Brighthand has a review of Sony’s CLIE PEG-S320, the replacement for the PEG-S300, a monochrome Palm OS device priced at $199. The article calls it, “…evolutionary rather than revolutionary. The most noticeable changes you’ll find in this new model are a new N710-like facing, an upgraded OS, and a faster processor.”

AvantGo, Inc. announced that the AvantGo mobile Internet service has surpassed three million registered users.

Palm, Inc. announced a new Web clipping application for its Knowledge Finder Web-based information service, which provides customers access to tips, tricks, troubleshooting advice, and support. Customers with a Palm VIIx handheld or wireless modem can now access Knowledge Finder directly from their handheld using Palm’s Web clipping technology.

The Register has an article on Novatel’s wireless CDPD modem for the new Palm m500 series.

My Docs Online announced a feature added to its service that allows users to fax files and email attachments from their wireless devices. The new wireless fax service allows users to print their files stored at My Docs Online to any fax machine, send their stored files to a recipient’s fax machine, and print email file attachments, all from a mobile device.

CNET News.com has an article on Palm’s announcement of its plans to create a separate subsidiary for the part of its business that develops and licenses the Palm operating system.

Palm, Inc. announced it will form a wholly owned subsidiary to contain the Platform Solutions Group, separating it more distinctly from the Solutions Group by the end of calendar 2001. A committee of the board of directors of Palm, chaired by David C. Nagel, will oversee the subsidiary’s establishment.

The Platform Solutions Group develops the Palm OS platform and licenses it to makers of handheld computers including HandEra, Handspring, Sony, Symbol, and Palm’s Solutions Group, and smartphone makers including Kyocera and Samsung. New licensees announced this year are Acer, which plans to take the OS to Chinese-speaking customers in Asia-Pacific, and Garmin, a leader in global-positioning satellite products.

Under the new structure, the Platform Solutions Group would operate independently but would continue to leverage Palm’s infrastructure and staff services.

The PDA Company will begin processing subscriptions for its new technical support coverage plan on August 1. The plan offers 16 hours of phone and email coverage on a per inquiry basis. Each inquiry costs the subscriber $4.95. This is a flat rate for individuals, business organizations, software developers, product manufacturers, and anyone else interested in signing up.

Scribble has introduced a range of protective hard cases for the Palm m500 series, Palm m100 series, and Palm V series.

Pippy is a port of (a subset of) Python to the Palm OS. With Pippy, Python programmers can create custom applications to run on Palm handhelds, as well as use Pippy as an interactive environment directly on the Palm computer. David Mertz has an article that evaluates the strengths and limitations of Pippy as a means of implementing Palm OS applications.