SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2006--
First Palm OS Based Treo Smartphone on EvDO Offers Faster Connection Speeds, Dial-up Networking, Rich Multimedia and More Memory
Demonstrating its commitment to providing mobile professionals with a choice of smartphone operating systems, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 700p smartphone, which includes hardware and software innovations centered around usability, connectivity, multimedia and compatibility. As the first Palm OS(R) CDMA-based Treo smartphone to offer the broadbandlike speeds of the EvDO (Evolution Data Optimized) network, the Treo 700p smartphone helps customers better balance their personal and professional lives by combining an easy-to-use mobile phone with high-speed wireless data access to web, email, business and multimedia applications.
Pricing and availability for the Palm Treo 700p smartphone will be announced later by Sprint and Verizon Wireless.
Read more at Palm.
Palm Reveals Treo 700p Smartphone
3 Days to Mobifest
Tickets are on sale for Mobifest - Canada's first mobile film festival, created to recognize excellence and innovation in made-for-mobile films.
Festival tickets are $10 and the event will take place on May 17, 2006 (3 days left to go!!) at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto. Doors open at 6 p.m. and movie screenings will begin at 7 p.m.
The international competition is the first film festival of its kind, in that it is exclusively mobile - all film content is shot and created specifically for the "small screen" - either for a mobile phone, smartphone or other handheld device.
To date, more than 65,000 movies have been watched online, and 8,000 people have voted. Online voting will determine the pool of finalists in each of the three categories below, and winners will be selected by a panel of judges.
Films will be judged on mobile aesthetics, audience impact and degree of
creativity in the following three categories:
- Best Canadian Mobile Film - Entrants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
- Best of Festival - Films will be judged for originality and unique use of the medium.
- Best "Caught on Treo" - This special award recognizes innovation in movies shot exclusively on a Palm Treo smartphone.
than one minute in length. There is no fee for entering or for multiple submissions. The competition is open to filmmakers worldwide over the age of 16.
Palm Mobifest is a production of NowNow Corporation. For more information on voting, judging criteria, sponsorship opportunities, rules and regulations, or to enter online, please visit www.mobifest.ca.
Palm Treo 700p announcement leaked
From Engadget:
After completely failing to keep the Treo 700p on the DL for the past month or so, Palm has managed to even blow the official announcement, since TechWorld accidentally posted the release a bit early. The article, titled "Palm version of Treo 700 arrives," confirms that the phone will be announced on May 15th, just like CNET said, and will be released by both Sprint and Verizon for operation on their EV-DO networks. The piece also mentions a 1.3 megapixel camera, 128MB of memory, a 312MHz Intel XScale processor, and DUN capability. The 700p is referred to as the second of four devices to be released this year, which bodes well for people holding out for the other rumored models.
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Facer Launcher 3 from PocketCraft
Recently I found that one of my favourite applications had been updated to a new version so I checked it out again. After using it for a while I decided to write up a bit on what I feel is a great Palm Launcher replacement, Facer Launcher 3.
Facer has a lot of features you've probably come to expect in an application launcher, including a user-skinnable interface and a superbly customizable "Today Page," in addition to the standard categorized application launching we're used to with the default Palm Launcher. Honestly, with Facer Launcher my first impression was "it looks like a whole new Palm OS," with it's clean thin lines and smooth gradient shading on top of a pretty background image, Facer sure looks nice, but how much use is it really? Let's find out.
The application menus are intuitive enough to navigate through and find all the various functions and customization options, and that's a good thing too because there are quite a few options available to the user to customize Facer to their personal tastes. Facer distinguishes its Today and Launcher functions as two separate Pages, which is intuitive and works well. Facer also includes a capable "database manager" and application "uninstaller" that make it easier to manage files and delete applications than with the default Palm Launcher.
Many common launcher functions such as copy and send/beam, are only a single stylus tap away through the "gadgets" displayed in Facer, which are simply buttons in the top right, or along the very bottom of the screen. Facer allows the user to specify which gadgets are displayed so only the ones you want to see will be on the screen, and the Today and Launcher Pages have separate gadget configurations, which is nice.
Today Page applications are very popular additions to Palm handhelds, and it's no surprise Facer 3 includes one. In fact, I think what Facer 3 does best is its Today Page. The calendar and task-list events listed from your favourite PIM software are expected, but you can also customize the Today Page with powerful plug-ins that can add weather data, daily words, and much more to even further personalize the way the Today Page works for you. The user can also define "Shortcuts" to Palm applications or web address links, which sit in a second bar along the bottom of the Today Page, giving you even quicker access to your favourites without switching over to the Launcher Page.
As far as looks are concerned Facer is no slouch, it's really quite gorgeous in my opinion. Other application launchers rarely ever look this good, but, and there is a but, there are virtually no new themes for this new version of Facer available right now. Worse yet, the available themes from previous versions of Facer are so far not supported in this new version. Facer is a complete package otherwise, and if old themes could be imported that would make a big difference. I am hopeful that this situation will change when the Theme Architect tool from PocketCraft is updated and users start producing new themes for Facer 3.
Overall, I think Facer is well suited for most average Palm users and is particularly well suited to cellphone-centric use, but power-users may want a more robust feature-set. On the other hand, maybe you already use other applications that have functions "missing" in Facer, and in that case Facer is likely more than adequate. In general, Palm users will enjoy Facer Launcher for its excellent Today Page, sheer ease-of-use, and extensibility through the plug-in system.
Facer 3 has a lot to offer, and it doesn't try to do too much, which some users may find refreshing when compared to other launcher choices. It does what it does, and does it well. My lasting impression is that Facer aims to to give users the functions they wish were standard on there Palm, and for the most part is successful at doing so. Key features are the Today Page, the Database Manager and the Plug-in system. Facer 3 is a fine choice for anyone looking for a nice set of customization options in an easy to use application launcher.
Download a full-featured trial from PocketCraft Software.
Palm Treo 700p on Palm site
From Ubergizmo:
Opera Mini 2.0 now available
From 1src:
http://mini.opera.com has all the details. Opera Mini is free and along with J2ME, should work with:
Treo 600/650
Tungsten T3
Tungsten C
Zire 72
Lifedrive
Sony Clie TH55/U/E
Sony Clie UX-50
Telstra to Launch BlackBerry Connect for Palm Treo 650
"Telstra, Palm, Inc. and Research In Motion today announced that BlackBerry Connect for the Palm Treo 650 smartphone on the Telstra Network will be available early next month in Australia. Telstra customers now have a wider choice of devices that support the robust and secure capabilities of the BlackBerry services and a wider choice of wireless email solutions that support the feature-rich Treo 650 smartphone...." Read more
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