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Palm has just released their new Treo Pro, a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device with a touchscreen and UMTS/HSDPA GSM networking. The phone also includes GPS. and improved WiFi handling for better and easier WiFi hand-off. The new Treo is thinner than devices like the 800w and is targeted at the mobile professional market . Treo Pro Smartphone by Palm Balances Simplicity and Productivity in a Streamlined Design for Business Professionals

“Businesses want the control and savings that Windows Mobile affords, in an innovative and elegant package that keeps their users happy. That’s where Palm comes in,” said Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer, Palm, Inc. “Everything about Treo Pro — from the hardware design to the packaging and accessories — embodies the elegant and simplified end-to-end experience that our customers expect from Palm.”

The smartphone is available on Vodafone and O2 in Europe and will be available unlocked for $549 in the U.S

Treo Pro will be available in September in Europe(2) through Vodafone (from free to EUR 399 with contract) and O2 (pricing is available from O2 direct sales and online business stores), and in Australia through Telstra (from free with contract). It will be available in the United States in the fall through the Palm online store as well as select Internet, retail and enterprise resellers for a suggested retail price of $549. The U.S. version is unlocked and unsubsidized, giving end users the flexibility to simply insert their existing active SIM card and immediately start using their Treo Pro without a new contract. Detailed regional pricing is available from local resellers and distributors. Additional Treo Pro availability is scheduled to follow worldwide.

Users can quickly respond to business and personal email, access the web, stay on top of appointments and contacts, and use Wi-Fi or GPS on the go.(1) Treo Pro’s thin design blends a flush, high-resolution color touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard with a removable battery that packs up to five hours of talk time and enough strength for the business user’s needs, offering a powerful yet effortless mobile experience.

PALM TREO PRO Features

– One-touch Wi-Fi button — Easy, fast Wi-Fi connection experience (802.11b/g).(1)

– Today screen enhancements — Web search directly from the Today screen.

– Ringer switch — Silences the device immediately.

– Screen saver — Lets users know at a glance — without turning on the device — what time it is and whether they’ve missed a call or have a new SMS/MMS message.

– New voicemail indicator — The center button flashes to let users know that a voicemail is waiting.(3)

– Dedicated email and calendar buttons — Fast one-button access.

– Microsoft Direct Push Technology(4) — Direct connection to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or 2007 gives users up-to-date email, contacts and calendars.

– Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 — With the deployment of Mobile Device Manager, the Treo Pro can deliver increased security, easier smartphone management, and access to information on the corporate network. IT professionals can confidently manage large Treo Pro deployments.

– Thousands of applications available for Windows Mobile — Businesses can extend mobility beyond email to optimize business processes.

– World phone — With high-speed UMTS/HSDPA network capabilities(5), Treo Pro is a sleek world phone that’s ideal for companies with an international work force.

– Integrated GPS — Users can access maps, turn-by-turn directions and point-of-interest (POI) searches.(1)

– Support and training — Palm shortcuts make Treo Pro so easy to use, businesses can spend less on training and support for their users. End-to-end enterprise support means companies can expand the scope of their mobile deployments without putting a strain on internal support personnel.

– Familiar Windows experience — Users can browse the web with built-in Internet Explorer Mobile; open, view, and edit Word and Excel compatible files; review PowerPoint presentations and PDF files; and open ZIP files remotely.

“Windows Mobile is delivering mobile solutions that help businesses address the changing competitive landscape,” said Andrew Lees, senior vice president of Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business. “The Treo Pro smartphone brings together a powerful combination of Palm’s feature innovations and Windows Mobile 6.1, providing access to the information people need when away from the office.”

Demo Video

If you are a reader of the Wall Street Journal and are a proud owner of a Blackberry , WSJ has just released a native BlackBerry application purposed for perusing their offerings.

Get instant access to The Wall Street Journal news with this customizable application. The Mobile Reader automatically updates your phone with the latest headlines so you can read the Journal’s comprehensive news anywhere, even offline.

• Tabbed design, stories seperated by category
• Customizable category listings
• Stock quote tracking through “My Stocks”
• RSS feeds through “My Feeds”
• Delicious/Facebook/Email sharing support
• Headlines and viewed articles cached for offline viewing

Plus, the most important feature: It’s free!

The Diamond Touch, flagship of the Taiwanese company HTC, has been chosen “European Smartphone 2008-2009” by members of EIS, the European Association of Image and Sound.

