Verizon Wireless and Palm today announced that the Palm Centro smartphone will be available online beginning June 13. Dressed in a crisp cobalt blue, the Centro provides customers with the perfect tool to manage the busiest of lifestyles with voice, text messaging, e-mail and the Web. Centro’s built-in Google Maps application delivers quick, reliable directions and lets users perform local searches and view moveable/scalable maps, satellite imagery and traffic updates. Customers can also map a contact’s address directly from the contact application simply by selecting the “maps” button.

Customers using the stylish Centro will get access to VersaMail 4.0 with built-in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support for Microsoft Direct Push Technology to deliver e-mail and calendar updates from a home or office PC using Outlook directly to their handsets. Centro users also have the option of using Wireless Sync, Verizon Wireless’ proprietary e-mail solution, for quick and easy access to personal or corporate e-mail, contacts, calendar and tasks from their home or office PC. Wireless Sync supports POP3 or IMAP e-mail accounts and it supports Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Domino.

The Palm Centro also includes the following features and capabilities:

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It's not quite the Palm Treo 850 or Treo 800w news we were hoping for, but we're sure Verizon Wireless customers will still be happy to hear that they'll be able to get their hands on a Palm Centro starting Friday, ...

Today Verizon Wireless and Palm announced that Verizon will begin selling the Palm Centro for $99 with a new contract. The Verizon version of the Centro is identical to the version that's been available on Sprint's network since late ...
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Today Palm announced the availability of the popular Palm Centro on the Verizon Wireless 3G network. The QWERTY keyboard equipped Centro, Palm's most popular smartphone of late, is now available on the 3 largest mobile carriers in the USA.
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Verizon Wireless today announced that the Palm Centro smartphone will be available on June 13 for $99. Dressed in cobalt blue, the Centro offers a color touch-screen, full QWERTY keyboard and a lightweight design.

Running on Verizon's high-speed data network, the Centro can quickly send and receive email messages and attachments and browse the Web. Customers can use it as a modem for their laptops when they subscribe to BroadbandAccess Connect service plan.

The built-in Google Maps application provides directions, performs local searches and views moveable maps, satellite imagery and traffic updates. It can map a contact's address from the contact application simply by selecting the "maps" button.

The Centro can also access VersaMail 4.0 with built-in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. Microsoft Direct Push Technology delivers email and calendar updates from a home or office PC using Outlook directly to their ...

Palm Centro will be offered by Verizon Wireless starting June 13th, according to a leaked info from PhoneArena. When available, it will be sold at $269.99 with 2-years before the $100 rebate. Alternatively it is available at $389.99 without any contract.

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We don't get it... It looks like Verizon intends to sell the Palm Centro for a whole $269.99 on a 2-year contract before $70 mail-in rebate starting June 13.

Maybe there's a typo here, or will they include a complementary $100 bill with each handset they sell?

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The Verizon Palm Centro phones are starting to arrive at retail stores. The Verizon Palm Centro is an upcoming handset set to arrive any day now. A new photo was taken of the device at Circuit City (dummy version anyway), signaling a release is very near. The handset is blue in color, but you can expect more colors to follow shortly.

The Verizon Palm Centro specs will include: Push-to-talk support, Palm’s OS and will have touch-display. Its QWERTY is reported to be as good as those of Treos. The handset will also feature a 1.3-megapixel camera and support EV-DO. Don’t expect the Verizon Palm Centro to handle all your business needs, but it’s still a little gem for the money.

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According to a leaked presentation from Verizon, the carrier will apparently be offering the Samsung i770 and Treo 800w smartphones in the near future.

The Samsung i770 is an upgrade to the i760 model, which doubles the memory, has a better 2Mpix camera ...

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The Verizon Palm Treo 800w is on it’s way. The Verizon Palm Treo 800w has been rumored to come in the Q3, 2008 along with the Samsung i770. The handset takes on a pretty typical Palm look, although it looks more like the Centro than other models. The phone will also be available for Sprint, so Verizon folks won’t have exclusivity on it.

