Proporta has released their trademark Alu-Leather case and Advanced Screen protector for the new Samsung BlackJack (i600).

Data management software maker Mimosa Systems said that it has expanded platform coverage for its browser-based NearPoint 2.1 email archiving product from Microsoft Exchange Server to include support for Mac OS, most Linux distributions, and for RIM BlackBerry, Windows Mobile 5 and Palm OS-based handheld devices. Mimosa CEO T.M. Ravi told eWEEK that NearPoint 2.1 provides the IT industry’s first support for email archiving and legal discovery for handheld wireless devices.

AccuWeather.com announced the launch of a new weather toolbar developed specifically for users of Internet Explorer 7. This free AccuWeather.com Toolbar gives customers at-a-glance access to all the breaking weather information that they need and helps keep users safe with proactive winter and severe weather warnings. The toolbar displays the most commonly sought weather information, including current conditions and forecasts for the current day and night and the next day.

Carriere Entertainment announced the launch of the first mobile only social networking site mPals.mobi. The site which is designed specifically for mobile devices features all the functionality users have come to expect from a social networking site including custom profiles, image upload, music uploads, video uploads, friends, messaging, and so much more.

Would you trust a robot to park your car? The question will confront New Yorkers in February as the city’s first robotic parking garage opens in Chinatown. The technology has had a good track record overseas, but the only other public robotic garage in the United States has been troublesome, dropping vehicles and trapping cars because of technical glitches. Nonetheless, the developers of the Chinatown garage are confident with the technology and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24, accomplished by removing a ramp and maneuver space normally required.

Milliamp, ipodjuice.com, is now offering iPod Video battery replacement kits for the newer 80GB model. Although the majority of iPod Video battery replacement kits are sold to do-it-yourselfers, ipodjuice.com has knowledgeable technicians that can change the battery in your iPod Video (or any other model) for as little as $20. In almost all cases, the battery is changed and tested out on the same day the iPod arrives and sent back the following business day.

Palm and Vivo launched the Treo 700wx smartphone, the first Treo smartphone in Brazil that runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition. Now available on Vivo’s 3G network, the Treo 700wx combines a great mobile phone, comprising the functionality and ease of use for which Treo smartphones are known, with the power and security of Windows Mobile favored by many businesses.

SFR Software has released the brand new Pocket PC software 1-2-Remote–your remote control for Windows Media Player and iTunes. 1-2-Remote is a remote control software for your Pocket PC to control your desktop music library stored in Windows Media Player or iTunes–everywhere at home. With 1-2-Remote, you can remote control all basic functions of Windows Media Players and iTunes, manage playlists, and more.

Shortly after her swearing-in as the first female House speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi took time to field questions from a few dozen Internet bloggers on a conference call that was off limits to mainstream media. Last week, Pelosi’s aides arranged for bloggers to question two Democratic House leaders on another conference call shortly before President Bush’s State of the Union speech.

Experian Group announced BizGo, a mobile application that provides instant access to critical information, helping business or sales professionals make important decisions on the fly. Powered by Experian’s commercial credit database of more than 19 million businesses, BizGo is the only application available in the United States that allows users to verify a company’s current information and check its overall credit standing from a Web-enabled cell phone, PDA or other handheld device.