Computer Outlook
"Palm Handheld Lifestyles"
September 15, 2005

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Palm OS / PalmSource News
PalmSource Acquired By ACCESS
- $324 million cash deal
- Access makes the popular NetFront web browser for Palm OS and other platforms
- Ed Colligan of Palm, Inc. sees this as a good thing. [link]
- PalmSource can't talk about it because of SEC rules and regulations.
- Access says it won't affect Licensees [link]

Palm/pa1m0ne News
What Does Palm Have Up Its Sleeve for this Fall?
- Tungsten XX [link]
- LifeDrive 2
- Zire 22 [link]
- Zire 73
- Windows Mobile Treo

MobiTV Released for The Treo 650
- Only for Treo 650 users in the U.S. on Sprint, Cingular, and Verizon networks.
- $9.95 per month
- More than 20 channels, including: MSNBC, ABC News Now, NBC Mobile, CNBC, FOX Sports, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, The Weather Channel, Comedy Time, and the Major League Baseball Highlight Channel.
- Working on a product for other Palm OS devices, such as the Treo 600

Treo 650 Launched on Movistar in Mexico

Primerica Deploys 4,000 Palm Devices
- Primerica Financial Services, a subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc. Primerica is running its own customized application on the devices, called Turbo Apps.
- It allows its mobile workforce to complete financial applications in the comfort of their customer's homes.

Palm and Audi Launch Bluetooth Treo Handsfree System
- 2006 Audi A6 and A8 vehicles.
- 2006 Audi A3 and 2006 Audi A4 and S4 sedans and Avants when the vehicles are equipped with the optional phone preparation.
- Can make and receive calls totally hands-free using the car's MMI (Multi Media Interface) console, voice-recognition interface or steering-wheel controls.
- In addition, Audi of America will introduce a special phone cradle that allows the customer to securely dock the Treo 650 smartphone in the center arm rest.

Cool Deal Of The Month
Unlocked GSM Treo 650 Price Reduction
- Reduced by $50 to $649.
- Expensive because there is no activation discount, but you can use it on any GSM network.


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