Cingular Wireless and Palm today introduced the new Palm Treo 680 smart device, whose brand-new look, broad range of features and economical price will appeal to both consumers and business customers - just in time for the holidays. The Treo 680 quad-band world phone on the Palm OS platform - which is available beginning Friday, Nov. 24, for as low as $199.99 - boasts Palm's hallmark ease of use to keep any user productive, all with a slim and compact feel.

Cingular business and consumer customers will be able to better balance their personal and business lives, as the all-in-one Treo 680 seamlessly combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with so much more, all at a competitive price. Users can do even more with their phone, from accessing email and editing documents at the airport to organizing photos and music while waiting for a friend at the coffee shop.

Features of the Palm Treo 680:

• A new internal antenna enables a sleeker design;
• An improved phone application on the Treo 680 smart device allows users to dial faster;
• The ability to ignore calls with a quick text message lets users tell a caller "I'm in a meeting" or "Can't talk now";
• The large, bright color screen is perfect for viewing email, documents or spreadsheets;
• The highly regarded built-in QWERTY keyboard has improved buttons, making it even easier to type emails or SMS messages;
• The Treo 680 smart device also can be used as an MP3 player and has an integrated digital camera, camcorder and video player, with simpler organization for photos and photo slideshows.

The Palm Treo 680 operates on Cingular's nationwide EDGE network. Treo 680 users also can take their device with them abroad to make calls on six continents and over 190 countries, with wireless data roaming in more than 115 countries.

The Treo 680 is available beginning Friday, Nov. 24, for as low as $199.99 to consumers and businesses nationwide at Cingular Wireless retail stores. A variety of monthly data plans are available, including an unlimited Cingular PDA Connect plan for $44.99 per month.

For a limited time, the Treo 680 will come with a music bundle from Yahoo!, which includes a 30-day free trial to its Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go service and Yahoo! Music For Mobile. Users have the ability to access the Yahoo! Music Unlimited music library from the phone and to send tracks remotely to a PC.