BlogStar and Palm have announced a special application designed to take advantage of the text, picture, audio and video capabilities of Palm Treo smartphones. The new application will be used with BlogStar's new mobile blogging entertainment service, which features daily mobile entertainment content co-produced directly with celebrity artist partners.

Just a quick note to let you all know that the PalmInfocenter LifeDrive and Pilot 1000 Giveaway has been extended until the end of Tuesday April 11th. The reason being that I have been traveling this week and have been unable to help the few people who did not receive their sign up registration emails. (Send us a quick note here if you did not get the registration email.) I should have the problem corrected by this weekend and will give you a few extra days to get your entries in. The cutoff time is now April 11th 11:59 PM PST, and you may enter both contests.

Palm has just announced a software update for the Treo 700w smartphone that will enable the Windows Mobile Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP), which includes Direct Push Technology. The free update, which is expected to be available later this month, gives Treo 700w smartphone users automatic wireless updates of their email, calendar items, contacts and tasks, allowing IT managers to deliver this information directly from Exchange Server 2003 SP2 without incurring additional third-party infrastructure costs.

Astraware's Sudoku has been updated to version 1.30. This new update includes an improved version for handheld devices running Palm OS 4, and a brand new menu system for Palm OS and Windows Mobile platforms.

Rumor: Engadget is reporting that a "trusted source" provided them with a May 15th announcement date for the Palm Treo 700p.

This would again confirm earlier Palm OS Treo 700p rumors posted on PalmInfocenter over the past few months. To recap, pictures of the Sprint branded 700p were first leaked in February, a rumored release date came out in mid-March as well as a targeted Sprint launch timeframe.

LandWare has updated Leonard Martin's 2006 Movie Guide for Palm OS and Windows Mobile. The newly enhanced award-winning Movie Guide now offers instant access to the entire collection of Leonard Maltin's reviews, ratings and details. In addition this update includes over 170 new films and details to 850 films not found in the first 2006 software release.

PalmSource is exhibiting at the LinuxWorld conference going on this week in Boston. PalmInfocenter is live on the scene to bring you this exclusive new preview of the Access Linux Platform.

Read on for more about the Access Linux Platform and check out some new screenshots of the current ALP prototype being shown at LinuxWorld.

Don't forget to enter the PalmInfocenter Palm LifeDrive and Pilot 1000 giveaway. Entries are due in by the end of Thursday.

To enter the LifeDrive contest, members can simply post a comment on the LifeDrive contest entry article. See the link for the full details.

The Pilot giveaway does not have as many entries yet, so your odds of winning are looking good. One entry will be randomly chosen to win a new Pilot 1000. All you have to do is post a photo of your PDA or smartphone in the forum thread. There are some good pix posted so far so take a look.

Just in time for opening day, Toysoft has released their 2006 Major League Baseball schedule and guide for Palm OS. mySchedule MLB includes all 30 MLB team's regular schedules, all team rosters, player salaries, coaches and staff listings. In addition, mySchedule includes a graphical view of player positions and game day games. You can also export any team's schedule to the DateBook or Calendar application with an alarm reminder so you never miss the first pitch.

mySchedule MLB requires Palm OS 5 or greater and a 320x320 pixel display. It comes with a free trial that only includes the roster and schedule for the Atlanta Braves. The full version includes all teams and sells for $10.00.

America Online has announced new mobile information and location services, including a mobile browsing service that automatically adapts Web pages for mobile screens.

OK, I've had enough of the complaints that we don't cover enough of the Palm cat & kitten scene here on PalmInfocenter.

Today, I am announcing a new daily feature. Read on for episode 1 of the new in-depth PIC kitty series: "Mr Whiskers Meets the Treo."