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Wmexperts reports that the new Palm Treo 800w can be ordered today by calling to Sprint Telesales at 877-639-8351. The device is marked with a product ID PTR800HK and is available for $599 before a $100 mail-in-rebate and $75 off (1 year contract) or $150 off (2 year contract).

There are also several custom shortcut designs available at your choice:

• GPS Access from home screen;
• Wi-Fi hotkey;
• Dialing by typing contact name on the today screen;
• Calendar and email hotkeys;
• One-touch Ignore/end call

Features include:

• EVDO Rev.

Just a quick update for you: apparently, Palm Centro will be coming to AT&T in electric blue on July 11th, and will cost cheaper.

We don't know how much it will actually cost, but we expect the said price cut to apply only for the GSM version.

 

Palm Treo 755p from Verizon has got a firmware update. Unfortunately, there's no info about it, only a phrase on the support page saying that this build "improves the phone application, stability and device usability." Well, sounds good enough for us, so if you own the respective handset, get it "tuned-up".

Palm announced it will start producing the unlocked version of its Centro smartphone. The device will cost $299 and will sport the same characteristics as the quad-band GSM/EDGE version from AT&T. It can be purchased directly from the company's website.

In addition, Palm also announced that Google will be offering its Maps for Mobile with My Location service to Centro owners.

Thanks to an inventory sheet posted on HowardForums we now know the exact launch date of the anticipated Palm Treo 800w on Sprint. The device will be available to business customers starting July 9, and to other subscribers on July 13 (not July 22 like we originally thought). The launch date could be delayed of course, so don't get too excited.

The Palm Treo 800w will cost $249.

We're not sure about this, but it looks like Treo 700wx is getting an official Windows Mobile 6 upgrade courtesy of Verizon. There was no mention of WM 6.1 update and whether Sprint customers will get it. We'll see... Btw, apparently, if you want, you can upgrade your Treo 700wx to Windows Mobile 6.0 unofficially.

Palm and Rogers Wireless have recently announced the Canadian launch of the popular Palm Centro smartphone.
The handset will be available for $199 CAD for existing customers and $299 CAD for new subscribers, however they will all have to sign a three-year contract with a required voice and data plan.

We don't get it... It looks like Verizon intends to sell the Palm Centro for a whole $269.99 on a 2-year contract before $70 mail-in rebate starting June 13.

Maybe there's a typo here, or will they include a complementary $100 bill with each handset they sell?

According to a leaked presentation from Verizon, the carrier will apparently be offering the Samsung i770 and Treo 800w smartphones in the near future.

• The Samsung i770 is an upgrade to the i760 model, which doubles the memory, has a better 2Mpix camera and runs Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.
  
• Regarding the Treo 800w, it will be available in Q3 2008.

In addition to the recent spy photo of the Palm Treo 850, BGR has posted a spec sheet for the upcoming handset! Check it out:

• Size: 14 x 60 x 113 mm;
• Bands: GSM, EDGE and UMTS HSDPA 3.6;
• aGPS support;
• Wi-FI b/g;
• 320×320 screen, touch panel;
• micro-SD slot under the battery;
• 2Mpix camera;
• 1500 mAh battery;
• A micro-USB connector for both power and sync;
• Bluetooth 2.