PC World covers the new pocket-size email solution in an article entitled "EMAIL FROM ANY PHONE". PC World has also published an article about "INTEL READIES MOBILE CPUS: Upcoming CPUs should permit faster performance and low power consumption".

GoAmerica's "Go.Mail wireless e-mail service" for PalmPilot devices has been enhanced by the integration of JP Systems' One-Touch Communicator technology that is expected to make the "experience" of reading email from a PalmPilot device easier and more efficient.

Here are a quick summary of recent "mainstream" handheld related articles published by major news organizations:

• "ONE FOR THE ROAD: MOBILE COMPUTING AT ITS FINEST" in the Arizona Republic published on 14Sep98
• "DOING IT IN MINIATURE MININOTEBOOKS LARGER, MORE USER-FRIENDLY THAN HAND-HELD PCS" in the Rocky Mountain News published on 24Aug98
• "Modem copes with handheld needs" in Electronics Times published on 24Aug98
• "Researcher working on radical chip" in the Austin American-Statesman published on 07Sep98
• "Add Wireless Remote Control to Your PC Without Adding Software or Grief!" by Business Wire on 11Sep98
• "SkyTel To Begin Marketing Glenayre's Accesslink II Device" in Wireless Today published on 14Sep98.

You can now purchase "Andrew Seybold's comprehensive and detailed three-part report on the wireless data communications industry" online in Adobe PDF format for just under US$40 via The Outlook Store.

Dragon Systems has announced a new "turnkey" voice recognition system that uses an enhanced version of their NaturallySpeaking desktop software package with a new mobile "NaturallyMobile pocket-sized recorder" that can upload voice messages recorded to the device via a serial connection, and then once on your desktop system the messages can be transcribed to text automatically. The device will fit in the palm of your hand and uses CompactFlash cards for extra storage (40 minutes on built-in memory, 2MBs = 20 minutes). The device should be available in Oct98 at SRP of US$249.

Tacit Software has announced the completion of a project to port Tacit Toolkit--"a collection of powerful software libraries to build graphical applications"--to Motorola's new DragonBall EZ processor (MC68EZ328).

The Dairy Farm Group (a leading food and drug store retailer in the Asia Pacific Region) has announced plans to use Symbol handheld and wireless technology to build an internal corporate network that will interconnect their 1,352 stores in nine countries.

Actual Software is now shipping MultiMail PRO 2.0 for PalmPilot devices. This new edition includes their new "PiP (Plug- in Player) architecture that allows any 3rd party developers to write MultiMail plug-in modules." The software also supports POP3 and IMAP4. Pricing details were not immediately available.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)