Monday, July 31, 2006
Hp has released a new ROM update for it's hx4700 line of handhelds. The new ROM version 2.1 addresses issues where certain CompactFlash (CF) memory cards and I/O cards do not respond. In addition, the update will also improve the overall performance of your device.
As with any ROM update this will erase the partnership and all user data and programs you have on your handheld, so make sure you have this information backed up prior to proceeding. You can click the link below to visit the ROM update page at the HP web site.
As with any ROM update this will erase the partnership and all user data and programs you have on your handheld, so make sure you have this information backed up prior to proceeding. You can click the link below to visit the ROM update page at the HP web site.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
At a recent financial analyst meeting in Redmond, Microsoft detailed a new concept entitled "FonePlus", which may provide a glimpse into the future of ultra-low-cost cellphones.
"Such a device, whether running Windows CE or some other Microsoft operating environment, would be able to open and read e-mail, run a suite of productivity applications akin to the PocketOffice suite that runs on Windows Mobile phones today, surf the Web, and access online video content"
You can read a recap of the conference by clicking on the link below.
"Such a device, whether running Windows CE or some other Microsoft operating environment, would be able to open and read e-mail, run a suite of productivity applications akin to the PocketOffice suite that runs on Windows Mobile phones today, surf the Web, and access online video content"
You can read a recap of the conference by clicking on the link below.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Smarthphone and Pocket PC Magazine has finalised the list of nominee's for the 2006 Best Software Awards.
"Smartphone & Pocket PC Executive Editor and Publisher, Hal Goldstein said, “We have been doing this for 6 years, and the nominee’s list is the most comprehensive and accurate list yet. A big thank you goes to the Board of Experts and the general public who helped us get the list “right”. Congratulations to the nominees, who are mostly from small independent companies who have worked so hard to deliver great software to Windows Mobile users."
You can visit the 2006 Best Software Award home page at the Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine web site by clicking on the link below.
"Smartphone & Pocket PC Executive Editor and Publisher, Hal Goldstein said, “We have been doing this for 6 years, and the nominee’s list is the most comprehensive and accurate list yet. A big thank you goes to the Board of Experts and the general public who helped us get the list “right”. Congratulations to the nominees, who are mostly from small independent companies who have worked so hard to deliver great software to Windows Mobile users."
You can visit the 2006 Best Software Award home page at the Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine web site by clicking on the link below.
Beetzstream has released the latest version of their SmartRSS software, now at version 3.1.7251.
"BeetzStream SmartRss is a Rss news reader and podcast manager with Today Screen support for PPC. With BeetzStream SmartRss 2.1, you are not only can read your favorite RSS news on your Pocket PC, you can also directly download and listen to podcasts on your Pocket PC without a desktop computer, if your PPC has a net connection."
There is a trial version available that limits you to 5 items per channel and will not save any setting changes. The full version will set you back $14.99, and both can be downloaded from the Beetzstream website by clicking on the link below.
"BeetzStream SmartRss is a Rss news reader and podcast manager with Today Screen support for PPC. With BeetzStream SmartRss 2.1, you are not only can read your favorite RSS news on your Pocket PC, you can also directly download and listen to podcasts on your Pocket PC without a desktop computer, if your PPC has a net connection."
There is a trial version available that limits you to 5 items per channel and will not save any setting changes. The full version will set you back $14.99, and both can be downloaded from the Beetzstream website by clicking on the link below.
A new beta version of Textmaker 2006 has been released, and for a limited time you can download it for free.
"What has not changed is the ease-of-use which TextMaker is famous for: If you know how to use a word processor under Windows, you can become productive with TextMaker 2006 on the Pocket PC immediately. Its user interface has been optimized for the Pocket PC's small screens."
The beta version will expire on August 31st, at which time there will either be another beta, or the release version will be announced.
"What has not changed is the ease-of-use which TextMaker is famous for: If you know how to use a word processor under Windows, you can become productive with TextMaker 2006 on the Pocket PC immediately. Its user interface has been optimized for the Pocket PC's small screens."
The beta version will expire on August 31st, at which time there will either be another beta, or the release version will be announced.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Bluetooth Remote Control is a freeware Remote Control software program using Native Bluetooth Transport without ActiveSync.
