While certainly a slim and sleek device, the Treo Pro's smaller formfactor is a major factor in its reduced battery capacity compared to its older Treo brethren. Despite the substantial improvement made in the new Treo Pro's stock battery over the meager 1150mAh offering found in the Treo 800w and Centro, many power users have still been clamoring for a higher-capacity battery alternative.

Fortunately, longtime accessory specialists Seidio have come to the rescue once again with the surprising release of a new 1650mAh extended OEM-size battery for the Treo Pro. The new Seidio 1650mAh Innocell battery is identical in size to the stock 1500mAh Treo Pro battery yet offers 10% more capacity (or, 150mAh, though Seidio strangely calls it 15% more). As with all of Seidio's OEM-sized batteries, the stock black battery door does not need to be replaced and the physical dimensions of the Treo are not increased.

A CDMA version of the Pro would be made by HTC, while the 800w is made by Inventec. Related Articles:. Sprint Accidentally Confirms Plans to Release Palm Treo Pro · Palm Treo Pro Review · Palm Treo 800w Review. Email EMAIL Discuss ...

Since its announcement in August rumors have been about of a CDMA variant of the Treo Pro smartphone. A good three months later and still all we have is speculation and more rumors. Today the Boy Genius Report is throwing another one out there, this time claiming the Treo Pro will debut on Sprint in early 2009. The BGR report does not name any sources or provide any supporting evidence, thought they do claim to have a release date of January 11th (a Sunday).

Nevertheless, there has been some recent evidence to support a upcoming Treo Pro release on Sprint. In late October a log entry showed up on a mobile speed test website that seemed to indicate a new version of the Pro was spotted being tested on the Sprint wireless network. Coincidentally, the Treo 800w was outed earlier this year in similar fashion, approximately two months prior to its actual release.

Palm's stock price dropped another 21% today to close at 1.76. It nearly goes without saying that the todays price represents a new all time low. On a day where the Dow closed below 8,000 and the Nasdaq under 1,400, Palm ended the trading day with a $192 million market cap.

Like most other equities in the past couple of months, the stock has seen sharp declines since the current economic crisis emerged. Just over two weeks ago the stock received a double dose of downgrades from financial analysts on account of slowing sales and uncertainty surrounding Palm's long planned turnaround.

Bapsoft has released a new version of its Bubble Pop game for Palm OS. Bubble Pop is a colorful puzzle game with a simple yet highly addictive design. Your goal is to empty the bubble tank by popping bubbles in groups of three or more. You'll have to be quick to complete each level before your time runs out. The latest version features improved graphics and sound effects as well at the ability to auto-save your game so you can return at any time and pickup where you left off.

Bubble Pop v2.0 is available now for $14.95. A free trial period is included. The game is compatible with devices with a 320x320 pixel screen running Palm OS 5 and above.

Whether you are shielding your brand new MP3 player from the rain or protecting your PDA from the snow, the Beachbuoy continues to be a very useful piece of kit. If you are lucky enough to be spending the winter months sunning yourself ...

Astraware has released a new update to its My Little Tank game for Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. My Little Tank, has been updated with new levels and is additionally now available for three new platforms (iPhone, s60 and BlackBerry). My Little Tank is a fun arcade blaster in which players can navigate through the original 60, and now 20 additional, action-packed, increasingly challenging levels as they shoot enemy tanks, defend their base, and destroy enemy radar stations and bases. The update for Palm OS and Windows Mobile also adds support for newer devices and new resolutions.

My Little Tank v1.10 is available now for Palm OS and Windows Mobile. It has also received a new, lower $9.95 price tag. The update is free for registered owners and it comes with a free trial period. You can read our review of the game here.

Dataviz has released a major new version of Documents To Go for Palm OS devices. Documents To Go version 11 brings track changes support, and other advanced formatting features to its mobile office suite. Docs To Go continues to be the only application to support viewing, editing, and creation of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 files on Palm OS devices.

v11.00 brings the ability to view tracked changes in word processing files, new apply and view styles in word documents, view borders and wrapped text in spreadsheets, 10 new starter templates for Word and Excel files and an assortment of bug fixes and optimizations.

