New PalmOS (no not that one)

Palm has released a patch upgrade to PalmOS 4.1 for m500 series handhelds. According to Palm, the new update includes:

The Palm OS Software 4.1 Upgrade resolves minor issues with Palm OS Software 4.0. The Palm OS Software 4.1 Upgrade includes the FATFS.PRC, which resolves recognition issues between the Palm handheld and memory expansion cards larger than 32 MB. It also improves performance when copying large files between the Palm handheld and a memory expansion card.

In addition, it includes Copy Update, which enables the Launcher's Copy function to copy user data associated with an application.

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First Looks at FirstLoox

FirstLoox has posted a review of the Fujitsu Loox Pocket PC. It's only available in Europe right now, but it will be released here in North America soon. I'm not sure I believe everything in the review, though. The reviewer claims the screen is clearly transflective (a la the iPAQ 3900) but the photos in the review show the screen to be "sunken" a bit-- unlike reflective displays, transflective screens appear flush with the casing-- and the screen appears to be heavily sidelit from the left. But hey, it got good marks on ClearType, and that's what's important, right?

Someone Gets It

Janis Ian has written an excellent essay on her website about digital piracy and what it really means to artists. This is a must read for anyone who's heard the RIAA yapping about those darned pirates, and she makes some interesting parallels to ebooks.