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Before I share details of my take on the Palm Pre, a little context: I was an avid Palm Treo user (and Sprint customer) for four years. It was a tough decision to leave the Treo, because we'd become friends. I knew its keyboard and its quirks. ...
22 mainstream media and 1 bloggers weighed in on a similar topic
5 Months Ago,
Financial Times says
(in Pre proves a worthy smartphone competitor)
UK
By Paul Taylor in New York Palm, the struggling US-based manufacturer of Treo handsets, is counting on its new Palm Pre smartphone device and the WebOS operating system software that powers it, to revive its flagging fortunes. So does the Pre, ...
And
CNET Reviews says
(in Palm Treo 700w - gray (Verizon Wireless))
The good: The Treo 700w runs Windows Mobile 5 and sports the same great, compact form factor of the Treo 650. This smart phone also comes with Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and EV-DO support. The bad: Unfortunately, the Treo 700w doesn't include ...
And
CNET News.com says
(in Charging gadget redefines power-walking)
CA
The compatibility list includes BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod, LG Chocolate, Magellan GPS, Nintendo DS Lite, Palm Treo, and most cell phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sanyo, and Sony.) There's no need to wear the device, as with some other kinetic ...
And
Harvard Crimson says
(in The Restart Option)
MA
Younger staff frequently come to my rescue to perform upgrades, convert documents, synch my Sprint Treo, or print outsized spread sheets. Some of my technology shortcomings arise no doubt due to the date of my birth. When I went to college I was ...
And
treocentral says
(in New Version of Kinoma Play: World's First Mobile "Social Media ...)
FL
Sounds like a nice way of sweetening your social networks on your Windows Mobile Treo. The new version of Kinoma Play is free for all Kinoma Play customers. If you haven't picked up a copy of Kinoma Play for your Windows Mobile Treo yet, ...
And
The News Journal says
(in Mobile makers jockey for dominance)
DE
The makers of mobile devices such as the BlackBerry, iPhone and Treo are all scrambling for position in case this race turns out like the previous one when a single company -- Microsoft -- ended up the dominant player. Consumers are reaping the ...
And
Sacramento Bee says
(in Rogue commercial appears to have Trader Joe's blessing)
USA
San Francisco commercial director Carl Willat made the film surreptitiously with his Palm Treo smartphone in several Bay Area Trader Joe's, he said. He also sings a jingle that extols popular products, such as the parsnip chips and the Sir Strawberry ...
And
Times Online says
(in Smart money turns to smartphones as mobile sales slide amid the ...)
UK
Palm, maker of the Treo and other digital assistant devices, will launch a new smartphone on June 6. Palm is relying on the Pre to relaunch the company: its shares rallied from $3.30 in January to more than $12 in anticipation of the phone. ...
6 Months Ago,
Brighthand says
(in eXpansys Is Giving Away a Palm Treo Pro)
CA
This smartphone has the design that's become a hallmark of the Treo line, a candybar shape with 320-by-320-pixel touchscreen above a QWERTY thumb-keyboard. It runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional on a 400 MHz processor from Qualcomm, ...
And
Palm Infocenter says
(in Is it necessary?)
but I don't think too many people are calling it the "jesus phone" like they were during the drumbeat to the iPhone launch 2 years ago. I for one am waiting for a GSM version, or the Centro replacement that has been rumored. Current PDA: Treo 600. ...
And
Inside Tucson Business says
(in A lot has happened to mobile telephony in a year's time)
AZ
Palm has had a rough time of it in the market and has been hanging on with its aging Treo line but the Pre is largely held to be the game-changer and bet-the-company product on which Palm is relying. Early reviews of the Pre are promising with its new ...
And
CNET News.com says
(in Apple doubles its iPhone market share)
CA
I had a TREO before getting the iPhone, I don't miss the "physical" keyboard. by ballmerisanape May 20, 2009 8:53 AM PDT The "virtual" keyboard is more flexible. I guess I'm strange.. because I never got used to using the undersized keyboards most ...
And
CNET News.com says
(in Is Apple behind the laptop curve?)
CA
Period. by mbenedict May 20, 2009 8:13 AM PDT @Renegade Knight: umm, Palm DOES sell Windows Mobile devices... eg, Palm Treo 800w, Palm Treo Pro... by Nicko67 May 20, 2009 8:19 AM PDT :) that was kind of Renegade Knight's point. ptsube asked: "Why would ...
And
WFSB says
(in Got Old Cell Phone? Sell It For Cash)
CT
Cellforcash.com reports that it accepts more than 600 different cell phone models, and it appears newer phones, such as a Palm Treo, can get a consumer more money. The Web site shows it will pay about $35 for the Palm Treo. Web sites like amazon.com ...
And
Good Morning Silicon Valley says
(in Is there any 'turning it off'?)
Is there any 'turning it off'?
CA
When the T|X started to show its age I decided that if Palm was not going to support their products with even basic bug fixes then I wasn't going to support them by buying their products. I realize the Treo was their lifeblood, not the PDAs, ...
And
ZDNet says
(in Apps bolster iPhone in business, but AT&T remains an obstacle)
PC World
I still have one major reservation, and it's not the keyboard (as I wrote last year), it's that to get the iPhone in the US the only carrier is AT&T. Over the last five years, I have used smartphones on all four major US carriers - Treo 650 on Verizon, ...
And
Sudbury Star says
(in You'd be smart to read this)
You'd be smart to read this
Canada
The Treo Pro, which comes decked out in a rich black casing, has quickly become my go-to gadget, thanks to a bevy of useful features. Chief among them for me was the fact I can write, edit and send documents using the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional ...
And
Palm Infocenter says
(in RE: Sprint)
The problem is that we have no Sprint service in our area, no GSM, just CDMA (through Verizon). The link you posted ends up with a "Treo™ Pro smartphone for Sprint". That does me no good in my state, Montana, because the Sprint web site states that ...
And
treocentral says
(in PalmCast Episode 65)
FL
Here's the link for the instructions to take into a Sprint store to upgrade a Sprint Treo Pro from 1.03 to 1.04. Thanks to the TreoCentral Store for sponsoring the Palmcast. You can email the Palmcast at podcast@treocentral.com or leave us a voicemail ...
And
treocentral says
(in iharmonix Platinum i-Series Stereo Earphones for Palm Pre/Treo Pro)
FL
While I enjoy Bluetooth devices, sometimes I just wanna 'connect' with my phone while I'm on a call or listening to music, ya know? Well, looking for a new set of earphones for my Treo Pro and my iPhone/iPod, I found the iharmonix Platinum i-Series ...
And
ZDNet.com.au says
(in Telecom's XT network still off at launch)
Australia
The USB data stick that Telecom will launch with is the Sierra Wireless 885, and the handsets seem to be Sony Ericsson W995, Palm Treo Pro and Blackberry Bold, as well as the Samsung F480 and Nokia E71, plus a bunch more that haven't been announced yet ...
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24/7 Wall St. says
(in The Ten Biggest Tech Failures Of The Last Decade)
NY
In 1999, it released its Palm V. The Palm Treo smartphone was developed by Handspring which Palm acquired. In the quarter that ended in September 2005, Palm sold 470000 Treo units, up 160% from the same quarter the year before. ...
12 Months Ago,
PhoneNews.com says
(in Palm Issues Bluetooth Patch for Treo Pro)
CA - Nov 14, 2008
The patch fixes an issue where a user is on an active call using a Bluetooth car kit or Bluetooth headset and a second incoming call is received where the ...
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