HandStory, a developer of mobile software and services for the Palm OS, has made available HandStory Suite 2.2, the first version of its multifunction productivity tool for Palm OS/Windows to support wireless updating of mobile Web content.

With the new feature, the company said users can now update Web clips (downloaded Web content) on their Palm OS handheld devices through a wireless Internet connection to HandStory's central clip server, bypassing the need to synchronize with a desktop or laptop computer.

When the user initiates a wireless update, HandStory said HandStory Suite 2.2 downloads new Web content from the clip server in pre-converted, compressed form. The company claims the streamlined architecture benefits users, many of whom may not have flat pricing for wireless access, by greatly reducing download times and sizes compared to downloading individual Web pages from source sites.

Wireless updating is currently available for the over 160 content providers listed in HandStory's Clip Service, with, the company said, more providers being added weekly. Enterprise customers of the HandStory Server product are also supported by the wireless client software. Clips set up on customers' servers are automatically available for wireless access to end users who install the new client release, with no further configuration.

HandStory Suite 2.2's wireless features support any wireless PDA capable of connecting to the Web, such as Palm's i705, HandSpring's Treo, and any Palm OS device equipped with a wireless modem or wireless phone link and Internet access. Other new features in HandStory Suite 2.2 include support for 320 x 480 pixel screens found on Sony's Clie NR70 and NR70V devices, support for sending clip definition files to other users by email, and login support for scripted access to password-protected Web content.