Palm In-Depth Cell Phone Reviews

Palm Pre

OverviewPros: Fantastic operating system, multitasking capabilities, easy to use Cons: Battery life, lack of a progress bar in music player To put it as simply as I can, Palm is back in the game. The Palm Pre is a revolutionary device that marks a radical shift for the company, and provides a much-needed exclusive device for Sprint. The new webOS platform, combined with a change in hardware, offers a completely new experience...

Palm Centro Onyx Red

What’s Good: Full-featured, easy to use smartphone for entry-level price; Clear, bright, high-resolution touchscreen; Compact body with rounded edges; Zippy EV-DO data with access to Sprint TV service; A-GPS works with location-based services What’s Not Good: QWERTY keys are small and cramped; Display is smallish (if still easy to read); Hardware and software design feels a bit dated; Noticeably thicker than comparable devices; No Music Store...

Palm 700wx

Palm broke from tradition at the beginning of 2006 by introducing their first Windows Mobile-powered device, the Treo 700w for Verizon.  The 700w brought the familiarity and corporate compatibility of the Pocket PC operating system to the Treo platform.  Now Sprint subscribers can get in on the Pocket PC on Treo action with the 700wx, which runs the same Windows Mobile 5 software as the 700w but doubles the available operating memory....

Palm Treo-650-GSM

Every so often I think I should get a PDA to help me organize and keep track of my life.  I always wind up deciding that the disadvantage of having another device to synch and carry around with me outweighs the potential advantages of a PDA, and I continue to use the date book on my cell phone instead.  For many people, though, PDA’s are invaluable tools.  A new wave of gadgets commonly referred to as "smartphones" combine the...