Treo 700p Review

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New Palm OS Based Smartphone Improves Upon Treo 650

The Palm Treo 700p is the latest smartphone from Palm featuring the Palm operating system. I've been using the Palm Treo 700w since it's release six months ago, but was anxious to see what improvements the Palm Treo 700p had over it's predecessor, the Palm Treo 650. As a Mac user, there was the obvious joy of going back to a smartphone that officially supports the Mac platform, although Mark/Space just recently announced Missing Sync for Windows Mobile, offering support for the Mac users considering the 700w.

The Treo 700p offers a nice collection of enchancements over its predecessor, the Palm Treo 650.

What's In The Box

The Palm Treo 700p is currently available through both Sprint and Verizon Wireless. Despite the differences in packaging, as we noted in our First Look at the 700p, both smartphones ship with the following:

• Palm Treo 700p smartphone
• Palm Software Install CD
• Travel Charger
• USB Sync Cable
• Wired Headset
• Quick Start Guide (refered to as Read Me First
• Quick Reference Guide
• Verizon or Sprint Welcome CD

The Verizon Treo 700p, used in this review, comes with the following software preinstalled. There are few version changes as noted and the bundled software package is better than on previous models. I'll touch on the changes and improvements in the Software and Applications section of the review.

• Blazer web browser version 4.5
• Bluetooth Manager version 1.2(W)
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Camcorder
• Camera
• Contacts
• Documents To Go
• HotSync Manager
• Memos
• Messaging
• MyTreo*new
• Phone
• Pics and Video*new
• PocketTunes *new
• Quick Tour
• Security
• Tasks
• VersaMail version 3.5.1
• Voice Memo*new
• World Clock

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