Tuesday, October 31, 2006
As they do every year, Ballshooter Games has released a freeware Halloween edition of their Fastswapper game for Pocket PC.
"We are happy to present the amazing Halloween 2006 gift. It's a special limited edition of our popular game prepared for this Halloween: dark night, scary image and gothic music are waiting for you."
They have added a bunch of new features this year, and the game is only available for a limited time. If you are interested you can download it by clicking on the link below.
"We are happy to present the amazing Halloween 2006 gift. It's a special limited edition of our popular game prepared for this Halloween: dark night, scary image and gothic music are waiting for you."
They have added a bunch of new features this year, and the game is only available for a limited time. If you are interested you can download it by clicking on the link below.
Here is one for all the hockey loving Canadians. PDA Hockey Stats allows you to keep track of all the goings on in the NHL on your PDA.
"PDA Hockey Stats is a free reference database for DEPReader dictionary and reference program that includes information on more than 2,900 players and 30 teams from the National Hockey League since 1976. Players' profiles include personal information and career statistics by years."
The stats are free, but as stated you will need DEPReader for them to be of any use. You can check out the product page at Pocketgear by clicking on the link below.
Monday, October 30, 2006
GPS Passion has posted some new photo's of the next version of Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, codenamed as Crossbow.
These photo's are of the Smartphone version of Crossbow, and of particular interest to users is the presence of icons for Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, which are not part of the Smartphone version of the Windows Mobile operating system today.
There are also some other minor cosmetic changes apparent in the photo's. If you are interested in checking out the full set you can do so at GPS Passion by clicking on the link below.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Skype announced on Thursday that the Pocket Pc version of it's software has now reached 5 million users since its introduction in April of 2004.
"The software's speedy widespread adoption might have to do with the fact that its latest version, Skype for Pocket PC 2.1 is currently supported by more than 60 devices from 20 different manufacturers. The software allows users to take Skype service mobile, including free SkypeOut calling for users in the U.S. and Canada to landlines and other mobile phones in North America until the end of the year."
I often use Skype for Pocket PC when traveling overseas, as all you need is a wi-fi connection and it turns my Pocket PC into a temporary cellphone. Also, you can't beat the price. Click the link below to read the full article.
"The software's speedy widespread adoption might have to do with the fact that its latest version, Skype for Pocket PC 2.1 is currently supported by more than 60 devices from 20 different manufacturers. The software allows users to take Skype service mobile, including free SkypeOut calling for users in the U.S. and Canada to landlines and other mobile phones in North America until the end of the year."
I often use Skype for Pocket PC when traveling overseas, as all you need is a wi-fi connection and it turns my Pocket PC into a temporary cellphone. Also, you can't beat the price. Click the link below to read the full article.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Mobilemag is reporting the details of the US launch of the new HP iPAQ hw6920 Mobile Messenger.
"Cingular will be the first U.S. carrier to offer the HP iPAQ hw6920 Mobile Messenger, bursting with five wireless technologies: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, GPS, infrared and Bluetooth. You can pretty much stay connected anywhere you choose, and any way you like it."
The device is set to launch on October 31st, and Cingular business customers will be able to pick one up for $359.99 with a 2-year contract.
"Cingular will be the first U.S. carrier to offer the HP iPAQ hw6920 Mobile Messenger, bursting with five wireless technologies: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, GPS, infrared and Bluetooth. You can pretty much stay connected anywhere you choose, and any way you like it."
The device is set to launch on October 31st, and Cingular business customers will be able to pick one up for $359.99 with a 2-year contract.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Well you can add one more to the many programs designed to allow you to rip your DVD's for playback on your Pocket PC.
"Acala DVD to Pocket PC movie is an intuitive to use program which converts your DVD movies to Pocket PC movies regardless DVD CSS and DVD Region. The build-up enhanced encoder deep compress output min files with high speed and lossless movie quality. With Acala DVD to Pocket PC movie, you will be able to playback and enjoy DVD movies on Portable device, such as your Pocket PC, Palm, Portable Media Center, Windows CE device, etc."
Click the link below to check it out.
"Acala DVD to Pocket PC movie is an intuitive to use program which converts your DVD movies to Pocket PC movies regardless DVD CSS and DVD Region. The build-up enhanced encoder deep compress output min files with high speed and lossless movie quality. With Acala DVD to Pocket PC movie, you will be able to playback and enjoy DVD movies on Portable device, such as your Pocket PC, Palm, Portable Media Center, Windows CE device, etc."
Click the link below to check it out.
Monday, October 23, 2006
A great article has been posted over at Lifehacker, covering some of the great freeware that is available for the Pocket PC.
