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    strider_mt2k: Way to make it an instant classic, dicks. Just shows you how screwey they really are. Just hold on tight for this Pre stuff. because I'm sure this isn... more »
    frigg: So now everyone in the Palm Fiefdom not working on the Pre pretty much feels like a second class serf that can be tarred, feathered, and sued by thei... more »
    sos10: Yeah! More disposable batteries in landfills! Way to go! more »
    scaught78: I think Pre's weakness is Sprint. But that's just me. more »
    strider_mt2k: Wow. I bet PalmInfoCenter hasn't seen this much traffic in AGES. At least it'll give the troll gang over there something to work with for a change. :) more »
    slovoflud: soo.. non iPhone 1350mAh = modest iPhone 1400mAh = fine ? more »
  • #cellphones

    Palm Throws Down a C&D Warning on the TealOS Skin

    Displeased with others copying their work, PalmInfoCenter reports that Palm snuffed the TealOS skin for PalmOS phones, which imitates the Palm Pre's newer WebOS interface.
  • #palmpre

    Could the Palm Pre's Weakness Be Its Battery?

    Pre Central has confirmed that the Palm Pre's battery will be identical in size to the Centro's, meaning that it will likely be limited to a modest 1150mAh-1350mAh capacity. More »
  • #rumor

    Next Palm Pre WebOS Phone Will Be Cheap, Maybe Centro 2

    Palm Infocenter has "heard from a seemingly reliable firsthand source" that Palm's working on the Centro 2, which'll run the Pre's slobber-inducing WebOS and hit Sprint this fall. More »
  • #sizematters

    Palm Treo Pro Sized Up Against Competition

    Most of us can size up the functionality of a phone from its spec sheet, but a phone's practicality, usability and enjoyability falls to a whole other series of factors. Form factor is a biggie. In this clip, you'll see the Treo Pro literally sized up against the smartphone competition (including the Palm Centro, Motorola Q9H, the BlackBerry Bold, the iPhone 3G, the HTC Touch Diamond and more. If you're at work and can't play the audio track, just turn it off and you'll still get most of the effect. [CrackBerry]UPDATE: Video after jump: More »
  • #treopro

    Treo Pro Gets a Video, Still Runs Windows Mobile

    Slashgear's just found a video of the upcoming Treo Pro, a device that physically looks like the Centro, but runs the touchscreen version of Windows Mobile. The video shows you pretty much what you need to know about how big the phone is in your hand (not too big) but if you want to see it compared to some other things, there were the photos before and also some new photos over at a Chinese site. With all these leaks, the Treo Pro pretty much DEMANDS to be released soon. [Treo Pro via Slashgear] More »
  • #smartphones

    Leaked Advert Image Could be First Showing of Palm Centro2

    At Palm Addicts they've somehow got hold of a leaked advert that looks like it's for Palm's update to the Centro, the Centro2 smartphone. Take a peek—it's pretty convincing. There's of course no way to know whether this is real or a piece of Photoshopped fakery and it's difficult to glean much info on the device from the photos, though the advert is pushing the phone's PDA organizer aspects. The big difference is the missing keyboard, but whether that implies a touchscreen or some sort of slide-out pad is unclear. It also seems to have media controls at the top, and Palm Addicts thinks it's running Windows Mobile. Update: Sadly this is a fake, created for a marketing class. Sorry, Palm fans. [Palm Addict. Thanks, Sammual!]
  • #updates

    Sprint's Centro Gets First Update

    One of the most successful smartphones of the last year is the Centro from Palm. Sprint was the first carrier to sell the device, so it's no surprise that it's also the first carrier to offer a software update for the phone. The big change is the addition of location services to Google Maps, a quasi-GPS that's actually pretty useful. Other changes include updates to VersaMail for Gmail users, better Exchange support, and Bluetooth enhancements. Hit the jump for the full list from Palm's website. [Palm Update] Thanks, David! More »
  • #palmcentro

