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The recent Treo 680 firmware updates include a new option to use mp3 ringtones without any additional software. However, Palm provided no support or instructions on how to transfer or use mp3 ringtones on the device. Thanks to the Palmdoc, we have a new simple set of instructions to import mp3 ringtones to your Palm OS smartphone that supports the new ringtone options.

Read on for the instructions as well as a number of other options for using enhanced ringtones on your Treo or Centro.

Photos HQ is a new digital camera application for Palm OS smartphones. The application lets you capture photographs in a higher resolution and with better quality than the standard camera software. Better picture quality is achieved by using an enhanced lossless storage algorithm. Pictures with a 960×720 pixel resolution can be taken by combining two consecutive images on models with a VGA camera such as the Treo 680 and 650. In addition, the app also has a motion detector surveillance mode, improved digital zoom, exposure compensation and a 10 second self-timer function.

Photos HQ v1.04 for Palm OS is shareware and costs $3.95 to register.

Palm Inc. has sent out a class action settlement proposal legal notice to users who registered a Treo 600 or 650 smartphone. The class action settlement applies to United States residents who purchased a Treo 600 or Treo 650, experienced two or more repairs or replacements (in lieu of repair) on that device. If the settlement is accepted, Palm will be providing extended warranty repairs and issuing rebates to qualified “class members.”

Palm Europe is now offering a sim unlocked version of the Treo 500 smartphone. The Treo 500 is now available online for £269.00 in the UK and for €399,00 in most European countries.

The Treo 500 is a Windows Mobile 6 (Smartphone edition) powered smartphone. It comes equipped with a full qwerty keyboard and a 240×320 pixel transflective display. It has a tri-band GSM radio supporting the 900/1800/1900 bands and UTMS 2100. It also includes 256MB memory with 150MB available for user storage, a 2 megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth 2.0 and a microSD expansion slot.