Comment Re:Say WHY (Score 1) 432
This isn't a first. Verizon modified the firmware on the Treo 600 and Motorola v710 camera phones to prevent the images from being copied off via Bluetooth
Well, not exactly. While VZW crippled the v710's functionality, the Treo 600 doesn't even have a bluetooth chipset (that's the 650, which VZW has yet to support.)
Additionally, the Treo 600 installs a link "Treo Pictures" on your desktop when you install the Palm Desktop software so you can transfer pictures back and forth between your desktop and your phone. Not sure if they've crippled it so that it can't *beam* images, though. You can use MP3 ringtones all day long with Phone Technician ($6).
Well, not exactly. While VZW crippled the v710's functionality, the Treo 600 doesn't even have a bluetooth chipset (that's the 650, which VZW has yet to support.)
Additionally, the Treo 600 installs a link "Treo Pictures" on your desktop when you install the Palm Desktop software so you can transfer pictures back and forth between your desktop and your phone. Not sure if they've crippled it so that it can't *beam* images, though. You can use MP3 ringtones all day long with Phone Technician ($6).
