As expected, Palm today announced the upcoming availability of the Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition operating system upgrade for the Palm Treo 750 Windows Mobile smartphone. But unlike all of us hoped, it's indeed a local launch in Australia (yet)! Hutchison 3 customers in Australia can download the free update from mid-August from Palm's Australian website. Other customers will be able to download the update from early September.
The Treo 750 is a 3G/HSDPA (High-speed Downlink Packet Access) five-band world phone that combines a phone with E-Mail, messaging, web browsing and organization software.

"Building upon the successful launch of the Treo 750 in Australia earlier this year, Palm is pleased to introduce the new Windows Mobile 6 update to the Treo 750 smartphone," said Olivier Rozay, Palm's country manager for Australia and New Zealand. "The hallmark Palm experience combined with the Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition on the award-winning Treo 750 delivers a compelling mobile experience to customers."

Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 brings a powerful computing experience to the small screen, improving how people do business on the go on a single device. Windows Mobile 6 delivers an experience that's easy for people to use, and simple and cost-effective for businesses to deploy.

So far, now word about a world wide launch for the rest of us!

Cheers ~ Arne