Palm's entry-level smartphone

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Palm's entry-level smartphone

If you're tempted to buy a smartphone, either for yourself or someone else, but are deterred by the high price or worried that the abundance of features will make it difficult to use, Palm has created the perfect solution. Its new Treo 680 handset is billed as an entry-level 'professional consumer' model that's both affordable and straightforward to operate.

The quad-band phone combines work and play functionality, meaning that as well as snapping pictures, surfing the web and listening to music, you can send and receive email, view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents on the move, and synchronise the device with your PC via Bluetooth or USB. There are also numerous organisation tools, enhanced SMS messaging and much more, all accessible from a single, simple interface.

Equipped with a 320 x 320 pixel colour screen, 64MB of storage and a full QWERTY keyboard, the Treo 680 is available in four different colours - red, orange, white and silver - for £299, contract-free. Order one now from the Palm online store.