Posted on August 20th, 2008 by Chris Nolan
The new Palm Treo Pro - finally, a Palm device to get excited about?
Finally, do we have a Palm device to get excited about?
Well, the pictures and specifications suggest that at least we have a new Palm device that can truly compete in the modern smartphone market. This isn’t going to satisfy the Palm purists who still eagerly await a new Palm OS powered device but with a slick new look and tons of goodies (including Wi-Fi, GPS, HSDPA, high resolution 320×320 screen, 2MP camera, WM 6.1 and microSDHC) the new Palm Treo Pro certainly appears to be the best device we’ve seen from Palm since the Handspring Treo 600. Have Palm finally got their finger out? We sure hope so!
Read on for detailed specs and photo gallery.
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Posted on August 18th, 2008 by Robin
Resetting Your Palm Device
Having a problem with your Treo or Centro? Programs not working right? Device frozen? Reset loop? Excessive lags? Chances are, performing one of these four resets will cure the problem.
Read on to find out what the resets are, what they do, and how to perform them!
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Posted on August 13th, 2008 by Robin
Verizon Treo 700p 1.11 Update
Yup, that’s right! This is the third update that’s been released for the Verizon Treo 700p. Released last Thursday, August 7, this radio patch “is for a phone reset issue that occurs under certain specific and rare conditions” and will bring your software version up to 1.11.
Give it a shot and let us know how it goes!
Note: This update requires the 1.10 update to be applied. If you are not sure which version you have, go to the phone app, press Menu, go to Options, and select Phone Info. If it says Treo700p-1.06-VZW, you will need to download and install 1.10. You can get that here.
Related Links
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Posted on August 12th, 2008 by Chris Nolan
Thanks to Handquake for this great tutorial for using MiniTones to put MP3 style ringtones on your Palm OS Smartphone.
MiniTones is a freeware application that lets you put MP3 style ringtones on your Palm OS Treo or Centro Smartphone. Using MP3s as ringtones can be space hog but MiniTones has the ability to crop MP3 files to a smaller size to save space. This tutorial is for use with the 700P but equally applies to other Palm OS smartphones.
Needed: MiniTones
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Using MiniTones to crop and install MP3 ringtones
Once you have MiniTones installed, you want to go to your Palm home page and select the MiniTones application.
Select MiniTones from the Applications Menu
When the application opens it will automatically search your device and your expansion card for MP3 files and list them by name.
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Posted on August 9th, 2008 by Robin
Astraware Insaniquarium 1.00
The latest game from Astraware, Insaniquarium Deluxe, was released last Wednesday. Insaniquarium Deluxe from Astraware is the mobile version of the popular frantic aquarium game available for the PC. Here are the features of Insaniquarium:
Feed your fish and fight off aliens in the craziest aquarium ever!
- Feed your fish and keep them healthy
- Protect them from dangerous alien creatures
- Collect coins and jewels to make money and upgrade your tank and weapons
- 3 fun game modes - Adventure, Time Trial, and Challenge
- Enjoy hours of frantic aquarium fun!
Related Links
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Download Palm OS Version
Download Windows Mobile Version
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Posted on August 3rd, 2008 by Chris Nolan
Play movies for free on your Treo 800w! Thanks to our friends at xda-developers.com we bring you a new Treo 800w compatible build of the excellent Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP).
This new build has 2 main advantages over the original windows mobile version of TCPMP:
- It will run on the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 devices where the original build crashes (crash.txt message).
- It supports the FLV file format straight out of the CAB.
Follow this link to download TCPMP for the Treo 800W from our downloads area.
Enjoy!
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Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Robin
Sprint Treo 800w Update
Special thanks to silversurfer20 for his assistance.
On July 28, Palm released a cabinet file update for the Treo 800w that enables voice dialing over a bluetooth connection. According to Palm, “This software download will enhance the convenience of hands-free calling, as it will enable the use of your bluetooth headset or car kit to initiate voice calls on the Treo 800w via Voice Command voice dialing software.”
