TealPoint Software has released TealInfo 4.00, which is an application that allows users to create and view interactive documents complete with scrolling lists, tables, images, checkboxes, outlines, math calculation, and pop-up windows of information, with no programming required. The new version adds support for external media cards. It sells for $17.

In December, Handango scored a major coup on PalmGear by taking from it the Palm Software Connection, which is where Palm sends everyone on its site who is looking for third-party software. Yesterday, Handango sent an email to developers telling them that it has also opened a similar software store for Handspring. This means anyone on Handspring's site who is looking for third-party apps gets directed to a site run by Handango.

HandStory Suite 2.0 is now available. The most important new feature is it allows users to copy websites onto their handhelds to be read later, similar to AvantGo. These are called Clips and are downloaded onto the handheld during each HotSync. Users can choose from a list of suggested websites or pick any site they like. The suite includes a desktop application that allows users to reformat clips after being downloaded so they look better on a handheld screen.

Rumor: The Palm m515 will be released in Singapore on March 5. The price will be S$840 (Singapore dollars), which is similar to the m505's price when first launched. -Ed

Every year Power Media sells their test equipment (Palm OS devices, Handspring Modules, and much more) via their web page on a first-come-first-serve basis. The list includes products that Power Media purchased to test hardware and software compatibility or proof of concept on new products. -Brad Simms

Handspring's new Treo is beginning to reach customers hands and applications designed for it are starting to appear, too. Electric Pocket has released Ringo, a free app that lets users of compose and share custom ringtones or download and install new ones from the Internet. MonkeyRinger is a similar app for personalizing ringtones. There is also a new version of PowerJog created for the smartphone.

Monday, March 4 seems to be the day on which Palm Inc. will launch two of its new color handhelds. Those handhelds, as has been mentioned on numerous occasions, are the Palm m130 and m515.

m130
The m130 comes with 8 MB of RAM, 4 MB of ROM, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that lasts up to one week, Palm OS 4.1, an SD/MMC slot, Universal Palm connector, and it is fully customizable with the latest m100 series faceplates.

Lexar Media is going to release a new line of enhanced Memory Sticks. These will have a translucent purple shell and a built-in LED that 'lights when it writes' to reduce the risk of corrupting data by removing the card while it is reading or writing. Cliés have a read/write LED but many other devices don't. They will be available in 32, 64 and 128MB starting sometime in March. -nXt

Clie World UK has an innovative solution for Sony users whose styli keeps falling out.. -Nicos

A source has come forward with information on Samsung's replacement for the I300 smartphone. According to this source, the SPH I330 will "probably" run the 66 MHz DragonBall Super VZ. It will have a 16-bit color screen, as opposed to the 256-color one the I300 has. It will run Palm OS 3.5.2, not anything more recent, and will be available in early summer. The price isn't known yet.

Some people are complaining that their m500 or m505 has suddenly stopped syncing with the USB cradle. This is caused by a static charge build-up in the m500 series devices. The first method for fixing this involves leaving the handheld on long enough to drain the battery. This is slow and a few people who have tried it say they have battery problems afterwards. This USB failure can also be fixed by opening the back of the handheld and disconnecting the battery. This process will also reset the USB chips which will eliminate the static charge that is not allowing the USB serialized ID to be sent to the PC for HotSyncing.

Warning: Opening the back of the handheld will totally and irrevocably void its warranty. Use at your own risk.

Update: Reports that Handspring was going to team up with Legend Holdings, the largest PC maker in China, have turned out to be incorrect. According to Reuters, Legend instead announced a deal today for Texas Instruments to provide chips for Legend's high-end phones..

A very reliable source with access to both the m515 and m130 has revealed a great deal of information on both of these new models. According to him, both handhelds will be announced and released on March 4.

Palm m515
The m515's 16-bit color screen is not high resolution. The source described it as being about five times brighter than the m505's. He said it's brighter than a Jornada's, though not a bright as an iPaq's. In the upper right-hand corner of the Graffiti area is a icon shaped like the Sun that sets the brightness. It isn't a sliding bar; instead, it has three possible levels, Hi, Low, and Off. Even the Low setting is brighter than an m505.