If you’re an owner of the Treo 700w, did you notice the email message from Palm this morning? Palm sent out an email notifying owners that there was a software update available for the Treo 700w. Here’s a snippet of the email message:

Treo(TM) 700w smartphone users with Verizon Wireless service:

An important new update for your Treo 700w smartphone is now available.
This update offers Palm and Microsoft enhancements as well as
Microsoft’s latest feature pack, including:

Microsoft(R)’s Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP)

- Direct Push Technology for automatic wireless synchronization of
email, calendar, contacts, and now, tasks*
- Wireless access to your company’s Global Address List*
- Enhanced business security features

Memory modifications
- Updated memory management

Email enhancements
- More support for push email solutions, such as WirelessSync and
GoodLink(TM)
- Enhanced email synchronization capabilities, such as the ability to
maintain an “always on” data connection after POP or IMAP email
synchronization and the ability to auto-synchronize all email accounts
based on user settings*

And More
- Latest version of the Picsel PDF viewer, now available for download at
http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/picsel/index.html
- Wireless Manager provides updated interface for turning wireless radios
on or off
- Updates to the Pictures and Videos application

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Feeling the pain at the gas pumps these days? I sure am.. and it’s definitely changed the way I drive and where I go these days. With gas prices soaring, CNNMoney and Edmunds.com have published an article describing the top cars to buy that are also easy on gas. The list includes:

• Mercedez-Benz E320 CDI
• Toyota Camry
• Chevrolet Corvette
• Toyota RAV 4
• Toyota Corolla

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Adobe Systems has announced that they will are planning to release Photoshop and their Creative Suite publishing software for the Mac-Intel platform sometime next spring. This is of course great news for Mac users since getting a platform specific version of Photoshop will surely speed things up for the application. Apple would love to have Adobe speed things up of course since many Mac users are heavy users of Photoshop and the Adobe suite of software applications. Despite the release of the new Intel based Macs, there just isn’t enough software available yet to make the move to Mactel (Mac-Intel) viable as of yet so Apple would love software companies to expedite their ports to the new platform.

 

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Listen up C&C fans, there’s finally a new C&C coming out! Rumors had been circulating about that there might be a third edition of Command and Conquer and now EA has confirmed it. The new version will be called Command and Conquer III : Tiberium Wars.  Since Tiberium is in the game title, it’s fair to say that the new C&C game will return us to the days of GDI vs NOD.. How cool is that! I still know plenty of people who play C&C Generals which was completely different from the original C&C although still a RTS game. The slated timeframe for C&C 3 is sometime in 2007.

 

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Plextor announced a new family of shock proof portable hard drives called the PX-SP. These external portable hard drives measure 3.33 x 0.74 x 5.51 inches, weigh less than 8 ounces, and come in two storage capacities - 80GB and 120GB. The PX-SP hard drives come with a silicon jacket bumper which helps to prevent crashes from occurring if the drive drops by accident. Other features include a USB 2.0 interface, support for Windows and the Mac OS, and a USB cable. The 80GB PX-SP08U model will retail for $169 while the 120GB PX-SP12U model will retail for $260.

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Being an owner of the Treo 700w, I’m always interested in any case reviews for the Treo that I might come across - case in point the E&B Cases Treo 650 eNovo Case as reviewed by the folks at the Gadgeteer. This nice leather case features a flip open design which provides easy access to the Treo from your belt clip. Here’s the verdict from the Gadgeteer:

All in all, I am really happy with my eNovo case. I travel frequently and I am pleased to say the eNovo case has kept my Treo safe and unscratched. I would highly recommend the eNovo case to anyone looking for a leather flip cover Treo case.

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Geez.. no sooner did I post the news about the new Dell XPS M1710 laptop did I come across a new review of the M1710 over at PC Magazine. Those folks are QUICK!! (of course I’m sure PC Mag’s had the unit for review for some time now). Anyhow, you can find the review of the M1710 here on their site. However, I’m sure you’re dying to know what the final verdict from PC Mag is:

 The first red gaming notebook from Dell and the fastest mobile gaming rig we’ve tested, thanks to a new graphics chip and a dual-core processor.

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Dell has announced a new gaming laptop called the XPS M1710 which features the latest Intel Core Duo processor. You can think of the M1710 as an upgrade to the M170 which had previously used the Pentium M processor. The new M1710 is available in either red or black colors with the red costing a bit more than the black since it comes with more features and is called a “Special Edition” … woooo..

The Metallic Black M1710 will run you around $2600 with a T2400 processor, 1GB of memory, and a 60GB HDD. The Special Edition Formula Red M1710 will run you around $3400 and comes with the T2500 processor and an 80GB HDD>

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Here’s something interesting - Yahoo has apparently purchased most of Meedio’s technology and a number of Meedio’s head honcho are heading over to Yahoo’s Digital Home team as a result. Meedio had some pretty cool computer based PVR products and was even given an Editor’s Choice award. Interestingly enough, Yahoo did not buy the product line itself from Meedio but only their technology and intellectual property.

 

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ExtremeTech has posted a review of the new Matrox TripleHead2Go unit here on their website. The TripleHead2Go is basically an upgrade to Matrox’s DualHead2Go unit which allowed users the ability to have multi-monitor support with a single graphics card. As the name implies, the TripleHead2Go will allow users to support up to three monitors from a single card - great for those of you who need lots of desktop real estate space but don’t want to spend additional money for a super large monitor (three 17 inch monitors are cheaper than a 30 inch LCD). Here’s ExtremeTech’s verdict on the TripleHead2Go:

 There’s no better way to drive three monitors, but analog-only resolution limits are disappointing and the cost is pretty steep.

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