Like other Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, it is capable of Push Email and two way calendar synchronization as long as Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Exchange Server 2007 are used and is switched on by the IT admin.

It also has access to Next G’s ‘Foxtel’ pay TV streaming service out-of-the-box, with special ‘Mobile TV’ channels offering a range of TV shows and channels to watch on the go, something that competing Windows Mobile smartphones have needed a firmware update to achieve, if indeed the firmware updates have been released yet for those competing phones.

In a world of ever growing numbers of new Windows Mobile models, many of which will soon be sporting Windows Mobile 6. (WM6), Palm have to offer some clear differentiators and unique selling propositions for consumers to consider buying Palm Treo smartphones.

The first thing is that Palm will have to tell consumers if the Treo 750 will be upgradeable with WM6. Since the launch of WM6 earlier this week, Palm Treo 750’s in the US have been seen with beta versions of WM6 and T-Mobile has already promised in the US that its Dash range of Windows Mobile smartphones will soon get access to a free software upgrade.

A phone call to Palm’s local PR representatives provided no information on this yet, with the focus initially on the new model’s launch in a marketplace where no-one else is selling WM6 devices either, and probably won’t be until closer to mid year, if they arrive that soon. We asked for more information on upgrading to WM6 in the future which we hope to find out at the press launch of the Treo 750 next week – so we’ll post an update to this next week.

Another important consideration is that some enterprise customers will not want WM6, preferring to stay with WM5 for the time being, having been tried and tested for the last couple of years. 

So, what do Palm say their unique differences are that will make the Treo attractive to both consumers and enterprise customers?

Read onto the next page to find out...