Reading mobile phone stories from Reuters can be tricky, because the news service is European-based and doesn't differentiate between European and US model devices. That said, I want to puncture the gleeful joy of Treo addicts everywhere: the new Treo coming out on September 12 is not for you. It's a European product, to be released on European carriers, using European phone bands. It will not be sold here.

Obviously, Palm is working on new Treos for the US; they haven't given up on their core market and major product line. Rumors are flying out there on sites that actually post rumors, like Engadget Mobile. I don't post rumors. But I'm pretty sure the new Treos for the US will not be announced in London on Sept. 12.

One other interesting little tidbit: I've noticed that the new EuroTreo will run Windows Mobile, and work with 3G GSM (aka UMTS) networks. That jibes with what Palm told me a while ago about the Palm OS not being able to handle the simultaneous voice and data connections on those networks. That's important for US readers because it puts Cingular subscribers in a bind - either they'll get Palm OS and the slower EDGE network, or Windows Mobile and the faster HSDPA network, whenever Palm decides to finally put out a 700-series model on Cingular.