Palm has just introduced the Centro smartphone in Colombia through Comcel and Movistar. The Centro is being made available in the Red and Blue colors, which recently debuted in Mexico.

The Centro is a quad-band GSM/EDGE smartphone running Palm OS Garnet v5.4.9. It has a 320x320 pixel touchscreen display, Bluetooth v1.2, a 1.3 megapixel digital camera with video capture and 64MB of memory. For memory expansion it has a microSD slot. You can find our Centro review here.

Astraware and Idigicon have released Platypus - the "squishiest shoot-em-up ever" - for Palm OS and Windows Mobile smartphones and PDAs. Based on the cult classic for PC and Mac, Platypus is a fast, frantic and fun side-scrolling arcade shooter with a difference - the entire game is made from modeling clay. Platypus features 4 massive worlds each with several challenging levels. In addition to the unique graphics and animations, the game features a music soundtrack inspired by classic Commodore 64 games.

Platypus v1.00 is optimised for play with 5-way or stylus and is available now for Palm OS and Windows Mobile Professional and Smartphone edition. It includes a free trial period and is priced at $19.95.

CoreCodec has released a new update to its massively popular CorePlayer Mobile multimedia software for Palm OS. CorePlayer v1.2.3 brings a large number of new features and all around improvements. The main new features include YouTube video support and a native YouTube browser, the addition of a number of new streaming audio and video formats, Google GData support, multi-language support, optimized AVC playback and AVCHD support.

CorePlayer Mobile for Palm OS v1.2.3 is available now for $29.95. It is currently reduced to $24.95 for a limited time. You can read our review of an earlier version here. It is also available for Windows Mobile Professional and Smartphone.

Deluxeware has released a new game for Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. Golden Skull is a self described puzzle adventure game that will take you on an unforgettable journey through the undiscovered Mayas pyramids and long forgotten ruins. In addition to the usual puzzle game fun, this title features am entertaining story mode. The game includes full screen support in both 480x320 and 320x480 modes for Palm OS devices and 240x240 square screen support on Windows Mobile Treos.

Golden Skull - Saeed's Adventures v1.00 is available now for Palm OS and Windows Mobile. It sells for $19.95 and is currently on sale for $12.95 for a limited time.

Tamoggemon Software's FileFind 3.0 has been released. FileFind makes it possible to search the contents of your memory card and gives you a number of more advanced options to track down what you are looking for. Even with the advent of memory card support in Palm OS 4, the built in search to this day does not look in external memory cards. FileFind overcomes that limitation and can search files on storage cards/internal file stores using their creation, modification, attributes and/or last access dates.

FileFind v3.0 for Palm OS is available now for $9.95. It is currently on sale for $7.95 for a limited time. The application comes with a fully functional 14-day trial.

Mobile Stream's USB Modem software has been updated. The application allows the Treo or Centro to operate as a USB modem for your desktop or laptop computer. The program offers support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems. Recent updates include support for the GSM Palm Centro, compatibility with Windows Vista 64-bit and a fix to the built in DUN suppression on the Treo 680 & 755p.

USB Modem v1.60 for Palm OS is available now with a free trial period. There is also a version for Windows Mobile. It costs $24.95.

PoderPDA was on-hand at the Palm Centro launch party held recently in Mexico. The site has published an interesting report from the event in english with a good assortment of pictures from the festivities.

The party was held at a well known lounge bar in Mexico City. Palm's CEO Ed Colligan was present along with a number of executives from Palm Mexico and Latin America, some models demonstrating the Centro and Mexican recording artist Ximena Sariñana. Of course the Blue Centro made an appearance as well.

Blazer may not be the fanciest or fastest mobile browser out there, but for Palm users it's what we've got (and have had for the past four years). Whether you're a Centro / Treo user or a Palm PDA diehard, Blazer remains the default browser of choice across Palm's current Palm OS Garnet product line.

Blazer is now going on a few years without a significant update to its NetFront powered core and is starting to show some wrinkles. Yet, with a couple of simple tweaks, Blazer can be fine tuned into a more efficient mobile browsing machine. Read on for our collection of five simple tips to improve your Palm OS browsing experience.

The Sprint Treo 755p has not been discontinued and will continue to be offered by Sprint. A Sprint representative has confirmed to PalmInfocenter that the carrier has not discontinued the Treo 755p from its smartphone portfolio and says the 755p remains a "strong product offering" in Sprint's lineup.

The device is currently missing from Sprint's website, which along with a number of forum reports lead to rumors that the product had been discontinued. Sprint says they are addressing a temporary outage of inventory, which is why the Treo 755p is not being displayed online at this time. Sprint's rep also went on to state that they plan to continue offering Palm handsets and investing in new Palm products throughout 2008.

The Palm.com online store is running a up to 50% off promotion on select hands-free accessories now through April 16. The sale includes a number of excellent deals and big reductions on popular accessories such as Palm's GPS navigation kit's and wireless headsets. You can view all of the sale items here. Some highlights include:

• Palm GPS Navigator w/Garmin Mobile XT for $139, regularly $249
• Palm GPS Navigator Car Kit w/TomTom $164, regularly $299
• Palm Wireless Headset Series 3 $45, regularly $69
• Parrot 3200LS Color Car Kit $178, regularly $209

In addition, Palm is offering 25% off any accessory with the purchase of a new Palm handheld, and a free $50 Visa giftcard on new smartphone activations. Free ground shipping is included on all orders over $49.

Unconfirmed reports are circulating that Sprint will no longer be offering the Treo 755p smartphone. Recent forum posts indicate that Sprint reps are now informing customers that the Treo 755p has been end of life'd. The device is also no longer showing up on Sprint's website. PalmInfocenter has a question in to both Sprint and Palm, but has not heard back from either as of this morning.

A number of Sprint business customers have reported in the TreoCentral forums that their account managers are telling people that the 755p is no longer available and customers should opt for the Centro. However there is also unconfirmed conflicting information that only the Red and Blue colors have been discontinued on Sprint, to be replaced by a new 755p refresh in silver.

Update: The Sprint Treo 755p Has Not Been Discontinued.