Cartoonist Peter S. Conrad has signed an agreement with AvantGo, Inc. to distribute his single-panel cartoons as a channel on the AvantGo mobile Internet service beginning August 22. According to the press release, the channel is to be called Handheld Cartoons and will be the first handheld channel to offer a weekly cartoon feature.

Jack’s Harmonica Heaven is offering free harmonica lessons and songbooks for the Palm OS. They require the iSilo browser for viewing.

ZebraPass, Inc., announced its official launch. It’s a wireless ticketing and mobile commerce system designed for movie theaters, other entertainment venues, sports teams, and online ticketing portals. According to the press release, the ZebraPass system is currently powered by smart cards and has been created for a seamless transition to Bluetooth-enabled wireless devices such as cell phones, PDAs, and other consumer appliances.

MSNBC is running an article from The Wall Street Journal examining what has been going on behind the scenes at Palm in the face of the release of Microsoft’s Pocket PC. As the article says, “Palm

Geek.com presents a review comparing the GoType keyboard from LandWare and the Palm Portable Keyboard in ten representative categories. The categories are, durability, portability, programmable function keys, numeric keypad, ease of typing, integration with the Palm OS, power draw, case, HotSync/charging ability, and price/value.

ZebraPass, Inc., announced its official launch. It’s a wireless ticketing and mobile commerce system designed for movie theaters, other entertainment venues, sports teams, and online ticketing portals. According to the press release, the ZebraPass system is currently powered by smart cards and has been created for a seamless transition to Bluetooth-enabled wireless devices such as cell phones, PDAs, and other consumer appliances.

Seattletimes.com has an article on Simon Property Group. The company’s Clixnmortar unit is equipping shoppers in the Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta with Palm devices with infrared scanners and letting them scan whatever they want to buy.

CNet has another article on Handspring’s licensing of Qualcomm’s wireless technology. The article speculates the license could let Handspring get a jump on Palm and Microsoft in the mobile data communications race.

UpsideToday reports Handspring has announced it will license Qualcomm’s CDMA wireless technology standard for use in its Visor brand of handheld computers. According to the article, this is the first time Handspring has licensed a wireless standard.

USA Today has an article on the Palm m100 describing its features as well as Palm’s hopes the device will reach a younger market. The article also touches on the SmartPad from Seiko Instruments, a $199 device that lets you transfer handwritten notes and diagrams directly from paper into any Palm III series or later model.