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Greetings,<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>For those of you waiting for new devices from Verizon Wireless, here is an unofficial release schedule that I obtained from our contact at Verizon:</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>1. Palm Treo 755p (Palm OS)</div><div>Status: Verizon is waiting for software update from Palm. </div><div>Estimated Release: mid-November.</div><div>OS: Palm OS 5.4</div><div>Note: </div><div>This is a replacement device for the Treo 700p. The notable difference is the lack of the protruding antenna as well as minor software updates to the Palm OS 5.4.</div><div>Link: </div><div><div><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/13/treo-755p-coming-to-verizon/">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/13/treo-755p-coming-to-verizon/</a></div><div> </div> </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>2. XV-6800 (Windows Mobile 6 Professional)</div><div><div>Status: Final Testing</div><div>Estimated Release: mid- to late- October</div><div>OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional</div><div>Note: </div><div>We have been evaluating this unit for the past two weeks. This is a feature-rich HTC device that include wi-fi, touchscreen display, sliding QWERTY keyboard, and many refinements from the previous version (XV-6700). The device runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition.</div><div><br></div><div>3. Samsung i760</div><div><div>Status: Final Testing</div><div>Estimated Release: late September</div><div><div>OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional</div></div><div>Note: </div><div>Similar in specification to the XV-6800. This device provides numeric keypad on the front and sliding QWERTY keyboard on the side.</div><div><div>Link: </div><div><div><a href="http://pocketpccentral.net/samsung_i760.htm">http://pocketpccentral.net/samsung_i760.htm</a></div> </div></div></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>Have a great weekend!</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Andrew<br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Andrew Yu</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Mobile Devices Platform Coordinator</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Information Services & Technology</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">MIT</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:andrewyu@mit.edu">andrewyu@mit.edu</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">617-324-8985</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sent from Apple Mail</div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br></div></body></html>