Psion takes a hit
The Guardian reports Psion lost a fifth of its stock market value after it admitted that US partner Motorola had pulled out of a joint venture designed to add wireless Internet capability to the Psion’s handheld devices.
Remote control PC site
PDA Controls.com in conjunction with “The Pittsburgh Pebbles PDA Project” at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA have created a site devoted to the promotion of software that controls a Windows Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, or Windows 2000 based PC. The software is free, as are the step by step instructions on how to install and operate the various applications.
Microsoft changes ad campaign
MSNBC has an article on a change in Microsoft’s Pocket PC ad campaign. Gone is the question, “Can your Palm do that?” According to the article, Microsoft is “purging its ads of all references to Palm.”
Geode GPS for the Visor
Free registration is required for this New York Times article on the Geode, a GPS Springboard module by GeoDiscovery.
Fear of ebooks gone
Fortune.com has an article on how traditional book publishers no longer fear the take-over of ebooks.
Health content goes mobile
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) has announced a strategic relationship with AvantGo, Inc. The alliance will provide LWW’s professional health content to customers on a variety of mobile and wireless platforms, including Palm OS and Pocket PC.
Applet of the Year winner
DDH Software announced the winner of its Applet of the Year contest. Work Days, a HanDBase applet designed by Kevin McCord of Dallas, TX, won the most votes cast by visitors to DDH Software
Arabic for the Palm OS
Information Appliances International, Inc. (IAI) and Palm, Inc. announced that IAI’s APOS (Arabic for the Palm OS) will be available for bundling with Palm handheld computers shipped to the Middle East and North Africa.
New issue of HandHeldCrime
The eleventh issue of HandHeldCrime has just been published bringing new crime fiction to handheld readers.
High school Visor experiment
PDA Verticals, Handspring, and Ballard High just launched a pilot project to incorporate handheld computers into high schools. One ninth-grade class will begin using the handhelds this semester to develop organizational skills, enhance learning, and gain proficiency with technology.
