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Palm today introduced Treo Pro, a new smartphone powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and includes Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities. Treo Pro will be available from Vodafone and O2 in Europe and from Telstra in Australia, also will be available in an unlocked version in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Treo Pro’s thin design blends a flush, high-resolution color touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard with a removable battery that packs up to five hours of talk time and enough strength for the business user’s needs, offering a powerful yet effortless mobile experience.

The Treo Pro smartphone features including:

• One-touch Wi-Fi button
• Today screen enhancements, Web search directly from the Today screen
• Ringer switch — Silences the device immediately
• Screen saver — Lets users know at a glance — without turning on the device — what time it is and whether they’ve missed a call or have a new SMS/MMS message.
• New voicemail indicator — The center button flashes to let users know that a voicemail is waiting.
• Dedicated email and calendar buttons
• World phone — With high-speed UMTS/HSDPA network capabilities
• Integrated GPS — Users can access maps, turn-by-turn directions and point-of-interest (POI) searches.

Treo Pro will be available in September in Europe through Vodafone (from free to EUR 399 with contract) and O2 (pricing is available from O2 direct sales and online business stores), and in Australia through Telstra (from free with contract). It will be available in the United States in the fall through the Palm online store (http://www.palm.com/store) as well as select Internet, retail and enterprise resellers for a suggested retail price of $549. The U.S. version is unlocked and unsubsidized. Detailed regional pricing is available from local resellers and distributors. Additional Treo Pro availability is scheduled to follow worldwide.

The Treo Pro smartphone comes with an international power charger, microUSB cable and a stereo headset (3.5mm). Other accessories designed exclusively for Treo Pro (sold separately) include a vehicle power charger, leather side case, travel microUSB cable, cradle, extra battery, TTY audio adapter, and replacement styli.

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