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Palm has released a software update to address a bug in the Alltel edition of the Treo 755p. The patch fixes an issue where the Treo resets itself for no apparent reason. The company says the problem "occurs under certain specific and rare conditions."

The 755p is Palm's highest-end Palm OS smartphone for CDMA/EV-DO carriers, which include Alltel, it's soon-to-be parent company Verizon wireless, and Sprint in the U.S.

See here to obtain and read instructions on how to install the update.

As with other recent Treos, the 755p loses earlier models' external antenna for an internal type. It also has a QWERTY thumb-keyboard and a high-resolution 320 x 320 pixel resolution touch display.

The smartphone is 3G-enabled through support for CDMA operators' EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized network) cellular-wireless networks. This high-speed technology carries content - video, e-mail, pictures, etc. - at average rates of 400 to 700 kilobits per second.

Specifications for the 755p include a 312 MHz XScale processor, 128MB of non-volatile RAM (60 MB user available), a miniSD memory card slot for up to 4 GB of additional storage, a 1.3 megapixel camera for picture and video, a 1600mAh Li-Ion battery, and Bluetooth.

You may use the 755p as a modem for a laptop to connect to the Internet or enterprise through a wireless Bluetooth or wired USB connection.

The 755p was Palm's first Palm OS Treo to offer built-in e-mail support for Microsoft's Direct Push technology through the device's VersaMail application.

Google Maps for directions, local searches, moveable/scalable maps, satellite imagery, and traffic updates is built right into the 755p's ROM.

Palm also bundles its threaded SMS/MMS application (something similar was just shipped with Apple's iPhone), which allows you to view messages in a single chat view. You surf the Web through the Netfront browser from ACCESS and read/edit native Microsoft Office and PDF files through DataViz's Documents To Go Version 8.