December 13th, 2007

Palm drops monster update for Treo 680; IM, PTT, other acronyms added

Regular readers will know that I’m a big supporter of the Palm Treo line of smartphones. They’re a good mix of form factor, usability, and price. They do all the things you need a smartphone to do, and they have lots of amazing games. And if you’re a user of a Treo 680 on AT&T, today is an early Xmas, as the much anticipated software upgrade just hit. And this isn’t… → Read More

January 25th, 2007

Palm OS-Based Treos Finally Get Direct Push Support for Exchange

If any of you are business users on the fence about a Palm OS-based smartphone (read: Treo) vs. a Blackberry because of Palm’s lack of push-email support can finally make the jump. Palm today has announced an upgrade for the 700p and 680 models of the popular Treo that grant it push email syncing capabilities with Microsoft Exchange. The lack of the feature has led many away from the Palm OS… → Read More

December 18th, 2006

Treo 680 + iPod: Time to Call the Exorcist

A tipster sent in this video of a Treo 680 attacking an iPod’s volume control. Now it’s going nuts! → Read More

November 25th, 2006

CrunchGear Spends Turkey Day with Treo 680

With the exception of the Zune, few devices this holiday season have had as many rumors, conjecture, spy shots, leaked stats and hyperbole than the Palm Treo 680. What started out as a hand held known only as “Hollywood,” the 680 is today Cingular’s newest smartphone and Palm’s (and, some say, the industry’s) first attempt at making a full-featured smartphone that… → Read More

November 22nd, 2006

Palm Treo 680 Video Unboxing

A cavalcade of video reviews of the Treo 680, available now on Cingular for $199. If I were blowhard, I’d name this phone the must have smartphone of the year. It’s inexpensive, runs a great OS, and appeals to the fashionistas as well as the business types. Palm Dropped the Treo 680 for Cingular and Unlocked Version [SlashGear] → Read More

October 30th, 2006

Treo 680s Showing Up At Fry's Electronics

, it’s kinda strange seeing pictures of the devices already at Fry’s. Either some community college part-timer’s stocked these a wee bit too soon, or someone snuck in back and took some pics of a pending demo unit. Either way, if you’re actually interested in picking up a Treo 680, head over to your local Fry’s and see if they have these up too. Then again if… → Read More

September 23rd, 2006

Treo 680 and Treo 750 Heading to Cingular

Palm briefly had some photos of the Treo 750 (WM5) and Treo 680 (Palm OS) on their website, effectively ruining whatever secret-unveiling Cingular wanted to make. Oops. Sorry buddy, but we’re the one making the phones. You’re just the one distributing it. To us, it means that both Treos are heading toward Cingular customers soon, and if it’s available on Cingular, it may… → Read More

September 22nd, 2006

Palm Confirms Low-End Treo In Earnings Call

In a conference earnings call, Ed Colligan of Palm confirmed there was a low-end Treo coming sometime in the next few weeks. This will be priced at users who are “price sensitive”, which just a nice way of saying poor. Yes, there’s going to be a Treo for poor people. The phone, which is probably going to be labeled the Treo 680, is PalmOS based, does not have 3G data, has 64MB of… → Read More