The SpringWallet offers a way to carry around multiple Springboard modules. It has pockets for four modules as well as two spare batteries. It will also hold two extra styli. It folds up to be not much larger than a Visor and is held closed with Velcro. It comes in basic black, a rainbow flag, and a variety of African patterns and sells for $20.

Palm Inc. finally officially released the m125 today, one of the most leaked handheld releases ever.

This new mid-range model is a combination of the m100 and m500 series. It has the m100's general shape but uses the Universal Connector that first appeared on the m500 series. Its most significant feature is it has a side-mounted SD/MMC slot. It has a monochrome screen, runs Palm OS 4.0 with a 33 MHz chip and 8 MB of memory. It costs $250.

A little over a week after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, many Palm-related companies are doing their part to help.

Palm Inc. has donated $5 million worth of products to the eBay Auction for America to benefit the United Way's September 11 fund. Last week, Handspring gave 5 hundred Visor Deluxes and VisorPhones to emergency workers in New York City. VoiceStream Wireless provided free airtime. Handspring is also organizing an internal donation drive, and the company will match employee donations up to $10,000.

Recently, Palm Inc. has been telling PalmOS-related websites that they have to stop infringing on their trademark. Palm Infocenter Webmaster Ryan Kairer gives his opinion on the matter for this Cnet article. -Ed

The Palm m125 should be officially launched later today. -Ed

Palm, Inc. has named Gareth C.C. Chang, an expert in technology innovation and international markets, to a newly created seat on its board of directors. -Ed

Many long-time Palm users are dissatisfied with the default application launcher built into the Palm OS. This has lead to a proliferation of third-party apps that take its place. Benc Software has released Launcher III, which now sees, and is able to start, applications stored on VFS expansion memory cards like SD cards and Memory Sticks. It also has support for the jog wheels on the Sony Clié and HandEra 330. It is $10 shareware.

thinkingBytes, developer of ThinkDB, has released the ThinkOffice application suite. It includes ThinkSheet, ThinkWord, ThinkChart, ThinkCalc, and ThinkDBExchange. With ThinkOffice, users can access, create, modify and print Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and charts as well as Word documents on their handhelds. It is available now for $40.

When Sony introduced the N series last Spring, some complained that the N710C's built-in MP3 player increased its price by giving them a feature they didn't want. Sony responded by releasing the N610C, which is very similar to the N710C except with the audio capabilities left out and a lower price. News Editor Ed Hardy gives us this review.

RhinoSkin has released a new molded hardcase for the Palm m500 series. It is made of anodized aluminum with a scratch-resistant finish. It has a Neoprene lining for protection during drops. The case also has a rail that slides into the left channel on the Palm and an infrared port. It is available now from RhinoSkin for $50 and will be in stores by mid-October.

CASLsoft has a new version of the CASL development environment, a high level programming tool allowing professional Palm OS programs to be developed. New features in version 3.2 include support for color and web clipping. It is available now for $85. -PR

Braving the Flames is the true story of New York City firefighters. Fictionwise, the publisher, and the author will donate all proceeds (100% of the purchase price) of this eBook through October 11 to the Widows and Children's Fund of the Uniformed Firefighters Association. -Scott Pendergrast

As has been rumored for weeks, Sony officially announced the PEG-N760C today. This is the upgraded version of the now-discontinued N710C. The major change is it now includes Palm OS 4.1 rather than the OS 3.5. This means its screen has 16-bit color.

It can be pre-ordered now from the SonyStyle webstore for $500. It will be available from there and from retail stores in October.

Though Palm has yet to officially announce the m125, the point is rapidly becoming moot. Some stores are already putting them on shelves and many of its details appear on the Palm.com website, though it can't be ordered from them yet. Update: Palm has now discovered its mistake and pulled this page from its site.

For the most part, the rumors have turned out to be true. So far, the largest difference is that the m125 actually weighs only 5.31 oz. instead of the 6.1 oz. previously reported.