FYI Salam, Nico ------------------ Technical Corner
Developing for the Treo 680 Smartphone The Treo 680 is based on Palm OS 5.4.9, which provides improved NVFS memory management. Developers now have 64MB of RAM to use. The Treo 680 is EDGE enabled and has a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio (850/900/1800/1900 MHz). The Phone Application on the Treo 680 has been updated to version 3.0. This update features a redesigned multiple-view user interface that integrates the Main, Dial Pad, Favorites, Contacts, and Call Log views. Phone Application 3.0 has been rewritten in ARM code, while previous versions were in 68k. Please refer to the Palm OS Platform Developer Guide for full details. Based on the Intel X-Scale ARM processor running at 312 MHz processor speed, the Treo 680 combines mobile phone capabilities with wireless email and messaging, a built-in web browser, and rich media capabilities - all at very high speeds. The Treo 680 smartphone includes the following features: * Wireless support provided by Bluetooth 1.2 * VGA 1.3 mega pixel camera with video capture capability * Blazer 4.5 web browser * IR support * Pocket Tunes * Multi-connector with USB support * Class detection for Audio/Serial Accessories * New Power Prefs panel * Date and Time in Keyguard * Internal antenna
