Dec 10, 2006 | blog
So is it that “confusing” about what Palm is doing with Garnet? Yes they sold the operating system by spinning off the OS development arm as PalmSource. Yes they’ve now licensed it back from Access, the Japanese company that purchased PalmSource in its entirety.
It seems to me that while Palm OS 5 (Garnet) is several years behind Windows Mobile or Symbian, the basic OS in the feature department, it still has great usefulness as a smart phone OS. The biggest thing is that the Treo platform with Palm OS 5 simply works, its tried & true. It also has a huge following and a very easy to use GUI.
Since the OS has been used for many versions of the Treo, the continual refinement of the user interface is where the product improvements will keep the OS fresh.
Via: The Wireless Weblog – What is Palm doing now?
Aug 22, 2006 | blog
Wow, more mobile goodness! It usually happens in waves like this where several products will be announced or released within a few days of each other, and I of course figure it out days later. 🙂
Anyway, Sprint is getting in on the action this time with their (updated) version of the Palm Treo 700 line. The 700wx has more memory, 64MB RAM instead of Verizon’s 700w’s 32MB RAM. This should help make the Windows Mobile based Treo perform a bit better.
When the 700w was released, I was surprised that the unit came with 32MB, seems Palm was too accustomed to the Palm OS memory requirements.
Note to mobile OEMs: you can never have enough RAM. 🙂
Link to the::unwired – CONFIRMED: Palm Treo 700wx coming to Sprint
UPDATE: CrunchGear has a scan of Sprint’s brochure!
May 24, 2006 | blog
And of course, not to be outdone – Engadget Mobile has several photos of the new Treo 700p in fresh Verizon packageing as well. What a fantastic day for these guys – first the Moto Q, now the Treo 700p. Lucky, lucky, lucky. 🙂
May 22, 2006 | blog
There is a nice preview of the Treo 700p posted over at Brighthand. AdamaDBrown describes the initial observations on the device including EVDO connectivity on the Sprint network. Also touched on is the higher resolution display, and the ability to use the device as a wireless modem. It looks like a solid device that builds on the previous successes of the Treo 650s and the Windows Mobile based 700w.
Via: Brighthand.com
Jan 27, 2006 | blog
Over at Pocket PC Thoughts, Janak Parekh has posted on reviews of these devices at Mobile TechReview. He gives his thoughts on the devices as well.
Check out the Verizon XV6700 review here!
Check out the Treo 700w review here!
