NS Basic has announced the results of their NS Basic/CE Programming Contest: #1.) Business Winner: Oxford (Part2) by Alex Yakhnin; #2.) Open Winner: PalmCD by Jose Merhi; and #3.) Games Winner: Hangman by David Meineck.

Microsoft's new wireless online service called "MSN Mobile 2.0", expected to be available in April 2000, will be initially carried by Vodafone-Airtouch's Air Touch Cellular and Nextel Communications networks.

Amazon.com has announced a new wireless savvy Web portal for cellular phones and other wireless devices. Already available on the Palm VII, it will be available for devices like the Sprint PCS' web-enabled wireless phone, and Motorola's new Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) devices.

Nokia via Reuters Securities has released a new "forecast report" that is predicting that all new cars manufactured by the end of the year 2005 will come equipped with at least one Internet address.

Socket Communications was reportedly publicly demonstrated at the recent Germany's CeBIT conference a new Windows CE savvy Bluetooth-compatible plug-in Compact Flash (CF) card.

Research-In-Motion and Nortel Networks have announced a new strategic marketing and technology alliance to created an "Always On, Always Connected" environment built on select wireless technology that will offer interactive digital content geared for mobile professionals.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com) eFax: 978-246-3067