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Archive for June, 2006

Current best selling ebooks at eReader

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

The Book of the Dead

You’ll be sure to find something interesting to read on your Treo from eReader - they have over 16,000 titles in all!  You can punch in this week’s Promo Code M7DR2D to receive a 10% discount off any eligible book priced more than US$3.  This offer is valid through July 4, 2006.
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A shorter antenna for your Treo

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Shorter Treo antenna

If you can’t wait for the new antenna-less Treo Lennon and Treo Nitro, this is the next best thing.   TreoCentral member Zoti is soliciting interest for a custom modification that replaces your Treo antenna with a smaller one. Another member, Ddeath, has already gone ahead and made an antenna just 0.5cm tall.  There’s a healthy amount of interest already; the question is - how much would you expect to pay for it?
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Last chance to save 15% off Palmsource summer specials

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Palmsource is offering a 15% discount off four Palm OS applications as part of their Summertime Specials. You get discounts for Atkins Diet Carb Counter, Trip Boss, Wine Enthusiast Guide, and Village Sim.  The offer is valid until tomorrow - 30th June 2006.
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Palm and Xerox settle Graffiti handwriting recognition patent dispute

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Just a day before announcing their 4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 financial results, Palm has disclosed that they have reached a settlement with Xerox regarding a patent infringement lawsuit.   It’s been a long battle, starting 9 years ago - just one year after Palm was founded.  The lawsuit centres on the handwriting-recognition technology called Graffiti.  Palm has previously done a workaround, changing the alphabet slightly with Graffiti 2 - and annoying millions of loyal users who had to learn it all over again. I was one of them!
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