Just weeks after releasing its latest operating system for mobile devices, Windows Mobile 5.0, Microsoft has unveiled a security and messaging features update. Among the changes in the Messaging and Security Feature Pack for Windows Mobile 5.0 are faster access to the Outlook email client, the ability to wipe data on devices remotely, and certificate-based identity authentication.

Airtel, India’s leading mobile service provider and Research In Motion introduced the BlackBerry 7100g business phone in India. Another first from Airtel in India, this innovative business phone is the result of years of research and development by Research In Motion and incorporates SureType keyboard technology with the best combined wireless phone, email & data experience for users who prefer a traditional “candy bar” handset design. Airtel’s widening portfolio of BlackBerry products will help in expanding the adoption of BlackBerry in India.

BigFix and Senforce Technologies announced a technology partnership to provide improved security and configuration management of mobile workforces for large enterprises and government organizations. Together, BigFix and Senforce safeguard mobile and desktop systems–ensuring corporate assets, software configurations and employee productivity are not compromised–by enforcing security and standards at all times through policy-based software configuration management. The integrated BigFix and Senforce solutions maintain endpoint security on mobile and desktop PCs even if the systems aren’t connected to a network, and simplify enterprise-wide security configuration management within single departments or across global enterprises.

Senforce Technologies announced a technology partner agreement that combines Senforce Endpoint Security Suite with iPass’ secure global connectivity service, iPass Corporate Access. The resulting solution enforces the use of the iPassConnect universal client for all remote connections. The companies have worked to ensure seamless interoperability between the iPassConnect universal client and Senforce Endpoint Security Suite. The relationship advances the security posture of mobile organizations that require users have secure, standards-based wired or Wi-Fi access to enterprise network applications and data.

Greenlight Wireless announced the release of a new version of its Skweezer portal, which optimizes Web pages, searches, and email for use on PDAs and cell phones. Skweezer is both a mobile-optimized browser and a fully functional Web portal, which includes an email client, contacts list, RSS reader, and other useful features. In this latest incarnation, Skweezer’s compression and optimization technology has been extensively redesigned to make Web content download faster than ever.

In a sure sign that the era of mobile computing has arrived, notebooks have for the first time outsold desktops in the United States in a calendar month, the research firm Current Analysis says. After tracking sales from a sampling of electronics retailers, Current Analysis says notebook sales accounted for 53 percent of the total personal computer market last month, up from 46 percent during the same period last year.

Hewlett-Packard announced the addition of Apple Computer’s iPod Mini to its line of digital music players. The company said it will offer two models of the iPod Mini–a 4GB version designed to store up to 1,000 songs and a 6GB version that will hold 1,500 songs. Both players feature a touch-sensitive click wheel, battery life of up to 18 hours and USB charging.

Yonah, a notebook chip coming from Intel in the first part of next year, is going to be a lot different than its predecessors, company executives say. The chip, which will be made on the 65-nanometer process, will come with a number of enhancements over the current Pentium M line of notebook chips, Mooly Eden, vice president of the mobility group, said at a briefing. For one thing, it will contain two cores, instead of the single core on current notebook chips. The two separate cores will also share a 2MB cache. Current dual-core desktop chips from Advanced Micro Devices and Intel come with similar sized caches, but each core accesses only 1MB of cache memory dedicated to it. Sharing the cache will significantly boost performance.

Consilient Technologies announced support for the Treo 650 from palmOne. Treo 650 users can now access complete wireless push email functionality using Consilient Mobile Mail. Consilient Mobile Mail extends wireless functionality and features of the Treo, including wireless email, wireless reconciliation, and attachment support. Email platforms supported for push email on Treo include Oracle Collaboration Suite, Sun Java System Messaging Server (iPlanet, Netscape), Novell GroupWise, Cyrus, Mirapoint or any IMAP4 server.

Based in Singapore, Qool Labs introduced the QDA700 Mini Smartphone. Aligned with the government’s emphasis on the Chinese Language, QDA700 caters to the two most frequently used languages–English and Mandarin, allowing users to switch from an English Language Interface to a Chinese Language Interface as needed. Being the first Palm-powered Smartphone that features a 1.3 Mega Pixel Camera that has the capability to interpolate to 5 Mega Pixel resolution, the QDA700 allows users to capture and view high quality pictures in its 2.8 inches TFT Transflective LCD Screen. Running on the Palm OS Garnet (also known as Palm OS Version 5.4), the QDA700 is able to provide users a high-resolution screen (240×320), improved security and better multimedia support capabilities.