    AT&T Palm Centro Now $70

    As promised, the Centro is now only $70 on AT&T with a two-year contract and rebate. Plus it comes in snazzy electric blue. [AT&T]
  • #palmcentro

    AT&T Palm Centro Goes Electric Blue, Gets Even Cheaper on Friday

    Apparently the Centro is going to be stupid cheap on AT&T starting July 11, and it'll come in "electric blue." Palm is being coy about exactly how much cheaper, but we figure it'll be a decent discount—maybe down to $49, like the BlackBerry Kickstart will be. We're sure it'll have people lining up at AT&T stores this Friday. Update: A little birdie tells us it'll be $70. [Palm]
  • #palmcentro

    Palm Selling Centro Unlocked for $299, Gets Google Maps with My Location

    Already available on the three biggest US carriers, the only way to make the Centro a bigger hit is to sell it unlocked—and that's what Palm is doing, for $299. It's only in white, though. You can pick it up online at Palm's site. Also, starting tomorrow, they'll be offering Google Maps with My Location for Centros, which locates you with GPS or triangulation. Details: More »
  • #palmcentro

    Palm Centro On Verizon

    Palm's savior Centro, long cozy on Sprint and more recently AT&T, has finally moseyed its way over to Verizon (as expected.) In blue. More »
  • #palm

    Next-Gen Palm OS Will Be "Between Centro and Treo," All About the Internets

    Talking to APC, Palm CEO Ed Colligan revealed some of the broader strokes of its next-gen OS, upon which the company's hopes for relevance are inexorably pinned. Due in '09, it'll be "a new prosumer brand" that fits "in between the Centro and Treo lines." He refers to the OS as "Palm 2.0" at one point—as in Web 2.0—noting that it's "driven around the Internet and Web-based applications," which APC says it like "a very modern take on the original OS." More »
  • #palm

    Palm Zeppelin and Skywriter Phones Coming in 2008?

    Smartphone blog TamsPPC say they received an email from Palm regarding developer submissions for two devices codenamed Zeppelin and Skywriter.They suggest the Skywriter could be a Palm 500-style device with WinMo 6.1, and they posted possible mockup of what appears to be a dev unit. There were no facts provided about the Zeppelin, but TamsPPC included a copy of the email they received and think the phones will hit the market in Q3 2008. Hmmmm... [TamsPPC]
  • #smartphones

    Happy Palm Centro Day

    I've just decided to mark today Palm Centro Day for three reasons:
    • Fulfilling Brian Lam's prediction, Palm just announced that it only took six months to sell 1 million of the suckers, in 10 countries no less. (Helps when there's a GSM version, doesn't it?)
    • AT&T released the obsidian (that is, black) version to go along with its white one. Ruby Red and Pinky Pink are still Sprint only.
    • In some Best Buy locations, the normally $100 AT&T Centros have been spotted selling for $40 to new customers. Hopefully these deals will keep cropping up.
    Here's what I want to know from you long-term Centro users: does the Centro deserve the honor, bound to sell 1 million more before year end? Or was it just a flash in the old smartphone pan? [Palm Centro]
  • #smartphones

    Palm Adding Voice Commands to Treos For Messaging and Browsing

    Thanks to an agreement with Nuance Communications, Palm will be delivering voice command capabilities to Palm OS supported smartphones like the Centro and the Treo. More specifically, Palm will be utilizing Nuance's VSuite apps to handle functions like name dialing, digit dialing, message addressing for text, picture, and video messages as well as application launching. More »
  • #palm

    Palm Bleeds $31.5 Million

    Beleaguered smartphone maker Palm lost $31.5 million this quarter, despite the Centro's success—no surprise, given that their living-in-the-past handsets are losing marketshare, not to mention the whole deader-than-dead Foleo. [NYT]
  • #unconfirmed

    Palm Centro Getting New Color Options?

