Here’s an interesting report from ZDNet. The article says that Micorsoft is considering giving Windows CE to some developers for free to capitalize on the open source movement’s popularity. The report also says that Microsoft could make its plans public to open the Windows CE source base as soon as late April.

The Edmonton Sun has this article on using your handheld for grocery shopping. The article talks about how this can be possible with Tivoli’s Pervasive Management Business Unit, a new section of the company that will concentrate on delivering management solutions involving handhelds.

BulletProof Corporation officially released version 4.0 of JDesignerPro, its Java Development and Deployment system with support for building wireless enterprise applications for Palm OS and Windows CE devices.

Palm announced the establishment of a wholly owned Japanese subsidiary, Palm Computing K.K., to provide sales, marketing and support for handheld computing customers in Japan. Palm Computing K.K also announced the launch of the Palm IIIc and Palm Vx handheld computers in Japan. Both new products are equipped with the latest Japanese version of Palm OS software and are expected to be available in Japan on April 15. The suggested retail price of the Palm IIIc handheld computer will be 49,800 yen and of the Palm Vx handheld computer will be 41,800 yen.

Here’s an interesting report from ZDNet. The article says that Micorsoft is considering giving Windows CE to some developers for free to capitalize on the open source movement’s popularity. The report also says that Microsoft could make its plans public to open the Windows CE source base as soon as late April.

Here’s a special report from News.com on Sun’s Jini software, which will make consumer devices like DVDs and handhelds work together. The report is about the technology and why it hasn’t hit the market.

GoAhead Software announced the release of GoAhead FieldUpgrader 2.2, the latest version of the company’s remote upgrading software. GoAhead FieldUpgrader provides manufacturers of networked devices with a solution for automatically and remotely upgrading their products in the field, by enabling devices to periodically “phone home” to an upgrade server via the Internet. In addition to expanding operating system support to include Embedded Linux, Embedded NT and Windows CE, version 2.2’s new features include an in-memory file system, complete Xilinx FPGA upgrade capability and enhanced security.

Here’s a special report from News.com on Sun’s Jini software, which will make consumer devices like DVDs and handhelds work together. The report is about the technology and why it hasn’t hit the market.

IBM announced deals with Cisco, Intel, Palm, Motorola, Nokia and Symbian to deliver Web software, content and services to wireless devices.

Thanks to reader Mike Compeau for sending this link from Palm’s Web site over to us. The page details Palm’s screen protection plans. It appears that there are two seperate plans. One is the First Year First Year Screen Replacement Program and the second is a One Year Extension Program with One Time Screen Replacement. These programs have not been announced by Palm, so these could change in the future.