Starting today for only $99.99 you can better manage your professional and social life with the latest Palm phone, Centro. The phone was announced at Digital Life technology show.

This latest tech wonder is the smallest and lightest Palm phone to date, but it seems to be a very powerful tool thanks to its multiple features and capabilities. The phone It measures 4.2 inches high, 2.1 inches wide, and 0.7 inch thick, and it weighs a mere 4.2 ounces.

Let’s start with some technical specs. Palm Centro is powered by an XScale processor and it comes equipped with 128MB of ROM and 64MB of user-accessible RAM. Of course the storage capacity can be expanded through its SD card slot, which can handle cards up to 4 GB. Centro has a touch screen capable to display 64K colors at 320 X 320 pixels and it integrates also a 1.3 Megapixel camera with 2X digital zoom that can handle video. According to Palm, Centro’s battery offers 3.5 hours of talk time.

Centro is ideal for those who like to have a full QWERTY keyboard to type their messages. Plus, Centro keeps all your conversations in a chat-style view, just like IM, so you can see the entire conversation unfold. The Palm Centro offers direct access direct access to Yahoo, Windows Live Messenger or AOL's AIM service.

Centro comes with the Palm OS, it offers all of the great organizer functionality that Palm is renowned for, such as a detailed and integrated Contacts list. Also, the simple and handy calendar makes it easier to manage increasingly busy lives, whether it’s juggling business meetings or keeping track of school activities.

Centro is recommended also for those who want a easy mobile email solution as the phone uses Microsoft Direct Push Technology for delivery of Outlook email as well as personal email, such as Gmail, AOL and Yahoo.

With Centro, the uses can also watch videos on YouTube, keep current on the latest news, , browse restaurant reviews on Yelp and get directions on Google Maps. Centro is also the first Palm phone to include PocketTunes Deluxe, a $39.99 value.

"Palm Centro has the power of a broadband smartphone at the price of a standard 12-key phone," said Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm, Inc. "People looking to have all their contacts and calendar at the touch of a button, plus YouTube streaming videos and the Internet can now get it in a small, cool design with the trademark Palm ease of use. If you're thinking about stepping up to a smartphone, the Palm Centro should be your choice."

Expected mid-October, the Palm Centro smart device will be available in onyx black or ruby red from all Sprint sales channels, Palm stores and online at www.sprint.com and www.palm.com/centro.