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Treo 700p patch problems - bad to worse

This is beyond bad. I've heard from a number of people through various channels about the post I put up a few days back concerning the ongoing delays in getting a patch out for Treo 700p users and the ham-handedness with which they're being handled by Palm. Some are concerned...

Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility

Blog posts 2007-06-06

Palm 700p woes continue

I've been a longtime and loyal user of Palm devices dating back to when the company made software for the Newton. While there have been bumps in the road through the years (as there have been with every technology brand I've used), the manner in which the widely documented problems...

Tags: Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry

Blog posts 2007-06-02

Treo 700p fixes imminent?

I posted a while back that Palm was promising a much-anticipated and overdue firmware update for the Treo 700p to address Bluetooth pairing, stability, and performance issues. Based on a recent post to their blog that was picked up by Kevin Tofel at jkOnTheRun this weekend, it appears the release...

Tags: Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry

Blog posts 2007-05-21

New Treo 755p (Sprint) - I want one

As usual, my friend Andrew Carton at Treonauts is the first with breaking Treo news. Today the news is that Palm and Sprint have officially announced the availability of the new Treo 755p. Im looking forward to seeing this device - it addresses the few concerns I have with...

Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility

Blog posts 2007-05-09

Treo 700p fixes coming (at last)

On The Official Palm Blog, Steve Sinclair, the Treo Product Manager, announced a couple of days ago that a Maintenance Release AKA firmware update for the Treo 700p is in late stage testing with carriers and should be released in the very near future. This is great news for all...

Tags: Software, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry

Blog posts 2007-04-19

Treo user? Get Palm updates for Vista, Office 2007, and DST

From MyTreo.net today:Palm contacted us recently and asked that we share with the community three software updates. Palm has released a fix for a daylight savings time change issue, which could affect some Treo owners. There is an update for Outlook 2007 users that improves hotsync operation. Lastly, Palm released...

Tags: Windows, Utilities and Add-Ins, Vista, Software, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry, Productivity, Mobility

Blog posts 2007-02-27

Treo productivity podcast

A while back, I sat down with David Spark who produces and hosts The Communications Insider for Sprint to talk about productivity and the Treo. The resulting podcast has just been posted and is available for your listening pleasure. As is often the case when I get wound up about...

Tags: Productivity, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry, Software, Podcasts, podcast

Blog posts 2007-02-08

Chiming in on the iPhone vs. Treo vs. Symbian vs. RIM vs. ...

Food fight! As if it could have turned into anything else instantly, the fanboy hordes are storming the castle gates at enthusiast sites around the web with prognostications and opinions based more on emotion than anything resembling facts that Apples just-announced iPhone is take your pick:A category killer.The greatest thing...

Tags: Productivity, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry, Mac, Apple Computer Inc., iPhone, Apple iPhone

Blog posts 2007-01-11

Additional Resources

Numark iDJ2 Mixing Console for iPod

Photo gallery:Numark iDJ2When Numark unveiled the first iDJ iPod mixer in 2005, the half-baked product required two iPods, and lacked many essential features. After three years back at the drawing board, Numark's iDJ2 ($599 retail, $499 street) finally makes good on the promise of a professional iPod DJ mixer....

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, console, Numark iDJ2, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2008-09-05

IntelliGolf Eagle (Palm OS) (zip)

Use this golf software to automate golf scoring, wagering, and shot tracking on the course with your Palm OS-based handheld or smartphone. View shot distances with GPS accuracy using industry-leading GPS receivers and smartphones. Upload results to the included Windows desktop software to approximate your handicap, view performance charts, and...

Tags: Handicap, Operating System, Palm Inc., Karrier Communications, GPS, Palm OS, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware, Management

Software downloads 2008-09-04

Buffalo LinkStation Mini adds iTunes streaming for iPhones

In the drab world of network-attached-storage NAS devices, Buffalo's LinkStation Mini stands out thanks to its palm-sized form factor (due to it using 2.5-inch notebook hard drives instead of the 3.5-inch desktop hard drives that most NAS devices utilize). It has a solid set of features as well, including print-server...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Hard Drive, NAS, Apple iTunes, App, Buffalo LinkStation Mini, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Samsung OMNIA first impressions show that Windows Mobile can beat the iPhone

Samsung OMNIA first impressions show that Windows Mobile can beat the iPhoneNot fair to compare??Sorry, but I have to disagree. Looking at the price of an iPhone 3G it IS in the same bracket as the more powerful smart phones. All this shows is it is poor value...

Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Matthew, Samsung OMNIA, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

OMNIA gallery image 1 (Image Gallery: First impressions of the Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro device)

OMNIA gallery image 1 (Image Gallery: First impressions of the Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro device)Yawn...Nothing exciting for me to see...I prefer QWERTY devices more than non-QWERTY devices.I like HTC Diamond and HTC Touch Pro better than Omnia.I am only impressed as this is more interesting than the Palm WM.You...

Tags: Cellular phones, Samsung OMNIA, OMNIA gallery image, gallery image, Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro device, Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Image Gallery

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including BlueAnt M1 Stereo Bluetooth Speaker, Monster Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, and the unlocked Palm Treo Pro. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-08-29

Mobile access to your SIS

Several student information system SIS vendors offer to sync data with a Palm Pilot or Windows Mobile PDA. This is a handy feature for teachers on field trips, assistant principals stalking the halls, etc. It's fairly limited in it's utility, though since it generally only provides a static...

Tags: Mobile, SiS, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Peek

Here's the Peek pitch: there are those of us who are dependent on e-mail, but don't want to get a smartphone--maybe because of pricing, or because smartphones can be pretty complicated for first-time users. So forget the BlackBerry, the Treo, and the iPhone; the people behind Peek wanted to introduce...

Tags: Handhelds, e-mail

Product reviews 2008-08-28

Nokia E71, Palm Centro, Treo Pro, iPhone, BlackBerry Curve (Image Gallery: Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device)

Nokia E71, Palm Centro, Treo Pro, iPhone, BlackBerry Curve (Image Gallery: Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device)Where are the BIG screens?Is it just me ... ???Why can't we have some WM phones with screens as big as the iPhone ???

Tags: Palm Treo, Palm Inc., iPhone BlackBerry, Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Palm Treo: The reviews are upbeat; Can a device turn Palm around?

Palm Treo: The reviews are upbeat; Can a device turn Palm around?Palm OSWhen will the powers to be, decide to update the Palm OS to compete with MS 6.1. I like the new PRO design and would buy it if it had a decent Palm OS. I have the tilt...

Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Palm Inc., Palm OS, operating system, Palm Treo

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Palm Treo Pro (unlocked)

Photo gallery:Palm Treo ProWhile not the best-kept secret in the technology world, with leaked photos and videos all over the Net, we were still amped over Palm's official unveiling of the Palm Treo Pro. And why wouldn't we be? The smartphone looked pretty sharp, both inside and out. However, now...

Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, Palm Treo, Palm Inc., Treo Pro, Palm Treo Pro

Product reviews 2008-08-27