Metaview has released a new version of their most excellent ehnanced Keyguard for Palm OS smartphones. Nexave replaces the standard Treo or Centro keyguard, with a much nicer looking animated transparent slip that displays the time and various system settings. You can unlock the device with the usual center button click or simply swipe your finger across the screen. New additions include a new built in help manual, and a number of cosmetic and under the hood changes made since the last release. The app can now also show weather conditions with a kMeteo plugin.

Nexave v1.6 is currently available as freeware. Its source is also available under the GPL. It works with all high-res Palm OS 5 devices including the Centro and Treo.

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Like other BoxWave products the Designio really keeps your PDA well protected and gives it a nice professional look. The leather is high quality, it feels nice to hold. The TX fits perfectly into the case, it is a good tight fit that ...

Palm's online store is currently running a $25 off promotion on all orders over $100. The store is also throwing in free shipping on purchases of $49 or more for an additional added bonus. The promotion is running from now until November 23rd and is good on any accessory, handheld or smartphone purchase.

To take advantage of this discount, just enter the coupon code: 25OFF when you get to the shopping card and your savings will be deducted from the total.

Customer Reviews. Not Worth It (2008-10-12) This case is not worth the money. The first problem was with the screw that hold the belt clip would not stay in the case. I glued that in place. Then the clip would not hold onto the case. ...

Silicon Skin Case for PDA Palm Treo 650 (Blue). Features:. Protect your Treo 650 from the elements with this skin-tight Silicon cover. Prevents scratches, chips and finger prints from accummulating on the phone. ...

Handydev has released an update to its Address XT software for Palm OS devices. Address XT is an enhanced contacts application that can give you a "high density" contact list that shows 100% more info than usual. It also provides additional functionality and features such as Tasks, Memos, Appointments linkage, birthday lists, configurable colors and numerous sorting options. This latest version adds a new touch mode option, a returned scroll by pages feature and various bug fixes.

Address XT v1.72 is available now for Palm OS 5 and higher. It comes with a 30-day free trial period and costs $11.95 to register.

Astraware has released a new version of its version of Bookwork for Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. Bookworm is a popular word game based on the online and PC classic from PopCap. You mission is to feed Lex the Worm's endless appetite by joining letters on the library wall. Use up burning letters before they reach the bottom and set the library on fire. This new version has been totally overhauled to support all of the latest devices and adds improved graphics, an extended dictionary of 70,000 words, a new action mode and various minor improvements.

Bookworm v2.00 is available now for Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. It comes with a free trial period and costs $14.95 to purchase.

Palm today posted its first update for the Treo Pro smartphone. The unlocked Treo Pro Bluetooth patch aims to remedy a call routing issue when using a bluetooth car kit or bluetooth headset. Specifically the description states:

If you are in an active call using bluetooth car kit or bluetooth headset and you receive a second incoming call and you let it ring or you ignore the incoming call, the call will be diverted to Voicemail. The first call remains active but you can no longer hear the caller (the caller can still hear you). The audio has been lost. If you answer the call and swap between calls or reject the call, the issue is not seen.

Full details and installation instructions can be found at Palm Support. Users can also download the patch over the air by visiting: palm.com/850u-bluetooth-ota on their device. Some additional information is also available in this forum thread.

Pimlico Software has released version 6.1 of its popular Datebk6 application for Palm OS devices. DateBk6 is an advanced calendar application that brings a wealth of functionality and features not even present in most desktop calendar programs. The program is fully compatible with the built in Palm OS programs but offers numerous additional features including colors, fonts, icons, custom alarms, templates, time zones, additional views and much more. There is a long list of new features and changes detailed in the included installation notes. Most notably is a new Today View, the ability to hide the status bar and many new alarm and todo options.

DateBk6 runs on all Palm OS Devices running OS 3.5 or later. It comes with a 45-day free trial and it sells for $27.95 USD with the proceeds going towards wildlife conservation.

