Computer Outlook
"Palm Handheld Lifestyles"
February 15, 2006

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Palm OS / PalmSource News
ACCESS and PalmSource Announce the ACCESS Linux Platform
- Palm OS will be called ALP going forward
- ALP stands for ACCESS Linux Platform
- ALP is NOT the same thing as ALF?


Palm News
General Treo News
- Comparing Common Tasks Treo 650 vs 700w
- Altec Lansing Treo 650 Dock
- Brando Treo 650 Music Dock Review
- Palm Is Obsessed With Detail
- CoPilot Live for Treo 700w
- Slingbox for Windows Mobile

Palm Issues End Of Life [EOL] For The Following Products:
- Zire 21 (US & Multi-lingual)
- Tungsten 3 (US & Multilingual)
- Tungsten C (US, French & Multilingual)
- Games Essentials Card

[Rumor] Sprint To Get Treo 700w By Late February/Early March
- Analysts at Bear Stearns are reporting
- BrightHand got the story from StockBlog

Rumored Treo 800p Is Not Coming
BargainPDA reports that rumors of the 800p are not true, according to the person who started them over on TreoCentral.

[Rumor] Treo 700p To Be Introduced In April On Verizon
- According to stock analyst at Caris and Company
- Also reported at BarginPDA
- Images: PalmInfoCenter, BarginPDA, Treonauts

Treo 700p Specs
- 312 MHz Xscale CPU
- Palm OS 5.4.9
- 10MB DBCache Size!
- 64MB Total Memory
- BT 1.2?
- 1.3 MegaPixel camera
- 320x320 screen
- FAT32 driver support
- EVDO radio (can’t do voice & data simul.)
- Software Included: PocketTunes, Blazer v4.5, Sprint TV, Documents to Go v8

Private Largest Stockholder Of Palm Stock Urges Sale Of Palm, Inc.
- Mark Nelson, a private investor who owns over 7% of Palm wrote the letter
- This follows by a few months another large investor's call for Palm to sell itself, according to the San Jose Mercury News
- The two investors hold a combined total of 13% of Palm stock.
- Fidelity Investments, through their mutual funds, holds the largest single share, 14%, but has made no comment.
- The user community disagrees, including Ed Hardy, Editor-in-Chief at BrightHand.

Progress on the Treo 650 Linux Project


Other Licensees News
Keeping The Tapwave Flame Alive!
Demo Zodiac Stockpile Available For Sale
- $125 for the 128MB Zodiac 2
- Re-flashed with latest ROM
- Small 2mm hole from security device

Fossil Drops It's PDA Watch Line


Software News
DateBk6 Is In Beta!
- Purchase Form
- Free Upgrade Form
- Now Features A "Today" Screen
- Remember it’s shareware, so you can try before you buy
- Don’t forget that it IS at beta though
- Screenshots: Today Screen Day View


Other News
- Retro is the new thing!
- A non-project version


Cool Deal Of The Month
Palm Treo 650 Refurbished Unlocked GSM Phone
- For Cingular, AT&T & T-Mobile
- No Contract Required
- $369.99