The PalmInfocenter Software store is running a special two-day mega discount on ShSh Software's TAKEphONE application for Palm OS. TAKEphONE is now on sale for $4.95, reduced over 75% from its regular $19.95 price.

TAKEphONE is a enhanced contact management application, designed to improve and simplify your contact management phone call operations. It facilitates stylus free operation and one-handed dialing, enhanced search capabilities, as well as telephony features, such as calling-card support, extra digits dialing on all contacts, Internet phone number search and much more.

This application is a long-standing best-seller that normally retails for $19.95 but for two days, this Thursday and Friday, April 24 & 25th, it is available for only $4.95. There is no coupon code for this special offer, simply add it to your cart and you're all set.

SplashData has released a desktop client of SplashMoney for Mac OS X. This new release joins last month's release of SplashID for Macs. Both applications synchronize with their respective mobile applications. With SplashMoney, Mac users now have access to a complete personal financial manager that enables them to securely record transactions, track account balances, generate reports and budgets, and manage finances while on the go. The desktop application features wireless access to online bank accounts, a streamlined user interface, charting of financial data, the ability to assign icons to transactions, transaction filtering, and bank account reconciliation. SplashMoney supports most account types, including checking, savings, credit card, cash, asset, liability, and money market accounts.

GoTreo Software is now offering live tech support in conjunction with its recently released SafeGuard utility. SafeGuard is an application designed to troubleshoot, prevent and help diagnose software problems and misbehaving 3rd party applications on Palm OS devices. The company is now offering a new SafeGuard Live service to help frustrated users diagnose and solve their crashing or locked device issues via live phone help, instant messenger or email. The company aims to remedy and stabilize any software issue no matter the offending application.

SafeGuard v2.09 is available now for $19.95. It comes with a free trial period. It is compatible with the Treo 650, Treo 700p, Treo 755p, Treo 680 and Palm Centro. The SafeGuard Live service is sold as a $12.95 monthly subscription, more details can be found here.

PalmPowerups has released an update to SkinUI and has made the program available as freeware. SkinUI is similar to PalmRevolt in that is enables you to completely skin the Palm OS to achieve a completely new user interface experience. Users can find a good selection of skins from OS X and Cobalt to "Church Punk" available at the PalmPowersups site.

In a post on 1src, the developer dmitrygr says he is nearing the end of his long Palm OS programming run. Dmitry is currently working on a nuRom LifeDrive utility and a SDHC driver for Palm devices which he expects to be his last projects.

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PocketDVD has released DVD Catalyst v3.5, its popular DVD to mobile device conversion tool. DVD Catalyst can convert your DVD's with one click for just about every type of video device out there including Palm, iPod's, iPhone, PSP, Windows Mobile devices and so on. It features an easy to use, one click operation that allows you to convert the same movie for all your devices. The software can automatically remove the black boxes around clips so your movies will always display full screen. It also offers plenty of advanced options for more demanding users.

DVD Catalyst v3.5 for Windows 2000/XP/Vista is available now for $24.95. It comes with a fully functional seven day trial period with no limitations.

Rumor: Palm has recently been sending out invitations to select customers inviting them to "test an innovative new product." The invitation goes on to list a number of requirements among which include heavy smartphone/email use, WiFi Router access and are a current Sprint customer.

At the very least, this email confirms that Palm's expected next generation Windows Mobile Treo will include WiFi. We can also presume that it also indicates that like many of Palm's previous new Treos, the upcoming device will likely debut on Sprint in the US.

Rumor: Following up on the Centro appearing on a Verizon rebate form article from two weeks ago, Engadget Mobile has posted an advance set of press images showing a Palm Centro with Verizon branding and applications.

The images reveal that Verizon will offer the Blue version, which was recently released in Mexico. It's unknown whether the Verizon will carry additional colors.

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Motion Apps' popular mOcean mp3 player for Palm OS devices has quietly become a "free" ad-supported app. Since the release of the latest version last month, the app has now added a small banner containing advertisements across the top of the main screen.

In addition to MP3s, this versatile media app plays back still photos, videos, audiobooks and streaming radio, all while mimicking the general look and feel of Apple's iconic iPod interface. mOcean also features full iTunes synchronization capabilities. It is worth noting that mOcean is only compatible with Palm OS smartphones such as the Treo and Centro, so Palm PDA diehards need to look towards PocketTunes or elsewhere for their media-playback fix.

Of course, users are still able to purchase the app at full price to remove the banner advertisements at the usual price of $29.99. You can check out Tim's review of mOcean v3.0.

Palm's most recent newsletter to their retail and reseller partners indicates that the Centro extended batteries we covered just a few weeks ago have already been EOL'd. Just one month ago, we posted a preview article showcasing this battery and its unsightly white hump of a replacement battery door and fully expect it to hit retail in the very near future.

Both the 3341WW Centro Extended Life Battery with black & red replacement covers as well as the 3379WW Extended Life battery with white and blue covers from Palm appear to have essentially died prior to even hitting the market.