Sprint and Samsung announced that the Samsung SPH-i500, a full-color Palm Powered PCS Phone in a clamshell form factor, is now available nationwide in Sprint Stores for a suggested retail price of $599.99. It includes a CD-ROM with Palm OS 4.1 Desktop Software, PocketMirror Standard from Chapura for synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook, Weblink to PCS Business Connection for real-time wireless email, trial Palm OS applications provided by Handango, a Palm Game Pack and a user’s guide.

MontaVista Software announced that MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition 3.0 now supports the IBM PowerPC 405LP embedded processor, which has been developed for use in devices such as advanced PDAs and cell phones. MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition integrates with middleware such as the J2ME certified WebSphere Micro Environment from IBM, and graphics products such as Qtopia and Qt/Embedded from Trolltech, as well as MontaVista Graphics.

PC World reports that digital photography is going disposable with the introduction of the Dakota Single-Use Camera offered by the Ritz and Wolf camera chain stores. The Dakota Digital captures up to 25 snapshots and uses a CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) sensor. The camera has 12MB of internal memory.

D-Link a new networking bridge based on 802.11g wireless technology to connect gaming consoles and Ethernet devices to a wireless network. The D-Link DWL-G810 Xtreme G Wireless Bridge will be available in mid-August for $134.99. According to ZDNet, the device will connect PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube consoles to the Internet for online gaming. It also hooks up to consoles in a network for head-to-head gaming.

Never thought of a good use for that digital camera on your cell phone? A 15-year-old boy foiled an apparent abduction attempt when he pulled out his cell phone camera and snapped photos of a man trying to lure him into a car. The boy gave the evidence to police, who arrested a suspect the next day.

Extended Systems unveiled OneBridge Mobile Groupware software based on its Live Connect technology. OneBridge Mobile Groupware replaces Extended Systems’ existing XTNDConnect Server product. CRN says the new product is a wireless email solution that works on a host of devices and networks such as Pocket PC and Palm, and multiple wireless networks including 2.5G, WLAN and Bluetooth. The OneBridge software solution also supports Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes.

Aligo announced that it supports BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform for its M-1 Mobile Enterprise Suite. M-1 Mobile Access provides instant access to groupware for users of Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, IMAP, and Sun ONE Messaging and Calendar Server.

VizSync announces that the latest Mac OS X release (version 1.7) of its VizSync conduits support synchronization with FileMaker runtimes. VizSync is software that allows direct synchronization from custom multi-user FileMaker Pro applications to the Palm organizer’s four native applications.

SYWARE announced Report CE 4.0, a report writing tool for Pocket PC handhelds. Report CE 4.0 runs on Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, including those that support the new Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 software, and works with a variety of popular database tools, including SYWARE Visual CE, Microsoft Pocket Access, and SQL Server CE. New features include support for over 20 bar code formats; display and printing of images, including embedded pictures; and output to Rich Text Format (RTF).

A device that enables songs to be transmitted from Apple’s iPod to FM radio has been banned in the UK. PC Advisor says that the iTrip, developed by Griffin Technology, costs $35, clips to the top of the iPod to allow users to tune to any FM frequency and could therefore potentially disrupt radio station broadcasts.