AIM has announced that they are reviewing a new 2-D symbology called the Han Xin Code. From the announcement, this code is described like this:

Han Xin Code is a unique, variable size, matrix symbology specifically optimized for two and four byte alphabets such as Chinese and other ideographic/pictographic alphabets. It is equally suitable for single byte ISO Code Pages such as English. Han Xin Code also includes an option for octet byte encoding for applications such as graphics and audio. Extended Channel Interpretation (ECIs) support is also included.

The review period extends until July 26th 2010. More information is available from AIM.

Intermec has announced an upgrade to the CN50 device, which now comes with 256MB of RAM. This should make the CN50 a good choice for voice-enabled applications, and for applications with large memory requirements.

If you are having trouble getting a mobile device to connect to your PC with ActiveSync, one of these articles might be helpful. I was especially surprised to see the note about Windows Live Once Care interferring with the USB connection.

Why isn't Windows Mobile connecting to my PC?
Note that Windows Live Once Care can interfere with the USB connection to your PC.

ActiveSync USB connection troubleshooting guide
This topic also applies to ActiveSync 4.5

We've discussed the new Windows Phone 7 and whether it was going to be an appropriate OS for a Data Collection device.

The latest information we have is that there is going to be a separation between Windows Phone 7 and the traditional Windows CE and Windows Mobile 6.5 line. Here is a post from Microsoft describing the changes.

The bottom line appears to be this:
Windows Phone 7 is based on the Windows CE 7 core, and is aimed at Consumer devices only.
Windows Mobile 6.5 will still be available, as will Windows CE, and will be used on Data Collection devices.