Palm has updated its Palm VII series wireless handhelds by introducing the sleak, attractive, and thoughtfully designed Palm i705. Contributing Editor Steve Niles takes a first look at this exciting new handheld and will introduce you to all the new features and functionality.

The 2002 Winter Olympic Games will be held this month in Salt Lake City, Utah, so Contributing Editor Steve Niles has chosen a PalmPower Product of the Month that will provide you with the schedule for all the exciting winter sport action.

Palm handhelds come with many tools to help you get organized. In this article from our sponsor, the folks at Chapura will introduce you to four cool products that will extend the usefulness of your Palm OS device.

As evidenced by the release of the Palm i705, a new breed of connected devices is about to change the Palm OS landscape and lead to both new users and new software. Customers are beginning to seek applications that include a different level of connectivity. In this article from our sponsor, you’ll learn how Cutting Edge Software is taking the lead in developing the next generation of business-focused applications, starting with Quickoffice Conference Edition, which enables wireless data conference session participants to exchange information and share files between multiple users and even connect to data-logging machines or databases in real-time.

David Silver has a review of PocketMoney, an extremely handy application that will let you keep all your financial records on your Palm OS handheld.

Stephen Vance loves the idea of expansion cards, but was initially frustrated by them. However, he managed to work out solutions to his problems, and in this extremely helpful article, he shares some tips, tricks, and utilities that make expansion cards work, even for applications that do not fully support them.

We were intrigued by a new application called BluePaste for Palm that will grab, convert, and route text information from PC based programs to your Palm OS handheld device. We asked Deen Ferrell, Vice President of Business Development at Blue Squirrel, to tell us more about this product and how to get the most out of it.

Whenever Palm releases a new product, partners and third-party developers step up and make announcements of their own to tell the world about their related software and services. Contributing Editor Steve Niles has a survey of some of the important announcements that followed on the heals of the Palm i705 release.

The highly regarded word processing application WordSmith gets frequent mention in the pages of PalmPower. At long last, Jennifer McKinnon provides a full review of this powerful software that lets you view and edit Word and Palm OS Doc files on your Palm handheld.

If you’re a fan of Palm, Inc.’s products or if you’re looking to learn more about how Palm OS products and accessories can fit into your business, then the PalmSource Conference & Expo is the place to be. Contributing Editor Steve Niles has the scoop on why you need to attend this exciting and fun-filled event.