[Alexander Turcic]

Been away? Fear not! Here is your chance to check out what appeared on our frontpage this week:

Announcements
Possible E-Mail hiccups at Mobileread
Welcome Laurens to Mobileread

Current E-Books Trends
German audiobooks contain secret electronic snare
Microsoft announces MSN Book Search
OSoft - OpenReader partnership announced
Study examines potential impact of e-paper

E-Book Webstores
10% discount at Palm's e-book store
Fictionwise launches "Halloween Horror Sale"

General Chat
Access files on your desktop with Google and SoonR
DMCA up for review: Make your case
Futurist make tech predictions
Handheld sales continue to drop, says IDC
MIT, Nokia team up for intelligent handhelds
Mobile web design: tips and techniques
Reading e-books may jeapordize your health
Remotely access your files with Avvenue
Sites offering contest goodies
The two sides of the Google Print debate

Other Gadgets
BlackBerry security under scrutiny
Engadget's hands-on with Intel's Ruby handheld
Sharp debuts next-gen display for handhelds

Other Readers
AvantGo RSS receiving praise
FBReader 0.7 released with Plucker support

Palm
EverythingTreo celebrates with a Treo 650 giveaway
PalmAddict podcast on the supposed death of Palm OS
PalmAddicts with new forum contest
PDA247 reviews EDGE for Palm OS
Trip Boss Birthday Contest

Pocket PC
Halloween freeware game for Pocket PC
MagicButton taskswitcher WM 5.0 update
Minimo CE 0.010 released
Pocket PC Mag discovers the blog
Quake 3 Arena ported to Windows Mobile
TCPMP 0.66j available

WiFi / Bluetooth Technologies
VirtualWiFi multiplies your WiFi adapter