3Com's Palm Computing has announced a new Palm VII device that will be integrated with a "broad range of wireless information access and e-commerce solutions." Palm Computing has also announced a new developer program that will facilitate the creation of such wireless Internet solutions. The new device is expected to be available for field trials in early 1999 with general availability later in 1999, and developers can learn more via Palm.Net. Pricing for the Palm VII is expected to be around US$800, and wireless Internet access could be priced as low as US$10 a month.

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Pilot Island Publishing has announced a new multimedia device for PalmPilot devices called "PalmParrot." This innovative add-on lets users digitally record and playback voice and sounds from Palm III devices.

The MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA) has announced that their next generation of MultiMediaCards will be able to "have a tamper-proof, proprietary code embedded within the card" that will dramatically increase the "level of copyright protection for data and application software stored on MultiMediaCards." [SOURCE: SanDisk Press Release]

GolfIdeas has announced a new Holiday Special Promotion which runs through 31Jan99--"any purchaser of ScoreCard Pro Electronic Golf Scorecard (PalmPilot or Newton versions) will receive a free sleeve of Pinnacle Gold LS golf balls."

Long time Newton developer MAR Software has announced a company renaming to "MarWare", and that they will be discounting a host of their Newton hardware and software offerings until 21Dec98 by as much as 24%. MarWare has also announced the availability of their neoprene cases for PalmPilot devices and for Windows CE devices. For more information you can send email to info@marware.com or call 510-337-0231.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)