With Sony’s new DPP-EX50 PictureStation, users can load and print photos directly from their camera, MS Pro, or CF cards. The dye-sub printer can also connect to a TV for image viewing, or to a PC in the traditional manner via USB.

A federal judge has ruled that a generic term, such as “windows” cannot be trademarked, dealing a major blow to Microsoft and their suit against Lindows.com.

Microsoft says that support for their NT4 software will come to an end this year with no more service extensions. Microsoft has already extended support twice, but it will come to an end on June 30 for NT4 Enterprise Edition and Dec. 31 for NT4 Server.

The results are in from palmOne and PalmInfocenter’s Romance Survey, and 67% say that their handheld or smartphone plays a role in their love life.

The DVD/CD Digital Photo Copy Station from Aleratec will accept CF, SD, MMC, SM, MS, and MS Pro card formats and burn the information from them directly onto a DVD or CD. The Copy Station is a stand-alone device, but can be connected to a computer via USB.

With the PalmSource Developer Conference going on this week, there’s a lot of Palm news today.

mark/space, makers of Missing Sync, have announced they will produce a version of their synchronization software for Palm OS Cobalt devices to synch with desktops running Mac OS X. The new version’s release will coincide with the first Cobalt devices and will include support for USB, network, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth access and will accommodate all Palm OS 4.0 and higher devices.

Corsoft, makers of Plug2Net, have updated their handheld wireless Internet connectivity application to include support for USB and Bluetooth.

SplashID, the virtual wallet application for mobile devices, has been updated to version 3.0 for Palm OS handhelds. The update contains enhanced security that allows users to customize the settings to their personal preferences.

T-Mobile customers now have the new palmOne Treo 600 available. The smartphone will have an estimated price of $500, and palmOne is offering an upgrade price of $400 for Treo 180, 270, and 300 owners.