DataViz has released an update to RoadSync, its Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync enabled client. RoadSync now supports select mobility features of Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 on Symbian OS. Based on the Exchange Server 2003 ActiveSync protocol licensed directly from Microsoft, RoadSync offers secure, wireless, direct push synchronization of corporate Outlook email, attachments, calendar and contacts for non-Microsoft smartphones and mobile devices, including the popular Sony Ericsson P910 and Nokia 9300. In addition DataViz has also confirmed its commitment to develop RoadSync for both Symbian s60 3rd edition and UIQ 3.0. DataViz will be demonstrating their enterprise-grade mobile Office products; RoadSync and Documents To Go at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain from February 13-16, 2006.

PNTech is now shipping serial cables that work with the Treo 700w for Windows Mobile. The Treo 700w for Windows Mobile joins the list with the LifeDrive, Tungsten E2, Tungsten T5, and Treo 650 as handhelds which can be used with the serial cables from PN Technologies. There are numerous applications for serial cables for this and other handheld computers.

Protective Solutions announced the release of the invisibleSHIELD for Palm Treo 700w smartphones and Research In Motion BlackBerry 8700 series handhelds. The new invisibleSHIELD shields the entire surface area of the device, including the screen as well as the back and sides. Each invisibleSHIELD comes with a lifetime replacement guarantee–if the invisibleSHIELD ever becomes scratched, Protective Solutions will replace it for free, for life.

A federal court in New Jersey granted an injunction to Verizon Wireless in the company’s latest case against third parties charged with obtaining and selling information about the carrier’s customers. Verizon officials said that a federal judge in Trenton, New Jersey issued a preliminary injunction against the current and former owners of an online company known as LocateCell.com and several related firms charged with marketing services that offered to provide personal information about the operators’ wireless account holders.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Wednesday urged Congress to toughen laws protecting telephone subscriber records in the wake of the discovery of several online data brokers. He urged Congress to specifically make it illegal to commercially sell phone records, boost penalties the FCC can impose on violators and allow the agency to require carriers to get customer permission before data can be used for marketing.

Motorola, the world’s second-largest mobile phone maker, could partner with a Japanese manufacturer to launch appealing phones that will help it boost its presence in Japan. The Chicago area-based communications technology company is setting its sights on one of the world’s most sophisticated mobile phone markets as well as other regions in Asia even as it solidifies its strength elsewhere. Japan accounts for less than 10 percent of global mobile phone demand but has been at the forefront of a global shift to high-speed mobile services since 2001, when NTT DoCoMo became the world’s first mobile operator to launch a commercial third-generation service based on the W-CDMA standard, one of two competing 3G formats.

BoxWave announced the FlexiSkin & FlexiSkin with Armband for Creative Zen Vision:M. BoxWave’s newly designed FlexiSkin for Creative Zen Vision:M comes in your choice of six colors: Frosted Clear, Smoke Grey, Cosmo Pink, Jet Black, Mint Green, and Super Blue. FlexiSkin is durable, soft to the touch, and it can stretch and flex to help cushion your Creative Zen Vision:M from scratches, hard knocks, and everyday wear and tear. And best of all, your Creative Zen Vision:M will still remain 100% usable while it’s protected in this low-profile case.

Proporta has added accessories for the Sony Ericsson K750i to its collection of over 1000 products. Proporta has introduced a Silicone Case to help protect your phone from damage caused by knocks and impact. Protecting the screen of your device is as important as the body, so Proporta has designed an Advanced Screen Protector for the Sony Ericsson K750i. Also, Proporta has added a handy handsfree adapter to the selection of products available for the Sony Ericsson K750i.

O2 and Research In Motion announced the launch of the new BlackBerry 8700g in the United Kingdom, further extending O2’s existing portfolio of BlackBerry devices. The sleek, stylish device combines faster browsing and application performance with an enhanced screen, more memory and dedicated “send,” “end,” and “mute” keys for voice calls, making it the ideal all-in-one device for mobile professionals.

SanDisk’s innovative gruvi music flash memory card, bearing the latest album of the Rolling Stones, has scored a prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Award from the recently-concluded Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The gruvi music card, made possible through a unique secure content distribution technology called TrustedFlash, consists of the Stone’s “A Bigger Bang” release from EMI Music, digital photos of the band and dozens of tracks from four back catalog albums that can be purchased through e-commerce transactions. The gruvi card, which resides on a tiny SanDisk microSD card–about the size of a fingernail–was released in stores just prior to the holidays.