The FCC has posted additional documents and pictures of the rumored Sony Clie TG50. Just last month the FCC posted preliminary details of the device. The Sony Clie PEG-TG50 likey runs Palm OS 5 and features an integrated keyboard, bluetooth and a built in flip cover.

Sony has officially announced the SJ33 in the US. The SJ33 is Sony's latest mid-range color handheld. The PEG SJ33 sports a sleek new exterior design and casing with an integrated translucent flip cover, mp3 audio and a larger capacity rechargeable battery. Read more for our first impressions review with plenty of high-res pictures.

Some social commentators say technology isolates people, but the lives of handheld users tell a different story, not yet captured by trend watchers and academic studies. Savvy couples from coast to coast use technology to organize romantic time together, express feelings or simply communicate.

PIC Forum moderator Kerry, aka Kezza, brings us an excellent write up on the Covertec Clie SJ/SL series leather case. See how this case stacks up in this detailed review.

Handango today released the Handango Yardstick, a quarterly report on the state of the mobile software economy. Handango also released a special edition of the Handango Yardstick with data and trends for all of 2002.

Palm has released another patch for the Tungsten T model. This patch resolves slight issues with the digitizers accuracy on some handhelds. The digitizer is the device that registers screen taps and input.

Cutting Edge Software subsidiary has teamed with Snapperfish to develop integrated e-mail attachment solutions enabling Palm OS® handheld users to receive attachments via e-mail and view and edit those files in their native desktop format. In a releated release, CES has also announced that QuickOffice Pro will be bundled with the Kyocera 7135 Smartphone.

DataViz has announced new technology that allows people to use documents in native file formats such as Word and Excel on a Palm OS device. This will allow users to create, edit or simply view files in their original Word and Excel format on the handheld itself. DataViz's new technology will be available in summer 2003.

Pen&Internet LLC, has released riteMail® 2.0 for Palm Powered devices, Palm OS 5. riteMail is an interactive, electronic ink email application that lets users create handwritten notes and drawings to store on a Palm Powered handheld or to email and be viewed in any of the major email systems.

Handspring today introduced a new developer program designed to fuel development of wireless, business and consumer applications for its award-winning line of Treo communicators. The program will give developers start-to-finish technical and marketing support.

PalmSource Layoffs: PalmSource said on Friday that it laid off roughly 18% of its workforce. The OS division made the cuts in response to weak economic conditions. "We're subject to the same market conditions that other companies are experiencing...We had to bring our costs in line with revenue," said PalmSource's senior VP of marketing, Gabi Schindler.