The Verizon Palm Treo 800w is set to feature: Windows Mobile 6 Professional, 1xEVDO & Rev. A, 1.3 megapixel camera,  GPS (VZ Navigator), WiFi, Stereo Bluetooth & Bluetooth 2.0, microSD, 256 MB Flash & 128 MB RAM. Not a bad set of features on the new handset. Be sure to check back soon for more details on the upcoming Verizon Palm Treo 800w.

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We have our doubts about the diminutive Palm Centro but the little guy proved us wrong. After selling hot and reaching the one million mark, the Palm Centro helped its manufacturer climb from a 7.9% to 13.4%. It’s definitely not the OS. Although may be planning more Windows Mobile phones in the future, the success of Centro makes a very crucial point. Even in smartphones, form factor may be a bigger consideration for consumers than the operating system.

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A powerpoint slide obtained by Engadget is showing a Treo 800w Q3 release date. This is similar to the Sprint release date in a rumor report few months back. The specification is still showing the Windows Mobile 6 Professional with no indication of the newer version 6.1 instead.

Other than Treo 800w, another windows mobile smartphone, the Samsung i770 will be available in Q3 this year too.

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related Palm Treo 800w report

http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-first-spyshot-of-the-new-treo-800w-15481

http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-sprint-to-release-treo-800w-on-22nd-july-06403

http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-sprint-to-release-palm-treo-800w-in-july-0267

http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-side-view-of-the-treo-800w-19488

In a recent interview with APC, Palm CEO Ed Colligan said the company’s long-awaited operating system of the future will center around the Internet, and be distinct from the familiar Palm OS that’s currently available.

Although Colligan didn’t mention the difference between the Nova OS and the Android OS (Google), he looked pretty confident in the Nova OS, described the “Nova” OS as a “next-generation operating system with much more capabilities, driven around the Internet and Web-based applications.”

Besides that, Colligan also admitted the mistake of splitting the Palm OS operating system from PalmSource in 2003, causing Palm lost control of the operating system, and forced to use four-year old operating system on its Treo and Centro smartphones.

He also mentioned that Palm will continue to release devices based on the classic Palm, and Mobile Treos for business customers. He said. Nova will be used on something in between a Centro and a Treo, but the company has yet to decide on the naming convention for that new category.

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Palm Stereo Head Phone Audio Adapter Review Palm Introduces New Treo & Centro Stereo Adapter As any seasoned Treo or Centro owner will undoubtedly know a Stereo Headphone Adapter (which allows you to use the 2.5mm connector on your smarpthone with a standard 3.5mm headphone of your choice) is one of

The first leaked photo of the Treo 850 was just posted last week, today TamsPPC is saying to have obtain the specification of the device through a friend working at Palm. The Treo 850 is indeed with a codename Skywriter, it looks similar to Palm Centro, but the source says it is a evolution from Treo 750 series.

The Treo 850 will be running the windows mobile 6.1 professional. Similar to the upcoming Treo 800w, it will come with built in WiFi and will be using a micro-USB connector for battery charging and desktop sync. It sounds impossible to have a 32MB SDRAM while running the multi-task Windows Mobile OS, just note that these specs might not be the final list.

• Os: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Size: 60 x 113 x 14 mm (W x L x T)
• Display: 320 x 320 pixel TFT touch screen
• GSM
• HSDPA 3.6 Mbps / EDGE
• A-GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth
• 2 megapixel camera
• micro-SD card slot
• micro-USB connector
• 256 MB NAND-Flash (> 175 MB for user) / 32 MB SDRAM

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check out the previous leaked photo report here

http://www.slashphone.com/rumor-first-leaked-photo-of-palm-treo-850-smartphone-21507

In addition to the recent spy photo of the Palm Treo 850, BGR has posted a spec sheet for the upcoming handset! Check it out:

Size: 14 x 60 x 113 mm; Bands: GSM, EDGE and UMTS HSDPA 3.6; ...

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The new Palm Treo 850 may have WiFi, the leaked photos of the RIM phone has revealed. It has a similar form factor as the Palm Centro. The main difference is the OS. The 850w will be running Windows Mobile, which in itself is bigger news than a new Treo model. Has Palm finally decided to abandon its software? If the 850w turns out to be a bigger succes than the Centro, Palm may not have a choice.