    By the look of this page from the recently released user guide for the Palm Centro, it looks like the cellphone will be getting a navy blue version, as well as an all-white makeover with gray keys. [Gadgetell]
  • #cellphones

    AT&T Palm Centro Official

    The Palm Centro is losing its Sprint-only roots and going to AT&T for $99 after rebate with a two-year contract. That's the Glacier White color combo, and in a month there'll be an Obsidian Black version. It's essentially the same phone that Sprint offers, but this is a quad band GSM version with EDGE (no 3G). I don't like the ads, which try to portray the OS as somehow radically changed from business to social phone, but it's still a good deal for $99. [ATT, Thanks Dave for the tip on the embargo lift] More »
  • #cellphones

    AT&T Palm Centro Photos Surface

    The rumor of the Palm Centro coming to AT&T has been solidified during the past couple of weeks and these unbox photos of the AT&T-branded Centro all but make this bit of news rock solid. And it may be my love of Palm phones and all things bright green talking, but I really like the keyboard. Word is the Centro will launch on the February 19 with a price somewhere between $99-$149. [Boy Genius Report]
  • #cellphones

    GSM Palm Centro coming to Europe February 14

    An unlocked, GSM Palm Centro will arrive in Europe on February 14 for €299 ($400). Still no 3g, however. [Treonauts via Treo Central]
  • #palm

    For Palm Centro fans holding out until the Ruby Red ones arrive, Sunday's the big day. That's when they show up at "all Sprint sales channels, Palm stores and online," says an official little birdy. [Palm Centro]
  • #sizemodo

    Sidekick Slide Super Sizemodo

    First you get a taste of what the two sexy new Sidekicks, the LX and Slide, look like side by side. (Can someone please tell me why the logos are all oriented for "portrait" when there's never been a more "landscape" phone? I need an explanation.) That, my friends, is but the appetizer. Your main course is a smorgabord of Sizemodology, pitting the new little Sidekick Slide against the roughest, toughest "consumer" smartphones around: the T-Mobile HTC Shadow, Sprint's Palm Centro, the BlackBerry Curve, and of course the iPhone. You will find that deluxe second gallery after the jump. More »
  • #sizemodo

    T-Mobile HTC Shadow Sizemodo vs iPhone vs Palm Centro vs BB Curve vs Sprint HTC Touch

    See how T-Mobile's new smartyphone shapes up next to your current favorites in the gallery above. [T-Mobile]
  • #gps

    Palm Partners With Garmin For New GPS Navigator

    Today Palm announced that a partnership with Garmin has produced a new Palm GPS Navigator with Garmin Mobile XT software. Users of Palm smartphones like the Treo and Centro can now enjoy access to over 6 million points of interest and turn-by-turn voice prompted directions, as well as free access to Garmin Online for info like traffic updates, fuel and hotel prices, and weather forecasts (that's right...free). At this point, the TomTom version is still available from Palm, but that will most likely change when the Garmin version hits this November for $249. [Press Release]
  • #frankenreview

    7 Takes On Palm Centro

    Released just yesterday, the Palm Centro has our eyes for a few reasons. First, their Treo smartphones have some of the highest ratings in smartphone history on review sites like CNET. So when Palm essentially shrinks their famous Treo and drops the price to $99 with contract, we have to take a closer look. More »
  • #palm

    The black Palm Centro is available on Sprint's site now for $99 with contract. [sprint via crunchgear]
  • #smartphones

    An e-mail from Palm tells us that the Onyx (black) $99 Palm Centro will be in Sprint stores this Sunday, but the coveted Ruby Red Centro won't be available until November. That makes for a tough decision, now don't it? [Palm Centro Review]
  • #bypopulardemand

    RIM's BlackBerry Curve has been added to our Palm Centro Sizemodo, because readers wanted to know how the two stack up, literally.
  • #handson

    Palm Centro Unboxed and Reviewed (Verdict: Yep, Definitely Gonna Sell Loads of 'Em)

    The little red Palm Centro just arrived, and we're still convinced this $99 wunderkind will go places. Have a look at it in the gallery, and then make the jump for my first at-home impressions. More »
  • #sizemodo

    Palm Centro vs Treo 700 vs iPhone vs BlackBerry Curve

    Here's the new $99 Palm Centro from Sprint, cozying up to an older Sprint Treo 700p. In the gallery below, you'll see more shots of the 700 comparison, plus the inevitable Centro vs iPhone. (Aw, you know you want it.) Then, after jump, Centro faces off against BlackBerry Curve. More »
  • #palm

    AT&T Palm Centro?