"With this software, you will be able to control remotely applications like Winamp, the Windows Mixer, the Windows Media Player, PowerPoint, Media Player Classic, PowerDVD, with more coming..."
The beta version .5 has just been released, and it addresses some known issues with the previous beta version. If you are interested in downloading it you can do so by clicking on the link below.
"With this software, you will be able to control remotely applications like Winamp, the Windows Mixer, the Windows Media Player, PowerPoint, Media Player Classic, PowerDVD, with more coming..."
The beta version .5 has just been released, and it addresses some known issues with the previous beta version. If you are interested in downloading it you can do so by clicking on the link below.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Canalys Research have released their latest figures covering "smart mobile devices", and they contain some interesting (although not unexpected) trends.
"The latest research from Canalys highlights the continuing shift from handhelds to converged devices. Overall year-on-year market growth of all smart mobile devices was largely unchanged from the previous two quarters at 55%, but converged device shipments (smart phones and wireless handhelds) rose 73%, while handhelds continued to slide, down 33% compared to the same period one year ago."
You can read a summary of the report by clicking on the link below.
"The latest research from Canalys highlights the continuing shift from handhelds to converged devices. Overall year-on-year market growth of all smart mobile devices was largely unchanged from the previous two quarters at 55%, but converged device shipments (smart phones and wireless handhelds) rose 73%, while handhelds continued to slide, down 33% compared to the same period one year ago."
You can read a summary of the report by clicking on the link below.
Monday, July 24, 2006
A designer named Jaren Goh has a concept for an ultra high end luxury smartphone, which will sell in limited numbers and retail for around 300K.
"The Black Diamond, as it is called, will include features found in no off-the-shelf model, like a mirror-finished polycarbonate casing studded with diamonds. It will also sport a 4-megapixel camera and an ultra-sleek design.
Still, on the inside it will be a fairly standard Pocket PC phone. It will run Windows Mobile 5.0 on a 400 MHz Intel XScale processor. This smartphone will include 128 MB of memory and an SD slot.
The Black Diamond will be a quad-band GSM/GPRS phone with built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)."
Sounds a little ridiculous to me but if you are interested in further informaqtion you can read the full story over at Brighthand by clicking the link below.
Southway has released an update to thier MultiIE software, adding support for Windows Mobile 5.0. Some of the other new features included in the update are as follows;
- Tab toolbar has buttons for Windows List, Open and Close.
- Hold left softkey to toggle the scroll mode (page or line or link).
- Hold right softkey to toggle between full screen mode.
- Change the user agent between Windows Mobile or Windows XP (without closing the window).
- Address bar updated domain completion
- Address bar quick searching (including GPS support)
You can purchase Multi E for 17.95 direct from the developers web site by clicking on the link below.
- Tab toolbar has buttons for Windows List, Open and Close.
- Hold left softkey to toggle the scroll mode (page or line or link).
- Hold right softkey to toggle between full screen mode.
- Change the user agent between Windows Mobile or Windows XP (without closing the window).
- Address bar updated domain completion
- Address bar quick searching (including GPS support)
You can purchase Multi E for 17.95 direct from the developers web site by clicking on the link below.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Dataviz is now providing Exchange Activesysnc software that will be included on all Sony Ericsson M600 & P990 devices
"Exchange ActiveSync connectivity is now included free on all Sony Ericsson M600 & P990 devices. Simply check your box for an installation CD or memory stick. Please note, however, this version of the application is called "Exchange ActiveSync" and is powered by DataViz, but looks and acts like the RoadSync application that you have grown to know and love.
You can read more directly from the Dataviz website by clicking on the link below.
"Exchange ActiveSync connectivity is now included free on all Sony Ericsson M600 & P990 devices. Simply check your box for an installation CD or memory stick. Please note, however, this version of the application is called "Exchange ActiveSync" and is powered by DataViz, but looks and acts like the RoadSync application that you have grown to know and love.
You can read more directly from the Dataviz website by clicking on the link below.
Microsoft reported it's earnigns yesterday, with a much improved showing from the division that operates Windows Mobile Dveices.
"For the Mobile and Embedded Devices (MED) segment of Microsoft's business, the fourth fiscal quarter revenue was $113 million, a 41 percent increase over the same quarter last year. From the income perspective, the segment reported a loss of $2 million for the quarter, a substantial improvement over the $15 million loss in the prior year's fourth quarter."
Click the link below to read the full press release.
"For the Mobile and Embedded Devices (MED) segment of Microsoft's business, the fourth fiscal quarter revenue was $113 million, a 41 percent increase over the same quarter last year. From the income perspective, the segment reported a loss of $2 million for the quarter, a substantial improvement over the $15 million loss in the prior year's fourth quarter."
Click the link below to read the full press release.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Alien6 Technologies has announced the release of A6.Times for Smartphone.
"A6.Times is a user friendly electronic newspaper for your Windows Mobile Smartphone device that supports all known Web content syndication formats and versions (RSS, Atom, RDF). A6.Times sets itself apart from other similar software with a spectacular user interface that organizes information into sections, just like a traditional newspaper does."
A 14 day free trial is available, while the full version will cost $24.95. Both can be downloaded from the Alien6 website by clicking on the link below.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
PCWorld.ca has taken a look at the new Motorola Q from Telus, giving their perspective on the device and its Canadian carrier, Telus.
"The 320 x 420 pixel display is large and offers a bright, clear picture, but, on the downside, it holds smudges and fingerprints quite well, requiring regular cleaning. The Q also doesn't have a touch screen, which means no stylus. It takes some getting used to, but a Treo-like five-way button and a RIM-like scroll wheel on the side make navigation easy, although playing Bubble Breaker was a little tougher.
If you would like to read the full article you can do so at The PCWorld.ca web site by clicking on the link below.
"The 320 x 420 pixel display is large and offers a bright, clear picture, but, on the downside, it holds smudges and fingerprints quite well, requiring regular cleaning. The Q also doesn't have a touch screen, which means no stylus. It takes some getting used to, but a Treo-like five-way button and a RIM-like scroll wheel on the side make navigation easy, although playing Bubble Breaker was a little tougher.
If you would like to read the full article you can do so at The PCWorld.ca web site by clicking on the link below.
Mark/Space, Inc. announced today that it has released an update to its popular synchronization software for Mac OS X, The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile. The new 2.5 release runs natively on Intel and PowerPC Macs alike and adds support for smartphones and Pocket PCs that run Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5 operating system, including models from Dell, HP, HTC, i-mate, Palm, Motorola and Samsung.
In addition to adding support for the latest devices, this release improves synchronization of contacts, calendar events and tasks with Apple's Address Book and iCal applications, as well as with Microsoft Entourage 2004. Version 2.5 also introduces a toolbar that provides quick access to the most used commands and a customizable, drag-and-drop install feature that recognizes certain file types, such as music, pictures and video, and puts them in the proper place on the device. Users can now purchase Mac-friendly Windows Mobile software, like award-winning games from Astraware and Talking Dictionaries from Beiks, by clicking the Shop tab in The Missing Sync.
To read the full press release you can click on the link below.
In addition to adding support for the latest devices, this release improves synchronization of contacts, calendar events and tasks with Apple's Address Book and iCal applications, as well as with Microsoft Entourage 2004. Version 2.5 also introduces a toolbar that provides quick access to the most used commands and a customizable, drag-and-drop install feature that recognizes certain file types, such as music, pictures and video, and puts them in the proper place on the device. Users can now purchase Mac-friendly Windows Mobile software, like award-winning games from Astraware and Talking Dictionaries from Beiks, by clicking the Shop tab in The Missing Sync.
To read the full press release you can click on the link below.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Taiwan-based Spectec Computer is demonstrating it's recently released SDIO video-out cards for PDAs at this year's Taipei Telecom 2006.
"Spectec SDIO video-out cards are positioned as a business solution for mobile users and are priced at around US$100. The cards support XGA (1024x768) displays and projectors, and are shipped with a 10-button remote control unit and an adapter that connects the device to a standard display cable. In addition to that, the solution supports S-Video and composite video interfaces."
You can read the full article over at Digitimes by clicking on the link below.
"Spectec SDIO video-out cards are positioned as a business solution for mobile users and are priced at around US$100. The cards support XGA (1024x768) displays and projectors, and are shipped with a 10-button remote control unit and an adapter that connects the device to a standard display cable. In addition to that, the solution supports S-Video and composite video interfaces."
