CEWire announced it now has an AvantGo Channel allowing users to transfer CEWire content from the previous seven days to Palm and Windows CE devices. This includes Palm-sized PCs, Handheld PCs, and Pocket PCs.

SF Gate has an article on announcements made by Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and others promising to create new handheld and ultra-portable devices. According to the article, these announcements from industry titans like IBM and HP indicate the handheld market is hot.

Chapura, Inc. announced it has licensed its Microsoft Exchange and Palm platform synchronization technology to AvantGo, Inc. According to Keith Ellenberg, chief operating officer of Chapura, “We are pleased to be working with AvantGo to deliver integrated, server-based software solutions that efficiently enables access to corporate data from handheld and wireless devices.”

VTech Information, LLC. will soon introduce its Helio PDA to the national retail buying public via new associations with Metrocall and Target Stores. Within the next three to six months, the Helio will be widely available at a number of high-visibility national electronics stores and office supply chains.

FoxPop has an article on customizing your Today screen with six specialized programs from DeveloperOne.

Yahoo has another article, this time from Reuters, on the new Internet appliance from Microsoft and Compaq. According to the article, the announcement is the first step by the companies to deliver simpler, non-PC devices for the home that many analysts say will rival more expensive and complicated desktop computers in sales within a few years.

Yahoo has an article from the Assoicated Press on how Compaq and Microsoft joined together to launch the iPAQ Home Internet Appliance. According to the article, it’s about the size of a small VCR, comes with a built-in screen and a wireless keyboard, and runs on the Windows CE operating system. It can access the Web only through MSN.

CBS.MarketWatch.com reports on Compaq’s five new products tied to the company’s iPAQ computer line. These include two new iPAQ Blackberry wireless products, which allow consumers to send emails. The article also touches on a feature Compaq added to its current iPAQ Pocket PC that allows users to choose their own wireless options.

Ectaco, Inc., a handheld electronic dictionaries manufacturer and software developer, announced its Language Teacher software Windows CE versions for Latvian and Turkish languages have been developed by the company.

HandHeldCrime announced its new issue is now available. Its detective stories can be accessed through AvantGo or from their Web site.