Boxwave has released the miniSync Plus for the BlackBerry 7700. The miniSync simultaneously charges and synchronizes your handheld device, just like its cradle. Its innovative retractable design cuts down on travel bulk and ensures your handheld’s portability without sacrificing functionality.

Nokia announced that it will be working with Apple to create a new browser for its Series 60 smart phones. The open-source browser will use WebCore and JavaScriptCore currently used in Safari. For Apple, this means more people will be using the Konqueror/Safari platform. In the statement, Nokia says it plays to “actively participate” in the open-source community to “further develop and enhance” these components by lending the company’s mobile expertise.

palmOne announced that Optus, an Australian leader in integrated telecommunications, is offering an integrated corporate email package on the Treo 650 smartphone. The solution, called MobileMail, allows mobile executives and staff to wirelessly access and manage their email while on the move. The Treo 650 smartphone and MobileMail service is available from Optus nationally on a range of plans and flexible payment options.

Last year, Handango launched a two-month program called Club Handango, which allowed customers to earn discounts on their Handango software purchase. They are pleased to announce the return of Club Handango. Just in time for vacation travel, you can now exchange your Handango Rewards points for AAdvantage miles or free software.

Pocketland, one of the largest providers of software for mobile devices in Europe, announced today the start of its English online store. For the first time English speaking users of Pocket PC and Microsoft Smartphones can browse, test, and purchase software at Pocketland in their native language. Pocketland offers an extensive selection of titles for Microsoft OS handhelds, including games, dictionaries, and GPS applications. Handheld software customers in Europe use Pocketland not only as an online store where they can test and buy software in their native language but also as a valuable information source about the latest trends in handheld technology.

The “go anywhere” Trekker microscope, from Trekker Microscopes, is small enough to fit inside a jacket pocket. Combined with fully coated lenses, these provide clear, high-resolution images, and a battery-powered light-emitting-diode (LED) system gives bright daylight-corrected illumination for more than 100 hours of continuous operation. The attractive unit is housed in a tough casing of ABS plastics with a steel stage. Magnification of

Finland will select a new wireless network technology from the United States next week in a move being watched by other European governments that are opening radio spectrum for mobile broadband Internet. If Finland opts for CDMA, this would create a stronghold for the technology as neighboring Sweden and Norway have in the past year issued 450 MHz licenses to Nordisk Mobiltelefon which uses CDMA.

Laptop computers are quickly overtaking desktops as the tool of choice for home office workers, according to a new survey. Merle Sandler, a senior research analyst for IDC, said her company’s survey took a look at the spending habits of the 33.1 million U.S. households that have home offices. According to IDC’s findings, most home workers who are buying laptops–56 percent–are choosing the “thin and light” category, which usually consist of screens that are about 15 inches and come with a CD read-write drive and perhaps a DVD player. The second-most-popular category, according to IDC, is the desktop replacement group–notebooks that tend to be more fully loaded. With 33 percent of home office notebook sales, Sandler said, these computers are chosen for their multimedia capabilities and larger screens.

Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 is being touted as a potential “BlackBerry killer”, but major security shortcomings could derail widespread enterprise adoption, analysts warned. Microsoft argues that the Messaging & Security Feature Pack for Windows Mobile 5.0 add-on, which ships later this year, is crucial for businesses running Exchange Server 2003 SP2, allowing them to remotely handle data security for smart phones and PDAs. However, according to a pair of analysts at Gartner, the security improvements “are insufficient and do not meet basic enterprise security needs.”

The UniXpress USB Port Replicator bridges the worlds of VGA, USB, and non-USB peripherals to the notebook with one single USB cable. It works on any Windows-based notebook or PC. By connecting the VGA display, Ethernet, speakers, microphone, USB printers, and other peripherals to UniXpress, all of these peripherals can then interface with the computer via one single USB cable.