A federal Judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Xerox against 3Com. Xerox claimed that Graffiti violates their patented "Unistroke" software that recognizes one-stroke motions as characters. Today, U.S. District Judge Michael A. Telesca granted 3Com's dismissal motion, saying there was "no genuine issue as to any material fact." Xerox was hoping to force Palm and other handheld makers to pay a licensing fee. They still have the option to appeal.

A virus aimed at cell phones and spread via e-mail has been discovered in Spain. While there is currently no danger from this virus to the Palm community, it is a harbinger of bad times to come. “Virus writers are starting to target handhelds and mobile phones,” said Mikko Hypponen, chief scientist for the Finland-based F-Secure antivirus company. “That’s what’s significant about this virus.”

We can only hope that Palm will realize the importance of building security into its systems. As handhelds leave their previous isolation and join the networked world, the danger of virus infection increases every day.

Geek.com has two new reviews of Palm products up. If you want to take your Microsoft Office documents with you on your Palm, check out our review of DataViz's Documents To Go. Our reviewer liked it so much he gave it a Geek.com Pick. Heard about Kodak's PalmPix Camera that turns your Palm into a digital camera? Our reviewer put it through its paces and was impressed by its ease of use and picture quality. Read the review and check out some pics taken with this cool add-on.

SPUG has recently posted 6 new Reviews on our site.
1) Kodak PalmPix digital camera.
2) Graffiti replacement : Thumbtype.
3) Major comparison between the Silkyboard and the Thumbtype.
4) "A Day in the Life of a SPUGer" series.
5) Marware Sportsuit case.
6) Pocket Photo

Thanks for waiting folks, PalmStation.Com is back online. A special thanks goes out to Ryan for giving me a hand in alerting people of the temp. location, and also for running another great Palm News site so that people would not be in the dark in PalmStation's absence :) Thanks again Ryan!

Palm Inc. today announced a definitive agreement to purchase Actual Software Corporation of Andover, Mass. Actual Software makes the popular and robust Palm email program, MultiMail Pro. Users can expect to see solutions from Palm that include various MultiMail products over the coming months. This is Palm's second acquisition as an independent company following last week's announcement of Palm's agreement to acquire Internet-calendar leader Anyday.com.

Charles Schwab, the premier U.S. discount and Internet brokerage, said Monday it would allow customers to trade stocks via their Palm handhelds usings its PocketBroker service. "This is going to be the year that we'll see whether customers are going to adopt (wireless trading)," said Nasos Topakas, vice president of Schwab's wireless group. Schwab surveyed its customers about three years ago and found little interest in wireless trading, but a late 1999 survey showed strong demand for the service, Topakas added. Schwab's move comes more than a year after Fidelity Investments (and at least several months after other rivals) began offering wireless services.

Undergroundfilm.com announced recently that it is collaborating with ActiveSky to make its short films available on Palm wireless devices by the middle of this month. The short films include action, animation, horror, sci-fi, and several other categories. First, visit the ActiveSky site and download the company's media player then go to the film site and download a movie. "The really fun idea with wireless is it gives people a quick bit of content," said Mike Kelly, chief executive of Undergroundfilm.

The next meeting of the Detroit Palm Users Group will be Thursday, June 8 from 7-8:30 PM in Troy, MI. Main agenda items are a review of two GPS products: the Rand McNally Streetfinder GPS and the DeLorme Earthmate GPS. Giveaways include a Rand McNally Streetfinder GPS for the Palm III ($179 value) compliments of The Rand McNally Store at Somerset Collection in Troy, MI. A complete meeting agenda and directions are available at www.dpug.org.

The Nashville Palm Users Group's next meeting is this Saturday, June 10th, at 10AM. All the details for the meeting can be found at their web site. We'd ask that you RSVP, but whether or not you send in an RSVP, you’re more than welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!

Vindigo, makers of personal navigation applications for handheld devices, has released a version of its free mobile service for San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. The existing service, already available for New York City, has also been expanded with new lifestyle information from well-known content providers. They have partnered with Zagat Survey for restaurant reviews, ClubPlanet.com for nightlife information, and inshop.com for store listings.