The PIC Accessory store has just added a few new additional accessories for the Treo 800w. First up is a new leather sleeve case from Palm. The protective leather case is molded to the Treo 800w's dimensions, while enabling you to still access all features. Its features a Nappa leather exterior and an optional belt clip. It sells for $29.99.

The store has also recently added a OEM sized extended battery for the Treo 800w. The Seidio 1350 mAh battery provides approximately 15% more capacity in the same sized package as Palm's original 1150 mAh unit. It sells for $39.95.

Check out this review done up by DK. Review Palm .. this names bring in both bitterness and sweetness to me. When I first joined the company Shinei, I was fascinated with this little device that my boss' boss (Business Director Mr Lim) passed to me. It was an organizer that packs everything in it to organize your life. As it was a prototype then, we were not allowed to bring it back home nor to show it to other departments' colleagues. It somehow made us feel special cos you are the few in the

Penticon Software has released a new enhanced contacts application for Palm OS devices. iQcontacts is the successor to the companies previous PhoneMagic title. iQcontacts has been designed to work the way you want and need your contacts to, from associating contacts directly to appointments, integrating call reminders, providing super fast look up and dialing of contacts, stylus free lookup and much more.

iQcontacts v2.00 is available now for Palm OS 5 and higher. It includes a free trial period and retails for $19.95. It is currently on sale for $11.95 for a limited time.

Palm, Inc. today announced that the Treo Pro smartphone is now available on the Vodafone New Zealand network. With its streamlined design and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Treo Pro is a unique combination of sleek simplicity and robust productivity - including email, Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities - that meets the needs of businesses and end users alike.

The Treo Pro is Palm's new Quad-Band GSM phone (850/900/1800/1900MHz) with Tri-Band 3G HSDPA/UMTS (850/1900/2100MHz) support. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition on a 400 MHz Qualcomm MSM7201 processor with a 320x320 pixel flush touchscreen, 256MB memory (100MB user available), microSD expansion (up to 32GB supported), built in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, and 801.1x authentication), Bluetooth 2.0, GPS and a 2.0 megapixel camera.

Palm's only new holiday offerings, the refreshed olive green and rose Sprint Centros announced last month, are now available for purchase on Sprint's and Palm's online stores. In order to clear out existing stocks of the 64MB RAM Centros introduced last year, Sprint has lowered the price of these "old" models to a new low closeout price of $49.99 after $100 mail-in rebate and a 2-year contract. The original Centro is currently available in black, red, and pink colors.

In addition to a doubled 128mb of user-accessible memory, the new Centros are distinguished by several additional small upgrades: soft-touch exterior paint, and a slightly revised "gel" keyboard. In addition, the new Centros ship with the My Location feature standard in Google Maps as well as Palm's FaceBook app and the newest available ROM version 1.08. The new green and rose Centros are available now for $79.99 after the same $100 mail-in rebate and 2 year commitment.

Barron's Tech Trader Daily is reporting on a number of analyst downgrades and gloomy forecast notes for Palm Inc. today. Analysts from Avian and Morgan Keegan have downgraded Palm stock mainly on account of slowing sales and uncertainty surrounding the long planned turnaround and new operating system.

In addition, C.L. King analyst Lawrence Harris writes that it is "increasingly unlikely" that the Treo Pro will be offered by AT&T in time for the holiday shopping season, and that the same is true for the Treo 800w at Verizon. He also says sales of the Centro are continuing to slow at Sprint.

CrazySoft has just released a new game, Zeus Quest - Anagennisis of Gaia, for Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. Zeus Quest is described as a huge and funny adventure game with gorgeous cartoon graphics. Your mission as Zeus is to save the planet. You begin in classical ancient Greek period with a time machine at your disposal. There are many riddles to solve, mini games and interactions with various Grecian deities. The game is translated into several languages and supports high resolution plus devices.

Zeus Quest v1.0 is available now for Palm OS and Windows Mobile. It comes with a free trial period and costs $19.95. It is currently on sale for $17.95 for a limited time.

