Palm Treo Pro Wants to Compete: Watch Out iPhones and Blackberrys

Palm's Return and New Entrance Into the Smart Phone Market with the slick Treo Pro

Palm wants to push Apple iPhones and Blackberrys over. It has come ready to unleash the power of its slick Treo. Palm wants to get back in the smart phone world which it pioneered a few years ago. The Treo Pro is a stylish smart phone for business users. It has the thinnest profile: 13.5 milimeters, or 0.53 inches. If you take a look at is predecessors, you will see there is no resemblance there at all. With this introduction, Palm is serious about getting back into the game which has been lately dominated by RIM or Research in Motion and Apple, with its iPhones 3G.

As a consumer, I truly appreciate the new competition that the products of Apple and Rim are going to get. I just hope that the prices will go down on each of these models. What I like about the Palm Treo is that it is cool and has a great hardware design. Its packaging and accessories are elegant and easy to use. The Treo is the last release of a series of new products brought on by Palm. Last October, Palm released Palm Centro which cost $99. It has been a consumer-oriented smart phone designed for women and younger users. With the sales of more than 2 million units worldwide, Palm has been on its way to regain part of its market lost to the blackberrys and iphones.

Palm did not rest on its laurels. It continues to dedicate more attention to its research labs. Soon it developed the 800w which was a Sprint exclusive. Like the Treo, it offers a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system.

What's all the hoopla about the Treo? It is a GSM phone with 3G highspeed data access, Wi-Fi and GPS. This great phone should meet the needs of most business people including IT managers and other end users. Its features are superb: Windows Mobile 6.1 professiona Os, 3G high speed data, 256 MB of memory, 400 MHz processor, Wi-Fi, GPS, 2 megapixel camera, 320 x 320 display; Talke time goes as long as 5 hours or 250 hours of standby. It weighs 4.69 oz.

How Much Does The Treo Pro Cost?

The Pro will sell in the United States for $549 unlocked. With this kind of price, how many users will buy it? Can the Treo truly push iphones and blackberrys over? With the sales of more than 7 million iPhones in just a year and with people clamoring and waiting long time to put their hands on the iPhone 3Gs, one may wonder whether there will be a strong market for the Treo with this kind of price. Keep in mind that there will soon be a new smart phone that carries Google's Android operating system. Right now, Palm should try to line up some independent application developers. RIM, Apple and Windows Mobile are far ahead in the game. We must say that Palm is making the right steps right now with the release of the Treo Pro. We will see what the near future will bring.

Apple iPhone Fans Want to Rescue Steve Jobs with Good Diet Ideas

Apple has been known to deliver good products. In recent years, Steve Jobs has always been around to introduce them. The company has a lot of fans all over the world. They are now worried over Steve's look. There have been a lot of reports about his health in recent weeks. Diet was part of it. Can fans give the guy some ideas? He looks frail and may need some intervention. Apple Board should take a look. We, fans, do not want to lose this famous Apple creator and showman. We want Steve to stay healthy!!!!!!

Fire Destroys Apple's R&D Building: What's Lost and Recovered

Apple Afficionados or fans have been wondering about what may have been lost in the fire. Steve is not too happy about the losses caused by the fire.

A building housing research and development programs at Apple caught fire last night, producing thick black smoke due to the composition of the roof. In the end, it was the sprinkler systems that did the most damage to the building itself.

The Santa Clara County fire department responded to a call shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night from construction workers who had been working on the roof, according to Daron Pisciotta, a fire captain with the SCCFD.

Units were called in from Santa Clara County, as well as nearby San Jose, Saratoga and Los Altos. No one was injured in the fire, which occurred outside of the main campus, famously known as 1 Infinite Loop. The fire was in building Valley Green Six, just across the street at 20705 Valley Green Dr.

Captain Pisciotta said the fire at this point looks accidental. "The first units to arrive were directed to the roof by construction workers who were doing something on the HVAC system at night so the building wouldn't overheat," he said.

US Players and Western Tourists Approached by Chinese Who Want to Purchase iPhones for Three Times the Price

More and more Chinese are hoping to get an iphone from the underground market. As many Americans and other Western tourists are going to China to participate in the olympic games, many Chinese inhabitants are hoping to lay their hands on iphones. Many Chinese have asked friends to bring iphones to resell in China. It is a good market for many tourists, family members and friends who are participating in the games. All they have to do is to bring the original iPhones which are able to fetch high prices.

The demand is high in China where the iphones are not available yet. The original phones are easy to unlock and can meet local demand.