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There seems to be a trend afoot, people are moving from feature phones to smartphones. I think one major reason is going to be younger adults, who are comfortable with technology and want to stay connected to their online lives. Smartphones are also getting cheaper and more trendy, which doesn't hurt.

One fact from Palm, 75% of new Palm Centro customers previously had a traditional mobile phone. Which means that these people are really the new smartphone crowd. I've been using smartphones for awhile, but I think having more users is a great thing for the old users because that means there will be more support available to all users as companies begin to see this trend.

Revival 1.0 is a strategy game for the Palm OS. I borrowed it from a friend for a weekend and got a chance to really play the game. I have to say, I'm impressed. I used to be a fan of the Civilizations series, back when I had the time to play video games. But this game, despite the limited graphical capabilities is quite stupendous.

If you are a busy business traveller, or if you ride the subway to work everyday, you can install the game and play it on the time off. It will keep your mind sharp and it will give you a quick boost. Personally, I was not expecting the gameplay to be so good. Overall, I'll say that I now have something to do on my Palm other than work now.

Palm is really pushing its new products, the Palm Centro, into global markets. It just recently released its entry level PDA phone to the Asia region. It knows it faces stiff competition in Asia due to the wide variety of phones available there.

The product is currently being sold in Hong Kong and Singapore. The exact date will be March 6 at the electronics fair. It will cost 598 dollars which is fairly cheap for a PDA phone with the basics. Palm currently looking to expanding into even more Asian countries including India and China. Good luck Palm and show what US markets are made of.

Palm hasn't updated their OS in a very long time, so it is pretty much due for a new release. Palm users are waiting in anticipation for this new device. It now has a lot of competition thanks to phones like the iPhone and Windows Mobile devices. Palm says that the next generation platform will go back to the roots of simplicity and elegance.

The new OS is still unnamed but people are calling it Nova or Palm OS II. It's not going to be Linux based because the Access Linux Platform didn't meet Palm's standards. Palm's expertise really comes into play from personal information management. They want to help people access data stored in different places.

Palm just announced that they will be releasing a quad band GSM/EDGE version o the low priced PDA phone called the Centro. They have been currently taking orders from Sprint in CDMA form, but will now expand to the GSM market. The GSM version will sport 2.5G EDGE, but not 3G. This is a disapointment for many people but the problem is that Palm's software, Garnet, does not support data and voice at the same time.

The Centro will be welcomed in Europe thanks to a full qwerty keyboard as well as a 320 by 320 pixel touch screen, MicroSD slot, and a 1.3 MP camera. The Centro will sell for around 200 British Pounds and can already be pre-ordered from Palm's web site.

The Palm Centro just came out and has been all the buzz recently in the cell phone industry. InfoSync World thinks that the Palm Centro is far better than the older cousin, the Treo. InfoSync tried both the ATT version which only has Edge and also the Sprint version which has EV-DO. Edge was bearable for most applications, but for high speed transmissions, Sprint EV-DO is the way to go.

They like the cute small design that also is able to hold all the power of a normal Palm as well as a really nice touchscreen which is not commonly found on smart phones. Some of the downsides were the slow EDGE networking and then the tony keys. Overall, they rated the Palm Centro a Good rating which is quite respectable for Palm's new Centro.

Palm has released a firmware update for Sprint using Treo 755p smartphones. If you are going to update here are some tips: update when you are least likely to receive calls and messages as they may disrupt the process, expect the update to take about an hour, backup your data and messages before updating, update while your phone is plugged in, keep an eye on your phone while updating for prompts and alerts.

Overall, the update is supposed to be a basic tune-up which will improve audio, stability, software quality, and device usability. Personally, I don't have a Treo 755p but my friend who updated has been raving about how much better the update made his phone. He says its almost like buying a new phone. Of course, I would take his opinions with a grain of salt, he is quite a big Palm fan.

I got a chance to play around with my friend's Palm GPS Navigator software which uses Garmin's Mobile XT system which is one of the best GPS systems on the market. Garmin is trying to enter the phone and PDA market in a big way. Of course, on the same side Palm is trying to bring back some of the luster of its previous glory. Garmin Online is also included in the PDA.

This software is baiscially created for Palm's Smartphones, but it does its job incredibly well. It will help you avoid traffic jams, view weather forecasts, locate the cheapest gas prices, etc. Overall it is a very useful addition to any Palm Smartphone. It is also cheaper than buying an already setup GPS phone usually.

The Palm Treo is Palm's smartphone line. The two most popular models are the Palm Treo 680 and the Palm Treo 750. The Palm Treo phones are the very popular with business users and are often compared to Research In Motion's Blackberry line.

In America, AT&T has the Treo line that they sell with phone plans, however it is possible to purchase Treos that are unlocked and can be used on other networks as well. The Treo line uses Windows Mobile operating system and has all the business functions that most people use, like messaging, email support, QWERTY keyboards, and expansion slots. They have support for popular business software as well.

The Palm Tungsten E2 is latest incarnation of Palm's successful Tungsten line. It has all the basic business functions like support to carry Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. However, the main function of the Tungsten E2 is not business, but the capability of its display. The display on the Tungsten E2 is a 320x320 Transflective TFT color display with touchscreen, which supports 65,000 colors.

The Tungsten E2 uses flash memory to store everything so you don't have to worry about losing your information should the battery die, or if you don't get a chance to recharge. Overall, the Tungsten E2 is a great device that is meant for the casual business user who needs to do presentations on a regular basis. The Tungsten E2 is another one of Palm's quality PDAs.