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Today is a big day in history of smartphones: Treo 650 has been released!
October 25, 2004;
It features full QWERTY keyboard, high resolution screen (320x320 pixels - more than all Pocket PC phones, that have 320x240 pixels only), built-in Bluetooth and supports not only GPRS, but also EDGE. Wi-Fi can be added through SD card slot. Since PalmOne has licensed synch technology from Microsoft, this phone can synchronize with MS Exchange Server too...

palmOne Introduces Treo 650 Smartphone, Making it Easier Than Ever to Stay Connected

Company Adds to Award-winning Treo 600 Design with Higher-resolution Screen, Expanded Multimedia Capabilities, Bluetooth and Removable Battery

palmOne, Inc., introduced a new member of the Treo smartphone family -- the Treo 650 smartphone -- giving mobile professionals all they need to stay connected and in touch. The Treo 650 simplifies customers' lives by combining a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, a Palm OS organizer, messaging and web access.

The Treo 650 will be available as either a digital dual-band CDMA/1xRTT or a GSM/GPRS/EDGE quad-band world phone, with pricing to be set by individual carriers. Carrier availability is expected to begin later this year in the United States, with worldwide rollout to follow in 2005.

Treo 650 Smartphone Expanded Features/Benefits The newest member of the Treo family builds on the award-winning design of the Treo 600 with new and improved features:

Vibrant 320 x 320 display is easy to read;
Non-volatile memory and removable battery;
Integrated Bluetooth technology for communicating with headsets, car kits, computers and printers equipped with Bluetooth technology;
Improved camera for better low-light shots, with video-capture capabilities;
Improved QWERTY backlit keyboard and new design for easier typing;
For GSM, capability to access EDGE based networks, which deliver incredibly fast data speeds;
Support for direct corporate email access to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 using palmOne's VersaMail email software;
MP3 player; and
Single inbox for text and picture messaging.

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