Treo windows

In the 's favor we have WiFi, a roomier keyboard and a higher resolution display by 80 pixels. And can it compete with the more powerful Cingular ?

We think it can, handily. The Treo, like the is a Pocket PC with a touch screen, and those who value the added capabilities of that OS will find the Treo more suited than an MS Smartphone which lacks a touch screen and the mobile MS Office suite MS Smartphones are also somewhat more difficult to customize since they're more locked-down. Though the Cingular has WiFi, a higher resolution display and some hardware buttons that make one-handed operation somewhat possible; the Treo is smaller, has an ever-ready keyboard and Palm's myriad software customizations that make it the easiest Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone to use.

They both share a x display and fixed keyboard. The Treo , like the Palm OS Treo recently released by Cingular and Palm, is most recognizably a Treo but it sports a casing re-design that makes it look and feel smaller more so than it is , weighs 1 ounce less than the Treo and most importantly removes the large stubby antenna found on the Treo , Treo w and wx. Palm tells us that the Treo v "v" stands for Vodafone was designed to suit Europeans' higher esthetic, and now we in the US can enjoy a bit of Palm's version of high style.

Like all Treos, the feels wonderful in hand, with curves and mass that make you think Palm took a mold of an average sized hand and used that as a starting point for the Treo's casing. Though not miraculously thin like the 0. Clearly though, your pocket will favor the thinner BlackJack, even if your hand does not. The Treo looks and feels solid and well made.

The keyboard is largely unchanged from the Treo line with similar key size, key travel and tactile feedback. The backlit keys measure 9mm wide x 10mm tall and are predominantly black with the number keys in silver for easy dialing. The numbers share keys with letters, so you'll need to hit the Fn key to enter numbers, but the Fn key is sticky just press it once, you need not hold it down while pressing the desired number key and with a double-tap of the Fn key you can turn num lock on the same is true of the shift key.

Though the keyboard isn't as roomy as the Cingular 's and not up to the venerable BlackBerry 's , it is quite usable.

The Samsung BlackJack's keys are more widely spaced which gives you more room to type but requires more thumb movement a matter of personal preference.

We had no issues with the keyboard layout other than the colon : which has no place on the keyboard. Instead you'll need to press the Alt key, then select it as the first item in a pop-up list of characters and symbols.

The Treo's soft-touch finish something along the lines of the BlackJack and T-Mobile Dash anti-slip coating helps keep the Treo in hand. Given how easy it is to let a slick and weighty Treo slip from the hand, we're thrilled with the new surface texture. The Treo is navy blue with a silver display bezel and brushed-metal looking side grips the Treo is actually made of plastic.

With a bit of industrial legedemain, Palm managed to hide the single LED there is no window in the silver bezel. You won't know it's there until it lights to indicate charging status.

Those who despise flashing LEDs indicating phone service and Bluetooth status will be happy to know that the Treo flashes for neither. However, it also doesn't flash to indicate alarms and appointment reminders that have gone off, so you'll need to turn the Treo on and look at the screen to see if you've missed any alarms.

Those who hate toothpick-thin, telescoping styli will love the Treo's ample one-piece stylus. The Treo has Windows Start Menu and OK buttons surrounding the d-pad to improve one-handed operation, but no jog wheel.

The call send and end buttons are in standard locations and the device has the usual Windows Mobile softkeys just below the display. On the left side you'll find volume up and down keys along with a user-assignable button that's assigned to the camera by default. A large IR window and the door covering the miniSD slot are on the PDA's right side and the sync and charge ports are on the bottom edge.

The camera lens, self portrait mirror and speakerphone are on the back and the battery lives under a door on the rear. If you must soft reset the Treo, you'll need to remove and re-insert the battery. These include Today Screen plugins for Google search, speed dialing list style and picture-based , a field where you can type the name or number of the person you wish to call even if you hide the field, this still works when the phone is in the Today Screen and the right softkey has shortcuts to Contacts, the dial pad, call log, Wireless Manager and settings for the phone, Today Screen and speed dial.

You can press Fn and the OK button to lock the phone's buttons and screen, press and hold the OK button to go to the Task Manager and press the Alt key pretty much anywhere to bring up a list of common characters and symbols, and tap on the battery icon at the top of the Today Screen to see the remaining charge percentage.

Speed dial allows you to assign any contact to a letter on the keyboard, so you'll press and hold the "d" key to call Doug or whatever key you choose to assign to Doug. Palm includes MS Voice Command 1. UMTS tops out at k, though you may see faster results when using Cingular's proxy hardcoded into the registry for IE in strong service areas such as ours. Palm states that they'll release an upgrade in Q1 that will move the Treo to HSDPA which means speeds from ,k in strong Cingular 3G coverage areas with a theoretical max of 1.

We installed them and are seeing an average of k on DSL Reports mobile speed test. It also ships with a link to get Good Mobile Messaging and you can install 3rd party Windows Mobile compatible browsers such as Opera.

You won't be able to install the free Java-based Opera mini unless you download and install a Java VM since the Treo ships with none. The killer application is of course the phone, and the Treo doesn't disappoint. While audio quality wasn't among the best on prior Treo models, the has excellent call quality. If you aren't sure which driver package to get, use the Aceeca drivers. Despite the company branding, the drivers themselves are generic and will work with all USB Palm devices.

Make sure to extract any. If you are using a serial connection including serial-to-USB via an adapter or Bluetooth wireless for HotSync, you do not need any drivers to proceed. There are three ways to connect your Palm to your Windows 10 PC, and the process differs slightly for each:.

Upon first connecting your device to USB, a Windows notification will appear indicating that a Palm Handheld is being setup. However, Windows 10 can only recognize Palm as a generic USB device and cannot actually interface with it. To solve this problem, right-click on the Windows Start button and open Device Manager. There you'll find your Palm listed under "Other Devices" with an exclamation icon to indicate a missing driver.

Right-click on "Palm Handheld" , then choose "Update Driver". Next, choose "Browse my computer for drivers" and enter the path to your downloaded driver package. Proceed through the installation, and your Palm will be recognized by Windows!

Alternatively , right-click on your downloaded driver's primary. Then, reconnect your Palm device. Though serial devices are now considered legacy, Windows 10 still retains limited support for them and can HotSync over serial just fine. However, a modern PC is unlikely to have a serial port, in which case you'll have to purchase a serial-to-USB adapter. While there are many such devices on the market, this one has been tested and proven working for HotSync on Windows Palm itself also released a licensed serial-to-USB adapter known as the "Palm Connect Kit", but this adapter is highly outdated and is unlikely to work with Windows Right-click on your adapter and choose "Properties" , then switch to the "Port Settings" tab.

Here, you'll want to set "Bits per second" to for the fastest HotSync. You'll need it in Step 4. While Bluetooth was once a complicated protocol to get working with HotSync, with Windows 10, it couldn't be easier. Simply open the Windows 10 Settings app and navigate to Devices. Make sure Bluetooth is enabled. Leave this screen open to keep your PC discoverable by nearby Bluetooth devices.

Next, on your Palm device, go to the Prefs app and choose Bluetooth. Make sure Bluetooth is On. Marcos Luiz S. Filho from Brasil. Thanks so much, PalmDr! Saved everything! Previous Palm desktop on Windows 7 and Hard Drive crashed.

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