Handspring’s web site has a sneak peek at the upcoming Treo 600 line. CNET has an article and 7-minute video with Greg Shirai, Handspring’s Director of Product Marketing.
Treo Central has the most pictures and technical details. The highlights include: Palm OS 5, 144 MHz TI OMAP, 32MB RAM, quad-band GSM or dual-band CDMA, thumb keyboard, […]
Archive for June, 2003
Treo 600 Unveiled
18Jun03Studies
11Jun03Latest method for bringing my CPU to its knees: Multiple simultaneous unattended Windows Server installations. I love VMware. I’m going to be re-paving a whole bunch of virtual systems over the next few weeks because I’ve decided to finish off my W2K MCSE, starting with the 70-217 exam. Fun fun fun.
If a tree falls in […]
T-Mobile’s Color Sidekick has launched. It’s exactly like the old Sidekick, with a 16-bit color screen and marginally better camera attachment. The Sidekick-specific calling plans are gone, now $19.99 adds unlimited data to any $29.99 or higher voice plan, or you can go data-only for $29.99.
And this unlimited data deal is available with any device.
Excuse […]
Spam Round-up
11Jun03Last week, CNET reported that spam now comprises 51% of e-mail in the workplace.
Meng Weng Wong of pobox has proposed Sender Permitted From as the solution to spam, a hybrid of Reverse MX and Designated Mailer Protocol. Each uses DNS to combat sender forgery, an interesting approach that doesn’t require changes to MUAs or user […]
Palm buys Handspring
04Jun03Palm Press Release, via Alan Reiter.
Listening to the conference call on my Treo. Being handled as part of the PalmSource spin-off, targetted for the Fall. Palm will give Handspring a $10 Million line-of-credit until the merger completes. Synergy, Smart Phones, Handspring has carrier relationships, Palm has a strong brand and retail presense, blah blah blah.
Treo […]
SQWERL
03Jun03[via Compendium]
May Spam Stats
02Jun03For the month of May I received 1684 spam messages, and 24 of them made it to my Inbox (98.57%). There were 5 false-positives, one of which was a genuine personal message from a former colleague. In total, 43.6% of my e-mail was spam.
The new 6230 is basically a Tri-Band rendition of the 6210, while the 7230 adds a 16-bit color display. Both are immediately available through T-Mobile in Germany and Austria. Brighthand, infoSync, RIM press release.
The bigger news is that T-Mobile is targetting prosumers and smaller businesses — T-Mobile Deutschland is offering the 7230 for just 232 […]
