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So cute! #

By Lewa Posted Wednesday 12th September 2007 12:07 GMT

I hope it's a PAYG one, or at least, it will be in the not too distant future.

Good for button pushers? #

By Peter Gathercole Posted Wednesday 12th September 2007 13:03 GMT

So. No stylus.

Does it have a touch sensitive screen at all?

Keeps them afloat but... #

By Rob Haswell Posted Wednesday 12th September 2007 15:08 GMT

I don't really have a problem with Palm making these crap devices because it'll keep them in business, but I desperately want a new PalmOS Treo as my 650 is well past its use-by date!

If it breaks I will probably cry.

Too little, too late #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 12th September 2007 15:23 GMT

No touch screen

No HSDPA

No GPS

No 3pm camera

Just like all the other WM6 Smartphones

Nice :) #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 12th September 2007 18:30 GMT

A 'Blackberry-Killer'-Killer then, i.e. the Nokia E61i, with a better OS, and looking less fugly. But, wait, what's this... one has to join Vodafone? Not so sure about the proposition... dataplans way to pricey.

When will there be a new Palm OS GSM device? #

By Andrew Woodvine Posted Wednesday 12th September 2007 19:35 GMT

I echo Rob Haswell's comments. My 650 is showing its age now. Palm seem to have forgotten about their GSM users that are loyal to the Palm OS. The 680 is no upgrade for the 650 - the 680 has a different target audience.

They have only released CDMA versions of the 700p & 755p - why?!

They've been talking about a new Linux based Palm OS for what seems like forever, and now the best esitimates are that this won't be ready until next year :-( As long as my 650 keeps going though, I will wait...

Branching out a bit. #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 12th September 2007 21:03 GMT

Really, this is something they're long overdue for. This isn't for the same user as their traditional Treo models. This is going after the the same market segment as the Q and Blackjack (and to an extent Blackberry). There's a lot of people out there who really don't care about a touchscreen, high-speed data, or PDA functionality. What they DO care about is messaging, and a QWERTY keyboard is a must. Along with it go a compact size and a low price.