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Sprint has just announced that they will be offering the new Palm Centro smart phone for $99.99 (after a $100 mail-in rebate), starting on Oct 14th. The Centro runs Palm OS, and has an EVDO data connection.
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Although it said this day wouldn’t come, Palm has officially announced the cancellation of the Foleo. The Linux-based pseudo laptop was facing criticism from all angles and eventually the company couldn’t justify its release.
Palm CEO Ed Colligan broke the news on Palm’s official blog late on Tuesday after the close of the stock market. Previous reports had suggested a delay in its release, but Colligan has instead cancelled the project.
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Palm is launching its new Treo smartphone in Europe on 12 September.
The new Palm Treo, which is rumoured to be launched as the Palm Centro, is a Windows Mobile 6-powered device that Palm is aiming at the younger user. The focus of the device is very much on messaging – text, email and instant messaging – and the mobile internet. As usual with Palm Treo devices, the new smartphone will have a Qwerty keypad under a large display.
Palm has been rumoured to be working closely with internet services, including Google and Yahoo, to enhance the new device’s internet functionality. A new page on Palm’s website is trialling the smartphone ahead of its launch, and offering visitors the chance to win one.
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