Spyglass has announced the release of "Spyglass Device Mosaic Web" browser technology for Windows CE devices. The Wireless Today published on 01Sep98 was apparently first with the news, and Wired has a recent story available.

The LAN Times published on 17Aug98 examined four data sync solutions for the PalmPilot--Desktop To Go, Maximizer Link, PocketMirror, and Data-Sync Pro--on page 45. The 31Aug98 edition examined the latest "wireless satellite services" on page 22, and "handhelds in enterprise solutions" on page 16.

Irvine Sensors Corporation's subsidiary NOVALOG has been chosen to deliver their MiniSIR2-1 IrDA module to 3Com for future PalmPilot devices.

ZDNET has two articles about "gadgets" that may be of interest: one is by Rob Smahl called "Gadget Count", and the other is called the "Greatest Gadget Flicks of All Time".

Associated Press has teamed with Pendragon Software to offer "news services" using Pendragon's "InfoRover Software" that is capable of providing offline Web browsing capabilities to 3Com PalmPilot users.

Photo Access Corporation has announced plans to release in the near future next-generation Windows CE hardware and software products that will enable Windows CE devices to communicate with next-generation digital cameras. The 24Aug98 issues notes that Comark Federal Systems is now offering Fujitsu TeamPad handheld devices on General Services Administration (GSA) schedules.

Federal Computer Week has a review (10Aug98) of Panasonic's new ruggedized PC laptop--the "Toughbook 45"--on page 64 written by Margaret Johnston.

Cell Computing has teamed with VenturCom to offer a new embedded OS solution--"Cell CardPC micro-motherboard"--that is Windows CE savvy.

SanDisk has announced their "first retail sales office in Europe" that will be based in Amsterdam and headed by Gerrit van Hofwegen. SanDisk also reports that Kodak is going to bundle SanDisk's 8MB CompactFlash card with "the sale of every DC210 Plus Zoom digital camera" (US$599).

Saint John reports the release of two new voice files, one in English and the other in French, by Alexandra Baillet for "TimePak v1.1"--the enhancement software for Newton devices.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)