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There’s a chance Palm will revive its “mobile companion” Foleo. According to The Register, the Treo maker could release the discontinued device with WiMAX radio to make it work with Sprint’s XOHM network.
Apparently, Palm has recently invited beta testers which are at the same time existing smartphone owners to test an “innovative new product.” I don’t see much innovation in the upcoming Treo 800w as some of the HTC devices on the market sports all of the features the future Treo should have. In addition, such requirements as “heavy to medium e-mail user” and “travel for work with their phone” suggest something’s more at stake here.
Now if only Palm could price it correctly and use the proper CPU in the Foleo 2 — i.e. Intel Atom — I would instantly buy one. Finally, it should be marketed as a sub-notebook like the Asus eeePC, rather than a “mobile companion” to convince people there’s much more you could do with it, rather than just check the email…
[Via: jkOnTheRun]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