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 visit www.palm.com/800wota from your Palm Treo 800w device.
Related Links
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Posted on July 27th, 2008 by Robin
Sprint Centro 1.07 Update
Hey, we know we’re late with this, but better late than never. We’ve been busy after all. Anyway… last Tuesday, July 22, Palm released a firmware upgrade for the Sprint Centro. This update brings the software version to Centro-1.07-SPNT and “is a tune-up that improves email, IM, and general device usability under certain conditions” according to Palm.
Here are the specific improvements that this update brings:
- Improved Gmail IMAP compatibility and an updated setup wizard with the
new Gmail settings
- Updated compatibility for Google Mobile Maps My Location feature to
approximate your current location – great for directions, finding nearby
restaurants or business, or checking local traffic.
- Improved ongoing delivery of email sent to VersaMail accounts using
Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology via Exchange ActiveSync
- Bluetooth usability enhancements and updates
- Sprint TV performance enhancements
- Enhanced AOL Instant Messenger performance
- Improved performance when adding a contact using Mobile Voice Control
- Improved email attachment handling
- Changed default camera shutter sound to “ON.” Audible shutter “click”
will be heard when taking photos
- Allows Preferred Roaming List updates over the air
The download is available from Palm or from our Downloads section.
Information & Download (Palm)
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Posted on July 27th, 2008 by Chris Nolan
Welcome back! The site has been down this weekend while I implemented a new site design and changed a few things in the background to make the site more user friendly. We felt that the site needed an injection of new energy and this is our first step towards reaching that goal.
The site now uses Wordpress to publish the articles and this will allow us to more easily post new stories and allow more people to contribute to the site. One major side-effect of this is that any links pointing to the old articles will now result in “Page not found” errors. It will take me a little while to fix these so please be bear with us in the meantime.
We hope you enjoy the new site and we look forward to bringing you more great content than ever before. If you have any comments about the new site or have any problems please feel free to leave a comment here or post over in the forums.
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Posted on July 26th, 2008 by Robin
The new Sprint Treo 800w
Available since last Monday, July 14 is the Sprint version of the Treo 800w. This groundbreaking Windows Mobile 6.1 device features a 320×320 touchscreen and built-in GPS and WiFi. Other notable features include a 2.0MP camera, a microUSB connector, and the return of the familiar “smile” keyboard.
Here are the specs of the Treo 800w according to Palm:
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition
- Display: 320×320 Color Touchscreen
- Radio: CDMA with EVDO Rev. A
- Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g
- GPS: Built-in GPS (standalone and assisted)
- Bluetooth: 2.0
- Memory: 256MB user memory (170MB available) and 128MB program memory
- Camera: 2.0MP with 2x digital zoom
- Battery: 1150 mAh (same as Centro)
- Talk Time: Up to 4.5 hours
- Standby Time: Up to 200 hours
- Expansion Card: microSD and microSDHC up to 8GB
- Connector: MicroUSB
- Dimensions: 4.41” long, 2.28” wide, 0.73” deep
- Weight: 5.0 oz
Included Software: Alarm Clock; Calculator; Camera; File Explorer; Internet Sharing; Games – Bubble Breaker,™ Solitaire, Astraware Sudoku, and Aces Texas Hold’em; Maps; Messaging; Microsoft® ActiveSync®; Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Mobile; Microsoft® Live Search; Microsoft® Notes; Microsoft® Office Mobile – Outlook® Mobile, Excel® Mobile, PowerPoint® Mobile, Word Mobile, and OneNote Mobile; Microsoft® Tasks; Microsoft® Windows Live;™ Pics and Video; Picsel PDF Viewer;™ Quick Tour; Sprint Navigation; Sprint TVSM; Sprite Backup; Windows Media® Player Mobile
The 800w can be purchased from either Palm or Sprint for $249.99 with a 2-year contract and various discounts and rebates, or for $599.99 without a contract.
Related Links
Treo 800w (Palm)
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