Microsoft has been getting a good deal of flak for their Windows Vista platform having issues with backwards compatibility, mostly because it’s true. Lots of applications that worked on XP, just don’t play nice with Vista. Currently, Palm Install Tool and Palm Quick Install, Palm LifeDrive Manager, File Transfer, and many third-party applications are not…
Palm working on a new Windows Mobile 6 smartphone with HTC?
More Palm rumors folks! This time the rumor involves the Treo maker working on a new Windows Mobile 6 handset. So, not a UMPC, but a smartphone. Somehow this makes more sense — Palm is a PDA/smartphone maker after all. Apparently, the new handset will be made by the HTC, and there’s where the rumor…
Palm working on a UMPC?
File this under “not likely to happen”. Rumors are spreading around the Web that Palm will introduce a UMPC next month. The idea behind this rumor is that Palm most be working on something, as all their latest releases are fairly (software) upgrades — they haven’t announced nothing extra new lately. When you look it…
Treo 700p To Get System Software Update In May
Steve Sinclair, Treo Product Manager, posted information on his blog about an upcoming software update for the Palm Treo. The update is undergoing carrier certification and should be released, post-haste, for the Treo 700p. Given the current status of the update, Sinclair estimates that the software update will be available during the week of May…
Verizon will also carry the Treo 755p; Plus, it has appeared on Sprint site
We’ve already talked about new Palm OS powered Treo 755p, and that it will soon hit the Sprint’s shelves. Now, it looks like Sprint won’t be the only one to carry the new device. Apparently, Verizon will also add the popular smartphone to its offering soon. That’s more love for core Palm OS fans on…
Use High-Capacity SDHC Memory Cards On Your Palm Treo 680!
These new-fangled SDHC cards pick up where the older SD cards left off. Where SD cards hit a maximum capacity of 2GB, SDHC cards hustle to take expansion to 8GB – and beyond! Great, but you gotta have a compatible expansion slot. Apparently, Palm’s Treo 680 has a “secret” talent – it knows how to…
Treo Fans In Italy Finally Get Palm Treo 750 – Released On 3 Italia’s Network
Those of you in the land of spaghetti and meatballs finally get a chance to lay your marinera-covered mitts on the Palm Treo 750. Italy’s 3 Italia 3G provider will be offering the Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone to the Italian masses. Those lucky canolli’s get some righteous HSDPA action with their Treo 750, molto bene.…
Dell ends its PDA line; Will it buy Palm?
With the rise of the smartphones, PDA market has been declining for years. Finally, one of the companies that found ways to make money on the sluggish market stopped selling them. Namely, Dell removed Axim X51 off its website, and the rumors cycle started… People are speculating whether Dell will enter the cell phone market.…
Palm Goes Linux For With Next Operating System
With the Windows Mobile and Symbian war going strong, Palm has decided to explore a less travelled path. Palm CEO Ed Colligan announced today that his company will be releasing a new OS by year’s end. The new OS will be based on the Linux kernel and will be merged with Palm’s current Garnet OS…
Treo 755p set for Sprint; Caught in the wild
The new Garnet-powered Treo 755p is coming to Sprint. Apparently, the new device will have the 700p-like 1.3 MP camera, but will also be slimmer, lighter, and easier to hold thanks to concave surfaces on the phone’s sides. The big news is that the Treo 755p will be an EV-DO enabled device, bringing more speed…