"Many PDA users never venture beyond basic calendar and contact management, perhaps thinking that's all the devices are good for. That's a shame, because the modern Pocket PC (that is, a PDA running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system) can do more than you ever imagined, from reading e-books to making VoIP phone calls to streaming TV shows from your PC."
You can read the article over at Lifehacker by clicking on the link below.
"Many PDA users never venture beyond basic calendar and contact management, perhaps thinking that's all the devices are good for. That's a shame, because the modern Pocket PC (that is, a PDA running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system) can do more than you ever imagined, from reading e-books to making VoIP phone calls to streaming TV shows from your PC."
You can read the article over at Lifehacker by clicking on the link below.
Pocket PC Canada Readers are now eligible to receive a 15% discount on all software from Handster.
To receive the discount, just visit the "Downloads" page of Pocket PC Canada, and click on the discount link located just below the categories available for download. You will then be transferred to the Handster site, where the 15% discount will be reflected in the price of the software.
Click the link below to visit the download page now.
To receive the discount, just visit the "Downloads" page of Pocket PC Canada, and click on the discount link located just below the categories available for download. You will then be transferred to the Handster site, where the 15% discount will be reflected in the price of the software.
Click the link below to visit the download page now.
Palm Canada,along with Microsoft Canada Co., have announced the availability of the
Palm(R) Treo 700wx smartphone running Windows Mobile(R) 5.0. The Treo 700wx is
now available on the Bell high-speed mobile network (1xEv-DO).
The Treo 700wx combines all the functionality and ease of use for which
Treo smartphones are known, with the power and security of Windows Mobile
favored by many businesses. Today's announcement marks the availability of the
first Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphone on the Bell high-speed mobile
network, giving its customer base more choices and complementing the Treo 650
smartphone running on the Palm OS(R) platform.
You can read the full press release by clicking the link below.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Microsoft aims to double the number of mobile phones running its Windows software this year from 6 million at the end of 2005 and to keep up this rate of growth in coming years, a Microsoft executive said.
"The number of devices operating on Windows Mobile doubled to 6 million last year," Peter Knook, head of Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices division, told Germany's Euro am Sonntag in an interview published on Sunday.
"We want to make 100 percent again this year and to grow further at this rate in coming years." Source (Reuters)
"The number of devices operating on Windows Mobile doubled to 6 million last year," Peter Knook, head of Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices division, told Germany's Euro am Sonntag in an interview published on Sunday.
"We want to make 100 percent again this year and to grow further at this rate in coming years." Source (Reuters)
Friday, October 20, 2006
CNET has taken a look at the much anticipated T-Mobile Dash (aka HTC Excaliber). They are very impressed not only with the functionality, but the overall look of the device.
"The T-Mobile Dash has a sleek design with a vibrant color screen and features integrated Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi; push e-mail capabilities; multimedia functions; and a 1.3-megapixel camera. The quadband smart phone also has good call quality and extra long talk time battery life."
The quick review includes a video as well, where they compare it to the Moto-Q. If you are interested in checking out it you can do so by clicking the link below.
"The T-Mobile Dash has a sleek design with a vibrant color screen and features integrated Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi; push e-mail capabilities; multimedia functions; and a 1.3-megapixel camera. The quadband smart phone also has good call quality and extra long talk time battery life."
The quick review includes a video as well, where they compare it to the Moto-Q. If you are interested in checking out it you can do so by clicking the link below.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Omega One has a Smartphone and Pocket PC version of "Invaders" currently available for free download from the Microsoft web site.
"Attack wave after wave of cunning aliens as they drop toward you on the screen. Tailor your game experience with easy, medium, or difficult levels of play, three different display modes, and customizable waves of aliens."
This looks like it could provide hours of fun, and bring back memories while doing so. If you are interested you can go to the download page st the Microsoft web site by clicking on the link below.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The winners and finalists of the 2006 Sixth Annual Best Software Awards conducted by Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine have been announced at www.pocketpcmag.com/awards. Ninety members of the Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine Board of Experts judged 675 Windows Mobile products in 114 Pocket PC and Smartphone categories to determine finalists and winners.
Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine publisher, Hal Goldstein, said that "The annual Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine Best Software Awards helps users select software that best suits their Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone needs by honoring companies that produce outstanding software. The awards process is a huge 6-month undertaking involving the experts of the Windows Mobile community and over 3000 Pocket PC and Smartphone products."
Click the link below to view the winners
Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine publisher, Hal Goldstein, said that "The annual Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine Best Software Awards helps users select software that best suits their Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone needs by honoring companies that produce outstanding software. The awards process is a huge 6-month undertaking involving the experts of the Windows Mobile community and over 3000 Pocket PC and Smartphone products."
