ZDNet has an article on the backlash that resulted when some three dozen influential Palm enthusiasts were invited by Microsoft for a demonstration of the Pocket PC at an event called the “Pocket PC Wireless and Beyond.” Because the attendees received free gifts, including two Pocket PCs each, some are claiming Microsoft was attempting to bribe them.

Cross has announced its new Morph DigitalWriter Duo a two-in-one pen with an anodized aluminum Morph body topped with a polymeric stylus tip.

New World Technologies, Inc. announced that it’s offering the 3D car racing game V-Rally for Palm devices.

The Tech Report has a review of Handspring’s Visor Deluxe.

ZDNet has an article on Software Systems Ltd.’s QNX Neutrino, which makes the embedded microkernel operating system that powers 3Com’s new Audrey Net appliance and Netpliance Co.’s iOpener. According to the article, “Neutrino may end up powering devices ranging from Palm PDAs to Cisco Systems routers at some point in the not-too-distant future.”

ZDNet has an article on the backlash that resulted when some three dozen influential Palm enthusiasts were invited by Microsoft for a demonstration of the Pocket PC at an event called the “Pocket PC Wireless and Beyond.” Because the attendees received free gifts, including two Pocket PCs each, some are claiming Microsoft was attempting to bribe them.

CNET News.com reports Handspring and the watch maker Citizen are tinkering with a prototype add-on for the Visor handheld that would allow people to copy information from their device onto a second, credit card-sized organizer.

The PalmSource 2000 Conference will be held December 11-15, 2000 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. This years conference will feature platform technology presentations, industry perspectives, Palm and licensee product showcases, and networking.

How often do we get to show you the Devil here in PalmPower? Ok, no comments about the October issue, please. But seriously, we rarely get to showcase the ultimate badass in our wonderful magazine. Now, ask yourself this: how often do we get to show you the Devil’s incredible legs, smoking a cigarette, and in a really hot red dress? Wanna trump that? How often can we justify it? Hah! Well, this time we can do all that and more because in this promotional picture for the movie Bedazzled, you’ll see the oh-so-nasty Devil herself, along with her hellishly red Palm V and cradle. Oh, so you think this is inappropriate content for PalmPower, eh? Well, the Devil made me do it.

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