today I found some FCC documents that show approval of the Treo 500 and 500v for sale in America.

While there are no images attached to the FCC report for the phone, we could assume that the phone will share all the same features as the Treo 500V released in Europe. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:46:04 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Palm Announces Treo 500v for Vodafone

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Palm launched a new Treo model today running Windows Mobile 6 for Vodafone customers called the Treo 500v. The device uses high-speed 3G/UMTS mobile web access. Initially the new phone will be exclusively available from Vodafone starting in October.

Other features for the 500v include a full keyboard, large 320 x 240 screen with 16-bit color, and a 2MP camera. The battery is good for 10 days standby time and up to 4.5 hours of talk time. Internal memory is 256MB and memory is expandable via microSD cards. Read more

Posted on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:44:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Palm Treo Smartphone Leaked

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Rumors about a new low-cost Palm Treo appeared over the last couple of days supported by leaked images.

The new Palm Treo would come as a Windows and Palm version and sell for $200.
The code name is supposedly "Gandolf".
Features of the unannounced Palm Treo are to include EVDO (rev. A), camera, Bluetooth and a Micro SD expansion slot. Read more

Posted on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Treo 755p Review

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Laptop Mag reviews the new Palm Treo 755p. The smartphone is slimmer, but still runs same old Palm OS.

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"Those hoping for a breakthrough in design or software should look elsewhere or wait to see what Palm has coming next. However, the Treo 755p offers a lot of functionality without a steep learning curve and it's a little less bulky than previous models. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 May 2007 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palm Treo 750 Review

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Digital Trends reviewed the Palm Treo 750 smartphone.

Quote from the review:
"The 750 is saddled with a bloated price: $399.99 with a two-year contract and including a $100 rebate, but $649.99 if you're not buying or extending your Cingular plan. Considering the $499/$599 pricing on the 4GB and 8GB iPhones due in June or the similarly-spec'd Samsung Blackjack at $199.99 w/contract or $499.99 w/o contract, it's hard to justify opting for the 750. "
Read the full Palm Treo 750 Review.
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