palm Treo 700p Smartphone (Verizon Wireless)
The long-awaited Palm Treo 700p software update has just been released, one week later than promised. Better late than never, right? Palm has packed a number of much-needed performance improvements, as well as reliability enhancements. At the moment only the Sprint update is available, with the Verizon Wireless version “coming soon”.

Product enhancements:

  • Performance improvements to phone application
  • System improvements to minimize skipping during music playback and eliminate audio delays experienced on some games
  • Performance improvement to minimize delays experienced when loading Blazer® browser
  • Support for new daylight savings time legislation, plus a simplified Date/Time preference panel
  • Increased expansion card support including 4GB SD cards and SDHC cards
  • Resolution of certain “wake up” issues that may occur with certain third party push email solutions
  • Improved handling of SMS messages to lessen stalling of messages.
  • For customers using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 with SP 2 and above, an update to VersaMail® client now includes an update to Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® which adds Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology for push email, calendar and contacts. Also adding other EAS functionality such as remote wipe, policy support, and global address lookup

Bluetooth® wireless technology enhancements:

  • Increases list of supported/compatible Bluetooth wireless carkits, including BMW and Toyota/Lexus (Denso)
  • Improves overall user experience with supported Bluetooth wireless carkits and headsets (e.g. allow user to manually connect / disconnect to a Bluetooth device)
  • Additional Bluetooth wireless functionality (e.g. audio routing to Bluetooth headset even when wired headset is plugged in)

PJ Arts from Palm Addicts has already installed this software update, and has written up his assessment. The good news is that the dreaded lag has more or less disappeared. There are improvements in the camera performance, background music and Bluetooth pairing. However, Blazer is still slow.

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