You can read the full article over at Digitimes by clicking on the link below.
Monday, July 17, 2006
UTSTarcom has released a firmware upgrade for the UTStarcom XV-7600 Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone on Verizon. The upgrade features a number of improvements, most notably adding the Microsoft Messaging and Security Feature pack which includes;
- Direct Push Technology
- Better protection of device data and management of devices
- A Voice Dialing application to allow you to leverage the handsfree capability already on the device.
- Main Today Screen provides you the capability to lock the device and prevent inadvertently activity.
- Added the capability to enable Wi-Fi and CDMA simultaneously.
The link below will take you to the 6700 page on the Verizon web site, where you can download the firmware upgrade. Just click on the XV6700 Software Update link under downloads in the bottom right hand corner of the page. (Source- Mobile Tech Review)
- Direct Push Technology
- Better protection of device data and management of devices
- A Voice Dialing application to allow you to leverage the handsfree capability already on the device.
- Main Today Screen provides you the capability to lock the device and prevent inadvertently activity.
- Added the capability to enable Wi-Fi and CDMA simultaneously.
The link below will take you to the 6700 page on the Verizon web site, where you can download the firmware upgrade. Just click on the XV6700 Software Update link under downloads in the bottom right hand corner of the page. (Source- Mobile Tech Review)
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and Aquafairy Co. announced today that they agreed to jointly develop a micro fuel cell for 3G FOMA handsets. This agreement follows their successful development of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) that has proven effective in a prototype recharger.
The fuel cell is the smallest in the world with power output of 2 watts as of July 14. The recharger combines DoCoMo's recharger technology with Aquafairy's thin film power unit technology and catalyst for producing hydrogen from water. The simple hydrogen-producing mechanism and power units make the recharger less than one-fourth the size and more than twice as powerful as the methanol fuel cell prototype that DoCoMo unveiled on July 6, 2005. The easily portable recharger can charge a handset several times, and the recharging time is approximately the same as an AC adapter.
The fuel cell is the smallest in the world with power output of 2 watts as of July 14. The recharger combines DoCoMo's recharger technology with Aquafairy's thin film power unit technology and catalyst for producing hydrogen from water. The simple hydrogen-producing mechanism and power units make the recharger less than one-fourth the size and more than twice as powerful as the methanol fuel cell prototype that DoCoMo unveiled on July 6, 2005. The easily portable recharger can charge a handset several times, and the recharging time is approximately the same as an AC adapter.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Mobile Compia is set to release a Windows CE based device that is designed to be used primarily for trading stocks, but will also provide some of the more traditional PDA functions as well.
"The touchscreen MC-7000 is "optimized" for day traders, keeping you on top of all those tickers, trends, and all that other stock market stuff that I, personally, have no clue about. What I do know is that this likely Korea-only product comes with a 3.5-inch LCD, CDMA connectivity, 64MB SDRAM, 128MB FlashROM, and miniSD for expansion."
The device will powered by a 312MHz XScale PXA270, and runs on Windows CE 5.0. (Source- Mobilemag)
"The touchscreen MC-7000 is "optimized" for day traders, keeping you on top of all those tickers, trends, and all that other stock market stuff that I, personally, have no clue about. What I do know is that this likely Korea-only product comes with a 3.5-inch LCD, CDMA connectivity, 64MB SDRAM, 128MB FlashROM, and miniSD for expansion."
The device will powered by a 312MHz XScale PXA270, and runs on Windows CE 5.0. (Source- Mobilemag)
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Carty Studios has released Ultimate Theft Alert V2.1, a program designed to help you track down the thief of your stolen Pocket PC Phone Edition device.
"The software works quietly hidden in the device by automatically checking the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card every time the device is cold-booted, soft-reset or after a SIM change. So when an unmatched SIM to the Owner's is recognized, it sends an SMS using the thieves SIM card to your pre-defined number."
The software sells for $14.99, and can be purchased from the Pocketgear store by clicking on the link below.
"The software works quietly hidden in the device by automatically checking the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card every time the device is cold-booted, soft-reset or after a SIM change. So when an unmatched SIM to the Owner's is recognized, it sends an SMS using the thieves SIM card to your pre-defined number."
The software sells for $14.99, and can be purchased from the Pocketgear store by clicking on the link below.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Adisasta Software, today announced WinMobile Fusion, state-of-the-art RSS aggregators with inbuilt popular bittorrent protocol for Windows Mobile Pocket PC devices.
WinMobile Fusion enables you to create, build, subscribe, read, gather, organize, update, and store information, track RSS, Atom or other XML-based news and weblog from any compliant source with a very unique intelligent display, that make it extremely easy to use. WinMobile Fusion has inbuilt supports for offline viewing and sharing data from RSS-compliant sites. Doing all of the above and at the same moment taking care of downloading with BitTorrent protocol in the background.
There is a 14 day trial download available of the program, and you can get more information from the developer's website by clicking on the link below.
WinMobile Fusion enables you to create, build, subscribe, read, gather, organize, update, and store information, track RSS, Atom or other XML-based news and weblog from any compliant source with a very unique intelligent display, that make it extremely easy to use. WinMobile Fusion has inbuilt supports for offline viewing and sharing data from RSS-compliant sites. Doing all of the above and at the same moment taking care of downloading with BitTorrent protocol in the background.
There is a 14 day trial download available of the program, and you can get more information from the developer's website by clicking on the link below.
"NTT DoCoMo and High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) announced that they have developed a handset, named "hTc Z," which is based on a Japanese edition of the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. NTT DoCoMo will start marketing the model in late July, according to HTC.
The hTc Z will support mobile business solutions that utilize Windows Server and Exchange Server, according to companies. In addition to this, it will support Bluetooth and add-in applications. NTT DoCoMo will offer the handset to corporate customers as a part of its business solutions." (Source- Digitimes)
The new device will be on display at NTT DoCoMo's booth at Wireless Japan 2006 from July 19 to 21.
"I have been in a position where I have had to travel quite a bit for business over the past number of years, and on a recent trip to Hong Kong it really struck me how much easier that travel has become thanks to some great new software. Technology has always played a key role in helping to stay connected while traveling, but it has never been as easy (or as cheap) as it is today thanks to some great free software, a Windows Mobile device, and the rampant availability of Wi-Fi hotspots everywhere you go. Here is a quick tour through the free software that helped make my last trip feel like I was never really that far from home."
Click the link below to read the full article.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Emoze is looking for people interested in doing some beta testing in preparation for the upcoming release of emoze Personal Edition version 1.1.
"Now - more than ever - we want to hear what you have to say. We would like to invite you to become a beta tester for the upcoming version of emoze. Together, we can make free mobile email better, faster, and even more reliable."
If you are interested you can visit the beta testing sign up page by clicking on the link below.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Mologogo has announced the Alpha release of a Windows Mobile client for their location tracking service.
"Mologogo is a free service that will track your friend's GPS-enabled cell phones from another phone or on the web. Combining Real-time Location Based Services, Social Networking and now Location Aware Chat."
The Windows Mobile Client requires an internal or external gps and a wireless internet connection. It is in a very early build stage, but if you would like to check it out you can do so by clicking the link below.
"Mologogo is a free service that will track your friend's GPS-enabled cell phones from another phone or on the web. Combining Real-time Location Based Services, Social Networking and now Location Aware Chat."
The Windows Mobile Client requires an internal or external gps and a wireless internet connection. It is in a very early build stage, but if you would like to check it out you can do so by clicking the link below.
Two Computer Software Engineering students at The University of Auckland have developed a program to assist soccer referee's in keeping track of a game.
"The Pocket Referee's Assistant is tailor-made software for use on a hand-held PC device, allowing referees to record statistics during a match. It is a world first, eliminating the need to manually record soccer statistics. It is aimed at both the amateur and professional level."
A prototype of the programme is almost complete and will be trialed later this year. Click the link below to read the full press release.
"The Pocket Referee's Assistant is tailor-made software for use on a hand-held PC device, allowing referees to record statistics during a match. It is a world first, eliminating the need to manually record soccer statistics. It is aimed at both the amateur and professional level."
