BrightBytes™: Dell, Color Blackberry, Danger

Dell is now offering the Axim X5 Pocket PC in many European countries. The Basic model sells for about 300 euros in France, while the Advanced one goes for roughly 415 euros. These models sell for ?210 and ?280 respectively in the U.K.

An anonymous reader has reported being allowed to test a Blackberry wireless handheld with a color screen. He described it as being similar to the 6710. No Blackberry device currently available has a color display.

Danger, Inc., maker of the hiptop wireless handheld, today announced it has secured $35 million in Series D financing. The company has now raised over $77 million and believes that it will achieve profitability without additional financing. The new funds will be applied in scaling Danger's business operations to accommodate multiple wireless-carriers world wide. Danger is currently working with T-Mobile and has plans to announce additional wireless-carriers later this year.

In honor of St. Valentine's Day, Pen&Internet is offering two copies of riteMail for the price of one -- including two 1-year subscriptions for $20. riteMail users can send handwritten messages and drawings to any email address. There are versions for both Palm and Pocket PC.

Proporta has some accessories for the Orange SPV, the only Smartphone 2002 device currently available. This includes cables to recharge the phone from a variety of power sources.

Comprehensive Sports Information is now offering Covers Wireless, which delivers real-time sports content to Pocket PC and Palm OS devices. Live odds, game matchup statistics, injury lists and Covers.com articles are all available to the user. This service is free.

Covertec is now offering leather flipcases for the Sharp Zaurus SL-5500, the Asus MyPal A600 and Zayo A600Exe, and more.