Yahoo has another article from Reuters on Sony’s unveiling of the Sony CLIE handheld.

Yahoo has an article from Reuters that says a leading Finnish anti-virus group believes handheld electronic devices may soon face the same virus attacks as personal computers. According to Mikko Hypponen, manager of anti-virus research at F-Secure, the recent Trojan horse attack “is only the beginning of the attack on handhelds. I think we’ll see serious viruses affecting devices like Palm in the next three to six months.”

USA Today has an article on Crack 1.1, the Trojan horse that appeared to be a crack for the Liberty GameBoy emulator. According to the article, this incident marks the first time Palm devices have been hit by malicious software, raising the specter of future incidents.

eWEEK has a review of Casio’s EM-500, calling the new device the Pocket PC that its predecessor, the Cassiopeia E-115, should have been. According to the review, the device is smaller than the Cassiopeia E-115 and uses a MultiMediaCard slot rather than CompactFlash.

Here’s bitstreamer’s review of Hewlett-Packard’s Power Pack, an external battery for the Jornada 540-series Pocket PCs. The reviewer calls it a great add on for those long sessions between power plug access.

ZDNet reports that as handheld devices become increasingly interconnected, PDAs and smart phones will become more vulnerable to viruses. According to members of the security industry, handhelds may even provide new paths for viruses and malicious code attempting to enter corporate networks. This comes on the heels of Liberty Crack becoming the first Trojan horse to affect a handheld.

The Gadgeteer has a review of the Palm m100. The reviewer calls it a nice device but would probably recommend the Handspring Visor over it for the added expandability of the Springboard slot.

ZDNet has another report, this time on the introduction of Sony’s new Palm OS-based PDA called Clie. According to the article, analysts familiar with the Clie say the unit’s resemblance is too close to the Palm V, and as Rob Enderle, vice president at Giga Information Group, is quoted as saying, “One doesn’t win without the other losing. There’s not enough space for nearly identical devices.” Sony, however, believes their product will only lead to growth in the PDA market.

ZDNet reports that as handheld devices become increasingly interconnected, PDAs and smart phones will become more vulnerable to viruses. According to members of the security industry, handhelds may even provide new paths for viruses and malicious code attempting to enter corporate networks. This comes on the heels of Liberty Crack becoming the first Trojan horse to affect a handheld.

ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies, Inc., announced the release of its simpliWrite handwriting recognition software for Palm OS-based devices. According to the press release, simpliWrite will enable Palm device users to take notes and memos in their own natural handwriting.