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While there's a lineup of upcoming high-end HTC smartphones scheduled for H2 launch, Palm doesn't intend to fall back and is set to release its new Treo 800w on Sprint in the near future.

The handset will be available on July 22 in Charcoal Black color scheme.

Here are some of its known features:

• EVDO Rev. A;
• Windows Mobile 6.

O2 has picked up the new Palm Treo 500, previously an exclusive to Vodafone.

It is a business-centric smartphone powered by Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard and featuring 900/1800/1900Mhz GSM radio, 2100Mhz UMTS, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and a microSD card slot. You can get the handset for free if you take the appropriate wireless plan.

Visit O2's website for more info.

According to a secret e-mail message sent to a limited number of people, Palm intends to start beta testing of its new handset.

In particular, the company is inviting "seasoned business professionals" who constantly use Wi-Fi and spend much time working on email and on the phone. The new phone is most likely the Treo 800w, a WiFi-enabled Windows Mobile 6.

Palm Centro is now available from all U.S. national operators.

The last carrier to join the group was Verizon. The handset will be available in blue color, the same that was released recently in Mexico, with more versions to come.

It looks like Sprint will soon stop offering the Palm Treo 755p, as the handset has been recently removed from the carrier's website.

This makes sense considering that the Palm Centro is now the king of the hill at Sprint.

Anyway, you will still be able to get the 755p model at some popular on-line retailers.

A blue version of the GSM Palm Centro smartphone is now available in Mexico through Telcel and Movistar. As expected, no specs were changed, just the color.

Nice, I wonder why AT&T overlooked this one.

Palm's CEO Ed Colligan announced that the company will not release any new Windows Mobile Treo's this quarter, which means we probably won't see the much anticipated Palm Treo 800w in the nearest future, atleast until Summer.

Too bad, according to Colligan this handset "will be the most competitive enterprise solution in the marketplace", and could actually save Palm, which has a hard time surviving on the smartphone market.

Thanks to wirefly.com, new Sprint subscribers who sign a 2-year contract can now get an Onyx Black Palm Centro absolutely free.

That means no shipping charges, no rebates to deal with, no minimum plan requirements, simply free.

We know Palm Centro is far not the best smartphone available; still it's a nice handset to get when you don't have to pay for it.

It looks like AT&T will soon be offering a "rainbow" of Palm Centro handsets, as you can see on the picture to the right.

Most of you probably know that the carrier will release an “obsidian black” Centro in a month, so the rest of this color range could be additional GSM models.

Palm offers a free Zire Z22 PDA to anyone who buys their Palm TX, which costs $299.

The offer is valid until the end of February.

The Z22 can be used as a gift or a backup in case something happens to the TX...

Anyway, you decide what to do with it.