The new Palm Treo 500v smartphone is spreading its wings further beyond Europe. The latest destinations for this Windows Mobile 6 smartphone are New Zealand and right here in Malaysia. In New Zealand, Palm’s partner for the Treo 500v is Vodafone. In Malaysia, the partner is Celcom.

In Malaysia, the unlocked Treo 500v is priced at RM1588, less than a new Treo 680. The Treo 750v has a retail price of almost twice that (RM2,988). The Treo 500v does seem to be the better buy, since it has Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, more memory (256MB vs 128MB), a larger screen (320×240 instead of 240×240, although no touchscreen) and a slimmer form factor.

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