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Palm Debuts Centro Phone for $99.99POSTED Sept. 28, 2007 NEW YORK -- Palm, Inc. introduced the Centro smart device in New York yesterday, a combination smartphone for only $99.99. Offering voice, text, IM, email, web, contact and calendar capabilities, a full-color touch screen and full keyboard, Centro brings Palm simplicity and organization to customers who want to stay connected with co-workers, friends and family. Centro will be exclusively offered through Sprint in the United States for 90 days and is available in onyx black or ruby red. With Centro, Sprint customers can quickly and easily text co-workers and friends, manage email, keep track of their schedules, check stock quotes, watch videos on YouTube, keep current on the latest news, capture and share pictures, browse restaurant reviews on Yelp, and get directions on Google Maps -- all in one small, compact phone. Centro operates on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network -- giving customers a fast and flexible experience with entertainment and resources on the go. Centro is the smallest and lightest Palm phone to date weighing just 4.2 ounces. As the newest member of the Palm family, Centro is expected to attract new users to the smartphone category. According to IDC, the smartphone market is shifting to the mass market; U.S. smartphone shipments will grow from 13.8 million in 2007 to 74.4 million in 2011. "Palm Centro has the power of a broadband smartphone at the price of a standard 12-key phone," said Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm, Inc. "People looking to have all their contacts and calendar at the touch of a button, plus YouTube streaming videos and the Internet can now get it in a small, cool design with the trademark Palm ease of use. If you're thinking about stepping up to a smartphone, the Palm Centro should be your choice." The Centro is expected to go on sale in mid-October. © Copyright SVDaily.com |
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