For owners of Palm Treos possessing a fullsize SD, SDHC or miniSD slots, Woot Sellout has a very limited-time offer on Garmin's Mobile XT GPS navigation kit. For $49.99 + $5 shipping, users can get a very solid smartphone-based navigation solution that is compatible with every Palm OS version of the Treo ranging from the 650 to last year's 755p and the older WM-based Treo 700w/wx/750. I believe this is a slightly older Garmin bundle that the one we covered last fall. It's advisable to act fast if interested, as Woot's offerings are usually very limited quantities and sell out quickly.

With the NFL Season kickoff just a day away, Toysoft has released its mySchedule National Football League schedule 2008 edition. mySchedule NFL includes all 32 National Football League team's regular schedules, AFC and NFC standings and full team rosters. The program also includes TV listings (including DirectTV), exporting to the datebook/calendar, weekly scores and game summaries and updated Vegas betting odds. Registered users will get continuos standing, scores and roster updates though the season for free.

mySchedule NFL 2008 v1.2 for Palm OS is available now for $14.95. The program is currently on sale for $9.95 for a limited time. A demo version is also available.

Longtime Palm OS online software store Palmgear.com has experienced a sudden resurrection and has been relaunched by its new parent company PocketGear. After its closure in November of 2007 shortly after being merged into PocketGear.com, the formerly dormant PalmGear.com has been revived "under new management."

A familiar face on the Palm OS software scene since 1997, PalmGear.com maintains a storehouse of over 30,000 titles for download, although many of the older or obscure free titles have disappeared from the site during the shake-ups of the past several years.

Hobbyist Software has just released Butler version 5.0 for Palm OS smartphones. Butler is a feature rich Treo/Centro smartphone utility that gives you extended control over a number of options and adds some useful additional tools and utilities. It includes mp3 alarms, ultra customizable alerts, remote sms security lock and data wipe, expanded volume key controls, an enhanced key-guard, LED control and many other features. Some of the new features include a 'flash screen' function for alarms, a new interface, added auto-off options, sliding key-guard, additional left handed options and dozens of tweaks to support new devices.

Butler v5.00 for Palm OS is available for $14.95. A free trial period is included. Customers who purchased Butler within the past year are eligible for a free upgrade.

Palm's most recent Palm OS smartphone, the Centro, recently passed the 2 million sold mark. According to this SprintUsers forum thread, Palm is about to unleash two new Centro colors to help that device inch closer to 3 million units sold. The new colors are said to be "Rose" and "Green". A reported release date of October 19th is given with no additional details if these colors will be in-store or web-only. Unfortunately, no pictures are available of these refreshed Centros of yet.

Launched in October of 2007, the Palm Centro is available in both AT&T GSM, unlocked GSM, and Verizon and Sprint CDMA versions domestically in addition to a variety of international carrier partners.

Mobile Game Publisher In-Fusio has just released a version of Golden Tee Golf for Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. Golden Tee Mobile Edge is based on the same hugely popular coin-op video golf game franchise. The game features easy ball control, reactive environments, 4 all-new challenging golf courses, quick-play putting and driving games, Daily and All-Time leaderboards, golfer customization and "great moments" replays. In-Fusio also says players can link up to their coin-op play and retrieve their stats from the arcade game, get contest history and locate a machine in their area (US only).

Golden Tee Golf Mobile Edge is available for Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. The game comes with a free trial version and costs $14.99 for the full version.

Resco Mobile Solutions have released a new version of their IDGuard software for Palm OS devices. IDGuard securely stores your personal information such as passwords, PINs, credit cards, etc. All records are saved using the industrial encryption standard AES. In addition, the application can also store and encrypt memos, documents, images, voice memos and camera snapshots. New features include a new PC desktop component called IDGuard Desktop, it also includes new preview mode, UI tweaks and fixes to the export function and other minor changes.

Resco IDGuard for Palm OS v2.02 is available now for $19.95. It comes with a free trial period. It is currently on sale for $14.95 for a limited time.

Dataviz, makers of the popular Documents To Go office software suite, have partnered with Palm for a new promotional offering for the Palm OS version of their app. This limited-time offer entitles owners of any bundled version of Docs To Go to upgrade to the full version of the latest Documents To Go Premium Edition 10 for only $19.99, a savings of $10 off the usual price. DTG 10 now offers full Windows Vista support and improved handling of Office 2007 files alongside several smaller improvements.

Version 10.02 of Documents To Go, released in November 2007, is the latest version available. The initial version 10.00 of Docs To Go Premium was released in April 2007 and offered compatibility with the new Word and Excel 2007 formats used by Office 2007, with full Vista-compliance not coming until Palm released a public beta of their Palm Desktop software for Vista in July of 2007.

Wired Magazine's Gadget Lab blog has published a new editorial by Brian X. Chen entitled "Palm Needs a Savior, and Treo Pro Won't Cut It". This piece takes a harsh look at Palm's new Treo Pro, especially when compared against a slew of increasingly competitive devices from HTC, RIM, Apple, and any number of handset manufacturers.

In short, Chen claims that the new Treo Pro is merely a stopgap device—a "floatation device" as he calls it—to bridge the gap between Palm's Windows Mobile-heavy 2008 and their "hopefully revolutionary" device(s) next year, presumably running the new "Nova" Palm OS replacement. In his editorial, Chen posts several notable quotes from a telecom industry analyst, a Palm spokesperson, and Peter Hoddie, the president of streaming media software developer Kinoma. The wide array of responses quoted in the article touch not only on the new Treo Pro but also Palm's current activities and future outlook.

The Treo Pro is Palm's second new device of 2008. The Treo Pro brings something to Palm's lineup that has been sorely needed in recent times, a dramatically refreshed smartphone that delivers a modern new look with the features to match. The Treo Pro runs Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 and also makes its mark as the thinnest Treo smartphone to date. It further enhances its profile with a pleasant amount of innovative new features packed into the Palm's most attractive new design in some time.

Unlike many past Palm smartphone introductions the Treo Pro is premiering as an unlocked model first in most markets. The device will be made available online at Palm.com for $549 USD beginning sometime this fall. Being an unlocked device it comes with a higher than normal price tag because of the absence of carrier subsidies and discounts. However, customers do gain the option of bringing their own SIM card and phone plan to use on the GSM network (AT&T or T-Mobile in the US) of their own choice.

Read on for the full review...

Palm has released an update for the Treo 800w on Sprint. According to Palm support the Treo 800w USB and battery charging software update is designed to resolve USB headset and sync cable detection issues. It also applies a fix for battery charging. Palm says in some cases a completely discharged battery may not get fully topped up in certain circumstances.

The update download and detail pages can be found here. The process involves a installing and running the update file and a soft reset. It can be installed over the air by visiting palm.com/800wusbota directly on your device.