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A mobile feast

Remember when they made you read "A Moveable Feast" in high school? Cartoonist Shane Johnson reinterprets Hemmingway for the holidays with his version of a very mobile Thanksgiving feast.

 

Jon Zilber

Centro-ho-ho!

Santa Claus has been doing the same job for hundreds of years, but let’s face it: he's been stuck with something of an old-school attitude. But now, with a little help from his new Palm Centro smartphone, Santa's fnally getting an upgrade!

Yes, Santa's got a brand new bag — and a new look, and even a new nickname (the euro-hip “Claüs”). And he’s wowing everybody with his new persona, spinning tunes at rooftop parties, uploading videos to Facebook and getting a sleigh-load of naughty and nice texts from friends all over the world.

You’ll be seeing Claüs in some eye-catching ads starting today — or visit him right now on his new Facebook page. And while supplies last, the gift-giving season is starting early, with free downloads of some of DJ Claüs’ remixed tunes. (You can also check out some behind-the-scene photos of Claüs’ makeover on the Palm Facebook page.)

Jon Zilber

Five minutes that could save four years every day

Facebook, Google Maps, Yelp, Twitter, repeat. Sound familiar? If you're like me, you're spending a big chunk of your day going back to the same handful of websites and applications in an effort to keep up-to-date and in the know.

Here's a tip to help you speed up the process of keeping up to speed: Palm shortcuts. With unique Palm shortcuts that let you to assign keys to websites and applications, as well as speed dials, email addresses and more, you'll be only a click away from your favorite applications and websites. Click here for the details on setting up Palm shortcuts on your device.

Spend just a few minutes setting up these shortcuts and you'll thank yourself again and again, day in and day out. If this tip saves the over 2 million Centro users out there just one minute a day each, that adds up to a whopping four years of time saved collectively every day - time that could be put to better use by finally getting around to updating your Facebook status! ("Justine is learning to save time with Palm shortcuts.")

Justine L.
Edelman for Palm

Old school goes new school

Over at Wired's Gadget Lab, there's a lively thread on the topic of gadgets that have been killed off by the cellphone. Shane Johnson's latest installment of "Wrong Number" suggests one more victim to add to cellphone-roadkill list: the chalkboard.

Jon Zilber

Get more mileage from your phone

Wouldn't it be great if you could play the piano while stuck on the train? How cool would it be to get a tarot reading when you're standing in line at the supermarket?

If you've got a Palm smartphone, these are just two of the tens of thousands of applications you can easily take with you wherever you go. You may already have a few favorites among the applications that came pre-loaded on your phone, like Google Maps or Documents To Go. But check out online sites like PalmGear.com and you'll find more than 30,000 applications to expand the power of your Palm. Freeware Palm is a site that exclusively features free applications. Many Palm community sites also feature applications, as well as forums to talk about and read reviews on them. And the Palm Online Store offers fast and easy shopping, free trials and MyPalm, an application to buy applications!

You may prefer to download applications to your computer and then transfer them to your phone, or download directly to your phone. Click here for more information on the basics of adding third-party software to your phone.

With all this at the tip of your fingers, it's hard not to find what you're looking for. Got a favorite application? Share them over on the Facebook discussion board.

Karen C.
Edelman for Palm

Get rewarded for working smarter

If you're a small or medium business owner or IT manager in the market for a networking solution, you'll be interested in new server offerings from Microsoft announced today. For a limited time, if you purchase a Windows Small Business Server 2008 or Essential Business Server 2008 with Treo Pro smartphones you'll receive a free Treo Pro. Click here for more details.

Mark C.
Senior Marketing Manager

And the results are in!

If you’re not yet sick of post-election analysis and punditry, here are a couple of stories worth checking out. Over at WMExperts, George Ponder has a detailed account of how his Treo Pro helped him survive a 20-hour shift on Tuesday supervising the distribution and collecting of voting materials in Jefferson Country, Alabama.

Harry McCracken’s Technologizer blog ran its own mock “TechDecision ‘08” election on November 4, featuring a slate of candidates for “Imaginary Elective Office” along with several “Non-Binding Imaginary Propositions” about various tech industry issues. One of the biggest landslides was a referendum on whether “America’s cell phone companies [should] be required to sell phones that are unlocked to operate on any network.” When the virtual voting was over, a whopping 81% said "yes."

To which we reply: "Yes we can!" (or rather, "Yes we do!"). BTW, the unlocked Treo Pro ran neck and neck for top honors in a recent PC Magazine roundup of unlocked phones, but we're not demanding a recount.

Jon Zilber

Let freedom ring!

Cartoonist Shane Johnson finds a silver lining in the final 24 hours of campaign overload:

Are you ready for the big day? Get ringtones here and get motivated here.

Jon Zilber

Centro for Sprint in Rose and Olive

Make your list and check it twice -- literally. Available today, you can purchase the new holiday colors for Centro -- Rose and Olive -- at Sprint stores and other select retail locations. Prefer online shopping? Click here.

Among the new additions, the soft-touch phones feature twice the storage, Facebook for Palm, and Google Maps with My Location at a special price for the holidays -- as low as $79.99.

While sitting near the yule logs wrapping presents, don't forget to wrap up the new Centro in cool accessories, also available today online at the Palm Store. Catchy colors and cool covers -- what more could you ask for this
holiday season?

At last month's Palm Pedicure event in NYC, top lifestyle magazines got to view the new colors and accessories -- and so can you! Check out pics from the event and details on how to win one of the new hues at www.facebook.com/palm.

Sara C.
Edelman for Palm