The original concept behind the Diamond Touch innovation was to establish a new standard to integratite highly advanced mobile services on a small and attractive device. The HTC Touch Diamond is aimed at consumers who demand high performance of a smartphone and require a modern and innovative design.

The phone has 2.8-inch touch screen inside a steel casing with rounded edges. The most prominent feature is the user interface TouchFLO 3D, which allows moving contacts, browse the Web or run multimedia content using your finger on the screen.

It also has high-speed Internet connectivity, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, built-in GPS and 4 GB of internal storage, among many other features.

Wi-Fi phones allow people to make wireless VoIP phone calls from Wi-Fi enabled hotspots.
Note hat You can only use Wi-Fi phones up to 300 ft of your Wi-Fi hotspot. 1 Button To Wifi technology allows any cellular phone to work like a Wi-Fi phone, but without the limitations of Wi-Fi, allowing you to call anywhere in the world for pennies! VoIP or “Voice over Internet Protocol” is a technology that uses the Internet to send and receive calls. Because it uses your existing high-speed Internet connection, VoIP services offer huge savings on long distance and international calls. There are plenty of VoIP companies out there in the market today.  Save Up to 95% on international cell phone calls without contracts or monthly fees.

1Button to Wifi features include:

• Cancel those overpriced long distance plans and surcharges every month.
• Keep or cancel your home phone and number.
• Simply lift the home phone receiver or press 1 button on your cellphone to make a call.
• Make and receive all local and long distance calls from anywhere in the world.
• Eliminate up to 11 surcharges from most Phone Bills.
• Calls from the US are only 2 cents per minute.
• Add up to 5 additional people on your account for free
• No monthly fees or minimums. Use nothing…Pay Nothing!
• No contracts, no setup or cancellation fees, and no overage charges.
• Never pay for unused minutes again.
• Save up to 90% on your home phone and your cell phone bills.
• Calls between 1 Button to WiFi users are free

Visit 1ButtonToWifi and check out the demo video.

WordNetCE is a a high quality, free dictionary/thesaurus for the Pocket PC platform. To date there is nothing out there that’s both free and high quality. WordNetCE 2.7 is based upon the WordNet database.

WordNet is an online lexical reference system whose design is inspired by current psycholinguistic theories of human lexical memory. English nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are organized into synonym sets, each representing one underlying lexical concept. Different relations link the synonym sets.

WordNetCE it’s Free and easy to use. Features of WorldNet includes Advanced Search, Britihs/US spelling and Hyper-Linked Results. This dictionary really works.

WordNet CD requires 35MB of free space.

Download WordNetCE_2.7

Kevtris 2.0 from Caywen is a free Tetris-Styled game for Pocket PCs with nice graphics and customizable controls.

Features:
* Online high scores
* Multiple gameplay modes
* Customizable controls
* Difficulty levels
* High scores
* Piece preview
* Automatic pausing
* Supports square screens and QVGA Smartphones
* Toggleable sound

Download Caywen_Kevtris_2.0

Bplay is a leading Blackberry entertainment products portal.  Bplay offers a robust suite of content including games, music, graphics,themes and lifestyle applications, tailored expressly for the BlackBerry users. Bplay gives you a Free Wecome Pack.

Click here to Get Free BlackBerry Content. Get a free game, a Blackberry theme and a real ringtone.

Watch Live TV On The Internet with TVU. TVU networks offers a free global live TV service that you can watch on your Windows PC over a broadband Internet connection. This service is dedicated to bringing you TV that you can’t get from cable or satellite, such as news and sports from around the world. TVU Software is 100% Free.

Hundreds of Live TV channels on your computer for Free.  Now you can watch your favorite TV stations around the world live on your 3G mobile phone.

Please note that TVU only works in Windows Mobile 5, 6 or 6.1.

Download TVU for Mobile here.

Mobile phone models recommended:

Samsung i780,  HTC Diamond, HTC Touch Cruise y ATT Tilt.

A quick video tutorial

Google has launched a test version of voice searches for Google Maps.  Only for BlackBerry.

If you are tired of typing on the small keypad of your cell or  Not sure how to spell the name of the place you’re looking for simply tell Google Maps for Mobile. Just say loud and clear the name of what you are looking for, and the system will located on the map.

So far, only work on the BlackBerry 8110, 8120, 8130 and only in the United States.