Forbes has a new article on Palm's upcoming product launches. Based on a conversation with a market analyst, the article claims UTMS & EVDO Palm OS Treos could arrive next year along with a new mid-range line of Treos selling for around $200.

PalmPDF is a new native PDF file viewer for Palm OS 5 devices. While still in the early stages of development, the program shows a lot of promise.

Sprint Treo 650 Update
Palm has released a small update for the Sprint Treo 650. The E911 firmware update is designed to improve the ability of emergency response personnel to locate users who dial 911 from the Treo.

Palm Java JVM
The latest version of WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment (CLDC 1.1 /MIDP 2.0) is now available for users of the Treo 600 and Treo 650 smartphones, Tungsten T5, Tungsten C, Tungsten T3, Tungsten E2, Tungsten E, LifeDrive, and Zire 72 handhelds. The Tungsten W, Tungsten T2, and Zire 71 handhelds are no longer supported. Thanks Dave.

SuperWaba 5.5
SuperWaba 5.5 has been released. SuperWaba is a VM for PDAs and Smartphones. Because of the way SuperWaba was written, you can use Java to develop for it. The SuperWaba SDK allows for cross platform apps on Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Linux. New in this version is a faster ARM native virtual machine and better database handling.

Mark/Space today announced version 5.0 of their award-winning Mac synchronization software, The Missing Sync for Palm OS. This major upgrade improves syncing with the Address Book and iCal applications in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, introduces folder synchronization, Spotlight searching of memos and adds synchronization of iPhoto albums and iTunes playlists.

In another recent interview Palm CEO Ed Colligan confirms that Palm has no plans to release a device based on the Symbian operating system.

Handmark has released version 2.0 of its award-winning Pocket Express bundle of wireless content services for cell phones, smartphones, and wireless PDAs. The upgrade adds a sleek new interface, location-based services, more news and photos, real-time sports scores, and improved mapping features.

TVHarmony has released an update to its AutoPilot application. The program can now automatically convert TiVo recorded videos to a format compatible with Palm OS devices.

In an recent interview Palm CEO Ed Colligan states that he would not have spun off PalmSource from Palm. He stated that he would "probably not" have separated the operating system group had he been in charge at the time.

Zanegames has released its long awaited real-time role playing game. EDGE features console-quality graphics, isometric imagery, rich sound, smooth animation and deadly enemies and spells.

Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm, and Micheal Martin TD, Ireland's minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, today announced that Palm, has opened a Research and Development Centre at Swords, Co. Dublin, with the support of IDA Ireland (Industrial Development Agency). The centre will develop custom software applications for Palm Treo smartphones for the mobile operators in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

The worldwide market for handheld devices experienced its seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year decline in the third quarter of 2005. According to IDC device shipments decreased 16.9% year over year and fell 8.8% sequentially in 3Q05 to 1.6 million units.