I was browsing through my video clips recently and came across a short movie I captured at the PalmSource Devcon in February 2004. It is from David Nagel's keynote address and shows a live demo of Palm OS Cobalt. Thanks to the magic of Google Video, you can now watch this clip here in this post.

In this article Palm Infocenter highlights some essential must have Treo freeware applications. There is a wealth of free and open source Palm OS software out there. Read on as we take a look at 10 great programs, as well as a few others, to enhance your Treo smartphone experience.

Is your Bluetooth DUN crippled? Or do you not have bluetooth on your laptop and you'd like to use your Treo 650 as a wireless modem? USB Modem is a new application from Mobile Stream that enables the Palm Treo 650 to be used as a USB modem for your desktop or laptop computer. It currently works with Windows XP and the developer recommends you try it first to confirm that it will work with your mobile operator. GPRS/EDGE and CDMA Treo 650s are supported. The program retails for $24.95 and there is a free trial available.

Henry Kong, a minister with the Church of Christ in Singapore, brings us this review of Laridian's MyBible 4 for Palm OS. MyBible gives users fast and easy access to the entire Bible with features that let them search, take notes, highlight, and bookmark the Bible text. If you are still using a paper text, you might not want to any longer after reading Henry's review.

Rumor: A PalmInfocenter reader wrote in with an interesting find on the Treo 700p during a recent visit to a Sprint retail store. He asked around about the new Treo and was shown details on Treo 700p in Sprint's computer system.

netomat has announced that its free web based mobile hub service is now optimized for Flickr. This will allow you to subscribe to mobile optimized Flickr photo-streams on your mobile device via a web browser.

The MantraGroup is currently working on a mobile Voice over IP (VOIP) solution for the Palm OS. Their product, mobiVoIP, is currently undergoing a closed beta trial. When ready, mobiVoIP will enable many Palm OS devices to make voice calls over the Internet from a wirelessly connected handheld.

Vorpalware has released a new utility for Palm TX users. TX tweak is a small application that improves navigational behavior and fixes some minor annoyances on the TX. It will allow you to remap the home hardware button to launch any application in RAM. The utility also lets you set the find icon space on the status bar to launch the applications screens (like it should in the first place), bring up the find dialogue or launch favorites.

TX Tweak costs $6.95 to register and there is a free trial download.

Conklin Systems has been busy working on its fax solutions for the Palm OS. With CS Fax, you can compose, send and receive faxes directly from your Treo or Palm OS handheld.

Industry Entertainment has updated two of their popular game titles. Master Kick, a foosball game, and Jack or 100 Ways to Barbecue, a "jump & run" platformer filled with brain teasers.

Palm's PR agency has released a statement to the media regarding their official response to the RIM / NTP settlement. In response to a large number of questions from the news media, Palm has issued the following statement:

"We have long believed that a settlement between these parties would be the eventual outcome. We have remained focused on competing in the market by delivering choice to our customers based upon open, standards-based products that win in the marketplace. Palm's partnerships with Good Technology and Microsoft are attracting a growing number of customers. In the United States, we are gaining share of the smartphone market faster than any other supplier, including RIM. We think our momentum will continue as more and more companies understand and deploy our solutions."