Treo 680

Following the Treo 750 WM6 Update last week Palm has now finally also announced the release of its much anticipated AT&T/Cingular Treo 680 Update which delivers quite a few rather meaningful improvements including PTT, IM (like that offered on the...

December 12, 2007 | Comments (26) | Read more...

Because I travel internationally throughout the year my smartphone of choice is the Unlocked Treo 680 – a device which I can use on any GSM network globally and with any local prepaid SIM card which saves me a bundle...

August 11, 2007 | Comments (2) | Read more...

Over the past few weeks some Treonauts may have read news/rumours that some of the Unlocked Treo 680 colours – starting with Copper (Orange) – were “disappearing” from Palm’s website until eventually today only the standard Graphite (Grey) remains available...

February 26, 2007 | Comments (9) | Read more...

Since its launch many Treo 680 owners have complained about poor battery performance or unusually rapid battery drain – too many in fact for the matter not to be considered an “issue”. Some were evidently extremely disappointed in their new...

January 19, 2007 | Comments (41) | Read more...

Following my various Treo 680 reviews one issue which continues to elicit regular blog comments and forum threads is the one related to the Treo 680’s battery performance and debates have raged regarding both the cause(s) and possible solution(s). Having...

January 16, 2007 | Comments (65) | Read more...

You might recall that before the Treo 680 became officially available rumours abounded that Cingular might offer it for free with a new two year contract. This didn’t happen but eventually the Cingular Treo 680 was released priced at $199...

December 9, 2006 | Comments (22) | Read more...

Like me many Treonauts will have spent at least some portion of this first weekend of December already looking for holiday gifts and the new Treo 680 Unlocked (which began shipping in volume this past Friday) or even Cingular Treo...

December 3, 2006 | Comments (9) | Read more...

As part of the Cingular & Unlocked Treo 680 launch at Digital Life in NYC some six weeks ago (see Treo 680: Finally A Treo For Everyone) you may recall that Palm provided us with some images of its forthcoming...

November 29, 2006 | Comments (9) | Read more...

The wait is finally over… After some agonizing weeks for all existing and will-be Treonauts the Treo 680 from Palm and Cingular is now finally available to buy just in time for the Thanksgiving holidays and I have been particularly...

November 22, 2006 | Comments (90) | Read more...

As always we have to credit a very resourceful Treonaut [thank you Syphon] for finding a ‘hidden’ page on Palm’s website which already lists the Cingular Treo 680 for sale at $349 – a price which matches the one that...

November 20, 2006 | Comments (38) | Read more...

Following the FCC approvals last week, earlier today Amazon.com launched its dedicated Treo 680 (Unlocked GSM) product page [thanks for the tip Michael] listing it to buy at $413.99 (with an availability of 1 to 2 weeks). Basically, you can...

November 13, 2006 | Comments (53) | Read more...

Many Treonauts are still wondering exactly what the differences between the forthcoming Treo 680 and the existing Treo 650 and Treo 700p are (see Treo Comparison Chart for more details). The fact is that the differences are not immediately obvious...

November 13, 2006 | Comments (13) | Read more...

This past Wednesday the FCC approved the Treo 750 and just a couple of days later on Friday also followed with the approval of the Treo 680. This FCC approval for both Treo smartphones evidently means that Cingular can now...

November 12, 2006 | Comments (23) | Read more...

From the emails that I have been getting in the past week I know that more than a few Treonauts are biting their nails (probably fingers by now) waiting for the Treo 680 to finally be released by Cingular. Hopefully...

November 8, 2006 | Comments (15) | Read more...

Like me, a great many Treonauts will shortly upgrade their trusted and beloved Treo 650 (it really has served me extremely well) to the new Treo 680. Some people will choose to give their ‘old’ Treo 650 away to a...

November 7, 2006 | Comments (13) | Read more...

Well, the anxiously anticipated launch of the Treo 680 did not materialize on either Palm’s or Cingular’s website today and there are increasing rumours that we may actually have to wait a couple more weeks before this happens… However, one...

November 6, 2006 | Comments (32) | Read more...

I have to admit that at this particular moment I feel as if Santa had arrived early this year thanks to the latest leak of a Cingular “Government Sales Team” PowerPoint presentation for the “Palm Treo 680 Pre-Launch Briefing” which...

October 28, 2006 | Comments (57) | Read more...

Judging by the number of requests that I have received it appears that in both my posts about Choosing Your Next Treo and Treo Family Comparison Chart I may not have properly explained exactly what an “Unlocked Treo” means so…...

October 25, 2006 | Comments (19) | Read more...

Following my post about Choosing Your Next Treo so many Treonauts have emailed me asking to better understand the specific differences between the six current and future Treo smartphones that I thought the time had come to put together a...

October 24, 2006 | Comments (41) | Read more...

A couple of days ago Engadget posted confirmation that Cingular would indeed be the first carrier to release the forthcoming Treo 680. This by itself is not something that we didn’t already know but what struck me was the fact...

October 23, 2006 | Comments (18) | Read more...

[Update 11/22/06: The Treo 680 is finally available to buy starting at $199] There was a time not too long ago when choosing which Treo smartphone to buy was pretty easy as there was only one model to choose from…...

October 18, 2006 | Comments (49) | Read more...

As most Treonauts will undoubtedly already know, Palm CEO Ed Colligan (pictured below with Treo 680 Product Manager Phil McClendon) yesterday unveiled his company’s latest addition to the Treo family with a low-cost smartphone that is for the first time...

October 13, 2006 | Comments (47) | Read more...

This post will be updated following Palm’s unveiling of the new Treo 680 today and I will write a more in-depth review tomorrow Friday even though you will undoubtedly already have been able to tell that I am extremely excited...

October 12, 2006 | Comments (56) | Read more...

In a few short hours Palm CEO Ed Colligan will unveil his company’s new Treo 680 smartphone to a packed audience of technology journalists and bloggers at a special press conference held at the DigitalLife show in NYC. The Treo...

October 12, 2006 | Comments (11) | Read more...

Following my post “Treo 680: Palm Unveiling Next Week?”, earlier today Palm via a press release invited the media to join CEO Ed Colligan for a press conference at DigitalLife in NYC this Thursday to “announce a new Treo product”....

October 11, 2006 | Comments (6) | Read more...

I’ve just received my very own Treo 750v which Vodafone began selling without much fanfare this week in the UK and other European countries and which I will review in the coming week. As I wrote the first time that...

October 5, 2006 | Comments (14) | Read more...

The Treo 680 has now been officially been unveiled by Palm. Please see my posts below for additional information: Treo 680: First Look, Screenshots & Images Treo 680: Finally A Treo For Everyone Treo 680: Bringing Joy To A Whole...

September 23, 2006 | Comments (27) | Read more...