Jean-Louis Gassée, founder of Be Inc. and former PalmSource Chairman and Apple Exec, posted an interesting little factoid to the Monday Note blog blog concerning a potential Apple acquisition of Palm way back in 1997. Monday Note is co-authored Frédéric Filloux and Jeal-Louis Gassee.

The paragraph in question is entitled "Android: First Impressions" and reads:

A perhaps little known fact: in the Summer of 1997, Steve Jobs called Eric Benhamou, 3Com's CEO (the company owned Palm). "Give me the Palm and come and join my Board of Directors. Only Apple can make Palm a true consumer brand." Nothing happened. Apple's foray into the product segment had to wait ten more years.

Coming on the heels of the announcement that the WM6 update for the Treo 750 is no longer available for download is a new rumor that the Treo 750 may about to reach EOL status. TreoCentral is reporting that the 750 has quietly been removed from both the Palm and AT&T online stores, though the unlocked version is still available at a $529 pricetag that nearly equals the far more appealing Treo Pro. A recent visit to a local AT&T corporate store revealed the 750 display model still present but no units in stock for sale, according to a sales rep.

Unfortunately, we had some strange issues with our review unit, some of which were obviously isolated issues (with GPS hardware and tethered modem support), but some are clear missteps on the part of Palm and Sprint. ...

Palm has filed a regulatory 8-K statement with the SEC indicating a "Change in Directors or Principal Officers." It turns out that Palm's Senior Vice President, Global Markets, John Hartnett will be leaving the company effective November 28. The circumstances around his departure were not disclosed.

John Hartnett has been a longtime Palm/palmOne/Handspring employee and joined Palm from the Handspring acquisition. He was promoted to Senior Vice President in May 2005. As a SVP he worked closely with and reported directly to the CEO Ed Colligan.

... down to an underlying difference: the Pro and 800w are made by different companies. A CDMA version of the Pro would be made by HTC, while the 800w is made by Inventec. Related Articles:. Palm Treo Pro Review · Palm Treo 800w Review ...

PDAParts, an aftermarket PDA parts and service company, is currently selling the Palm m515 handheld for $39.99. The company is even offering free shipping through this weekend. The m515s that they have up for sale are refurbished and come with a cradle and charger, you can download the software from Palm support. While it's still a nearly 6+ year old handheld, it could still be a useful as an organizer or as a fancy desk clock or digital photo display.

The Palm m515 debuted in March 2002. It was the successor to the m505 and included a number of improvements such as a much better color display and additional memory. The m515 runs Palm OS 4.1 utilizes a 33 MHz Dragonball VZ processor and has 16MB of memory. It weighs in at 4.9 ounces and includes a rechargable battery, a 160 x 160 pixel screen and a SD/MMC expansion slot.

FontSmoother for Palm OS has just been updated. FontSmoother enables you to display smooth (antialiased) custom fonts on your Treo, Centro or PDA. It works across nearly all applications on Palm OS 5 devices with 320x320 or larger screens. FontSmoother includes a number of free smooth fonts and comes with a utility that enables you to convert Windows TrueType fonts. This version bundles a new set of fonts called the Droid fonts, taken from Google's Android OS.

FontSmoother v2.32 sells for $12.95 USD. There is a free, fully functional 8 day trial, after which all smooth fonts default to their non-smooth versions until registration is completed (except in a few select bible applications).

Palm OS programmer extraordinaire Dmitry Grinberg has quietly announced his "retirement from the Palm OS world" but at the same time has notified the Palm community of his most ambitious project yet. In a forum post made last week, Dmitry has announced his plan to seemingly single-handedly develop his own OS, coined DGOS. DGOS will use a completely new kernel, written from the ground up. He goes on to give further details, such as claiming that DGOS is expressly written to run on ARM-based devices and shall be a fully multitasking, multithreaded OS with protected memory access-something sorely lacking in the current Palm OS Garnet.

Unfortunately, we had some strange issues with our review unit, some of which were obviously isolated issues (with GPS hardware and tethered modem support), but some are clear missteps on the part of Palm and Sprint. (more…)

Mobile Advertising firm AdMob recently released its latest monthly Mobile Metrics Report. In the September 2008 edition the Palm Centro ranked in the top 10 of all US mobile phones at number 6. If you take the feature phones out of the picture, the Centro was nearly at the top of the list and even managed to edge out the iPhone during the same month which placed seventh.

