USA.NET and Palm, Inc. announced that Palm will use USA.NET technology to support the Palm.Net wireless service infrastructure. USA.NET will provide secure hosting of wireless email transactions to and from the Palm.Net service for users of Palm VII series handhelds.

The Register reports Palm is seeking to expand production of its PDAs through a series of deals with Taiwanese manufacturers.

ZDNet has an article on some cool new tools for Palm devices.

Yahoo has an article from the USA Today on Motient Corp.’s announcement that it will provide Palm V users with a cradle that gives their handheld devices wireless access to vertical applications and the Internet using Motient’s wireless data network.

ZDNet has an article on two mobile modem companies, Metricom, the makers of Ricochet’s mobile service, and Omnisky. According to the article, the two companies are at opposite ends of the financial spectrum.

Pocketgram is offering Infrared Valentine Greetings, personalized, beamable, synchronizable, emailable greeting cards for all versions of the Palm OS.

The Register has an article on Palm CEO Carl Yankowski’s announcements made at the Banc of America Securities Conference in San Francisco. These announcements included the coming release of Palm OS 4.0 and the company’s plan to ship more wireless-enabled PDAs.

Yahoo has an article from Reuters that reports Carl Yankowski, Palm’s chief executive, told analysts and investors about what the future holds for the company.

allNetDevices has an article on the growing use of handhelds in the medical field.

Wired.com reports on the battle for the PDA market, particularly in the realm of wireless connectivity.