AT&T and Palm introduce Centro crossover handheld

Bernard Cole
iApplianceWeb
(03/05/08, 8:15 AM GMT)

Sunnyvale, Ca. - In an answer to the growing demand for crossover devices, AT&T Inc. and Palm Inc. have teamed up to offer the Palm Centro to mobile users.

Available for $99.99, Centro features a color touch-screen and full QWERTY keyboard, as well as a number of AT&T services, such as XM Radio Mobile, Push to Talk and MusicID.

Centro's touch-screen and keyboard, combined with the simplicity of Palm OS, make it easy to use with key features such as one-touch speakerphone, conference calling, ignore a call with text messaging and Bluetooth connectivity.

Centro's text-messaging application displays text and multimedia messages in Palm's chat-style view, just like PC-based instant messaging, so Centro users can see the entire conversation unfold.

With the built-in IM application, customers can message with select contacts from their choice of AIM, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger instant messaging services.

To learn more or to purchase the device on line go to www.att.com  or www.palm.com/centro.

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