After leaking the phone a few weeks back, Palm has officially announced the phone and all the features included. You can check out the Palm Treo Pro page at the Palm website, or read the full press release. Looks like we were right about the features to be included with this phone, and hopefully the final product wont disappoint.

Users of the AT&T version of the HTC Tilt will be happy to know HTC has released an upgraded ROM for them. Featuring Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 and the following application upgrades: HTC Home, Video Share Calling, Threaded SMS, MS Voice Command, OneNote Mobile, Remote Desktop Monitor, Enroll Domain, and Managed Programs. This looks like a sign that HTC will be actively releasing updates for their hardware outside of the carrier scope. Anyone with a Tilt care to post their experience upgrading?

The HTC Dream set to be released Q4 2008 under T-Mobile will be the first phone to feature Google's new Android operating system. The phone will have a full QWERTY keyboard, large iPhone style touch screen, bluetooth, wifi, and (unofficially) GPS. The Android OS is java based and is openly developed by Google as an open source alternative to platforms such as Windows Mobile and iPhone. Expect this to be the wave of the future, and in all the hipsters pockets by the end of this year.

HTC Dream video spotted on YouTube, check it out.

Somebody over at Palm is not getting a holiday bonus this year. A flash video of the new yet unannounced Palm Treo Pro, also known as the Palm Treo 850w, showed up on the site and someone was lucky enough to grab a quick screenshot of the device and some of it's features before it got pulled. This should be the first Treo to support GSM and UMTS. The phone also unofficially features a QWERTY style keyboard, Windows Mobile Professional 6.1, bluetooth, WiFi, and what seems to be a 320x320 touch screen. Check out the screenshot featuring a detailed diagram of the Palm Treo Pro here.
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HTC has loosened it's restrictions on accessing newer and better ROMs for their devices. You no longer need to be an e-Club member to be able to download the updated ROMs as long as your HTC device is not carrier locked (meaning you have an unlocked device or one that was not bought from a specific carrier). It would be safe to assume that the e-Club is going to turn into a premium goodies place for HTC customers to download ringtones, themes, and other random jargon. Follow the following link HTC Europe, and check out the support section for ROM updates.