05:34 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | Deals and Resources (No...

In a press release Motricity announced today that the company's eReader.com division has partnered with "on demand" book manufacturer and distributor Lightning Source. The latter will become the exclusive DRM licensee for eReader e-books in the US, and the two will offer a combined platform for 3rd parties to build custom, cross-format (=multi-format?) e-book storefronts. From the release:

"eReader is the most popular eBook format in the industry today," said J. Kirby Best, president and chief executive officer at Lightning Source. "Motricity and Lightning Source also share a common goal of driving the adoption of eBooks around the globe. We can accomplish that by continuing to deliver new eBook titles, formats and tools to the market. Our current customers, such as Powells.com, will now be able to provide an even larger selection of eBooks to their customers."

04:42 PM by Alexander Turcic in More E-Book Readers | Legacy E-Book Devices

Members of the Society for Information Display (SID) 2005 awarded the Sony Librie e-book reader Gold in the category Display Product of the Year -- disregarding the fact that the device is crippled with ridiculous DRM. Dear Sony, a nice display is simply not enough to win our hearts. From the official announcement:

Sony has reinvigorated the eBook category by integrating a bi-stable, electrophoretic, "electronic paper" display from the team of E Ink and Philips into its LIBRIé eBook. The DYAC bestowed Sony Corp. with the 2004 Display Product of the Year Gold Award for incorporating novel display technology in the design of an eBook that is more appealing to consumers, and which brings the eBook closer to fulfilling its potential.

03:47 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

WebIS is offering major discounts on some its Pocket PC software, including Pocket Informant and WebIS Mail.

From June 1st to June 6th, PI Correct Time is available for $5.95 (down from $14.95), WebIS Mail for $15.95 (down from $24.95), and Pocket Informant 2005 for $18.95 (down from $29.95).

Thanks to Brian for the tip!

04:29 PM by Pride Of Lions in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

I know that AG is a touchy subject around here, but even though I've come and gone several times, it's convenient.

Myself, I sync daily:

AccuWeather.com
American Museum of Natural History
Astrology.com
AvantBlog
AvantGo Travel Guide
CNET Reviews
ComputerWorld
Daily Almanac
ExploreZone
GOPUSA mobile
JiWire HotSpot Locator
Learning Annex of Los Angeles
Learning Annex of San Francisco
Mobile Concierge
Palm Horoscopes
Radio-Locator Travel Guide
Scholastic.com-Education in motion
Space.com
The Sporting News
The Wall Street Journal
TheFeature
USA TODAY.com
washingtonpost.com
Wired News
Words of the Month
Yahoo!

and all of this takes up 2440KB of 3000KB. So what do you guys sync and how else could I use up the remaining space?
POL9A

10:21 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

WorldNetCE is the free Pocket PC version of WordNet, one of the best English dictionaries which was developed by the Cognitive Science Laboratory of the Princeton University. Changelog for V2.7:

• Updated to the WordNet 2.1 database standards
• Added a scrabble allowed words search
• Fixed the spacing issue in hyperlinked results
• Fixed a problem with 'Back' on the anagram screen
• Replaced the 'sounds like' engine and gave it controllable levels of sensitivity
• Added some nice new colours

Instruction how to download and install WorldNetCE you can find on the WorldNetCE homepage.

04:35 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Mike just posted on his second day at the PalmSource DevCon summit last week (his first day posted here). Looks like he met a couple of nice and interesting people, including our dear editor Bob

Boy, how much I would have wanted to be there! Well, there's always a next year!

04:28 AM by Colin Dunstan in E-Book General | Deals and Resources (No...

To celebrate its fifth anniversary, Fictionwise offers a storewide 25% discount on all "MultiFormat" and "Secure" titles through June 2 (i.e. tomorrow). Furthermore, they've launched a special Thanks a Million contest: buy an e-book between now and June 2, and you will automatically be entered into a contest to win $500 in Micropay dollars, plus five additional second prizes for $100 in Micropay.

Did you know Fictionwise has sold its one millionth e-books? I guess I am not the only person who is reading e-books!

[via PalmAddicts and cebooks]

04:16 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Looking to get your fingers in shape for the summer? How about playing a good game on your Palm? Sammy has started an interesting thread asking PalmAddicts what's the best Palm game they've ever played.

My choice: SpaceTrader (which is also available free for Pocket PC).

Update: Coincidentally, Mike from PDA247 reviewed SpaceTrader today!