Can’t live without push email? You now no longer need a Windows Mobile-based Palm smartphone (like the Treo 700wx or Treo 750) to make use of Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology. Palm has released the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Update for Palm OS devices. The Palm Treo 680 and Treo 700p smartphones are supported. The new update enhances VersaMail by adding Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology, which gives users connected to an Exchange Server fast, automatic wireless updates of email, calendar and contact information.

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Palm has been pretty busy this past week. The entry-level GSM/EDGE Treo 680 smartphone now makes an appearance in Mexico. Palm’s partner in Mexico for the Treo 680 is mobile operator Telcel. Read the rest of this entry

One of the downsides to having a lighter, slimmer form factor with the Treo 680 is the smaller capacity battery. While the battery life was expected to be worse than the Treo 650, many new users did not expect that the Treo 680 would be unable to last a single day without a charge. Read the rest of this entry

After reaching the shores of Malaysia and Thailand, the new Palm Treo 680 smartphone is now available in the Philippines. Palm’s partner in the Philippines for the GSM/EDGE smartphone is Globe Telecom.  Expect to fork out around 29,800 pesos for the Treo 680.
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