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The Telstra Palm Centro is now available. The Telstra Palm Centro can be purchased for $299 AUD on a prepaid plan, so you still have to buy the monthly minutes. The handset is the exact same model as seen in other parts of the world, but unlike the US AT&T model, it get’s rid of the green keyboard.

The Telstra Palm Centro features include: Palm’s OS and will have touch-display. Its QWERTY is reported to be as good as those of Treos. The handset will also feature a 1.3-megapixel camera. Overall, it’s a pretty decent handset for the price - considering it’s a smartphone. The Telstra Palm Centro will be great for heavy text messengers.

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Finally! BGR got their hands on the first set of pictures of the Palm Treo 850.

It certainly looks slightly different from the previous models, though still has a noticeable resemblance with the rest of the maker's devices. Not many details are known so far, just note that this is a Win...

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We have posted the leaked photos of Treo 800w here and here , the 800w is the upcoming smartphone with a codename Zeppelin. Today BGR blog posted a new model picture, the Treo 850w. The Treo 850w has the similar shape as the Treo Centrol, this model might be the new Palm smartphone that has a codename Skywriter.

The Treo 850w is powered by a 400MHz processor, it will have a built in 100MB memory. From the side view it looks like there is a WiFi on/off button. No other information is available at the moment.

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DeviceAnywhere today unveiled the new public Palm Virtual Developer Lab (VDL) - a remote testing service designed to dramatically reduce the time and resources required to develop, test, monitor, and deploy applications and content for Palm smartphones. The on-line service is available globally to all developers who register for DeviceAnywhere’s Palm package and provides support for in-market devices released by Palm, including the Treo 755p and the Palm Centro smartphone.

DeviceAnywhere provides access to more than 1000 real handsets, on live worldwide mobile networks, remotely over the Internet, meeting all development, porting, testing, and monitoring needs. DeviceAnywhere employs real, physical handsets - so anything that a user can do with a device in his/her hand, he/she can do with the handsets in DeviceAnywhere - in real-time. This includes tasks such as pressing device buttons, tapping on touch screens, connecting/disconnecting the battery, viewing the LCD, listening to ringers and speakers, and opening/closing a handset.

To access the Palm Virtual Developer Lab, users simply register by selecting the Palm VDL option on DeviceAnywhere’s Web site (www.deviceanywhere.com). Once registered, users are able to access Palm smartphones within the Virtual Developer Lab, press buttons, view LCD displays, and listen to ...

The Palm Treo 850 will be here soon. The Palm Treo 850 is a new smartphone that has a lot of resemblance to the Centro and Treo 500, although it does have a few design differences. Of course, it sports the full Qwerty keyboard, wich texters are sure to love.

The Palm Treo 850 will run on Windows Mobile (6.1 we presume), and will have a 400MHz CPU and a 100MB of RAM. Other specs are unknown at this time. But from what we know, this is a pretty hot phone coming from Palm. Check back soon for more Palm Treo 850 details.

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Just recently, we reported on some rumors about a Palm Treo 800, a CDMA smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.1, EV-DO Rev. A, and GPS. While the feature list was pretty impressive, the picture of the reported device didn't excite us very much. In fact, ...

While the first Palm smartphone with WiFi is finally coming near, Palm has just start to offer Palm Centro to Telstra Pre-Paid customers in Australia beginning May 26. Palm has sold its one-millionth Palm Centro smartphone in 10 countries worldwide, including Hong Kong, Singapore, India, the UK, Germany, Spain, Ireland, France and Italy.

DeviceAnywhere offers remote access to Palm handsets for more efficient application development on Palm smartphones
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Palm Centro 690 is reviewed by Anonymous at Amazon on Sat, May 17, 2008

Average rating: 8/10.

The Palm Centro is one of the very few smartphones that can fit in your pocket and still deliver quality power features. However, it has a few minor drawbacks.

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For all the crap Palm gets about its lack of innovation, it's still got a pretty loyal fanbase so we imagine some of you will be interested in this tidbit. There are various stories around the blogosphere about a new Windows-based Treo, codenamed "Zeppelin" ...

The Sprint Palm Treo 800w will be here soon. The Sprint Palm Treo 800w is the new and improved 700w, but basically keeps the same, typical Palm look. The new handset is scheduled to arrive on July 22nd - although it’ll have some steep competition from the new HTC’s set to release around that time as well.

