MediaQ has announced that Sony's Mobile Networking Company has selected the MQ1100 Controller chip for use in Sony's next-generation of handheld products. The MQ-1100/1132 platform offers: 64-bit 2D graphics engine, direct LCD display interface, a USB device controller, and 256-KB of SRAM in a single low power chip.

Fujitsu PC Corporation (FPC) is now shipping a new Lifebook S series "thin & light" mobile laptop that offers DVD/CD-RW combo drive for US$2399.

Socket Communications, NTT, and Sumitomo Corporation have announced a recent set of successful tests of a Bluetooth enabled location-based navigation system in a indoor mall setting.

Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) has announced plans to incorporated CIC's Inktools electronic signature Software Developer Kit (SDK) with JetForm's mobile forms solution called PocketForm.

Novatel Wireless has announced two new wireless data modems: #1.) the Minstrel m500 for the Palm m500 & m505, and #2.) the Merlin G100 PC card for the GPRS 1900 North American band.

Bachmann Software has released PrintBoy Deluxe 3.0 for Palm OS devices that adds the ability to print ThinkDB database records.

DataViz has signed a new licensing agreement with OmniSky International that enables them to use DataVizās Documents To Go server technology to give Palm V/Vx users in Germany the capability to receive Word, Excel, WordPerfect, and other email attachments wirelessly.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)