    There's an image floating around the web today of a Palm Centro running AT&T software. Now, we're just trying to figure out if this an actual future GSM model or just the bastard offspring off a failed deal between Palm and AT&T. Given the trumpeting of Sprint exclusivity, the latter is more likely. Thoughts? (Here's how to comment.) [Gear Diary]
  • #palm

    Linux Based Palm OS Pushed Out to End of Year '08

    Yesterday during Palm's Q1-08 Conference call, CEO Ed Colligan dropped some tidbits about their release schedule for the Linux-based Palm OS
    "[The Palm Centro] team is now totally focused on delivering our next generation platform, which we expect to have available by the end of the next calendar year."
    By the end of 2008? Are you serious? This OS needs to be out right now, not a year from now. Hopefully with the addition of the Centro & Foleo team they will be able to get it out the door a little faster. [Palm Info Center]
  • #palm

    Palm Centro Hands On And Gallery (Verdict: They're Gonna Sell a Lot Of 'Em)

    The Palm Centro was a joke until the price dropped this morning. $99 for a full featured touchscreened Palm device is a great value. It loses the heft found in previous Palm Treos, and it's even a little bit...shiny. The only thing to be concerned with is that tiny keyboard. Despite it being targeted toward the same demographic as the Hiptop (Sidekick), it is much harder to use—think iPhone before you get used to it. I'm sure you would adjust; I mean, the kids, the kids, they would adjust. But man, with good looks, a low price, powerful features, and the shedding of the Treo brand name, they may have a hit. Gadget dudes, this is the phone to buy your kid who's not quite smooth enough to have a Hiptop, or your smart kid who knows enough about gadgets to want the extra features. More »
  • #palm

    Palm Centro Launch Event (The Treo for Hobbits)

    12:25 There's little doubt today's event is about Centro. We're here, and we'll just see how it goes while we eat lunch. More »
  • #cellphones

    More Treo 500 Leaked Pics Confirm Two Colors

    These leaked Treo 500 ad shots from Alles Windows Mobile confirm the two-color rumor we posted about earlier. The two colors are grey/charcoal black and white, but the white one has its keyboard censored out for some reason. These are the best shots we've gotten so far, so drink them in, Treo fans. [AllesWindowsMobile] More »
  • #rumor

    Unconfirmed: Upcoming Sprint Roadmap Leaked? Palm Centro 10/14?

    A poster on the phonenews forum seems to have come up with the Sprint lineup for the next several months, all the way into early 2008. To start, they have the Motorola V9M on 9/4, the USB EV-DO Novatel U727 modem on 9/30, Palm Gryphon (code name for Palm Centro) and Sanyo S1 2500 on 10/14, LG LX260, HTC Vogue, BlackBerry 8130 Pearl 2 and PX600 on 11/4, Motorola Q9C on 11/23 and Treo 800w and Samsung Blackjack International in Q1 2008. More »
  • #whoa

    Palm Gandolf Officially the Centro, Smallest Treo Ever, For Hobbits and Tweens

    The Sprint Tech summit happened today and Palm unveiled the Palm Centro to analysts today. Gearlog has a hands on, saying that it runs on EVDO, is targeted at youngsters, and has a QWERTY and touchscreen, as we could have gathered from the leaked shots and carrier. The price? An unbelievable $99, and supposedly, it'll be a Sprint exclusive for 90 days. The declaration that it's the smallest Treo to date is new to us, though. Gearlog was there, and they got some hands on. More »