TechWeb is reporting that two-way short messaging services (SMS) is going to be more popular for accessing Internet data services than Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in the United States.

BSQUARE has created a new software developer kit (SDK) for Windows NT and NT Embedded called "Time Critical Extension (TCX)" that should make writing device driver code significantly easier and faster. Pricing starts in the US$3495 range for 10 licenses.

InfoWorld is reporting that Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard are negotiating with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to settle false-advertising charges coming from a PocketPC print ad campaign entitled "Can Your Palm Do That?."

Notions Software has created a new game for Palm OS called "Herdin' Catz" (corral the cats and mice, dodge the canines, and catch the birds).

Sharp is reportedly considering launching a Linux OS based PDA into the U.S. marketplace by Christmas 2001. [SOURCE: MSNBC]

BT Cellnet has signed a new agreement to deploy Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds to customers in the United Kingdom (UK) using GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), and RIM has agreed to supply BT Cellnet with 175,000 units that support Java2 MicroEdition (J2ME) over an undisclosed period of time.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)