Click the link below to view the winners
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
According to numerous reports, there will be a second version of the popular Moto Q Smartphone that will be released, to be known as the Moto Q Pro.
"Earlier this week at Gartner Symposium ITxpo, Motorola announced the upcoming release of the Motorola Q Pro, an upgrade to their Windows Mobile Smartphone. Along with upgraded hardware, and having a black case, this sweet little number totes Motorola's MOTOPRO Mobility Suite, a software package installed on your back end that allows you to do remote device management, application management, and disabling of the camera unit"
One report mentions that the new device may feature HSDPA, but nothing has been confirmed at this point. You can read the story at buywindowsmobile.com by clicking the link below.
"Earlier this week at Gartner Symposium ITxpo, Motorola announced the upcoming release of the Motorola Q Pro, an upgrade to their Windows Mobile Smartphone. Along with upgraded hardware, and having a black case, this sweet little number totes Motorola's MOTOPRO Mobility Suite, a software package installed on your back end that allows you to do remote device management, application management, and disabling of the camera unit"
One report mentions that the new device may feature HSDPA, but nothing has been confirmed at this point. You can read the story at buywindowsmobile.com by clicking the link below.
Spectec has released the world's first micro SD card designed to add Wi-Fi via the micro SDIO slot on your device. This is a little surprising, in that on top of the fact they are able to add Wi-Fi in such a small card footprint, they are doing so in the 802.11g format. This means not only can you use it to add wi-fi to your device, you may also want to use it to speed up the wi-fi on your device if it is the more traditional 802.11b.
You can check out full card specs at the Spectec web site by clicking on the link below.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Microsoft has released new social networking software called Slam, and it is aimed at the market for Windows Mobile powered smartphones.
"Built for Windows Mobile, the concept of "slam" is a group of people that you exchange messages and photos with. Whenever there's a new message or photo for the group, the phone users will get a notification on their screen (some by data, some by SMS) that there's new content waiting for them."
Click the link below to read the full article at Gizmodo.
"Built for Windows Mobile, the concept of "slam" is a group of people that you exchange messages and photos with. Whenever there's a new message or photo for the group, the phone users will get a notification on their screen (some by data, some by SMS) that there's new content waiting for them."
Click the link below to read the full article at Gizmodo.
AudioPod is a new program designed to allow you to download podcasts to your Pocket PC device. The software will download your selected podcasts while connected to the internet, and then provide you with the ability to listen to the podcast while offline.
The site lists the compatibility of the software as being available for IPAQ hw6515 and PPC2003/WM5 PDA Phones, and you can download the software by visiting the link below.
The site lists the compatibility of the software as being available for IPAQ hw6515 and PPC2003/WM5 PDA Phones, and you can download the software by visiting the link below.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
SlingPlayer has released another update to their SlingPlayer Mobile software, designed to allow you to watch content streamed from your Slingbox on your Windows Mobile device.
"What's new? There are mostly features that support the newest Slingboxes, such as a wide screen menu option, and the software now shows the correct number of inputs for those latest iterations from Sling Media. There are also a few interface tweaks, and optimization time is sped up when you change from portrait to full screen mode."
Click the link below to read the recap at Gizmodo.
PhatWare Corporation today announced the Beta availability of PhatPad 4.0, the next generation of the company's award-winning notes organizer for Microsoft Windows-based devices, Tablet and Desktop PCs. PhatPad 4.0 is available immediately to consumers for Beta testing, and PhatWare welcomes user participation and feedback.
PhatPad allows users to draw pictures, jot text notes or put a mixture of pictures and typed text on a virtual scratch pad. The program uses new digital ink technology, which provides a very smooth ink flow, so it feels like writing on an actual piece of paper. While working with the note editor, PhatPad offers standard editing commands, such as Cut, Copy and Paste in addition to a customizable pen palette and variable pen width.
You can find information on the program by clicking on the link below.
PhatPad allows users to draw pictures, jot text notes or put a mixture of pictures and typed text on a virtual scratch pad. The program uses new digital ink technology, which provides a very smooth ink flow, so it feels like writing on an actual piece of paper. While working with the note editor, PhatPad offers standard editing commands, such as Cut, Copy and Paste in addition to a customizable pen palette and variable pen width.
You can find information on the program by clicking on the link below.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
MS Mobile News has posted some screenshots of the upcoming version 6 of the Windows Mobile operating system, currently codenamed "Crossbow"
"Windows Mobile 5 is the current OS of choice for Windows Mobile users however the next iteration, codenamed Crossbow, has shown its face, check out the full Pocket PC homescreen shown above! It has a glossy title bar and soft keys and will feature Vista-esque folder icons etc."
