Moaz from palmDubai.net recently got some time to check out the new QDA-700 Smartphone. PiTech and Qool teamed to bring out the world's first PalmSource-certified Smartphone created by a ODM. The phone will debut soon in the European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets.

In a recent interview with the AP, Sony's chief of Video admits the company has missed the boat in many areas and has been limited by its own managements fears. He explains that the company is now out to move on and work on a common agenda.

PalmSource has announced the date and location of the next US developer conference. The event will be held again at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, May 23-26 2005. The announcement comes from PalmSource's Larry Berkin in the latest Developer Newsletter.

You can read PalmInfocenter's coverage of the last US developer conference here.

The world is still spinning and a new year is here. This year Kent from PocketFactory dusted off his mystical crystal ball (actually an old bowling ball) to ouijia board us into 2005. Read on and see what the year will bring for Mobile and wireless technology for all platforms.

MLAagazine has published a list of their top ten PDA Failures. Over the past twenty years, there have been many false starts in the PDA business. Many companies released viable products that flopped, while others peddled mediocrity and flourished. MLA Author Flop made a top ten list of devices or initiatives that failed and shouldn't have.

PalmSource today announced it has joined the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) group. OMTP is an open standards-based consortium aimed at creating a consistent user experience across multiple wireless devices by defining open mobile platform requirements.

PalmInfocenter and some recent Palm OS news has been featured in two recent Engadget.com podcasts. "Podcasts" are typically .mp3 files, like a radio like show or audio blog, that is delivered to your ipod/Treo/PDA/mp3 player of choice.

A number of small enhancements and bug fixes have been applied to the mobile handheld version of PalmInfocenter.com. Read on for more details.

Today, Snapfish released the results of a new national survey of 500 Americans who own or intend to buy a camera phone in the next 12 months. The independently conducted national survey, reveals dozens of key findings on the use of and opinions regarding camera phones. Results include the finding that 56% of those surveyed think camera phones will replace digital and film cameras within the next two decades. 

An anonymous tipster from down under reports that several Australian Palm re-sellers are now listing pre-orders for the GSM version of the palmOne Treo 650 Smartphone. They also list pricing and a possible shipping date.

A reader from up north wrote in that he can no longer find the palmOne Tungsten T3 for sale at many popular retail outlets, even including the online Palm Store for Canada.