PCWorld has an article up about leaving the laptop behind in favor of a Palm Treo 650. The author compares his experiences managing email on his Treo smartphone with using a notebook as well as a RIM device.

Avvenu's free remote file access service has just been updated. Specifically optimized for handheld devices, this service gives users fast access to their files, folders and photos stored on a computer, directly from their handheld devices.

VoiceIt Technologies has released VoiceNavIt, a new voice command and control application for the Palm Treo 650 & 600 and the Palm LifeDrive. VoiceNavIt enables you to automate your most common tasks and launch applications with your own voice commands.

A few screenshots of the ACCESS Linux Platform have been published. The pictures show a few aspects of the ALP demo that was being shown by PalmSource at 3GSM. Like the previous pictures these pictures were taken from a Linux phone running an early version of ALP, however these new shots show some portions the MAX interface we've all been waiting to see.

Good Technology has announced availability of its first handheld security offering. Good Mobile Defense brings enterprise class security to all aspects of the handheld including third party applications, external storage cards, and handheld features such as WiFi and Bluetooth. With Good Mobile Defense, the level of enterprise security previously only available for GoodLink and GoodAccess is now available to protect the entire handheld.

Palm has announced there will be two webcasts this week. Palm CEO Ed Colligan and Michael Moskowitz, general manager and vice president, Canada and Latin America, are participating in panel discussions this week at the RBC Capital Markets 10th Annual Communications, Media and Technology Conference.

Lil' Red Spider has released an update to its TMP replacement PIM software. TMP (Time Manager Pad) is a list-style appointment viewer and manager with a unique new layout that scrolls seamlessly and makes managing your agenda more intuitive.

Chapura today announced the availability of an upgrade to its popular Outlook synchronization software, PocketMirror. Version 4.0 improves Outlook integration for more customizable synchronization with Palm OS devices. Each edition of PocketMirror synchronizes Outlook Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes with the built-in personal information manager (PIM) software built into Palm OS devices.

RSA Security has released a SecurID Token client and libraries for Palm OS devices. This brings RSA's SecurID highly secure two-factor authentication to mobile devices. It is a free client download.

An interesting slice of Palm history has recently been uploaded to Google Video. The "Palm Pilot Story" is a video from a lecture at the Computer History Museum back in 2002. The video features Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky and Ed Colligan talking about this story of launching Palm Computing and the first successful handheld computer.

Handango has released their 2005 Year End edition of the Handango Yardstick, a global report on the state of the mobile content industry. The reports include a 2005 Year End edition as well specific reports for each of the five major mobile operating systems: BlackBerry, Palm OS, Symbian OS and Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone.