David Pogue of The New York Times reviews Garmin’s new iQue 3600, the first handheld that is also a GPS receiver. It runs on the Palm 5.2.1 operating system comes with both a voice recorder and Documents to Go.

IT World reports that Dell missed a self-imposed deadline to post a fix on its support Web site for the performance problems that have plagued the Windows Mobile 2003 versions of its Axim handheld. The company had posted an FTP link to the patch Wednesday, but pulled that file after some users were able to discover a way to upgrade their Pocket PC 2002 operating systems without a license.

Sprint and Samsung are offering an attachable game controller called the PCS Game Pad. The PCS Game Pad is an accessory for PCS Phone by Samsung A600 users. The phone simply slides into the PCS Game Pad, giving you a gaming experience through its simultaneous key press feature and game-controller form factor. The PCS Game Pad will be available in mid-August for $39.99.

InfoWorld reports that Java-based BlackBerry wireless handhelds from Research in Motion (RIM) now support IBM’s Lotus Instant Messaging Everyplace 3 application, allowing you to chat, receive alerts, and access contact lists behind the company firewall.

Hands High Software has released version 4 of Memo PLUS. This upgrade to the memo pad replacement includes encryption, customizable colors, a configurable launcher for the memo button, export to Doc and email, beaming through Bluetooth and SMS, and many more enhancements.

Electric News.Net reports that in 2008, 40 percent of the 21 million Western Europeans who own business-centric mobile phones, or 8.4 million users, will access their email over their handsets. Telecom firm Analysys says that over the same period, the annual mobile service revenue generated by email will increase from EUR49 million in 2003 to EUR2.9 billion.

News.com reports that Nokia and Texas Instruments, ARM Holdings and STMicroelectronics have formed an alliance to promote standard ways for the silicon chips inside cell phones to work together.

Research in Motion is in court again. This time RIM has filed suit to prevent Xerox from demanding patent royalties, according to court documents. RIM, which is already in patent litigation with NTP and Good Technology, said it filed its suit against Xerox on July 17 in a federal court in Hartford, Conn., as a defensive move. News.com reports that Xerox claims that RIM has infringed on some of its patents, and RIM said Xerox has been threatening a lawsuit since August 2002.

The Globe and Mail reports that Sony’s new handheld PlayStation console would be equipped with a wireless network system that allows gamers who are within a close area to play games together and download game characters.

Research In Motion unveiled the Java-based BlackBerry 6210, which delivers email, phone, SMS, browser and organizer applications in a single wireless handheld that supports international roaming. RIM offers a web-based application called BlackBerry Web Client. BlackBerry Web Client appeals to customers that do not currently use Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino and also those users that wish to access a personal email account in addition to their enterprise email account.