Glossy black devices are very difficult to maintain! I have never found the need for extra protection for my devices up until the Treo Pro. Not only is it a fingerprint magnet, but also very easy to scratch. I managed to scratch the screen with my fingernails, and the battery cover had picked up many tiny scratches even though I had been careful not to set my Treo Pro on any rough surfaces. That’s when I decided to give BodyGuardz a shot.

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As reported by MiDoJo, Palm has released the webOS “open source portal.” Below is the announcement from the Palm Developer Network and a direct link to the announcement page and the download page for the packages.

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MTDN would like to welcome the new Palm Pre. The Pre was released on June 6th 2009. It is Palm’s latest entry in the now rapidly growing smartphone/conversation device market. The Pre has been designed from the ground up to increase user-friendliness and web browsing ability. It runs on a completely new OS called “webOS” based on the Linux core coding. The CDMA version was released to Sprint in June of 2009 and will be a Sprint exclusive for an undetermined time period. It features a 600 Mhz processor, built-in WiFi, a GPS, a 3.2MP camera with LED flash and 7.4GBs of user memory. The Pre has some very interesting and innovative new features such as “Synergy” for the syncing of your contacts, calendars, and a card system to help users with quick and easy maneuvering between applications. We will continue to review the Pre in more detail as time progresses and more breaking news becomes available.  Feel free to read on to learn more about this new technological advancement.

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Last week, Palm released a cabinet file update for the Sprint Treo Pro that fixes a bug with the Pro that “can lead to the smart phone not ringing and causing the user to miss an incoming call.” This update is recommended for all 1.04 Sprint Treo Pro’s.

The update is a software update (not a firmware upgrade), so if a hard reset is performed, the update needs to be reinstalled. It can be installed in three ways - transferred using ActiveSync, downloaded over-the-air (OTA), or launched from a microSD card. To install OTA, please click here.

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Palm’s Support Page

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Finding great deals on eBay has become very alluring to consumers looking to save major bucks in a struggling economy. According to a study performed by the University of Maryland, consumers have saved a cumulative of $19 billion over the years that eBay has been in business. Despite such a positive review, I am sure most of us have heard the typical eBay horror story of not getting what was paid for in the condition it was promised or not getting what was paid for at all. The bad news is that these horror stories do in fact occur; the good news is that the more informed a buyer is, the less likely he or she is to experience such a horrific purchasing experience.

As an avid user of MTDN, I have found that some users purchase their smartphones off of eBay or are open to the idea of doing so in the near future. Purchasing any range of technological devices off of eBay can become an arduous task if the buyer does not know what to look for or avoid. I have compiled a list of the top 10 Dos and Don’ts of eBay purchasing based on my years of experience in buying and selling on eBay. It is my hope that the following information will assist buyers in having positive eBay purchasing experiences and drastically reduce the likelihood of negative purchasing outcomes.

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