It was recently announced that Jon Rubinstein, a man celebrated for finally getting the Palm Pre out the door, has replaced Ed Colligan as CEO of the company.

After a seemingly much needed leave of absence, Colligan will take up a position as Elevation Partners, one of the major investors in Palm.

If you don’t know Jon Rubinstein he used to work at Apple as senior vice president of their iPod division only to leave the company in 2006 to become executive chairman of the board for Palm. Maybe a new CEO will put Palm right back in the game, or at least I assume that’s what they are hoping for.

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The Treo Pro Smartphone is now officially available in Canada through Telus as announced by Palm Inc. today. With its smartly designed high-resolution color touch screen and full web-browsing capabilities layered on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Treo Pro is the ideal smartphone for business users and consumers.

Treo Pro offers TELUS clients simplicity and productivity, including TELUS mobile email, TELUS Navigator, Wi-Fi, web and 3G network capabilities, to meet the needs of businesses and consumers alike. Treo Pro’s thin design blends style and functionality with an LCD touch screen, one-touch buttons and a full QWERTY keyboard.

The 3G-capable Treo Pro smartphone from TELUS helps optimize business processes by effortlessly mobilizing users with enhancements to the Windows Mobile platform, including:

• Full QWERTY keyboard
• High-resolution color LCD touch screen
• Dedicated email and calendar buttons for fast one-button access
• Ringer switch, which silences the device immediately
• One-touch Wi-Fi button for an easy, fast Wi-Fi connection experience (802.11b/g)(1)
• Screen saver, which lets users know at a glance – without turning on the device – what time it is and whether they have missed a call or have a new SMS message
• New voicemail indicator which flashes to let users know that a voicemail is waiting(2)
• TELUS Navigator, for audible turn-by-turn navigation
• TELUS Visual Voice Mail

(Source) Press

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The much awaited Treo Pro smartphone will be available for use on the Sprint Mobile Network starting March 15. This was announced today by Sprint and Palm Inc. Treo Pro will be available through all Sprint retail channels, and Sprint retail stores, for $199.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement (after a $100 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate, with an Everything plan with data or a $30 per month or higher data add-on). It also will be available through the Palm Store and Palm’s B2B sales organization beginning March 16.

Treo Pro is a sleek, full-function smartphone offering users the ease of use and robust features they demand while providing the reliability and manageability IT departments require. With the EV-DO Rev. A speeds of Sprint’s Mobile Broadband Network, Wi-Fi, GPS and Windows Mobile 6.1 capabilities, Treo Pro helps busy professionals stay connected on the go so they can structure their lives around their priorities without sacrificing work productivity.

Treo Pro is the first Palm phone available with Internet Explorer Mobile 6, with options for either a mobile-optimized or desktop-like Internet browsing experience on America’s most dependable 3G network. It blends a high-resolution color touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard with a removable battery that packs up to five hours of talk time and enough strength for the business user’s needs, offering a powerful yet effortless mobile experience.

Palm’s Wi-Fi hardware and software innovations on Treo Pro make it easy to get online fast and manage network connections and power usage. The one-touch Wi-Fi button provides a clean, uncluttered Wi-Fi experience that gets Treo Pro users rapidly connected at home, in the office or in Wi-Fi hotspots.

(Source) Business Wire

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The Treo Pro Smartphone is now officially available in Brazil as announced by Palm, Inc. The Treo Pro is an easy-to-use smartphone for businesses that want to simplify their IT infrastructures and lower costs, and for users who want to stay on top of their professional and personal lives.

With its streamlined design and Palm innovations layered on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Treo Pro is a unique combination of sleek simplicity and robust productivity that meets the needs of businesses and end users alike. Treo Pro will be available in Brazil through Claro.

“Everything about Treo Pro — from the hardware design to the packaging and accessories – embodies the elegant and simplified end-to-end experience that our customers expect from Palm,” said Mark Halliden, managing director, Brazil, for Palm, Inc. “Businesses want the control and savings that Windows Mobile affords, in an innovative and elegant package that keeps their users happy. Treo Pro balances both.”

(Source) Press

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