ZDNet has a Preston’s Picks column in which he lists his choice of travel and sports applications for the Palm OS. One of his picks is WorldMate by MobiMate a travel application for world travelers, businessmen, and anyone who needs to be in touch with people around the globe.

July 2001 is “Corporate Support Month” at The PDA Company. Many small and large companies are currently using (or thinking of using) the PDA as their computer of choice to organize and run their businesses. The PDA Co. has been established to support companies in all aspects of mobile computing technology from technical support to device configuration to on-line training.

Handspring has released HS 3.5.2 v.1.4 Updater for Visor Platinum or Visor Prism handhelds. The HS 3.5.2 v.1.4 Updater for Visor Platinum or Visor Prism handhelds enhances the Palm OS and improves Graffiti recognition on Visor Prism handhelds.

Ectaco, Inc. has released two new Pocket Language Teacher linguistic software products designed for PDA users: Eng-SerboCroatian (Serbian) and Eng-Bulgarian.

The PDA Company Inc. is allowing PDA users to submit one free tech support inquiry during the month of July 2001. The inquiries are submitted from a link on the thePDAco.com homepage. Each inquiry will receive an email response within 24 hours.

Quantum Clockwork has just released Alphamania v1.0.0 for the Palm OS. The game features jigsaw puzzles made from letters. The object of the game is to arrange the 16 letter tiles into the central grid so that each row makes a word, and each column also makes a word.

DataViz, Inc. announced that it has expanded its presence into Latin America through a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro. Under the agreement, the Spanish edition of Documents To Go will be made available in the Latin American countries of Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela, enabling users to view and edit Word, Excel, and other files on their handheld devices.

The new Palm Tipsheet for July 2001 is out. This edition has an article on the advantages a Palm handheld holds over paper planners and an interview with Palm handheld user Christian Hess on his experiences and impressions of the device’s popularity in Costa Rica.

CNET News.com reports Vindigo, a mobile entertainment guide provider whose software provides movie listings and restaurant reviews to Palm OS handhelds, “has closed a second round of funding and trimmed 14 percent of its staff as it looks to stretch the new funds until the company reaches profitability.”

SplashData has released free updates to SplashPhoto and SplashMoney. SplashPhoto 2.6 now supports Palm m500 series SD cards and Sony CLIE Memory Stick. SplashMoney 2.1 supports additional transaction types (ATM and EFT) and improves the automatic check numbering function, among other minor enhancements. This is in addition to the many features added to version 2.0 in mid-June.