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Verizon Wireless rumored release schedule for 2009, early 2010

It would appear as if the upcoming release schedule for Verizon Wireless has been revealed. It is important to point out that at this time, the following list should be considered nothing more than a rumor, however that aside, the list is not all that exciting — except for the BlackBerry Storm 2. What we more »

Palm announces another loss

Despite strong sales of its Palm Centro smartphone, Palm reported its 5th straight quarterly loss yesterday. It posted a net loss of nearly $42 million for the three months ending on August 31st, which is a sharp increase when compared to their net loss of $841,000 for the same period last year.

Amid the loss is a success – the Palm Centro smartphone, which sold more than 1 million units in the past quarter, an almost 50% increase from last quarter and has sold more than 2 million units in less than a year. The phone, which is available from Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon, comes in a variety of colors (including the upcoming Rose and Green) and was a hit among women and newcomers to the smartphone world. It also endeared itself to Palm veterans loyal to the aging OS.

Palm enables Bluetooth voice dialing for the Treo 800w

As we mentioned last week, Palm was getting ready to send out the update that would enable Bluetooth voice dialing for the Treo 800w, and that update has since been released. Current Treo 800w users can head on over to the Palm website and grab the needed update, and take your pick of installation method. more »

Palm makes Treo 800w official

At long last, Palm announces their “most business-friendly” phone yet. The 800w is destined for Sprint and packs Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1. It is packed with goodies, like EV-DO rev A, WiFi and GPS. Hoohah! Palm and Sprint suggest it surfs the web and downloads emails at broadband speeds. It features an innovative one button more »

Sprint leaks the Palm Treo 800w user manual

Just in case you were looking to be fully up to date on the upcoming Treo 800w, Sprint has just added a PDF download of the entire 436-page manual. Nothing shocking is contained, but the manual release does just further confirm that the handset should be available as expected on July 13. Read [Sprint (PDF more »

Leaked training documents for Sprint’s Treo 800w

Yet another leak surrounding the upcoming Treo 800w for Sprint. This time thankfully its not some more blurry camera phone style images, but instead something much more useful, what appears to be the official training documents from Sprint.

And yes, they reveal a few goodies. Aside from the nice images of the phone itself, detailing where everything will be located, such as the large speakerphone on the back, and the Wi-Fi on/off button that is located on the top, there is also the microUSB connector centered on the bottom of the handset.

The Treo 800w will also feature a 320 x 320 touchscreen LCD, will be powered by a 333Mhz processor and is running Windows Mobile 6.1. The Treo will measure in at 4.4.1 x 2.28 x 0.73-inches and weigh 4.94-ounces.

The interesting part comes within the notes section, the first point makes it clear with the simple statement of “MMS is not supported” which is just annoying, of course Sprint does have their own Picture Mail, but what is with the no MMS support. Keep reading to check out the documents below…

Sprint’s Treo 800w gets pictured again

Similar to the BlackBerry Kickstart, the upcoming Palm Treo 800w is becoming a popular handset for early live images. The latest to show up carries on the tradition of being blurry and well that is really all we can say about it. Based on the image, it looks like it is an early tester unit, more »

Sprint’s July 13 Palm Treo 800w launch confirmed

It looks like the rumors that have been surrounding the upcoming release of the Palm Treo 800w for Sprint will indeed come true. As we previously reported, the launch date was rumored to be July 13, and it looks like that has since been confirmed. Of course, July 13 is when the regular, or non-enterprise more »

Palm Treo 800w; complete, yet still unofficial specs

It looks like the full spec list for the upcoming Palm Treo 800w has been revealed. The 800w will be headed to Sprint in mid-July (rumored to be July 13) and then later coming to Verizon Wireless in Q3. While the list seems complete it does have at least one interesting item missing, notably a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. However with a slightly more updated look, this should make for a nice addition to the Treo lineup. Keep reading for the complete specs:

Latest Palm Treo 800w rumor calls for July 13 release

We have seen a handful of expected release dates for the Treo 800w, and the latest is placing the availability date on July 13. In addition to the most recent release date there have also been some confirmed specs. The Treo 800w will ship with a decent 1150mah battery, which is the same that is more »