PalmSource CEO David Nagel made a several new announcements during his keynote at CeBit America. PalmSource and IBM are working together to advance web services applications. In addition, PalmSource and Novell announced an agreement to market mobile messaging and handheld management tools to Palm OS and GroupWise customers.

updated Handspring has unveiled the Treo 600. The new model features a smaller, more phone-like design with a full QWERTY keyboard and digital camera. The Treo 600 combines a phone, and Palm OS 5-based organizer with messaging, email, and web browsing features. It is expected to become available this fall worldwide.

Sony has announced two new Clie handhelds and is now taking pre-orders. The NX80V features a 1.3 Mega pixel camera with a "Capture Light", Palm OS 5, 200mhz processor, 32MB of RAM, backlit thumb keyboard and a CF type II card slot. The NX73V comes in a similar form factor and specs with a lower resolution camera and no light.

Palm has announced it has struck a deal with Internet retailer Overstock.com to test and resell open-box and customer-returned Palm products in the U.S.

Astraware and Pazzazz Games have released an update to their popular game, GTS Racing Challenge. The new version includes high resolution graphics and enhanced audio.

Palm today announced that is has licensed IBM's WebSphere Micro Environment (WME) Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) certified runtime environment for inclusion in future Palm Tungsten handhelds. Palm Solutions Group and IBM will offer an open-standards-based and cost-effective development environment for mobile computing.

PIC reviewer Steve Gingras brings us a review of the new Innopocket SyncGear 3-in-1 Cable. The cable combines a USB hotsync cable, charger and an SD card reader into one convenient cable.

Fifty years after Sir Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest, climbers are achieving more that just getting to the top: they're conducting scientific research under the extreme conditions of the highest point on Earth and are taking their handhelds along.

PIC reviewer, Pepper, brings us this review of the unique action-puzzle game, Triclops. The game is simple to learn, but difficult to master. With numerous levels and a short time limit, every game is different than the one before. Read on for the full review.

A picture of what may be the next Tungsten T replacement has been posted to a Chinese PDA message board. Though not many details are known and the picture's authenticity can not be confirmed, this may be evidence of a coming updated Tungsten T.

The Boards of Palm Inc and Handspring today announced that they each have unanimously approved a definitive agreement for Palm to acquire Handspring to form a new, stronger market leader in mobile computing and communications. The Palm board also gave final approval for the spin-off of PalmSource, Inc.