Well, it appears the rumors earlier today were on the mark. Palm has announced the official release of the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for Palm Treo 750 owners in the U.S. It’s safe to start dancing in the streets. Visit Palm for the free download along instructions on how to upgrade your Treo 750.
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According to a source over at The Boy Genius Report, AT&T is reportedly set to go live with the official Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Treo 750. We’ve heard this before, but perhaps this is for real. Check back tomorrow for details. Palm’s official blog did mention the Treo 750 update was “in the queue”, so it is quite possible the release is the real deal.
While it’s been available in and around the Intraweb, Palm nor AT&T have released the real deal. Thankfully, this could change soon for Palm Treo 750 owners waiting for the official release. Palm has announced the Treo 750 WinMo update is “around the corner”. What that means, we’re not exactly sure. December? 2008? Hopefully, it means sooner than later. Either way, it’s was nice of Palm to provide us with a heads up.
Truth be told, the update to Windows Mobile 6 Professional for the Treo 750 is long overdue. The update has been floating around the Internet for months and many have reported success when upgrading WM5. So, if that’s the case, then where is the official release? Well, according to a source at Howard’s Forums, the delay is being caused by assorted bug fixes. AT&T is waiting on Microsoft to squash assorted bugs. The fixes then get routed back to the vendor (Palm in this case) for integration and then back to AT&T’s labs. This loop is the reason for delays. If this source is authentic, the target date for the Treo 750 WM 6 update is now mid-December. Ouch!
Source: HowardForums
It’s being speculated that the release of Windows Mobile 6 Professional upgrade in the US for the Palm Treo 750 is being delayed due to an issue with Good Messaging. Pardon the pun, but this doesn’t sound very good for customers of AT&T waiting to get their hands on this major upgrade. According to the rumor, “GetGood functionality is part of ATT’s base ROM, and since GMM 4.x versions are supposedly incompatible with WM6, the whole shooting match is waiting on GMM 5.0 to be complete.” If true, this could be the reason why Motorola has yet to release the Moto Q 9, which also gets the Windows Mobile 6 treatment. Palm has yet to announce a specific release date. Hang on Treo 750 owners. WM6 is in your future, we’re just not sure when.
via WMExperts by way of MobilityToday!
AT&T is reportedly dropping their ad campaign toting the wireless giant as having “the fewest dropped calls”. The shift will include a transition to less legally binding “more bars in more places” campaign. Cingular (now of course the new AT&T) took Sprint to court for their claims of being “the most reliable”. Having used all of the various wireless networks, truth in advertising would have AT&T change “fewest” to “most”.
Source: EngadgetMobile
