Posted Monday, January 1, 2007 5:41:36 PM PST
by Ryan
According to The NPD Group, the U.S. smartphone market has entered a significant growth spurt. October 2006 sales soared 230 percent from January 2006, rising from 216,000 units to nearly 715,000. On a quarterly basis in 2006, smartphone sales have risen more than four percentage points to more than 6 percent of new phones sold through October in the fourth quarter of 2006. The report also includes a list of the top 5 selling smartphones in the US, which includes two Palm OS Treo models.
Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:53:05 PM PST
by Tim Carroll
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. That appears to be the philosophy behind
mOcean, a Treo audio player whose interface bears a striking resemblence to a certain Pod I can't quite recall the name of. I believe it's made by a fruit company. This month
MotionApps released version 3.0 of mOcean, with several new features including: Internet radio streaming, Live Podcast support, audiobooks, video and photo viewing, visualisers and skins.
Has this feature-packed little app got what it takes to knock Pocket Tunes off the top of the Palm audio player heap? Read on for the full review...
Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 12:40:32 PM PST
by Kris Keilhack
Glyph, the latest title in an increasingly flashier line of
Astraware puzzle titles, has arrived just in time for the holidays! This latest release from Astraware/Binoteq/Sandlot Games packs a feast for the eyes and ears of Palm OS gamers unaccustomed to such brilliance! Fortunately, wrapped underneath all of the glitz and glamour is a very solid little puzzler that, while not groundbreaking by any means, is certain to appease fans of previous Astraware titles.
Read on for the full review.
Posted Friday, December 22, 2006 4:17:18 PM PST
by Kris Keilhack
A hotly-anticipated upgrade for suffering Treo 680 and 750v users is now in stock from accessory specialists Seidio. Their new
2400mAh Treo 680 extended battery is currently available for $49.95. The purchase price includes the battery and a replacement battery door designed to fit the Treo 680 and 750 standard graphite color scheme.
This extended battery serves up ~100% more capacity than the slimfit 1200mAh stock battery shipping ships these newest GSM Treos. Seidio also claims a battery boasting higher capacity than the stock 1200mAh but with identical physical dimensions will be offered in the near future.
Additionally, Seidio also offers the ultimate in Treo aftermarket batteries, a huge 3200mAh unit bundled with a replacement battery door with integrated reset button opening. This battery is compatible with the Treo 700 series and is available for $54.95.
Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:11:34 PM PST
by Ryan
ACCESS Systems America today announced that the Hiker Application Framework, designed to specifically to meet the requirements of Linux-based mobile phones and devices, is now available for
download.
ACCESS has developed the Hiker Application Framework as part of the ACCESS Linux Platform.
Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 5:50:29 PM PST
by Ryan
Palm and SingTel today introduced the
Palm Treo 680 smartphone, a GSM/GPRS/EDGE quad-band world phone, on the SingTel network in Singapore. SingTel customers will find the Palm OS based Treo 680 smartphone easy to use, slim and compact, yet packed full of features beyond its stellar phone capability, such as email, web browsing, messaging, multimedia, calendar, contacts and more.
Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 12:00:22 AM PST
by Kris Keilhack
According to
this TreoCentral thread, several users are reporting mostly successful results with their Treo 680s and the new
8gb SDHC cards. These cards represent the peak of SD-related flash storage media and onoy recently have seen their prices drop to an affordable level,
plummeting in price over the past several weeks.
The Treo 680, Palm's most recent Palm OS-based device and its newest product overall, can read and write to 8gb SDHC cards without problems. However, the Palm OS "card info" screens only display the card as having 3.9gb free out of 3.9gb total. Once passing the 4gb barrier on the cards, the proper amount of free space is properly indicated.
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 1:14:10 PM PST
by Ryan
Palm, Inc. today reported revenue of $392.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, ended Dec. 1. Smartphone sell-through for the period totaled a company record-high 617,000 units, up 42 percent year over year and up 8 percent sequentially.
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:16:15 AM PST
by Ryan
DialByPhoto is a new application from
Gx5 for your Treo lets you speed dial your favorite acquaintances that you call regularly with photos. Rather than always searching through your contacts or trying to remember some speed dial code, DialByPhoto lets you instantly call these individuals using their beautiful photos or people icons, saving you time and making the experience super enjoyable.
The app replaces the usual Treo phone app, while still leaving it available. It also includes some nice call management features including Ignore by SMS and a built in list of predefined SMS responses. There are also numerous ways to customize the layout, behavior and wallpaper of the app.
DialByPhoto v0.988 is available now for $9.95 while it is still in its beta period. It includes a free trial as well. It is compatible with the Treo 650, 680 and 700p.
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 10:33:04 AM PST
by Ryan
ChatterEmail today announced the availability of ChatterEmail Version 3.0. ChatterEmail allows Treo smartphone users to directly access their IMAP or Microsoft Exchange email via push technology without the added complexity and expense of third party servers or a desktop redirector. The new version adds application security, SD encryption and enhanced power management to ChatterEmail+ and also brings
Treo 680 compatibility.
Posted Monday, December 18, 2006 6:46:39 PM PST
by Tim Carroll
Normsoft have released
Pocket Tunes 4, the latest version of PalmOS' most popular audio player. It's a timely release for Normsoft, now that new competitors like
mOcean are starting to nip at their heels. New pTunes features include a revamped interface, improved audio quality, Internet radio presets, AAC and aacPlus support, album art, and lots more. Pocket Tunes Deluxe also provides access to music subscription services such as Rhapsody To Go, Napster To Go, and Yahoo! Music Unlimited.
Posted Monday, December 18, 2006 12:54:17 PM PST
by Ryan
Alex Pruss software has released
FontSmoother 2.0 for Palm OS. FontSmoother enables you to display smooth (antialiased) custom fonts. It works across almost all applications on your hi-res Palm OS 5 device. It also includes a number of free smooth fonts and you can convert Windows TrueType fonts with the free EasyConvert utility.
FontSmoother sells for $12.95 USD. There is a free 8 day trial, after which all smooth fonts default to their non-smooth versions until registration is completed.
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