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Palm, once again has announced the Treo Pro, of course it seems this time it was made official, as they have released a press release, promo video and also added the newly designed Treo to their website.

This release is actually pretty exciting for a Treo, not only does the Pro have a nice clean design and decent features it will also be sold unlocked for $549 here in the US. Palm has yet to announce a specific date of release, however they have stated it will hit the market in September. Aside from the US, the Treo Pro will also be available through Vodafone and O2 in Europe and through Telstra in Australia. 

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Now is the time to stop wetting your pants, Apple fanboys. Like the boy who cried wolf, it seems our earlier report pertaining to Carphone Warehouse and O2’s lack of iPhone stock in the UK was a mere case of misinformation. Apparently, O2 was just “in the process of replenishing 16GB iPhone stocks,” while Carphone Warehouse is “reviewing the stock situation for 16GB iPhones sold through its website, but added that its stores now have them in stock.” Stocks of the 8GB model are also being considered, although just putting more 16GB iPhones would definitely be a no-brainer. With great demand for the iPhone all across the world right now, what kind of handset retailer would you have to be to not offer the consumers what they want? We’re not sure what exactly, but one thing we know is that O2 and Carphone Warehouse are definitely not like that.

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Napster and O2 have reached an agreement that would make available 5 million music tracks to O2’s mobile subscribers. The deal is set to expand O2’s limited music database while bringing another milestone in Napster’s move towards transforming its services into a legitimate online song shop.

Under the Napster-O2 deal, digital tracks from Napster can be sold to UK users for 99p or a bundle of 5 tracks for £4, roughly around $2 per track. When O2 subscribers buy digital songs from the O2 portal, the digital tracks will be automatically sent to both their mobile phones and to their registered email addresses.

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Sleak, stylish and very portable the new O2 Xda Orbit 2 runs Windows Mobile 6 and offers integrated satnav. Learning from the ‘mistakes’ of the iPhone it offers both 3G and Wi-Fi as well as supporting business email solutions such as Microsoft Direct Push Email, providing customers with “real time access to inbox, calendar, contacts and tasks on the move.”

Add in Microsoft Office tools enabling users to open, edit and send Microsoft Office Excel Mobile, Word Mobile and view PowerPoint Mobile documents and this starts to look like a pretty powerful device, especially with the 3-megapixel camera and expandable memory up to 32GB. Prices vary depending on plan, and it is available now.

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Palm and O2 are getting together to launch the smartphone on the European network as part of their business portfolio. The agreement with O2 strengthens Palm’s position in the UK market with the goal of continuing to expand Treo smartphone presence in Europe and providing the best mobile-computing experience with the Treo family of products.

Remember the 650 is a full-featured mobile phone with email, a Palm OS organizer, messaging, web access and digital camera, Bluetooth, an MP3 player and video capture and playback, QWERTY keyboard, non-volatile memory, and a user-replaceable battery. When deployed with enterprise email solutions, such as GoodLink by Good Technology, the Treo 650 enables users to send and receive email, meeting invitations, and updates to contacts and to-do lists.

We are not sure why they aren’t releasing the 700w or 700p, but rather the old model...but some Treo is better than none.

Motorola will be releasing the first in a brand new portfolio of mobile handsets created to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. RED is designed to deliver a sustainable flow of private sector money to the Global Fund to fight AIDS. Mobile operators and retailers from across the UK (BT Mobile, Carphone Warehouse, Fresh, O2, Orange, Tesco Mobile, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone) have all united behind this initiative. The first product in Motorola’s new (MOTO)RED portfolio will be the ultra slim, red MOTOSLVR.

“RED is a 21st century idea. It’s an amazing thing that these companies are doing—lending their creativity and financial firepower to the Global Fund’s fight against AIDS in Africa, the greatest health crisis in 600 years. I think doing the RED thing, doing good, will turn out to be good business for them,” said Bono, co-creator of RED.

The proceeds of selling just three handsets can provide a year’s worth of school materials and daily hot meals for a child orphaned by AIDS, while 5% of the average yearly phone bill can provide 180 treatments to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

The new red MOTOSLVR will be available to purchase in stores throughout the UK from today. Current partners are American Express, Armani, Converse, Gap and Motorola. We expect Apple to announce RED iPods sometime soon too.

[Press Release]