The Sprint Palm Treo 800w features include: Windows Mobile 6.1, EV-DO Rev. A, GPS, a 320 x 320 touchscreen, and a typical Treo look. So, if you’re into smartphones, the Sprint Palm Treo 800w is definitely worth looking at. Although, you may just opt for one of the new HTC’s or the Samsung Instinct - all of which pack some impressive features.

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Here comes the Palm Zeppelin! To be called Treo 800w, it is a windows mobile smartphone for CDMA network. It should available for Sprint network this year and you should also see another Palm device called Palm Skywriter this year (probably for GSM network?)

Information on the spes is not available at the moment but it is confirmed that the smartphone use a microUSB connector. The Trep 800w design follows the old traditional Treo series smartphones, it might be the first Palm smartphone that comes with built in WiFi and GPS capability.

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The Palm Treo 800w is almost here. The Palm Treo 800w is on track to be available on Sprint’s network in the very near future. Recent speed tests were run for the new phone and found that it ran at 475kbps. That’s not super fast, but not horrible either.

Other features expected to be on the Palm Treo 800w are: Windows Mobile 6.1 with IE 7.11, EVDO Rev. A, 320×320 display, WiFi, a-GPS & camera / no camera versions. There’s no word on pricing or exact release date for the Palm Treo 800w - check back soon for details.

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Palm Centro 690 is reviewed by crunch_solutions at Amazon on Tue, May 13, 2008

Average rating: 8/10.

So it's not an iPhone and I didn't expect to love it but I do. I had a low-minute voice plan with Verizon but didn't want to spring for the costs of their data plan. Have just switched to Sprint. All my Palm data ...

TamsPPC has obtained an insider info on the new Palm product. No product info on the device, but the 2 new Palm product has codename as Zeppelin and Skywriter.

The leaked came from an developer invitation, where application developers submit their application to test with the new device. One of the device, the Zeppelin could be the new Palm Treo 800w, the Skywriter is said to be similar to Treo Centro design.

Check out the invitation letter below

Greetings,
Palm is pleased to invite you to participate in the launch of Zeppelin and Skywriter.

As a launch developer, you can participate in additional marketing and sales program opportunities with Palm for your eligible application.

Your application is eligible for these programs if:
- Your application is ready at the time of device launch
- Your application has successfully passed Designed for Palm Products (DFPP) compatibility testing. Learn more about DFPP at http://pdn.palm.com/dfpp.

Please let your relationship manager know if you plan on participating and when you have submitted your application for compatibility testing so we can expedite your application through the process.

Carrier Sales Training Materials
Information about your application will be included in the materials prepared for carrier sales training ...

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While there's a lineup of upcoming high-end HTC smartphones scheduled for H2 launch, Palm doesn't intend to fall back and is set to release its new Treo 800w on Sprint in...

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Knowing that I still use a Palm Treo 650 (yes, people who review phones don't necessarily have fancy ones), a colleague alerted me to the fact that PDAmill Game Studios has made all its Palm OS games free. The company stopped making games for this platform ...

wmexperts has pretty much confirmed that Sprint will release the new Palm windows mobile device, Treo 800w on 22nd July. We had seen quite a few rumors on the Treo 800w, including the 2008 roadmap below.

Although the leaked picture previously was showing a silver color, the new rumor suggest that charcoal black will be the official colors, accompany with other colors. The Treo 800w will be running windows mobile 6.1, loaded with Palm famous threaded sms. Finally we will see an integrated WiFi and A-GPS on Palm device.

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PhoneArena reviews the AT&T Palm Centro: “The AT&T Palm Centro feels great in your hand, call performance was admirable and as a smartphone there isn’t anything it can’t do. This phone is aimed at the “tweener” crowd- the 16-29 year olds who have never owned a smartphone- but given the robust support for both multimedia and business applications and the fantastic form-factor the AT&T Palm Centro should appeal to anyone interested in the Palm OS. Oh, and the $99 pricetag will continue to draw in a few users as well.”

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Palm Treo 680 is reviewed by jbrainard at Pricegrabber on Fri, May 2, 2008

Average rating: 4/10.