The report also reveals some other interesting statistics. In total worldwide requests Palm came in at 1.8% (4.5% US), while its two major competitors RIM and Apple, came in at 3.5% and 2.5% respectively. In terms of requests by smartphone OS, in the United States RIM had a lead with 31%, Windows Mobile 29% and the Palm OS came in third with a 17% share again just slightly edging out the iPhone with 16%. Worldwide the percentage was much lower at 6%, reaffirming Palm's current weak international sales.

In this video, we compare the Samsung Epix with the Palm Treo Pro, and come up with a determination of which device is better. Here was the breakdown of which device won in the seven categories:

Design: Treo Pro
Keyboard: Epix
Software: Treo Pro
Performance: Epix
Usability: Epix
Price: Epix
Availability: Treo Pro

That makes for a score of 4 Epix, 3 Treo Pro. The fact that the Epix has better battery life than the Treo Pro pulls it even further ahead. The Epix wins!

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Seidio has released the first OEM sized extended battery for the Palm Centro and Treo 800w models. The Seidio 1350 mAh battery provides approximately 15% more capacity in the same sized package as Palm's original 1150 mAh unit. The new battery is fully compatible with the standard battery door and does not add any additional thickness. It is compatible with the Palm Centro and the Treo 800w.

The Seidio 1350mAh Extended Battery is available now for $39.95 from the PalmInfocenter Accessory store. Shipping starts at $5.95 and all accessory purchases are covered by our 30-day money back guarantee.

The Palm Store is currently running a fairly nice promotion that gives customers a coupon code "FIFTYOFF" for an instant $50 off any purchase of $200 or more. The coupon code is valid between now and November 5th.

This would immediately drop the Palm TX down to the $250 neighborhood, still the best price for a brand-new, factory-fresh TX from a reputable merchant. The Tungsten E2, with its list price of $199.99, just needs a bit of padding (perhaps a spare pack of styli?) to be pushed over the $200 threshold and be eligible for the coupon discount. The free shipping on all orders over $49 sweetens the offer a bit more.

A new version update, 5.5.7, has just been released by MotionApps for their popular mVoice call recording + voice memo app. This new update is a bugfix release due to the more substantial changes made in earlier 5.x versions. Dated 10/20/08, the mVoice release notes page lists the new version's improvements as: "Fixed autostart issue when recording phone calls with compression during recording."

mVoice for Palm OS is available now for $19.99, and has just been reduced $5 from the former $24.99 price. It is also available for Windows Mobile devices. You can also read my previous mVoice review of version 5.0.

MobileBurn reviews the Palm Treo 800w and writes, “As with previous units, the Palm Treo 800w from Sprint offers quite an extensive feature set for business users. The addition of a 2 megapixel camera, paired with the microSD card slot ...

Rumor: In what should be taken with a rather large grain of salt, some nevertheless intriguing information concerning the rumored CDMA version of the Treo Pro has appeared in the logs on DSL Reports' Mobile speed test site.

WMExperts has pointed out the presence of multiple entries of a "Treo 850e" running Windows Mobile and Internet Explorer Mobile 6.0 on the Sprint EVDO network. While the "Treo 850" model number might sound suspect, Palm has often used dual nomenclature on their past devices: the Centro is also the Treo 690, the Tungsten T was the m550 and the Zire is the m150, just to name a few. In addition, the extremely high throughput result of 1060 kbps is certainly indicative of a higher speed EVDO Rev. 0 or Rev. A device.

Following closely behind last week's announcement of a free limited-feature version of Kinoma Player for Palm OS devices and the previous week's EX update, a minor update has been released for each version. Users of both the free Player 4 and the Player 4 EX app can now download the new version 4.5.1 update.

