Bangkok--13 Mar--Penner-Madison
Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced the Palm? Treo? 750 smartphone in Thailand, the fastest and first Treo smartphone with High-speed Download Packet Access (HSDPA) wireless broadband capabilities. The Treo 750 offers the world-class Palm experience on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0, now at broadband-like speeds.
“The Treo 750 smartphone combines broadband like speeds on the HSDPA networks with wireless email and rich media capabilities, all within a single device, and brings unique Palm’s world-class ease of use to the Windows Mobileplatform,” said Sharon Ee, head of business, South Asia, for Palm, Inc. “Over 5 million Treo smartphones have been sold globally to date, and continuing to expand the Treo footprint is a key focus for Palm. The addition of HSDPA is just one of the great benefits the new Treo 750 smartphone has to offer mobile professionals and businesses across Thailand who want a compelling mobile-computing experience.”
The Treo 750 combines Palm’s one-of-a-kind user experience with a multifeatured mobile phone with email, messaging, web browsing and organisation software all in a new compact design. The new smartphone supports HSDPA wireless broadband connectivity and comes with Direct Push Technology, which gives users connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server fast, automatic wireless updates of their email, calendar items, contacts and tasks.
Palm Experience on Windows Mobile 5.0
The Treo smartphone on Windows Mobile 5.0 provides mobile workers with a unique productivity and multimedia experience whilst away from their PCs. Delivering a suite of software enhancements developed by Palm for the Windows Mobile environment, the Treo 750 provides ease of use, simplicity and fast access to information. Features include the following:
- Today Screen enhancements, which offer the ability to “dial by name” with a few keystrokes on the keyboard, perform a web search directly from the Today Screen and perform one-touch dialling with personalised photo speed dials;
- Ability to manage a call directly from the Today Screen and stay on top of voicemail with on-screen, VCR-like icons, such as rewind, delete and fast-forward controls for easy navigation;
- Ability to ignore a call and quickly compose a text message, such as “In a meeting” or “Can’t talk”; and
- Dedicated messaging application for SMS/MMS that is organised in a “chat thread” so users can reference prior messages and use emoticons for a personal touch.
“We’re excited to work with Palm to launch the first Windows Mobile HSDPA enabled Treo smartphone in Thailand. The Windows Mobile platform has seen accelerated adoption among business users, and the Treo smartphone provides another compelling proposition for organisations considering mobile deployments,” said Sandra Goh, business groupdirector for South East Asia Region, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division of Microsoft Corporation. “The Treo 750 builds on the power and flexibility of Microsoft Windows Mobile, and Palm’s unique design and user experience to deliver a winning solution that connects professionals to their business-critical information while on the go.”
Benefits of Windows Mobile 5.0
The Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphones from Palm provide customers with a compelling combination of powerful software, an award-winning form factor, and the ease of use long associated with the Palm experience. Windows Mobile 5.0 provides many user benefits:
- Touch screen: Makes surfing websites, gathering data and navigating forms and applications much easier;
- Copy and paste: Additional functionality provides added productivity;
- Built-in viewers and editors: Ability to view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel? files and “roundtrip” those edits back to original files on the user’s desktop, and view PowerPoint? presentations and PDF files;
- Breadth of applications: Thousands of commercial applications available for Windows Mobile; and
- Multimedia Management: Ability to save images and sounds from a website.
Additional Treo 750 Features and Benefits
- 1.3-megapixel digital camera that also captures video;
- Windows Media Player 10 Mobile for music and video;
- Built-in Bluetooth? wireless technology enhanced to support Bluetooth enabled stereo headsets;
- Mini-SD expansion slot; and
- 240x240 transflective (TFT) touch screen.
Pricing and Availability
The Palm Treo 750 smartphone is available now at retail outlets, at a retail price of THB 28,900 (VAT Included). For more information, please contact SiS Distribution (Thailand) Public Company Limited Tel: 02-640-3000 Fax: 02-643-0780
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