You can view the screenshots by clicking on the link below.
"Windows Mobile 5 is the current OS of choice for Windows Mobile users however the next iteration, codenamed Crossbow, has shown its face, check out the full Pocket PC homescreen shown above! It has a glossy title bar and soft keys and will feature Vista-esque folder icons etc."
You can view the screenshots by clicking on the link below.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
A foreign website by the name of solopalmari.com has recieved some pics from an anonymous tipster of the new HTC Herald.
" According to hands-on action going on over at SoloPalmari, they're measuring 18mm of thickness, but minor quibbles aside, the phone does seem to be in possession of a 2 megapixel camera, 2.8-inch QVGA screen, miniSD slot, 64MB of RAM, 128MB of ROM and of course that lovable QWERTY keyboard in a notably thin form factor."
The link below will take you to Engadget who has done a pretty good recap (in English) of the article and pics from solopalmari.com.
" According to hands-on action going on over at SoloPalmari, they're measuring 18mm of thickness, but minor quibbles aside, the phone does seem to be in possession of a 2 megapixel camera, 2.8-inch QVGA screen, miniSD slot, 64MB of RAM, 128MB of ROM and of course that lovable QWERTY keyboard in a notably thin form factor."
The link below will take you to Engadget who has done a pretty good recap (in English) of the article and pics from solopalmari.com.
Friday, October 06, 2006
Teksoft has released Blue Music, a software program designed to stream stereo audio via bluetooth, as well as the microphone input.
"By operating at hardware level, this software is capable of controlling the voice routing. Not only the speaker sound is routed, but also the microphone input. Now you can use your Bluetooth Headset together with Voice Over IP (VoIP) software installed on your device."
Looks like it would work well with the Bluetooth headphones from Helium that we reported on last week, since they have the microphone input as well. Click the link below to visit the Teksoft site.
"By operating at hardware level, this software is capable of controlling the voice routing. Not only the speaker sound is routed, but also the microphone input. Now you can use your Bluetooth Headset together with Voice Over IP (VoIP) software installed on your device."
Looks like it would work well with the Bluetooth headphones from Helium that we reported on last week, since they have the microphone input as well. Click the link below to visit the Teksoft site.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Ever wondered where is this little piece of paper you wrote your shopping list on? Do you write pretty much the same shopping list every week? Are you a professional buyer? Either if it is for your family, your employer or your own needs, A6.Shopping is the perfect companion.
Features:
- One-Hand Editing: Quickly modify entries using the 5-way navigator.
- Simple and easy to use.
- Sortable lists.
- Clone and edit shopping lists.
- Keep track of your previous purchases.
- Create products and their formats.
Their is a 14 day trial available, so if you are interested you check out the program by clicking the link below.
Features:
- One-Hand Editing: Quickly modify entries using the 5-way navigator.
- Simple and easy to use.
- Sortable lists.
- Clone and edit shopping lists.
- Keep track of your previous purchases.
- Create products and their formats.
Their is a 14 day trial available, so if you are interested you check out the program by clicking the link below.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
IzenMobile, a new San Diego-based company, is entering the digital marketplace with the introduction of its wireless, converged device brand. Positioned to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, izenMobile will develop specific Microsoft Windows Mobile wireless devices that create a simplified digital experience through value-added services.
"The market for Windows Mobile devices is growing rapidly, but small and medium businesses continue to be underserved by both carriers and manufacturers," explains Jon Driscoll, izenMobile's president and CEO. "With izenMobile, we're creating a customized mix of devices, services and support to make digital life easier and more effective."
Click the link below for the full press release.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Digitimes is reporting that HTC will begin shipping the new Ipaq rx5915 in volume this month.
"The iPAQ rx5915 will run under a Samsung Electronics SC 32442 (400 MHz) processor and Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC OS, and has built-in WLAN 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth connectivity, TomTom's Navigator 6 software and Tele Atlas' mapping information, according to HP and market sources."
You can read the article at Digitmes by clicking the link below.
"The iPAQ rx5915 will run under a Samsung Electronics SC 32442 (400 MHz) processor and Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC OS, and has built-in WLAN 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth connectivity, TomTom's Navigator 6 software and Tele Atlas' mapping information, according to HP and market sources."
You can read the article at Digitmes by clicking the link below.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine has announced the finalists for their 2006 Software Awards.
"The 2007 Best Software Awards finalists are now public. These top vote getters have a finalist icon besides their name in the nominations listings. Winners will be announced with the publication of the 2007 Buyer's Guide, and appear on-line no later than October 16."
If you would like to review the list of finalists, you can click the link below.