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PalmCast March 09 PalmCast Episode 66 - May 28th, 2009

Dieter and Mike discuss the Pre release date and price, plus all the latest rumors. Listen in!. Listen in!

PalmCast March 09 PalmCast Episode 65 - May 14th, 2009
Mike and Dieter discuss Palm Pre around the world, the Palm Eos, and much more. Listen in!

PalmCast Episode 64
April 28th, 2009
 Mike and Dieter discuss the latest Palm Pre rumors, the new Palm Pre features we're discovered, and the Sprint Treo Pro ROM issues floating around the TreoCentral Forums. Listen in!

PalmCast Episode 63
April 12th, 2009
 Classic PalmOS on the Pre, 3rd party apps, and more. Listen in!

PalmCast Episode 62
March 24th, 2009
 This week: What else? iPhone 3.0 and the Palm Pre. Listen in!

PalmCast Episode 61
March 13th, 2009
 Mike and Dieter return for the PalmCast!  This week we give our eulogy to the PalmOS, discuss Roger McNamee's hijinks, and take a look at the Sprint Treo Pro and Internet Explorer Mobile 6.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 59
January 28th, 2009
 More Palm Pre, Sprint Treo Pro, but best of all: your voicemails!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 57
December 17th, 2008
 This week: Nova at CES, Palm's precarious finances, and Treo Pro roundup. Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 56
November 13th, 2008
 This week Mike and Dieter fight through debilitating illness to discuss what might have been had Apple purchased Palm back in 1997, talk about some other industry news, and hit on the latest patches.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 55
October 31st, 2008
 This week: ALP on Edelweiss, Treo Pro on Sprint, Palm's stock, and most importantly: your emails! Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 54
October 17th, 2008
 This week - an interview with Charles Wiltgen of Kinoma, the latest Centro news, and a ton of listener emails!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 53
October 3rd, 2008
 This week: Treo Pro, some sad End of Life news, and the great Android Debate

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 52
September 17th, 2008
 Treo 800w, Treo Pro, WM6 on the 700wx, and your emails. Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 51
August 29th, 2008
 Treo Pro, Treo Pro, Palm in the media, and your emails. Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 50
August 13th, 2008
 Our 50th podcast! Instead of the usual week's news, instead Dieter and Mike go over their top 10 news stories in Palm's storied history. Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 49
July 30th, 2008
 Dieter and Mike discuss the news of the past two weeks in their first ever 49th podcast! Plus -- a huge listener email section and the Foleo, one year later. Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 48
July 16th, 2008
 This week we discuss the Treo 800w, Treo 800w, and also a little Treo 800w. Plus: some general Palm news and your email. Listen up!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 46
June 18th, 2008
 This week we discuss Windows Mobile 6 coming to the Verizon Treo 700wx, some other software updates, and much more. Plus your comments and the latest from the community. Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 45
June 4th, 2008
 This week we discuss the Treo 850, how it compares to the Treo 800w, Palm marketshare gains, Nova, and more. Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 44
May 21st, 2008
 This week Dieter can't stop talking about how the Treo 800w looks, but there's also other pieces of news and communiques from the community. Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 43
May 15th, 2008
 Mike returns to us this week to discuss the new Skywriter rumors. We have a ton of listener voicemails and emails this week - so listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 42
May 1st, 2008
 A special TreoCast this week: we're joined by The Cell Phone Junkie's Mickey Papillon. We chat about the Treo 750 and get his perspective on the major carriers in the US. It's a service smackdown!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 41
April 16th, 2008
 

In this week's episode we have some news and we have too many emails to cram into the community section - so we're breaking them out into other areas.

Read on for the show notes!


TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 40
March 27th, 2008
 A day late, but we're still here for you: Mike and Dieter discuss Palm's Quarterly Results, the Treo 800w, and fear the wrath of Oprah in the community segment. Listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 39
March 12th, 2008
 In today's TreoCast we discuss the implications of the iPhone Software Roadmap on the world of Treos, as well as some other news. Plus: your emails and the community!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 38
February 27th, 2008
 This week it's Centro! Centro! Centro! We also discuss Palm's new swagger after the BlackBerry outage and whether or not the native application market is dead.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 36
January 30th, 2008
 We're back after a long hiatus! We cover CES and a big giant stack of rumors, listen in!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 35
December 28th, 2007
 In today's TreoCast we look back at Palm's last quarter and try to see just what Palm has in store for us in 2008 (and 2009). Rumor, innuendo, and the TreoCentral forums inside!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 34
December 10th, 2007
 Windows Mobile 6 for the Treo 750 is finally here! Plus Palm's dire financial situation, listener emails, and the forums.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 33
November 27th, 2007
 This week we chat a bit about Palm on Nokia tablets, why we love 3rd party apps, and a bit more about the Smartphone Round Robin. Plus: gobs of listener emails and the forums

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 32
November 12th, 2007
 Dieter and Mike talk about Android, the Centro, and the Smartphone Round Robin. They also discuss the serious need to come up with some new catchphrases. Of course, they take a gander at the community.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 31
October 30th, 2007
 In today's TreoCast, Dieter and Mike soldier on through debilitating colds to wrap up their thoughts about CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment, talk about some rumors, and some other news. Plus - a big announcement, the emails, and the forums.

