UbiNetics is going to make it possible to use your Palm V as if it were a mobile phone by the end of the year, if you are on a GSM network. At CommunicAsia 2000, the company showed the GDA 100 Palm V GSM that allows users to surf the Internet, send and receive email, and send faxes. The product will debut in Singapore.

Due to Palm device shortages, auction prices at sites like eBay are rising. Palm, Inc. has been unable to increase production due to shortages of LCD screens and other components. Meanwhile, the demand is increasing, due to the graduation season and Father’s Day.

Gary Krakow at MSNBC discusses the rise in popularity of handheld devices. Noting that the future is wireless connectivity, he considers the various handhelds on the market to try to determine which is best to buy in this gift giving season.

In this interview, Bill Maggs, the chief technology officer at Palm, Inc., discusses the company’s future and its success so far over the Pocket PC. He also talks about Palm’s move into the mobile Internet space and why he believes their solution is better than Microsoft’s in terms of what people want.

As described by Jesse Berst, Editorial Director at ZDNet, “Bluetooth is the quirky name given to an emerging short-range radio technology that wirelessly connects your printer to your cell phone to your PC, laptop or PDA and, of course, the Internet.” In this article, he gives a run-down of the Bluetooth developments to be announced this week at the International Bluetooth Congress 2000 in Monte Carlo. He also gives a few words of caution for the overly enthused.

In this interview, Bill Maggs, the chief technology officer at Palm, Inc., discusses the company’s future and its success so far over the Pocket PC. He also talks about Palm’s move into the mobile Internet space and why he believes their solution is better than Microsoft’s in terms of what people want.

Evoke Communications, an Internet communication service provider, announced it will launch its Mobile Webconferencing application for the Palm OS Software during the Streaming Media East Conference in New York. The Mobile Webconferencing application allows users to conduct an Evoke Webconference using a Palm V or Palm VII handheld. It will also allow users to initiate a conference, operate conference controls, and begin a Webcast using their mobile device.

As described by Jesse Berst, Editorial Director at ZDNet, “Bluetooth is the quirky name given to an emerging short-range radio technology that wirelessly connects your printer to your cell phone to your PC, laptop or PDA and, of course, the Internet.” In this article, he gives a run-down of the Bluetooth developments to be announced this week at the International Bluetooth Congress 2000 in Monte Carlo. He also gives a few words of caution for the overly enthused.

Odyssey Software and Symbol Technologies announced an agreement that gives Symbol’s customers direct access to Odyssey Software’s real-time interactive data access tools and infrastructure for mobile devices via Symbol’s new Software eCommerce Web site.

AvantGo announced that it is now shipping software to synchronize Lotus Notes custom applications and personal information management (PIM) applications on mobile devices with the Palm OS platform. By acquiring Globalware Computing, AvantGo has broadened its AvantGo Enterprise solutions to provide corporate customers with the ability to wirelessly extend Web-based and Lotus Notes-based applications to their employees and customers using mobile devices and Internet-enabled phones.