Alltel announced today that it is launching Office Sync, which allows users to send and receive e-mail in real time from their Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. Office Sync also enables customers to view their calendars and contacts while on the go.

MegaBowling offers several unique takes on the classic tenpin bowling game. While I've never spent any time playing a bowling title on PC or a game console, a Palm's stylus-based interaction makes it a perfect fit for the "realistic" physics engine offered by Megasoft 2000 in this engaging little title. Read on for the full review...

Palm has opened a new retail location at Union Station, in Washington, D.C. The store will carry all the current Palm products including Treo smartphones, the Palm TX handheld, and LifeDrive mobile manager as well as many accessories and software programs.

twrock brings us three third-party cradle reviews compatible with the Palm TX (and some other Palm PDA models that use the new athena style connector). The three cradles reviewed in detail are the Brando WorkShop Tungsten T5 USB Cradle, the Alpinetop Palm TX USB Sync and Charge Cradle / Dock, and the Brando WorkShop Palm Music Dock. Read on for the full reviews.

2PlayMe v3.0
Ringo Pro v4.451
Voice Call v1.1
Pocket Tunes Deluxe v3.1.4
Pocket Tunes v3.1.4
VolumeCare Pro v5.35
VolumeCare Basic v5.35
BlackJack Challenge v2.3
Rotation v1.2.4
Pretty Map Basic v1.6.2
CrazySoft Mega Puzzle Pack v1.4
Personality Psychology Pro v1.41
Card Reader v1.0
OnGuard Backup v1.06

The new release of Handmark Pocket Express now offers free news, sports, and weather to smartphone and handheld users. The service still offers movie showtimes, 411 directory search, street level maps and turn-by-turn driving directions for an additional subscription fee.

EQO Communications has announced immediate availability of EQO Mobile for Skype. This move finally brings the ability for the Palm OS and Treo smartphones to take advantage of Skype Internet telephony for mobile voice communications.

Toysoft has released a new utility called VideoTones for Palm Treo smartphones that adds video ringtones and also acts as a mp3/wav/ogg/avi file ringtone manager. The software also adds North America area codes so you can see what area incoming calls are coming from.

VideoTones v1.0 sells for $19.95 and there is a free trial available for download. It supports the Treo 650 and 600.

SingTel, Palm, and Research In Motion today announced the first availability of BlackBerry Connect for the Palm Treo 650 smartphone. With BlackBerry Connect, SingTel customers now have a wider choice of devices that support the robust and secure BlackBerry services and a wider choice of wireless email solutions that support the Palm Treo 650.

Palm has announced that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is using Palm Treo smartphones to increase workflow productivity by enabling employees to collect information while out in the field and share it with press, customers and colleagues on the spot.

In a rather unexpected nod to the retro screen technology of yore, Palm has recently received patent #7002569 from the USPTO. The new software patent covers the ability to make the screen to go into monochrome mode in order to extend battery life on mobile devices.