Gx5's Treo optimized weather application, TreoWeather, has just been updated. The software can display current weather conditions and forecasts for an unlimited amount of custom locations. It features user selectable wallpaper images, custom fonts and overlays. The new version includes some minor fixes and support for the latest GSM Centro's.

TreoWeather v1.1.0 is available now with a free trial period. It costs $9.95 USD to register. It is compatible with the Treo 650, 680, 700p, 755p and the Palm Centro.

Palm announced today that is has released the Palm Centro in Mexico with Telcel and Movistar. Centro is Palm's smallest and lightest smartphone, and will be available in Mexico in red and blue.

Centro helps users manage email and text messaging, keep track of their schedules, stay up-to-date on the latest news, capture and share pictures, and get directions on Google Maps - all in one small, fun compact phone. Its full keyboard also makes it easy to quickly type text messages and emails with complete thoughts and ideas.

Microsoft today announced a new version of Windows Mobile at CTIA Wireless 2008. The company also unveiled a new version of Internet Explorer Mobile, which brings desktop grade browsing and support for Flash and Silverlight technologies. The update also features new time-saving features, easier phone navigation and management, and increased security safeguards.

"People want a single phone that's flexible enough to meet their needs throughout their day, whether it's connecting to work or your everyday life," said Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. "The innovations we've added to our Windows Mobile software ultimately make it easier to manage your world."

Palm Inc. announced today that it has sold its one-millitionth Palm Centro smartphone. Palm is now shipping Centro in 10 countries worldwide, including Hong Kong, Singapore, India, the UK, Germany, Spain, Ireland, France and Italy, and its already-rapid momentum is set to grow as Palm debuts the product in additional countries around the globe. Palm says that the strong sales track demonstrates the $99 product's mass appeal to customers ready to get all the power of a smartphone at the price of a traditional mobile phone.

"The Palm Centro is flying off the shelves because users who want to step up to a smartphone see it as the perfect first choice," said Brodie Keast, senior vice president of marketing for Palm, Inc. "It has everything a person needs to stay organized and connected with everyone who is important to them. We're very excited about the Centro's near-instant popularity in the U.S. and think it's going to be a huge hit as it continues to make its way across the globe."

Palm's "Obsidian Black" version of the Centro is now officially available through AT&T retail stores and online at Palm.com. The Centro sells for $99 after a 2-year service agreement and mail-in rebate from AT&T. The Centro is also available in pink and red from Sprint.

The AT&T 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.

The Photos HQ image enhancement app from Treoware has recently been updated to version 1.0.8. This innovative little program replaces the stock camera app on most Palm OS Treo and Centro devices and offers improved image quality, color fidelity and the option of higher-resolution photos. PhotosHQ also offers an improved digital zoom feature as well a self-timer and the capability to output images in either bitmap or jpeg format. The developer lists improvements to SXGA (e.g., Centro) capture optimization and corrected issues with the PalmPhotoLib and the side button assignment.

Photos HQ v1.08 for Palm OS is shareware and is available for the minor sum of $3.95. It is compatible with the Treo 600, 650, 680, 700p, 755p and the Centro. In a welcome nod to the remaining PDA fans, Palm's two camera-equipped Zire handhelds, the 71 and 72, are also supported by this app.

Silicon Valley gossip blog Valleywag is reporting that Palm has hired Lynn Fox, the former head of Mac PR at Apple. A company representative has confirmed to PalmInfocenter that Lynn Fox is indeed the new VP or Public Relations at Palm. This would mark the second major hiring away of a prominent Apple employee since Jon Rubenstein has taken over as Chairmen of Palm Inc.

The last high profile Apple employee to join Palm was Mike Bell who joined Palm as their new SVP of product development. Bell came to Palm after a 16 year tenure at Apple, where he was a vice president in the Macintosh Hardware Division.

As predicted, reports of the availability of the Obsidian black AT&T GSM Centro are finally making the rounds online. Several TreoCentral forum members are confirming sporadic retail availability at AT&T corporate stores of the anticipated black version of Palm's newest Palm OS smartphone.

The black version of the phone is considerably more subdued than its white sibling, as the bright lime green numeric keypad has been jettisoned in favor of the standard off-white keys seen on most other Palm smartphones. One final detail to keep in mind for prospective black Centro purchase is that Palm's newly-released extended Centro battery is currently available only with a white replacement battery door at this time.

Motion Apps continues to tweak and improve their mVoice phone call and voice memo recording app for Palm OS devices. This time around, the new version 5.5.6 has been released. The company's changelog for this release is mentions "minor improvements" being made to this version. Nevertheless, it's always a reassuring sign to see developers continue to stand behind their products with continued improvements.

mVoice is available now for $24.95 and runs on the Treo 650, 680, 700p, 755p and all versions of the Centro. My review of version 5.0 of mVoice can be found here.

Rumor: The long awaited and perpetually rumored Treo 800w has made an appearance on a leaked slide from a possible Sprint smartphone roadmap. Originating from a forum post at the SprintUsers.com message board, the slide shows the Treo 800w may debut sometime in July and includes a few device features. Assuming the leaked Sprint roadmap is accurate, the listed specs coincide perfectly with most of the earlier reports of the device's specs: Palm's first device with WM6 standard, its first 320x320 Windows Mobile product, Palm's first wi-fi and GPS-enabled smartphone, and its first EVDO Rev.A device of any kind. The only rumor that seems to be dispelled by this roadmap is that the 800w is destined to ship with Windows Mobile 6.1 standard.

SplashData has released SplashID 4 Desktop for Mac OS X. This is the standalone desktop client that can also be used synchronize with SplashID on your device. SplashID safely and securely stores all of your personal identification information including user names, passwords, credit cards, calling cards, bank accounts, PINs, and more. Information is stored in a secure, 256-bit encrypted format. You can read our recent review of SplashID 4 for Palm OS.

The new Mac Desktop client is now a universal binary and is fully Leopard compatible. It features new views including panel and tree view, enhanced security features, web auto fill, an enhanced lookup feature and the ability to sync multiple SplashID databases.