by James Lewin
The market for handheld devices such as Palms and Pocket PCs is tanking. The worldwide handheld device market posted its fifteenth consecutive quarter of decline in shipments. According to IDC, vendors shipped 728,894 handheld devices in 3Q07, 39.3% less from the same quarter a year ago.
“The handheld device market has been under constant [...]

It looks like Apple’s controversial iPhone price cuts have turned the phone and portable media player into a hit:

iPhone carrier AT&T said sales of the iPhone have increased since Apple announced the price cuts. “The price cuts are going to help us,” said AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega. “We see a very significant uptake in [...]

Added to podcast client software list: Kinoma Player 4 EX is a $24.99 media player for Treo smartphones and Palm handhelds that handles MP3, Windows Media 9, Flash Video, MPEG-4 and RTSP.
With the built-in Kinoma Media Guide, you can watch Internet video and live web cams, and listen to radio and podcasts. Kinoma Player 4 [...]

Podcast software update: The latest version of Quick News, a news reader Palm OS, features support for podcasts.

The $14.95 app lets users download and read news stories and podcasts using either HotSync or a direct Internet connection.