A recent article on BoingBoing.net talks about how PDAs are being used in the US Presidential Campaign. Parties are deploying handheld computers to record data and make canvassers more effective on the road.

Texas Instruments today announced development of the wireless industry's first digital TV on a single chip for cell phones, which will capture broadcast signals and allow cell phone users to watch live TV broadcasts. Code-named "Hollywood," the chip will receive live digital TV broadcasts using new television infrastructure that is being developed for future smartphones and mobile devices.

Mobile Digital Media (MDM) today announced a publishing agreement with Electronic Arts that will bring Madden NFL 2005 to Palm OS devices. This new product launch marks the first time that Madden NFL 2005 has been available for handhelds.

Following Sony's surprising exit from the US PDA handheld market earlier this summer, three other companies have announced their intentions to withdraw from the US handheld market.

Today at the 22nd Annual Closing the Gap Conference, AlphaSmart will preview a new writing solution for their Palm OS Dana unit and Dana Wireless that combines a talking word processor, Write:OutLoud To Go from Don Johnston Incorporated, with its new AlphaSmart VoiceCard, which converts text to speech.

Pictures of the disassembled circuitry of the inside of the palmOne Tungsten T5 handhelds have been posted as part of the FCC approval documents. The images are a required part of the FCC approval process and show an inside look at the device. Read on for the full gallery.

A company called Dynamism is now accepting orders for the Sony Clie VZ90 from Japan for shipment to customers in the US. The VZ90 is Sony's latest Clie Palm OS handheld that features a landscape OLED 480x320 pixel screen, WiFi and multiple expansion options.

Handango today released the September 2004 edition of the Handango Yardstick, a monthly report on the state of the mobile downloads economy. The report takes a look at the top selling software by category for the month.

PalmSource today announced David Nagel, PalmSource president and CEO, is presenting at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo in Orlando, Florida. During the Vendor Solution Presentation (VSP), PalmSource will demonstrate how Palm Powered devices deliver enterprise-grade solutions for mission critical mobile business application deployment.

A new article on the palmOne Treo 650 Smartphone article has been published on InternetNews.com. The piece extensively quotes a palmOne marketing director who confirms previous details and reveals most of the upcoming features of the new Treo 650.

PalmSource today announced it has reached an agreement with Digeo Interactive LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Digeo, Inc., to settle a litigation matter alleging infringement of certain Digeo patents.