Astraware have recreated one of their earliest Palm OS applications just in time for Bonfire Night in the UK (November 5th), now with support for Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, high resolution screens and audio. Following the firework theme, Astraware has also slashed the price of Rocket Mania for Palm and Pocket PC by 50% until Sunday. Fireworks is FREE, but will only be available direct from the Astraware site for just 3 days.

Proporta has released their Alu-Leather case, both book and flip style, for the palmOne Tungsten T5.

Identity thieves may have obtained sensitive information about thousands of Wells Fargo mortgage and student loan customers, after four computers containing customer account numbers and Social Security numbers were stolen last month. The incident occurred in mid-October, when the computers were stolen from the Atlanta office of Regulus Integrated Solutions, a vendor that prints the loan statements for the bank. The computers also contained customers’ names and addresses.

Handheld-computer maker PalmOne is considering moves that would take it beyond the operating system that helped make the company a household name. The firm has evaluated both Microsoft-based operating systems as well as at least one version of Linux as a potential alternative operating system to the Palm OS for its handheld devices.

Time Warner executives said they’re exploring ways to enter the wireless-phone business, a new move in the increasingly competitive battle for customers against the Baby Bell phone companies. During a conference call after reporting quarterly earnings, executives agreed that wireless phone service would be an essential addition to the offerings of their Time Warner Cable cash cow.

Trinfinity Software announced that, for a limited time, new users can purchase Time Track for Palm for only $15.00. This offer expires on December 1, 2004. Time Track is the only time tracking product available for both Palm OS and Macintosh with a conduit to synchronize between the two, not just exporting files for a spreadsheet application. Time Track is also available for Windows and with a Windows conduit currently under development.

We just got our TiVo news from the folks at TiVo (we have three, uh, “enhanced” TiVos here at Camp David). Normally their news is pretty generic, but this time they had a tip we had to share with you. This is just classic:

Here’s an unusual tip for power (nap) users, emailed to this dubious editor by subscribers Scott S. and Rich D., who have apparently gotten very cozy with the idea of using the TiVo service as an alarm clock. Yep. If you ever find yourself drifting off to sleep on the couch while watching TV, but don’t want to call it a night, press PAUSE on your TiVo remote, they say, and do what sleepyheads do best. Thirty minutes later, when TiVo automatically resumes play (in live TV mode), the sound of the show should rouse you from your precious R.E.M. Wanting a shorter slumber? Try the TiVo button. After 15 minutes on TiVo Central, the TiVo service will automatically default to live TV to stir you from your siesta. For best results, Rich suggest you turn up the volume a tad to ensure the job gets done. (Just to be clear: The “power nap” is not a supported feature; TiVo Inc. is not responsible for unattended Saturday afternoon chores and/or incomplete family errands due to never-ending napping and/or use of a TiVo “snooze-button” technique.)

With the latest version of iTunes, Apple Computer has disabled an add-on program that let people transfer songs off of their iPod. This week, Apple confirmed that version 4.7 does break compatibility with iPodDownload. The iTunes plug-in is designed to enable iPod owners to copy songs from the music player to an iTunes library, a feature that Apple has not supported.

PalmSource, provider of Palm OS, announced Jean-Louis Gass

Nokia and Consilient announced a push email solution based on open standards for Oracle Collaboration Suite on the Nokia 9500 Communicator and Nokia 9300 smartphone. The push email solution will be available in Q1, 2005 and is the first email solution to be developed based on the emerging Push-IMAP open standard.