Browsing the palm of your hand

A long time in the coming, PalmSource yesterday released the Palm Browser with all the bells and whistles anyone could want. The browser, built with the ARM processor in mind, includes Web browsing and e-mail as well as local services.

The company is punting the security, speed and graphics capabilities of its new browser, which runs on Palm OS 5. It expects the release to boost the demand for handheld and wireless devices. The proxy-less browser also supports a number of access methods to get onto the Net, including traditional dial-up methods as well as 802.11 and Bluetooth connections.

Although Javascript support is built in, users can disable this to reduce download times as well as exclude images from the downloads. As far as standards go, the browser supports everything from the latest W3C specifications to XHMTL, cHTML (compact HTML), DOM level 1 and 2, CSS and Javascript.

Electronic Arts has struck product placement deals with McDonald`s and Intel for its Sims Online game, reports TheRegister.

The agreement, first reported in MSNBC, will allow Sims to "fulfil the American dream" and open a McDonald`s franchise in virtual space. The deal also suggests that players will have their game standings improved by eating McDonald`s food. Electronic Arts has also struck a deal with Intel to introduce Intel Pentium branding into the game as well as the "Intel Inside" jingle. [More at TheRegister]

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