A article on TheStreet.com points out recent papers palmOne filled with the SEC regarding exiting CEO Todd Bradley's compensation package. Bradley will walk away from palmOne with a check for over $2.4 million dollars and the company will take a 3.2 million dollar charge related to his severance package.

Mark Uniacke writes, The Palm HIARCS 9.5a chess program defeated chess grandmaster Jan Gustaffson by a 3-1 margin in a chess match held 22nd-24th Jan 2005. This is the first time in history a chess Grandmaster has been defeated by a handheld chess program.

PalmInfocenter's frequent message board poster, The Voice of Reason, has written in with an interesting opinion piece entitled, Why Sony should (Memory) Stick with the Palm OS. Read on to here his thoughts on why Sony should plan a Clie comeback.

Starting today, Yahoo! Local is the first major site to offer users the ability to quickly and easily send their search results from their PC directly to their smartphone or mobile device.

Avery Coonley School may be nearly 100 years old, but when it comes to endowing its teachers and students with handheld technology for the classroom, this private, independent school in Downers Grove, Ill., is one of the most forward-looking schools in the state.

Administrators, teachers and students interested in learning how to use their palmOne handheld computers have a new resource at their disposal -- a website for online basic training -- palmOne announced today.

AlphaSmart today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to merge with Renaissance Learning, Inc., a leading provider of learning information systems and school improvement programs for pre-K–12 schools. AlphaSmart and Renaissance Learning expect that this merger will enable the combined companies to offer a unique suite of writing products, enhance some of Renaissance Learning's other software products and broaden the market channels for the AlphaSmart product lines. Renaissance Learning plans to operate AlphaSmart as a wholly-owned subsidiary and retain the AlphaSmart brand.

A music and software enthusiast has composed and released a full length music composition using only his Palm OS PDA. The artist used only his palmOne Tungsten T to create the music and art for the free album.

OnVerge Labs has introduced its flagship application, InfiniFile for the Palm OS Platform. The patent-pending software integrates with the Palm operating system and provides access to virtually unlimited audio, video, programs and data stored on a PC.

Good Technology has announced that it has teamed with Oracle Corporation to integrate the Oracle Application Server 10g with GoodAccess, an industry-standards-based platform for rapidly developing and deploying mobile applications. Good, a certified partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork will now offer its customers seamless access to Oracle's enterprise-class mobile web services and business applications.

palmOne today announced that its chief executive officer, Todd Bradley, has resigned, effective at the end of the quarter. Bradley will remain with the company in an advisory role through May, the end of the fiscal year, to ensure a smooth transition. Ed Colligan, the company's president, will assume the role of interim CEO while a search is conducted for Bradley's permanent replacement. Colligan is a candidate for the permanent position.