I have been using the extended battery for the Treo 750v sent by Proporta for some days now and what I can tell is that the performance is impressive so far. At first, I just planned to review it and go back to the standard battery. The reasons for this were that I found the Treo too bulky, but as a matter of fact there are not big differences in the real use.

I haven't made any official testing of the performance, but so far I use the Treo up to three days with a single charge, which for me is three times the performance of the standard size. Read below to see more pics and get more details over at Proporta.

It's quite funny how I've ended up in this situation, but it happens that I syncronize the Treo 750 without any cable. What a big deal! -you'll say- well, I actually do it without using bluetooth either... How?? using Google Calendar

In my daily use I have a Treo 750 as main smartphone, an Apple iBook as work laptop, a Dell Dimension as  desktop computer and a UMPC Samsung Q1 which comes with me whenever I travel and visit customers. I realized that it was  a bit crazy to keep the same agenda on all devices, so I started using Google Calendar as main agenda.

I then found a great tool which could help me syncronize all the appointments I set up on the Treo and it was free!! I then came up with OggSync, which syncronized the Treo with Google Calendar. However, I found out that many appointments were still setup using the iBook, because 80% of my work was done with it, so I needed a tool which kept syncronized the iBook and Google Calendar, and then came up with SpanningSync, which automatically would syncronize iCal with Google Calendar.

Now all my devices share the same agenda and I can access it from anywhere, isn't it awesome?

If you are disappointed by the poor battery life of the Treo 750v -just as I am- there is a solution for this. Well, I agree that it's not the best solution, but at least you can end the day after a heavy use of the Treo.

Gadgetluva over at Treocentral has posted his first impressions of the battery, at least what refers to the size as he hasn't have the time to measure its performance. With this new battery your slim Treo will now become a new version of a brick. That's the worst point of this new battery, I however, prefer a good performance rather than the look of the Treo, so I really don't mind.

You have the full read here.

This Windows Mobile smartphone doesn't have a keyboard and that, in my opinion, is what keeps it far from perfection. Man, what a smartphone! wifi, bluetooth, a lovely form factor (following the iPod aesthetics).

It shares the same Samsung processon than the Treo 750v, but the Trinity runs 100 Mhz faster. The battery life is fair if we do not attempt to be online the whole day. If you do so, you will barely reach the end of the day.

Brando introduces this reader as the new generation of readers, and they're right. With 55 different types of cards supported and a compact and well designed form factor, you won't leave home without it.

The price is 28$ and you can buy it here

We have received for reviewing purposes one of the best smartphones we have tested so far. The real name is HTC S620, but it's also known as Excalibur but you'll probably know it better like T-Mobile Dash. This device is equipped with Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone edition which works very stable and it's Texas Instrument 200 Mhz processor has the power enough to run this device very fast.
 

 

If you are a busy man and get many phone calls, you'll definitely need to protect yourself from unwanted phone calls or preserve you spare time by filtering the calls. If this is the case, Buzz of Tinysoft is exactly what you're looking for.

Buzz does exactly what is supposed to do: it filters phone calls depending on the setup. You can, for example, divert certain calls to the voice mail or even make the line to be busy. This great app includes an mp3 player to record your own messages to be played when certain calls arrive.

Buzz also includes a powerful tool to lock unwanted SMSs or spam ones and I can grant you that it works flawlessly. You can also set up a DND (do not disturb) situation on which you won't be annoyed by any call or SMS.

As I said, it's one of the best program we have tried for the Treo 650. I wish there was a Windows Mobile version for the 750v.

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I have to admit that I was wrong when I critized the agreement between Microsoft and Palm to equip the Treos with Windows Mobile. Man, what a marriage. The 750v has rapidly become my main smartphone and I have got rid of my beloved 650.

The form factor is awesome, the new Treos are slim and perfectly finished and the rubbered coat makes it very comfortable in your hand. The price for this size is, in revenge, the battery: too small and not powerful enough for such a smartphone. 1400 mAh would be enough, and I think the people of Seidio are working on a more powerful battery in the same size.

Another big mistake, leaving the battery aside, is the miniSD slot: is not on the top anymore and it has a door. That's perfect for conventional cards, but awful if you put a wifi card. It's almost impossible to hold the Treo in the hand with the card inserted.

The UMTS navigation works flawlessly. I have a tiny data plan with Vodafone but is more than enough to check the mail every so on and do a short web surfing. I amazing to have a DSL connection in your pocket.

The camera, once again, sucks. I hope someday Palm will learn of Nokia and put a decent camera on the Treo. You'll need a hundred shots to get a decent picture, and always outdoors. Never dear to do it indoors.

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Finally I got the 750v. My first impressions are awesome. The form factor just impresses: sleek and the back is rubbered. At first I was a bit afraid of having back Windows Mobile as I am a PalmOS fan, however, this is a Treo! and you can easily do whatever without using the stylus. I won't start back again of which OS is better for a smartphone, I have an opinion but I'd rather keep it to myself ;)

The quality of the audio on the phone is much better than the 650, still I found the coverage and the signal slightly worse than the 650. As for the screen, I still find the 650 crispier :O