The Treo 710

What, I've just started with my review of the Treo 650 and they're already coming up with a new version? Actually, no. The folks at Treonauts tried their hand at imagining a new smartphone by combining the Treo 650 with the Blackberry 7290. At palmOne's current rate of development, we'll probably only see a new Treo model in October this year or April next year. The Zire7x series is due for a refresh, though. On another note, the twice-yearly "Apple's going to release a PDA" rumour is out again, this time at Powerpage. Everyone seems to think that Apple is going to resurrect a version of the Newton (with iPod-like success, of course) and singlehandedly save the handheld computer industry. At this point I think it's a matter of timing and $$$ potential to Apple rather than anything else. I'm sure Jonathan Ive and his team at Apple can outdesign and outmarket anything available in the market today. Tags: Treo Palm Smartphone