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Palm brings in the Centro
By Hazimin Sulaiman
WITH over one million 'glacier white' Palm Centro sold in the United States, Palm, Inc has recently announced the availability of the popular model on our shores. The Centro definitely contributed to the USD$1.56 billion revenue that Palm collected in 2007 which amounts to more than 34 million Palm products.Featuring on-the-go e-mail and Web, contact-calendar capabilities, a colour touch screen and full Qwerty thumb-board, the RM1,399 Centro offers simplicity and organisation to users who want to be connected with friends, family and colleagues at a low entry price.
It is, according to Palm, the smallest and lightest Palm phone to date.The Centro comes in at a price which will be attractive enough for first time smartphone buyers and those who want to step up from their regular mobilephones to something which offers a richer user experience and capabilities. Opting however for the Palm Operating System provided by Access which is based on the Palm OS Garnet 5.4.9.Centro boasts simplicity of use thanks to the Palm OS interface which enables one-handed operation, one-touch speakerphone, conference calling, ignore a call with text messaging and Bluetooth connectivity.
Sticking to the Palm philosophy, user experience remains the key design factor and not specifications.Some unique features in the Centro include a handy chat-style view for message conversations, personal and work e-mail (up to nine POP3 and IMAP accounts). The Centro supports even Gmail and Yahoo! mail. And if your company uses Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Exchange Server 2007 and access is enabled by your IT administrator, you can also receive your work e-mail via Microsoft Direct Push Technology.
Besides that, it can automatically update your work calendars and you can accept or decline meeting invites while on the go.The Web browsing capabilities allows users to directly feed their personal blogs and the built-in Google Maps application offers fast access to maps, directions and local searches. Performing a search using the Palm search function, you can search for the Google Map you're looking for in an instant, using an GPRS/EDGE data connection.
Of course, the Centro also features multimedia: Pocket Tunes lets users “sideload” songs and manage music, audio books and videos easily. Users can also shoot pictures or videos with the built-in digital camera and share them with friends. The Centro is already available from major IT and wireless operator channels nationwide.
Specifications:
Display: 320 x 320 pixels TFT, 65K colours
Processor: Intel XScale 312MHzRadio: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)Operating System: Palm OS by Access 5.4.9
Connectivity: Bluetooth 1.2, Palm Multi-connector
Memory: 64MB
Camera: 1.3 Megapixels with 2X digital zoom and video capture
Expansion: MicroSD (support up to 4GB)
Dimensions: 107.2 x 53.5 x 18.6 mm
Weight: 124 grams
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