Rumors indicate Palm is planning to release a smartphone with a 5-inch display, possibly as early as February.

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Google Apps users can now look forward to using almost the whole of the Google services suite. If you pay for Google services you can now host Google Voice, Google Reader and other cloud-based applications and services.

Reader X for Windows has a new feature to protect users from malware embedded in PDF files, a virtual sandbox. Reader X is available for Mac and Android but lacks the sandbox feature.

A team of Nokia scientists have developed a large touch-screen made of ice. The “screen” was made of river ice and uses rear-diffused illumination (RDI). This page includes a short video showing the screen in use.

Some debt collection agencies have used Facebook and other social networks to locate debtors. But some seem to have stepped over the line. At least one person has filed suit, requesting collection agencies be banned from social networks.

The Christmas shopping season is opening at a mall near you next week. With it come offers of discounted iPads and the rumor of an updated iPad 2 being released as early as February.

Resco MobileForms Toolkit 2011 is now optimized for development of .NET applications for Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7, iOS and Android. The toolkit comes in four editions to support the different mobile platforms.

Not everyone wants their mobile phone to provide all the services of their desktop computer. Some simply want to be able to make phone calls. Now a Dutch firm has launched a no-frills phone for those who just want to talk.

With the demise of WinXP, people are looking for an operating system to use as a replacement on low-end netbooks. This article pits three versions of Win7 and Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook against the old standard of WinXP Home SP3.