Joe Fabris Interview
October 25th, 2007
 Dieter and Mike had a chance to interview Palm Exec Joe Fabris about the new Microsoft server software and other Treo-related stuff.

CTIA Roundup
October 24th, 2007
 Dieter and Mike round up the CTIA news from this year: New Microsoft announcements, new Facebook app for Blackberries, and a close look at what CTIA says about the state of the wireless industry today.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 29
October 2nd, 2007
  In today's TreoCast, we have the Centro, some more Centro, and a bit of Centro. There's also some Palm financial news news, and then a smorgasbord of random yet interesting stuff. Plus: listener emails. Sorry we're a day late this week!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 28
September 17th, 2007
 Super-sized TreoCast! We examine the Foleo cancellation (good, but tough, call); Dieter overviews the Treo 500v drama (not high-end, but not meant to be); the Centro (still looks like a mini-755p); and finally Mike takes a closer look at the new members of the Palm Board of Directors. We have some oldies-but-goodies from the forums too.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 27
September 4th, 2007
 In today's TreoCast, we'll address that Engadget open letter, the new Centro leaked image, take a peek at what "industry analysts" are saying, answer some listener mail, and hit up the forums.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 26
August 20th, 2007
  In today's TreoCast, we return once again to the ROM issues, we talk about the upcoming Palm Centro, and chat up some Foleo news as well. You know we hit the forums up too, because we're predictable like that.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 25
August 6th, 2007
 In today's TreoCast, we "conditionally express" some Treo 750 Windows Mobile 6 impressions. There are a lot of software updates to note. We also talk a bit about the Google stuff that's been happening in the mobile space. Finally, of course, more of your emails and threads.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 24
July 23rd, 2007
 In today's TreoCast, we have a lot of Treo software updates to talk about and we have some rumors to hash out. The community too, this week is supercharged with a bunch of listener emails.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 23
July 9th, 2007
 In this TreoCentral TreoCast, we spend some time doomsaying about Palm, review some new software that's out there, ...and we talk a bit about that other phone that just came out - be sure to listen closely to Mike's thoughts on how the iPhone is what PalmOS should have been by now.

Breaking Up is Hard To Do
June 29th, 2007
 Mike Overbo mulls the impact of the iPhone on a Treo user -- while he prepares to wait in line at the Mall of America. "$599 for an 8 GB iPhone. $150 in contract breakage. No more free calls to my wife (!). Seriously, what happened?"

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 22
June 25th, 2007
 In this TreoCentral TreoCast, we talk about the iPhone iNsanity, the 700p ROM update, have quite a bit about the Foleo, discuss some Palm corporate news, and new Treo rumors. Plus, a few great threads in the TreoCentral forums.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 21
June 11th, 2007
 This week we discuss Palm's corporate shakeup, the new Palm Foleo, and heap our exasperation upon Palm for the continued 700p ROM update saga.

The "3rd Category" Device is Coming. What Will it Be?
May 29th, 2007
 Tomorrow, the man behind the Palm Pilot and the Treo, Jeff Hawkins, will introduce a "new category" of mobile devices that isn't a PDA and isn't a smartphone. Read on for some Patent-fortified speculation and unabashed dreaming.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 20
May 29th, 2007
 This week we speculate on Palm's mystery 3rd device and discuss some other news bits. We also note the latest entries to the TreoCentral Wiki and look at the TC Community.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 19
May 14th, 2007
 This week we have a new Treo here to take a look at, the 755p. We have have an interview with 755p product manager Rob Katcher. There's also a new Palm support website, some other little bits of news, and the forums.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 18
April 30th, 2007
 In this TreoCast we round up the news, including the 700p Maintenance Release, the coming Virtual Blackberry software, and some neat little PalmOS applications. We discuss the TreoCentral wiki a bit and, of course, point out some great TreoCentral forum threads.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 17
April 16th, 2007
 In this TreoCast we discuss the coming Linux powered PalmOS as well as a lot of other exciting Palm news. Dieter defends Windows Mobile 5's user interface when Mike provides constructive criticism. Plus: TreoCentral's community keeps the pressure on for the 700p patch.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 16
April 2nd, 2007
 This week we discuss the best of the CTIA conference, including a discussion of our interview with Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner. We mention a few new accessories and hit up the forums, be sure to check out the new 680 skin.

Palm Releases WiFi Patch for All Treos (Not Really, April Fools!)
April 1st, 2007
 Did we getcha? It was April Fools Day today, the day for posting fake news.

CTIA Day 2
March 28th, 2007
 The software roundup of CTIA

CTIA, the Show Floor
March 28th, 2007
 A collection of highlights from the first day of the full CTIA exhibit.

