Minutes ago, Palm has officially announced the availability of the free Windows Mobile 6 Professional edition upgrade, as speculated, to Treo 750 for customers “in Australia”.

Customers on the “3″ network will be able to upgrade from mid-August, and other carriers to follow in early September. No word for international customers. Press release as follows,

MEDIA ALERT: Palm Announces Availability of Windows Mobile 6 for Treo 750 Smartphone in Australia

GOLD COAST, Australia, Microsoft Tech Ed 2007 Australia, Aug. 8, 2007 — Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced the upcoming availability of the Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition operating system update for Palm(r) Treo(tm) 750 smartphone customers in Australia.

“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.”

Hutchison 3 customers in Australia can download the free update from mid-August from Palm’s Australian website (www.palm.com/au). 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 email, messaging, web browsing and organisation software.(1)

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.

For more information on the Palm Treo 750 smartphone is available at http://www.palm.com/au/products/smartphones/treo750/.

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The GCF (Global Certification Forum for GSM and UMTS devices) has just approved the naming for HTC’s upcoming flagship monster: the handset formerly known as Kaiser. OK, the naming is just getting silly with HTC devices, with the P4550 — a.k.a. Kaiser — now getting an extra a.k.a. thrown in as the HTC TyTN II. Sure, the name does make sense as it really just improves on the TyTN we all know and love, but we’re thinking the Kaiser or P4550 was just fine. Also mentioned are a few carrier branded names to further muddy the waters with the Vodafone 1615, SFRv1615, the Swisscom XPA1615, and the rumored AT&T 8925 as examples. Manager of handset naming conventions over at HTC seriously has to get off the heavy caffeine doses as his twitchiness is making our heads spin over here.

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Taiwan’s HTC has announced that its HTC Advantage palmtop computer has finally reached U.S. retailers like Comp USA and Amazon.com, debuting with an approximate retail price of $899. Although that price-tag might put off some buyers, for others the Advantage’s mix of specs and functionality will make it the perfect alternative to a standard notebook computer.

“The HTC Advantage will challenge the way people think of mobile computing,” said HTC CEO Peter Chou, in a statement. “Based on customer feedback, the Advantage is a mobile computer that includes a large display and increased memory while keeping the portability and global 3G connectivity of HTC’s best devices.”

Announced back in February, the HTC Advantage sports a 5-inch VGA-resolution touch screen display, whih uses HTC’s VueFLO interface for easy navigation. The device runs Windows Mobile 6—which means it includes mobile versions of the core Office application suie, plus Outlook Mobile for email, calendar, and PIM connectivity. The Advantage sports an 8 GB hard drive, 128 MB of RAM, a miniSD slot for loading or offloading data, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack for pumping your tunes. And connectivity options? The Advantage has them out the wazoo, offering Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, along with 800.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. And did we mention the built-in GPS (with optional TeleNav service), TV and VGA video outputs, the three megapixel camera, and the dual usage, magnetically-connected QWERTY keyboard for all your messaging needs?

If the Advantage has a (ahem) disadvantage, it may be the size: the unit measures 133.5 by 98 by 16 mm (5.25 by 3.86 by .63 inches)—slightly more with keyboard—so it’s not the sort of thing which easily slides into a shirt pocket. But it’s certainly more portable than a traditional notebook computer, and for the needs of many always-connected travelers, it might be just the ticket.

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