ACCESS has revealed in a recent statement that the initial release of the Access Linux Platform has been delayed. PalmSource previously stated that the ALP software developer kit would be available by the end of 2006, ACCESS is now targeting a release for "sometime in the first half of 2007."

The new release timing comes from a FAQ regarding the recent licensing of Palm OS Garnet to Palm Inc.

We've got a photo gallery of Palm's new flagship retail store at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The Rockefeller Center retail store is located directly across from the Radio City Music Hall on 74 W. 50th St. in Midtown Manhattan.

Palm today announced that Brodie C. Keast has joined Palm as its senior vice president, marketing. He is responsible for the company's product strategy and mobile-computing roadmap for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses, as well as for marketing and brand-building aimed at expanding Palm's presence around the world and to a wider customer set.

Engadget Mobile is reporting that the Treo 700wx, will be available shortly on the Alltel Wireless network. The 700wx, Palm's most recent Treo for CDMA networks, mainly differs from the earlier 700w by doubling the device's RAM to 64mb and incorporating some minor OS tweaks. Interestingly enough, the Engadget article claims that the Alltel version of this Treo will have a slightly newer version of Windows Mobile (5.2) vs. the 5.1.19 seen on Sprint's version of the 700wx.

Alltel's pricing is expected to be $350 with two-year contract. To date, Verizon is still offering the older Treo 700w with 32mb of RAM, though rumors of the 700wx's release for Verizon have been circulating lately.

Palm today announced a new Palm Retail Store, its largest store to date. The new flagship store, located in historic Rockefeller Center and facing Radio City Music Hall, is offering customers who purchase any Treo smartphone between Dec. 11 and Dec. 17 a free Palm Z22 handheld.

The store will carry Palm's entire product portfolio of smartphones, handhelds, mobile managers and accessories, it will also feature live demonstrations and activations on three major U.S. carriers.

Palm developer NewBornGames has released mp3enc, the first on device mp3 encoder available for Palm OS. It can convert WAV files into a variety of mp3 bitrates, ranging from 64 - 320kbps.

I tested out the trial version of mp3enc on a short piece of music. The resulting 192 kbps mp3 sounded quite good, with no obvious skipping or compression artifacts.

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Without any fanfare whatsoever, MobiTV has released an updated version of their streaming video client software for Palm OS devices. The file is dated August 31st 2006 but the link to the new version download has definitely not been around that long. This new version is 107h and is 448k in size.

In addition to the updated Treo client, it appears that the MobiTV player for Wi-Fi enabled Palm devices (TX & LifeDrive) has been updated as well. You can read our MobiTV review here.

Hobbyist Software's Phone Technician app for Palm OS Treos is now updated to version 2.74. This update fixes a bug in Easydial and also integrates the latest file functions for selecting mp3 . Files are now sorted better and the user can use the keyboard to select MP3s from the menu. You can read our previous Phone Technician review here. The full version is available for $14.95 and includes a free trial.

It seems like only yesterday that 4gb SD 1.1 and 4gb SD 2.0 (aka SDHC) cards were released. But already 8gb SDHC cards are appearing in volume and free-falling in price.

Online e-tailer Newegg is listing a Transcend 8gb SDHC card for $130. Until very recently SD cards of this capacity were scarce and expensive, costing nearly $300.

Astraware and Sandlot Games are excited to announce the release of Glyph for Palm OS and Windows Mobile. Save the dying world of Kuros by reassembling ancient glyphs hidden beneath layers of rock and glistening stones. Using stylus or buttons, clear groups of like-colored gemstones to break through the layers of rock and reveal the glyphs. Several different types of powerup will aid you in your task. Progress through 5 elemental areas and 125 levels to complete Quest mode, or explore the simpler challenge of over 100 levels in Action mode.