TeleType has announced version "v0599" of TeleType GPS for Windows CE devices that now supports the DeLorme Earthmate GPS receiver.

Chip Weinert has announced that CompanionLink Software is now distributing the daVinci Operating System Software Developer's Kit (OS SDK) free of charge at www.davinciworld.com.

WIRELESS NEWS!

• Word on the street is that 3Com is now testing Palm Pilot VII devices (MSRP US$600) using BellSouth's nationwide data network (basic service starts at under US$10 a month, full services is in the US$25 a month range)
• Ericsson has announced a new "digital cellular data transfer" technology called "WebOnAir" that is "four times" faster than current solutions
• Weather.com plans to offer "real-time" email based weather reporting capabilities to the wide range of wireless devices available now and in the future
• Bell Mobility of Canada has announced plans to offer their current cellular phone customers Socket Communications' new "Socket Digital Phone Card" for Windows CE devices
• Proxim has announced the availability of Windows CE savvy software that enables RangeLAN2 wireless LAN access for the current crop of Windows CE devices that support traditional Type II PC Cards.

Sierra Imaging is now shipping a new version of "Image Expert CE 2.0" for Windows CE devices with support for "ink, voice and text annotations."

Cutting Edge Software has announced that their Quicksheet for Palm OS (spreadsheet) has been awarded the "prestigious" Platinum Certification status by 3Com's Palm Computing.

U.S. PATENT NEWS!

• Trimble Navigation Limited has been awarded a patent for a "handheld survey device" that can "measure the distance between the handheld device and the specific other fixed location"
• Xplore Technologies has been notified that their claims regarding their "GeneSys portable pen-based computer" have been allowed.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)