At a Tech Summit in Reston, Virginia today, Sprint gave a sneak preview of some new phones coming to its network this fall. Among the new devices included a new smartphone from Palm presented as the Palm Centro.

PalmInfocenter has confirmed at this time that the Centro is a new Palm OS smartphone that will include EVDO high speed data in a new form-factor. Read on for the rest of the details we know so far...

UPDATE:
The Palm Centro has been released by Palm. You can read our Palm Centro review here.

Rumor: Verizon Wireless users who are anxiously awaiting the release of the Palm OS-based Treo 755p over competing RIM and Windows Mobile-based smart devices are going to have to wait a bit longer.

A very legitimate-looking Verizon release roadmap has been leaked and posted to the Phone Arena website. The roadmap reveals that the 755p's release date has slipped yet again to some unspecified point in November.

Sam Samadi, Palm’s VP of Product Quality and Compliance, has posted an update to the Palm corporate blog. Mr. Samadi’s post discusses last week’s sudden removal of the ROM update software for not only the Verizon version of the Treo 700p but the Windows Mobile 5-powered Verizon 700w/wx as well.

In the blog past, dated August 15th, Mr. Samadi goes on to report that in addition to the three Verizon Treos affected, the Sprint 700p desktop updater has also become the latest casualty of the faulty ROM updater crisis. Palm attributes the removal of this version of the updater due to issues causing patched 700p’s to enter into an endless reset loop.

Despite the release of the slim Treo 680, 750 and 755p, many users are sticking with the Treo 650/700 designs due to limited carrier availability of the new models or the older devices’ utilization of higher-capacity fullsize SD/SDHC cards. Now Treo 650/700 stalwarts have yet another reason to hang on to their old devices a bit longer with the release of Seidio’s new OEM-sized 2600mAh battery for the Treo 650 and 700w/wx/p.

Owners of Treo 750 and 755p can finally enjoy higher-speed file read and write operations when using their miniSD cards outside of their Treos. Kingston has announced a full line of 4 GB Class 2, 4, and 6 miniSDHC cards. The best news of this announcement is that only $2 separates the various card speeds, so a $66 Class 6 card is infinitely more appealing than a $62 Class 2 card, despite the Treo hardware’s inability to saturate the transfer speeds available on even a Class 2 card. All of the cards carry Kingston’s lifetime warranty.

Today’s release is notable for being the first class 6 miniSDHC card to date from any manufacturer. Prior to today’s announcement, even standard class 2 4 GB miniSDHC cards have been quite scarce and priced considerably higher than their fullsize SDHC brethren. Industry support still lags in regards to adding full SDHC compliance to most non-camera devices such as PCs, PMPs and printers. Nevertheless, this is a welcome step in the evolution of the mini and microSDHC formats and a sure sign that affordable 8 GB miniSDHC cards are forthcoming.

ShSh Software has announced the release of TAKEphONE v7.50. TAKEphONE is a telephony & contact management application, designed to simplify and enhance using your contacts and making calls. It also sports enhanced search capabilities, as well as telephony features, such as call-cards support, extra digits dialing on all contacts, and much more. New features include full support for the Treo 755p/680, a new i-bar photo dialer on the main screen, Internet phone number search, improved security features and the ability to save call-log entries into a daily journal.

TAKEphONE v7.50 is available for $19.95, it is currently on sale for $16.95 in the PIC store. The upgrade is free for registered users, simply install the new version via the free trial.

After a disastrous start with the peeling paint of 2004's Zire 72, the soft-touch rubberized paint has slowly been growing more popular on various products released by Palm. From last year's Treo Hardcase (reviewed here), Treo 650 "Black Tie" special edition and GSM Treo 750 to this year's new CDMA Treo 755p, Palm has steadily been rolling out products incorporating this coating for a more secure, luxurious finish. Now Seidio, a popular manufacturer of peripherals for all types of handheld devices, has released a new Treo 700-series hard case that lets owners of non-rubberized Treos enjoy this remarkable finish.

After spending some time recently with a Sprint Treo 755p, I became determined to find a something similar for my 700p. Read on for the full review of Seidio's new Super Slim Rubberized Hard Case for the Treo 700 series.

iambic has released YourCall version 2.0 for Palm OS, a comprehensive, multifaceted solution for Treo call management. It was created to help Treo owners, whether casual users or business professionals, proactively handle all aspects of the mobile communications process. It is a tool that can capture your post-call dialogue and offers a variety of useful follow-up actions you can take after you hang up. It simplifies the steps you take to return calls, add contacts, schedule meetings, tasks, memos, e-mails, and SMS linked to your last telephone conversation by automating excess start-up steps.

Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis for consumer technology at market research and analysis firm The NPD Group, has posted his latest weekly Engadget blog editorial article "Switched On". In this week’s installment (the first of several about the Foleo), Ross' discusses the segmentation of several camps of naysayers that have sprung up on one side of the Foleo fence; power users who prefer maximum Windows-based portable versatility and power no matter the cost, thrifty types who feel that the same amount of money spent on the Foleo ($500-$600) could be better spent on a low-end Wintel machine and "mobile minimalists" who refuse to deal with the clutter and inconvenience of multiple devices.

Owners of older Palm PDAs who prefer thefamiliarity and security of "brick and mortar" retail purchasing can enjoy several several good offers taking place this week. OfficeMax and Best Buy are both running back to school-related promotional sales for Palm handhelds in this week’s sales circulars.

Read on for the full back to school promo report.

Palm Europe Ltd. and Turkcell Communication Services PLC, a Turkey-based, leading cellular communications provider, today announced the availability of the Palm Treo 750 smartphone for Turkcell's network. The Palm Treo 750 smartphone is available now at Turkcell stores and authorized dealers. Supporting GSM EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA, the Treo 750 smartphone on the Turkcell network comes with a full Turkish overlay, enabling local language support and translation of menus.