So there I was, last night, happily charging the new unlocked, ATT branded Treo 680. After about 2 minutes the Treo 680 turned on by itself, and presented the usual start up screens. I played around with it for a while and turned it off, waiting for the LED to turn green. Four hours later, the LED was still red and the thing wouldn’t turn on.
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We still have very few reviews of the newly launched Palm Treo 500v smartphone. So far, I only know Sammy from PalmAddict has a review unit. Andrew from Treonauts just received his review unit, and has taken some good photos (especially if you want to compare the thickness of the Treo 500v versus the Treo 680). Andrew’s first impressions are generally good : “It’s a very slick, slim and light smartphone that feels absolutely great in your hands”
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Another day, another leak from Palm. We can only wish that this was done deliberately to reduce the criticism of the ugliness of the new low-end smartphone, the Palm Centro. Citing an “anonymous poster” as the source, MobilityToday has published a slick photo of the Palm Centro, complete with a trendy upside-down reflection.
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Palm Gandolf, or the Treo 800, is not what it seems. Palm is apparently planning to release a new range of low-end smartphones under the “Centro” brand. Palm shared a few details at the recent Sprint Tech Summit held in Reston, Virginia.
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