CTIA Coverage
March 27th, 2007
 First Impressions from CTIA

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 15
March 19th, 2007
 This week we discuss Palm news, rant about mobile carriers, and mention an exciting new Powerpoint presenter. The Treo guide is about using FontSmoother to nicen up your PalmOS Treo and we check out the latest from the forums.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 14
March 5th, 2007
 In this TreoCentral TreoCast we have a lot of Palm Corporate-type news - can you say "Nokia Treo", because I can't. We'll also have an old-school type of TreoGuide - our top 5 apps for each platform. Plus forums, we always do the forums.

Palm Gains on RIM in Canada
February 20th, 2007
 Lies, damn lies, and statistics? Not so much: Palm doubles market share in Canada against Canadian Company RIM, makers of Blackberries

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 13
February 19th, 2007
 In this TreoCentral TreoCast we talk about Windows Mobile 6 and the 3GSM conference in Barcelona, more Treo 680 color hijinks, and some other bits of news. In this week's TreoGuide we talk aobut managing memory on PalmOS Treos.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 12
February 5th, 2007
 This week we take a look at Google Maps for Windows Mobile Treos, then put Access on life support. There's a TC Guide this week as well: using GPS on your Windows Mobile Treo with free mapping software. As always, we check out what is happening in the community.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 11
January 22nd, 2007
 In this episode we talk about the iPhone, wrap up our CES coverage with some speculation about mobile computing's future, hit a bunch of news tidbits, and check out the forums.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 10
January 8th, 2007
 We're back from our unannounced hiatus and in a new year, so there's a lot to talk about in this podcast. The new Treo 750 on Cingular, the conclusion of the 700p ROM update drama, and more.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 9
December 11th, 2006
 In this week's TreoCast we discuss Palm's purchase of the source code for Garnet, interview Palm's Scott Hancock about their new marketing campaign, and as always check out the forums. Plus: undocumented tips and tricks of the Treo 680.

Video comparison: 680 and the 650
December 8th, 2006
 Read on for a video comparison of the new Treo 680 and the 650, including some form-factor comparisons of a whole slew of Treos.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 8
November 27th, 2006
 In this TreoCast we talk about the new Treo 680, Palm’s strategy for selling it, and a bit of other news. We look into how to decide which Treo is right for you. As always, we check out the TreoCentral community too. (Plus - don't miss the TreoCentral Store post-Thanksgiving sale)

Treo 680
November 22nd, 2006
 Read on for TreoCentral's full review of the new Treo 680.

Palm Announces Treo 680 to be Released This Friday
November 21st, 2006
 Palm announced today that the Treo 680 will be available for the kick-off of the holiday season, Black Friday. Price: $199.99 with a 2-year contract. Read on for more details.

Strange Adventures in Infinite Space
November 20th, 2006
 Exactly how strange and how infinite?

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 7
November 13th, 2006
 This week's TreoCast features news about Access, Motorola, and NTP. The TCGuide is using the Treo in your social life as much as your business life. Lastly, as we always do, we’ll check in on the TreoCentral forums.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 6
October 29th, 2006
 This week we discuss the latest news (including the 700wx's continued inability to send SMS messages to non-Sprint phones!), we break down the highlights of TreoCentral's interview about the Treo 680, and check in on the TreoCentral forums.

Anycom HS-777 Headset
October 19th, 2006
 The Anycom HS777 is designed for people that need to talk on their phone all day, literally.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 5
October 16th, 2006
 In this TreoCast we discuss the new Treo 680, a ton of other Treo news, and chat up some accessory bundles. Our TCGuide this week is about bluetooth stereo headsets. Finally, as usual, we check out the TreoCentral forums.

3G Smartphone Smackdown
October 5th, 2006
 You'll pay for 3G but only use the EDGE! Mike Overbo overviews the high-end smartphone landscape.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 4
October 2nd, 2006
 In this TreoCast we discuss the recent Mobius conference with Michael Ducker, play the winning entries from our Black Tie Treo giveaway, and as always talk about news and what's happening in the TreoCentral community.

Penguin Panic
September 26th, 2006
 It's been how long since a game review?

Gobbledygook Demystified
September 19th, 2006
 UMTS? HSDPA? GSM? OMG? LOL? Tired of meaningless acronyms? Today we delve into them to help you find out what they mean!

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 3
September 18th, 2006
 In this episode, we talk about the Treo 750v, the Palm Developers Network, our continuing Black Tie Treo Giveaway, some basics of GPS, and the latest from the TreoCentral forums.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 2
September 5th, 2006
 In this week's TreoCast we announce a contest to give away a Limited Edition Black Tie Treo 650, talk about the new Treo 700wx, talk some news, and Mike teases Dieter - who manfully manages not to cry.

TreoCentral TreoCast Episode 1!
August 21st, 2006
 (Now in the iTunes Store!) TreoCentral's first podcast! In this episode: Palm's new Treo announcement, Treos on a plane, two bluetooth headsets and two cases, how to listen to podcasts on your Treo, and the latest from the forums.

 




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