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英语阅读理解 阅读理解 Not even three years ago, the Treo 650 smart phone looked revolutionary. But its latest successor, the Treo 755p Palm was made public two weeks ago, feels more like a relic. The Treo’s basic concept—uniting a cellphone, hand-held organizer, miniaturized keyboard, touch-sensitive screen, Web and e-mail access and media playback in one device---makes sense. But while competitors have advanced, Palm has been napping on the train tracks. The new Treo 755p gets online faster than last year’s model. Its basic design features few changes from the 2004 version; its dimensions almost match those of the 2003 edition. And its operating system and software for desktop synchronization received their last major updates in 2002. Over that same period of time, almost every other hand-held device---Windows Mobile smart phones, Black Berrys, iPods and even plain old cellphones ---has seen major upgrades in capability and notable shrinkage in size. The Treo 755p(available form Sprint for $280 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a two-year contract) only cements Palm’s status as the sick man of the smart phone business. After wasting most of this decade on pointless reorganizations and a disastrous spinoff of its software-development group, this company appears to have reached a state of creative bankruptcy. As a basic organizer, the 755p remains pleasant to use. It’s like a second brain that remembers details that might otherwise slip your mind. It can pluck useful bits of data off the Internet as needed. It can also run thousands of useful programs, many free, which enhance its utility and entertainment value. But you could say the same, basically, of its immensely popular predecessors. This new model’s main selling point--- a cellular Internet connection that runs as fast as most entry-level home broadband connections and can connect with a Bluetooth-equipped computer---already debuted on last year’s Treo 700p. 53. What’s the author’s opinion about the Tr