• web os

    Palm webOS Developer Webcast Posted

    Jon Zilber posted a note on the Palm company blog on Friday afternoon to let us know that the O’Reilly webcast on developing applications for Palm’s new mobile operating system, webOS, has been posted online.

    Mr. Zilber writes:

    “If you missed O’Reilly’s SRO webinar featuring Palm’s Software CTO Mitch Allen, here’s your chance to catch it whenever you like. You can also leave questions and feedback for Mitch and the rest of the team on the Palm Developer Network blog (and they’ll answer the ones they can). “

  • windows mobile

    Formatting a SD Card With Windows Mobile

    Are you kidding me?! You can’t format a SD card using a Windows Mobile device? Oh the irony. My Treo 755p, running the “ancient” Palm OS 5 can even format a SD card. Don’t believe me? Here is Palm’s KB article on the subject:

    “If you need to format an expansion card for your Windows Mobile Treo smartphone, you’ll need to use your desktop PC and an expansion card reader. It is not possible to format an expansion card in your smartphone.”

    I wonder if Microsoft will add the ability to format SD cards in Windows Mobile Professional 6.5 or 7.

  • windows mobile

    Palm Treo Pro Comes to Canada on Bell

    On Friday, Palm announced that its Treo Pro smartphone is now available to customers of Canada’s Bell wireless network.

    The Palm Treo Pro is now available on Bell Mobility’s high-speed mobile network (EV-DO Rev. A), marking its debut in Canada. With its streamlined design and Palm innovations layered on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Treo Pro allows businesses to simplify their IT infrastructures while lowering costs and keeping their users productive and happy. The 3G-capable Treo Pro smartphone is now available to Bell Mobility clients for a limited-time price of $99.95 on a three-year contract.

    Treo Pro offers Bell Mobility clients simplicity and productivity – including email, Wi-Fi, GPS, web and CDMA EV-DO Rev. A network capabilities – to meet the needs of businesses and end users alike. Treo Pro’s thin design blends a flush, high-resolution colour touch screen, one-touch buttons and a full QWERTY keyboard. The removable battery packs up to four hours of talk time and enough strength for the business user’s needs, offering a powerful yet effortless mobile experience.

    “Treo Pro is a perfect fit for the busy business professional or casual user who needs on-the-go access to business tools or their personal email,” said John Traynor, vice president, business products, Palm, Inc. “Treo Pro’s capabilities, including Wi-Fi and GPS, ensure users can be highly responsive, available and productive with a powerful yet effortless mobile experience.”

    “By offering Treo Pro on the Bell Mobility network, we continue to provide Bell Mobility clients with a combination of the best smartphone technology and leading business and consumer data services,” said Adel Bazerghi, Bell Mobility’s senior vice president of Products. “Treo Pro meets and exceeds the needs of Bell Mobility clients who want access to their business tools.”

    Bell customers can learn more about the Palm Treo Pro on the Palm website or the Bell website.