IOGEAR’s new Wireless-G Notebook Network Card’s compact antenna board design appears to be almost invisible to laptop users when plugged into a PC’s CardBus slot, freeing users from having to insert and remove the notebook network card each time they want to work wirelessly.

PCMCIA announced the details of a new compliance program for its high-performance, I/O ExpressCard standard for desktop and notebook computers. The program outlines the complete test requirements that give system and module manufacturers the right to display the ExpressCard logo, an energetic rabbit signifying mobility, fast performance and ease-of-use, on their compliant products.

ArcSoft has launched ArcSoft DVD SlideShow, a DVD creation and presentation application for Windows. Users can create photo slide shows and combine them with existing video clips and PowerPoint presentations, then burn the project as a VCD or DVD movie, playable on a TV using most popular DVD players.

Siemens S55 cellular phones have a vulnerability that can cause the phone to send Short Message Service (SMS) protocol messages that the user doesn’t intend. But first the user must be tricked into running malicious Java code to exploit the vulnerability.

Bitfone announced that LG Electronics has licensed Bitfone’s mProve solution, which will enable LG to update the entire firmware image on mobile handsets over the air, with complete security and fault-tolerance.

palmOne announced that Todd Bradley, palmOne president and chief executive officer, will present at the JP Morgan Technology & Telecom Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 5, at 10:30 a.m. PDT (1:30 p.m. EDT).

A new PDA usage study reveals 31% of respondents store company-sensitive information on their PDAs, half of which operate without any sort of data protection. The survey also found that nearly one in four have had their PDA lost or stolen.

Israeli-designed and operated robots swept the 11th Annual International Fire Fighting Robot Contest this month, taking the three top prizes and six of the top ten places. Forty-five teams from seven different countries, including ten from Israel, took part in the competition, which was held at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

Computer Sciences Corporation announced the adoption of a security system for corporate handheld mobile devices, provided by security firm Pointsec Mobile Technologies. In addition to using the Pointsec security for its own European staff, CSC will be selling the technology, which provides both secure authentication and encryption, to its customers.

palmOne announced that Judy Bruner, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will leave palmOne to become executive vice president, administration and chief financial officer of SanDisk Corporation.