This is a primarily a bugfix release, so no major new features have been added. According to Kinoma's blog, the fixes are as follows: Users in the UK can now reliably access YouTube streams, Palm Treo 650 users can now activate Kinoma Player 4 EX and Kinoma Player 4, bookmarks are once again searchable with Palm OS Find, Selecting Cancel from the Authentication dialog no longer crashes Palm T|X or LifeDrive devices when the onscreen keyboard/Graffiti area is hidden. As always, registered users can use the program's handy built-in auto-update feature to download and install the update to their devices.

PC Pro reviews the Palm Treo Pro and writes, “There are further annoyances. The phone uses a micro USB to charge and sync instead of the more common mini-USB - we don’t know why - and neither the two-megapixel camera nor the battery ...

ShSh software has released a new version of its popular 4cast weather browser for Palm OS. 4cast downloads weather information from the Internet and displays it in a nice palm native interface. It supports 5-day forecasts for multiple cities, weather maps and alerts. 4cast can also be used as a plugin for 2day, DateBk6 and ZLauncher. This update adds system alarms for severe weather alerts, and adds an optional KeyGuard interface for Butler and Nexave.

4cast v1.91 for Palm OS is available now with a free trial period. It costs $9.95 to register the full version. It is currently on sale for $6.95 for a limited time.

In its most recent Global Bond Markets' Weakest Links and Monthly Default Rates report, Standard & Poor's has named Palm Inc. and 140 other US companies on its "Weakest Links" list of low quality debtors. The category represents entities rated 'B-' or lower, with either a negative outlook or ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications, that are most vulnerable to default according to S&P.

Time Magazine has just published an article which takes a look at some of the implications of the report and makes a passing mention about Palm being a "troubled firm." PalmInfocenter has obtained a copy of the report and we take a further look at how it specifically relates to Palm.

Palm and Sprint announced new Olive Green and Vibrant Rose colored Centro smartphones last week and today we take a close look at the Olive Green variety. In addition to the new colors, these two models also bring a few relatively minor improvements in the form of double the built in program memory as well as some updated applications. Additionally, the new shades come with a soft touch finish for a better grip and a smoother, smudge free exterior.

Read on for our impressions and a full photo gallery of the new Olive Green Centro.

Palm is letting its customers know that they have until Halloween to download the Windows Mobile 6 update for the AT&T Treo 750. Palm says that the update will "expire" as of October 31st and will no longer be available. Users of the Treo 750 who want this update must download it before the expiration date.

The Treo 750 was first announced in September 2006. The device originally shipped with Windows Mobile 5.2 Pocket PC edition and was updated to Windows Mobile 6.0 in late 2007.

InfoWorld reviews the Palm Treo Pro and gives it very high marks.

If you're partial to Windows Mobile, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than the new Treo Pro from Palm. The BlackBerry, iPhone, and T-Mobile G1 may be the kings of smartphone cool, but if you ask me, they all share one big shortcoming: They don't run Windows Mobile.

The Treo Pro is easily the best smartphone in the Palm line to date. It packs a fresh design, multiple radios, GPS, and a decent screen; still, there's nothing that stands out from flashy competitors such as iPhone. By matching the competition's features, Palm may keep longtime customers from defecting. And sticking with the proven Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional nabs business-friendly features while eliminating the problems associated with newer user interfaces.

Personally, I kind of like the Treo 800w a little better for it's more pronounced hardware buttons and speed, but the Treo Pro is very similar and a bit better looking.

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Ryhor Burakou has just updated his best selling TouchLauncher application. TouchLauncher puts a Palm OS spin on the iPhone home screen with a touch friendly launcher interface and various handy utilities. Among the many features are finger scrolling, rearrangeable apps, drag and drop operations, custom iconsets, wallpapers, weblinks, contact icons and much more. New features in this version include the ability to lock icons so they can't be moved, various minor and major bugfixes, UI updates with more rounded windows and shadows and menu options optimizations.

TouchLauncher v1.3 is available now for the Centro and devices running Palm OS 5 and higher including Palm PDAs (Palm TX, LifeDrive, T3, T5, Zire 72). The app comes with a free trial period and costs $6.99 to purchase.