There have been lots of new software releases and updates for the Treo lately. Palm OS users have been spoilt for choice with over 10,000 applications, and now it seems even the number of Windows Mobile apps have been growing. Read the rest of this entry

Jeff Hawkins is the creator of both the original Palm Pilot personal digital assistant (the called a “connected organizer” and the Treo smartphone. His current smartphone of choice is the Treo 700p, and his uses are surprisingly normal. Read the rest of this entry

Palm has been very busy over the past few weeks, launching Treo smartphones in Latin America and South America.  The new smartphone launches are :

• Treo 700p in Mexico, with partner Iusacell
• Treo 700wx in Puerto Rico, with partner Centennial Network
• Treo 680 in Argentina, with partner CTI Movil

We don’t hear much about Palm’s plans for future devices — only rumours and more rumours. So it was refreshing to read an article on the New York Times about Palm’s new hire, veteran interface designer Paul Mercer. Mercer has a sterling CV, and is described as having “a knack for designing complex systems in ways that are accessible”. Some career highlights :

• lead designer of Version 7 of the Mac Finder
• founded Pixo, which developed the original iPod user interface
• designed the bestselling Samsung Z5 MP3 player

It’s unclear exactly what project Mercer is working on at Palm. It could be a facelift for the Palm OS, or even the wildcard — designing the user interface for a hybrid Numenta/Palm Treo smartphone. We can dream, right?