The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) -- Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia, & Toshiba -- has released Bluetooth 1.0 specification as a starting point for making communications between "different types of devices" easier and at high-speeds without the need for cables. [SOURCE: BusinessWire]

Salon.com has announced plans to offer content to Palm OS and other handheld devices using AvantGo.com technology.

SNK has announced a new next-generation 16-bit handheld game machine called "NeoGeo Pocket Color" (US$70) that will ship in the U.S. nationwide on 06Aug99.

Genovation has announced a new Palm OS savvy "Travelboard keyboard" that connects to a Palm OS devices "cradle serial cable" and runs on 3 AAA batteries.

3Wedge is now shipping their "easy-to-use but still comprehensive" golf application for Palm OS devices called "ultraCaddie."

Symbian has announced that their software developer kits (SDKs) for C++, Java, OPL, and PC-based connectivity and datasync developer are now being offered to developers free of charge via Symbian's developer support organization called "EPOC World." There are now new "developer support packages" depending on individual developer or organizational needs.