PMN News Service is reporting: #1.) Sony is planning on releasing a "handheld Internet access" device in September; #2.) CreSenda will be using Novatel wireless modems for future product offerings; and #3.) Symbian has been showing off their latest EPOC based JavaPhone prototype.

Opera Software has announced Beta 4 of their Opera for Windows v4.0 that includes experimental support for "Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) -- Wireless Mark-up Language (WML)." Other key features: email, faster rendering speed, small size, low resource requirements, plug-in support, standards-compliance, 128-bit encryption, TLS, SSL 2 & 3, CSS1, CSS2, XML, HTML 4.0, HTTP 1.1, WML, ECMAScript and JavaScript 1.3.

Macintosh Palm Desktop v.2.5 users can now download HotSync 2.6.1 that adds compatibility with Mac OS 9.0.4 and improvements to USB support. [SOURCE: TidBITS]

FusionOne has announced a new "free Internet sync service" that includes support for handhelds, pagers, and mobile phones.

Reuters has published on 15May00 a new alert that contends that security experts are predicting that mobile devices using Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) will soon become a target of hackers and virus writers. [SOURCE: Acm.org]

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