So That's Why the Treo 680 Dies So Quickly!

Filed in archive News , Palm , Patches , Rico's Ramblings , Rumors , Smartphones , Windows Mobile by Rico Mossesgeld on January 19, 2007

Ah, the perils of being fickle.

First, the Treo 680 impresses me, and I declared it the heir to my lost phone.

Then, after about two weeks usage, I realized the battery sucks. The Nokia E61 usurped the Treo.

THEN, Palm discovers the camera "may continue to drain power from the battery when the device is in standby mode," and release an update to address the issue.

And since I haven't committed by buying the E61 yet, I'm stuck between hell and the high road. Regardless of that metaphor's validity, I'm torn: ease-of-use or Wi-Fi on the go? Ease-of-use or Wi-Fi?!

Pah! I'm already fine with my simple but straightforward Nokia 1110i. Maybe I'll just wait for the local version of the 750v to become available here in the Philippines, especially since I promised a source not to reveal that this variant will have Wi-Fi built-in.

Oops.

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