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Palm 10 year anniversaryPalmInfocenter wishes Palm a happy 10 year anniversary! The first Palm OS PDA, the Pilot 1000, was released ten years ago this month.

Read on for a look at some mash-up images of Palm devices from the past 10 years. Also checkout a chart of major milestones along Palm's timeline from the first block of balsa wood to the LifeDrive and Treo.

New & Updated Software This Week

Palm 3Q Earnings Call Highlights

Palm held their fiscal third quarter conference call today with analysts and shareholders. Palm's CEO Ed Colligan gave investors an update on Palm Inc's performance during the past quarter and presented his thoughts on the growth of Treo smartphones. He laid out a lot of interesting statistics on smartphone sales, and briefly talked about the upcoming new treo phones due out this year. Read on for the full report.

Palm Reports Q3 FY06 Results

New Palm Inc Logo ~ Click for largerPalm, Inc. today reported revenue of $388.5 million in its third quarter of fiscal year 2006, ended March 3, up 36 percent from the year-ago period.

"We delivered strong results this quarter, a result of solid execution against company objectives," said Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm. "We extended our record of double-digit year-over-year revenue growth and profitability gains. Smartphone sell-through reported by our carrier partners more than doubled over the year-ago period, validating our strategic decision to support multiple open platforms and offer a choice of smartphones based on either Windows Mobile or Palm OS."

How Palm's Treo Capitalized

The Wall Street Journal has a new article about Palm Inc today. The article looks at how Palm has "capitalized" on the BlackBerry patent drama. It cites examples of how current and potential RIM customers are now considering Treo smartphones. It also looks at the competition between Palm and RIM and includes quotes from the two CEOs, Ed Colligan and Jim Balsillie.

The Treo is catching up to the BlackBerry by some measures. BlackBerrys currently outsell Treos by two to one, but analysts say many BlackBerrys go to existing customers who are upgrading from old devices. Meanwhile, the Treo, which is still too new for many upgrades, is sold primarily to new customers. [...] In the quarter ended in late November, Palm sold 602,000 Treos, nearing the 645,000 new subscriber accounts that RIM signed on in the same period. Internally, Palm executives say they believe that the Treo will outsell BlackBerrys by the end of this year.

Earthcomber Releases Mobile USA Travel Guides

DiscoverOurTown, an Internet city guide for 2,000 USA cities, is now available in a mobile GPS-enabled format for Palm OS and Windows Mobile PDAs and smartphones. The new travel guides are powered by Earthcomber, a free mobile service that matches users favorite interests to spots around them.

PalmInfocenter Launches Palm Accessories Store

We are pleased to announce our new Palm and Treo accessories store today. PalmInfocenter now offers many of the latest and most popular accessories and add-ons for Palm Treo smartphones and PDAs. Be sure to check out the store and read on for more details.

Star Command Game for Palm OS

Star (Trek) Command for Palm OSStar Command is a Palm OS re-creation of the old Star Fleet game of the early 80s, which was (of course) a Star Trek simulation. I was excited to recently discover that this game exists for Palm OS on PalmAddicts, as I spent countless hours enjoying this on a classic mac ages ago. In the game you control a starship and travel the galaxy fighting enemies in order to stay alive and rise in rank. Names have been slightly changed for trademark purposes, so now you fight Krutons (instead of Klingons) and Zingers (instead of Romulans).

Star Command is compatible with Palm OS 3.5 and higher. It will run on older greyscale handhelds as well as color and high resolution screens on the latest models. The game features trek-like ships, controls, weapons and sound effects. The full version costs $12.00 to register and there is a free trial that will allow you to play through the 3rd rank, where cloaking Zinger's begin to appear.

Duke Nukem 3D Palm OS Port

MetaViewSoft has been working on a freeware port of Duke Nukem 3D for Palm OS. If you have the original game, you can get your classic Duke 3D action on with your PDA or smartphone.

2dial Voicemail IVR Code Manager Software

2dial Palm + Treo Software2dial has just been updated to v1.07. With 2dial, you can define a profile for every voice-mail system that you call. Whenever you check your voicemail or other configured IVR (interactive voice response system), 2dial will show a menu screen with easy to use play/save/delete/fwd control buttons.

This update includes new built-in voice command activation, powered by VoiceIt. 2dial is from ShSh software and is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. It costs $9.95 and there is a free trial download.

Novell Developing Mobile GroupWise Server

Novell has announced that its GroupWise Mobile Server, powered by Intellisync, is now in beta testing and is expected to be available shortly to GroupWise users with upgrade protection. Novell's mobile server aims to deliver seamless integration with more than 400 mobile devices and virtually every mobile operating system.

Xplore M68 Smartphone Review

Xplore M68 ReviewPaddy Tan, a longtime Palm OS enthusiast, brings us this review of the GSPDA Xplore M68 smartphone (also known as the Hagenuk S200 in Germany). Paddy takes a look at the M68, a Palm OS Garnet smartphone, that is available in certain Asian and European markets. The M68 combines the touchscreen Palm OS interface with a GSM/GPRS radio in a candybar phone form factor. Read on for the full review.
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