And, of course, what's a rumor column without mentioning Apple . Latest is, Apple will release a Palm-clone called the MacMate . Inc. folks are now with Palm Computing. But we'll just have to wait and see what Mr. Jobs has in store. On the Palm Computing side, there's lots of speculation about when we'll see a color Palm .
Word is, it's working in their lab, but there are concerns with size and battery-life.
Then there's Microsoft. Rapier , the upcoming release of Windows CE for Palm-size PCs, is just around the corner. One inside source told me that Microsoft was ready to go with it months ago, however, pressure from several licensees convinced Microsoft not to release it so soon on the heels of Wyvern. Finally, expect a lot more new and revamped handheld and palm-size computing Web sites in the near future. They make the world go 'round.