Strengths: It is an ok phone, and the PDA does very basic things adequately

Weaknesses: Palm has destroyed much functionality that was in their OS.

Using experience: 15 days

Pros: Palm OS for PDA. Palm has ...

Interesting Centro review over at Tracy and Matt's site. They are undeniably the masters of the dull unboxing video and have done an odd review of the Centro which is pretty much very fair although it makes some strange claims. Palm are keen to offer this as a smart phone, with there own Palm OS installed. But in testing I found that it lacked features that are commonly available on competing Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and the Nokia N series devices – as it does not offer WiFi or GPS. Yeah, ho

The Palm(r) Treo(tm) 750 is a wonderful and elegant phone for simply great minded people. It is a combination of several features such as world GSM, email, broadband wireless, Windows mobile(r) 6.0 The phone comes with a sleek midnight ...

According to a secret e-mail message sent to a limited number of people, Palm intends to start beta testing of its new handset.

In particular, the company is inviting "seasoned business professionals" who constantly use Wi-Fi and spend much time working on email and on the phone. The ne...

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Palm Centro is now available from all U.S. national operators.

The last carrier to join the group was Verizon. The handset will be available in blue color, the same that was released recently in Mexico, with more versions to come.

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An unknown number of users have received an invitation to join the Palm test team last week. The test team is said to be testing an “innovative new product”. With the listed qualifications of WiFi router, heavy phone users and Sprint subscribers, users are guessing it to be the upcoming Treo smartphone with integrated WiFi

There were rumors on the new Palm smartphones with WiFi in past few months. Early this month a leaked Sprint roadmap also revealed an upcoming Palm 800w in July. See the details of the invitation page below:

Beta Testing Opportunity
The following opportunity is available.
Palm is seeking people to test an innovative new product. This product is focused on seasoned business professionals. People who commute and spend a ton of time working on email and on the phone. This test is for people looking for cutting edge technology and demand constant communication.

Qualified candidates should work in an enterprise level business and have a lot of experience with varied technologies. These people should invest a significant amount of money in their technology and use it daily.
Required Qualifications
Sprint Subscriber
Bluetooth headphones or car kits
WiFi Router access

Optional Qualifications
Existing Smartphone User...

The Verizon Palm Centro is coming soon. New Verizon Palm Centro photos have popped up across the Internet today, indicating the carrier will indeed pick up the hot-selling handset. The Verizon Palm Centro will come in a navy blue color, but feature-wise is not going to change from the Sprint / AT&T model.

The Verizon Palm Centro features will include: Push-to-talk support, Palm’s OS and will have touch-display. Its QWERTY is reported to be as good as those of Treos. The handset will also feature a 1.3-megapixel camera and support EV-DO. Overall, the feature set is pretty impressive for a cheap smartphone. No word yet on the Verizon Palm Centro’s release date or pricing, but check back soon for details.

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It's hard to find a BlackBerry Pearl right now.

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Several smartphone makers are finding themselves short of product this spring, not just Apple.

A few weeks ago, Apple's retail stores were extremely low on iPhones, which at the time was attributed to a clearing ...

Treocentral Review: Palm Air Case for Centro Treocentral has published a review of the Palm Air Case for Centro. The Palm Centro Air Case does exactly what it was designed to do: provide robust protection that’s felt, but not seen. I really like looking at the Centro unobscured, and am glad to see (or, rather, not see) a case that preserves the phone’s look and functionality. Just be prepared to spend some time taking the case apart for the first time. Once you’re used to removing it, t

Palm Centro 690 is reviewed by ccclaireee333 at Amazon on Tue, April 15, 2008

Average rating: 10/10.

The Palm Centro is my first PDA phone, although I have owned a couple other standalone PDA systems in the past. The Centro is not quite as convenient to use as a standalone PDA, but its small size and "all-in-one" ...

It looks like Sprint will soon stop offering the Palm Treo 755p, as the handset has been recently removed from the carrier's website.

This makes sense considering that the <a title="Palm Centro" href="http://www.cellaz.com/news/1958/sprint-offers-free-palm-centro/" targ...

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Neal juices up his Palm Centro with a more powerful battery that also comes with a battery door to match his Glacier White Centro