See the Palm Section for news on the upcoming color Palm Vx with an SD slot, as mentioned in an interview by Palm Inc. CEO Carl Yankowski. The unit is supposed to debut in the first half of 2001. We've included a link to the video where he made the announcement.

Nortel Networks and Symbol Technologies have announced a new strategic alliance to work together to build wireless Internet voice and data solutions using 802.11 FHSS/DSSS IP Gateway technology.

Word on the street is that Cutting Edge Software is getting ready to release a integrated word processing and spreadsheet solution for the Palm OS called "Quickoffice."

Lonely Planet has announced the availability of their first Handspring Springboard module called "CitySync USA" (US$50) that will come preloaded with guides for New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

HealtheTech's DietLog for PalmOS allows for accurate count of calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates and other nutritional information. If you purchase DietLog, you can get ExerLog (exercise tracker) and WeightLog (weight recorder) downloads for free.

GoAmerica has announced a new plug-in for Microsoft's Mobile Information Server that will enable the deliver of mobile Microsoft Exchange voice and data services to Go.Web users.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)