Palm Europe today announced the Palm Treo 500v 3G smartphone. The new Palm Treo 500v smartphone will initially be available exclusively to Vodafone customers from October
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The Palm Treo 500v smartphone runs on a Windows Mobile 6 standard platform and has a full keyboard, video streaming capability and a comprehensive multi-messaging functionality covering Instant Messaging, SMS, email and phone and personal information management software in a new design. The compact form factor is available in two colours: glacier white and charcoal grey.
reo 500v Features and Benefits
- Full keyboard for fast and easy typing
- Automatic delivery of Hotmail/MSN, Yahoo!, and Gmail, email as it arrives
- Internet Explorer Mobile full-featured browser
- Vodafone live! for news, sports, and entertainment on the go
- 3G/UMTS network
- Planner with address book, calendar, to-do lists, and more
- View Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF files
- 2.0 megapixel camera captures video too
- 150MB of memory, expandable with microSD expansion card
- Windows Mobile 6 Standard software
- Microsoft Direct Push technology for delivery of Outlook email
- Bluetooth wireless technology