A prototype of the programme is almost complete and will be trialed later this year. Click the link below to read the full press release.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Microsoft has released the latest update to their Activesync desktop synchronization software, now at version 4.2. The new version mainly helps to deal with connectivity problems with Microsoft Outlook, and has addressed the following issues;
- Microsoft Outlook Improvements: Resolves issues relating to error code 85010014.
- Proxy/DTPT interaction Improvements: Improved auto configuration of device Connection Manager settings when desktop has no proxy path to the internet.
- Improved Desktop Pass Thru behavior with ISA proxy failures.
- Partnership improvements: Better resolution of multiple devices with the same name syncing with the same desktop.
- Connectivity Improvements: Better handling of VPN clients (resolve unbinding of protocols from our RNDIS adapter). New auto detection of connectivity failure with user diagnostic alerts.
A company called Humanware has announced the release of Maestro 2.0, a PDA targeted to the visually impaired.
"Maestro consists of a standard Dell PDA with a tactile overlay allowing people to use commands and enter data intuitively by touch. The information is sent to the user in audio form using integrated voice synthesis. Maestro users can therefore organize their appointments and address books, consult and edit text documents, record voice notes, read books, organize e-mail, listen to music.. all in the palm of their hand."
This is a very interesting product, and one that makes alot of sense. You can read the full press release from Humanware by clicking on the link below.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
According to a recently published report by InStats, the market for cellular handsets that include Wi-Fi will exceed 132 million units by the year 2010.
"In-Stat's research found that more than 20 cellular handset models now have, or will soon be released with, embedded WiFi. Some of these dual-mode handsets incorporate VoIP clients for services like Skype, and a few cellular carriers are planning to offer services that support voice calls over both cellular and WiFi. And while it had been assumed that business customers would be first to adopt dual mode handsets, it turns out that consumers are likely to be initially more receptive to the technology, In-Stat notes."
You can read a summary of the report from the InStats website by clicking here, or read the story at Windows for Devices by clicking on the link below.
"In-Stat's research found that more than 20 cellular handset models now have, or will soon be released with, embedded WiFi. Some of these dual-mode handsets incorporate VoIP clients for services like Skype, and a few cellular carriers are planning to offer services that support voice calls over both cellular and WiFi. And while it had been assumed that business customers would be first to adopt dual mode handsets, it turns out that consumers are likely to be initially more receptive to the technology, In-Stat notes."
You can read a summary of the report from the InStats website by clicking here, or read the story at Windows for Devices by clicking on the link below.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Olsoft has announced the release of Stock Quotes for Pocket PC 1.2.1, a program that allows you to monitor stock quotes provided by Yahoo in real time.
"Stock Quotes for Pocket PC consists of 4 main views: portfolio, stock, news and alerts. Stock quotes are grouped into portfolios. You can have unlimited number of portfolios. Stock Quotes for Pocket PC provides the main information for the selected portfolio: base and current cost and gain. All stocks data of all portfolios is downloaded simultaneously using one request. After each download cycle portfolio prices are recalculated."
System requirements for the program are Windows Mobile 2003 or higher and .NET Compact FrameWork SP2 or higher. The program costs $19.95 and a trial download is available. If you are interested in finding out more information you can vist the Olsoft website by clicking on the link below.
"Stock Quotes for Pocket PC consists of 4 main views: portfolio, stock, news and alerts. Stock quotes are grouped into portfolios. You can have unlimited number of portfolios. Stock Quotes for Pocket PC provides the main information for the selected portfolio: base and current cost and gain. All stocks data of all portfolios is downloaded simultaneously using one request. After each download cycle portfolio prices are recalculated."
System requirements for the program are Windows Mobile 2003 or higher and .NET Compact FrameWork SP2 or higher. The program costs $19.95 and a trial download is available. If you are interested in finding out more information you can vist the Olsoft website by clicking on the link below.
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine has now opened up the 2006 Best Software awards to accept public nominations.
"90 Windows Mobile experts from around the world have nominated 602 Windows Mobile products in 87 Pocket PC categories and 27 Smartphone categories from the 4000-product Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories. From June 30 through July 14, the public is invited to nominate their favorites. The final list of nominations will be frozen shortly thereafter and then published at www.PocketPCmag.com/awards. In August the experts will vote and determine finalists and winners."
You can learn more about the contest by clicking below.