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Review summary: We get our hands on Palm's newest smartphone, and they claim it isn't a Treo. Does this slick little phone have us fooled? Philip Berne has our full review.

Pros: Great value. Small size. Screen maintains high resolution of Palm Treo. Runs full Palm OS, can use many existing Palm OS program. Fast networking on Sprint's EV-DO

Cons: Tiny keys. Small screen. Aging Palm OS in dire need of cosmetic update. Scheduling app could use an update. Lacks features and apps of a multimedia smartphone.

Review summary: The Palm Centro is essentially a shrunken, value-priced Treo.

Review summary: Wilson Rothman of Gizmodo has held the Palm Centro in his hands and fiddled with its bits, coming to the conclusion that Sprint is "definitely gonna sell loads of 'em."..

Verdict: Wilson Rothman of Gizmodo has held the Palm Centro in his hands and fiddled with its bits, coming to the conclusion that Sprint is "definitely gonna sell loads of 'em."

Review summary: To understand the Centro, you have to understand who it's for. There's nothing here for existing Treo owners, and there's little to entice other smartphone users to switch. Rather, the Centro exists to put more power into the hands of folks who are ...

Pros: Palm OS is fast and easy to use. Good phone. Lots of IM and e-mail options

Cons: Buggy. Tiny, cramped keyboard. Poor headset support ; Watch the Palm Centro Video Review

Verdict: Call it "My First Smartphone." With the Palm Centro-basically a Treo 755p crammed into a smaller case-price is its best selling point. This is the most smartphone you can get for $99 with a service contract.

Review summary: The second reason why this particular story is interesting is because it points toward the creation of a GSM version of the Palm Centro, shown here with Treo badging...

Verdict: Chalk this one up with some serious rumor mill salt, but there's an image being tossed around on the interweb that shows the Palm Centro running AT&T software. This may or may not indicate that the Cingular replacement is picking up the Palm ...