Dubai, UAE, 13 April 2005 - palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO), a leader in handheld computing and communications solutions, today announced a price reduction of the very popular Zire(TM) 31 handheld, the best-selling handheld in Europe over the last winter holiday period.

Adding colour and expansion to the record-breaking Zire handheld, the
Zire 31 is designed for students, parents and first time PDA users. It now has a recommended retail price of approximately 550AED, down from the original 650AED.

Stuart Maughan palmOne Middle East branch manager said: "With this price reduction, palmOne's goal is to make the functionality of the Zire 31 accessible to even more people in the Middle East. The Zire 31 will help people organise schedules, view photos and listen to music."

The Zire 31 handheld from palmOne is designed for value-conscious customers working with a schedule, not necessarily at work, and looking for simple organisation in colour at a very reasonable price.

This trendy device can store thousands of phone numbers, addresses, lunch dates, meetings, birthdays, doctors' appointments and shopping lists. Its bright, colourful screen is perfect for viewing photos of family and friends. Zire 31 handheld owners can select from more than 20,000 available applications utilising its 16MB[1] of memory with an expansion slot for SD Cards and MultiMediaCards. The Zire 31 offers the option of playing MP3's.

Zire 31 Handheld Fast Facts

  • Bright colour screen

  • MP3 player

  • Photo viewer

  • PIM (Personal Information Management) software

  • Expansion slot

  • 16MB of memory (14MB user-available)

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About palmOne, Inc.
palmOne, Inc. -- a leader in handheld computing and communications solutions -- strives to put the power of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company's products include Zire(TM) and Tungsten(TM) handhelds and Treo(TM) smartphones, software and accessories.

palmOne products are sold at The palmOne Store (http://eurostore.palmOne.com/) and palmOne Retail Stores, and through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world.

More information about palmOne, Inc. is available at http://euro.palmone.com/europe/.

palmOne, Zire, Tungsten and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to palmOne, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

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