Charles Schwab Corporation announced it would release a new wireless trading service to enable customers to use pagers, mobile phones and handheld computers to trade stocks. According to Fox News, the new service, is expected to be available by the end of the year

GameSpot is reporting that some software retail chains have stopped taking preorders for Sega’s Dearmcast system, claiming that the number of preorders allowed has been filled.

News.com has this article on Thomson Multimedia’s decision to delay the release of its Web TV in a TV product until next year. The article says Thomson wanted to wait until Microsoft transitioned WebTV completely to Windows CE.

Charles Schwab Corporation announced it would release a new wireless trading service to enable customers to use pagers, mobile phones and handheld computers to trade stocks. According to Fox News, the new service, is expected to be available by the end of the year.

Psion is coming out with the netBook handheld PC, which is based on the Epoc operating system. CNN Interactive’s article says that the netBook is similar to Windows CE devices.

Franklin Electronic Publishers reported that it has entered into an agreement with Medical Economics Company, by which Franklin will develop the Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR) for downloading to the Palm, Windows CE, and Psion handheld devices. Users will be able to purchase the PDR for these platforms as a download from the Internet or in CD Rom format. These PDR versions will be available in the first quarter of 2000.

Windows CE software developer BSquare has filed for an initial public offering. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that BSquare hopes to raise about US$60 million in the offering.

Information Week has a story on the next upgrade of Linux, which should happen by the end of this year. The story also mentions that several companies have lined up to put Linux in handheld devices.

Sovereign Software interviewed DDH Software’s Dave Haupert, creator of HanDBase. In the interview, Haupert says that he’s working on projects like an editing version of HanDBase Desktop and two way synchronization conduits.

Franklin Electronic Publishers reported that it has entered into an agreement with Medical Economics Company, by which Franklin will develop the Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR) for downloading to the Palm, Windows CE, and Psion handheld devices. Users will be able to purchase the PDR for these platforms as a download from the Internet or in CD Rom format. These PDR versions will be available in the first quarter of 2000.