New Palm OS Treo almost ready for takeoff

Palm next week is expected to announce the Treo 700P smartphone, which will use the Palm operating system. The current Palm OS model is the two-year-old Treo 650, but its networking speed is slow compared to the EV-DO speed of the Windows-based Treo 700W model. It's not yet clear whether Sprint or Verizon will have the phone first, but all signs point to late-May availability.

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