Syntrax, which has just been released for Symbian S60 3rd edition phones, is a FREE music composer for on the road using realtime sound synthesis. This neat little program combines a sequencer, sound synthesis and sample editor all wrapped together for your pleasure.

Syntrax Features:

* Upto 8 stereo audio channels simultaneously (previously only 6)
* Playback of samples with bi-directional looping support
* Realtime sound synthesis with 15 sound generation effects
* Realtime effects like filters, morphs and echoes
* A built in small sample editor
* A full featured sequencer
* Dynamic playback options (songspeed, groove, muting etc..)
* Realtime instrument parameter changing
* Full library of preset songs and sounds for you to start working with
* User adjustable sound quality for slower devices
* MIDI compatibility

Syntrax is available for free download at Symbian Freeware site.

Nokia has just launched its latest mobile phone behemoth - the Nokia N96. The N96 is pretty similar to the Symbian 60 powered N95 but along with the 5MP camera and builtin GPS it has 16GB of internal memory and a 2.8-inch screen. This model also has a built-in DVB-H receiver for digital TV signals in Europe and Asia, and a kickstand for desktop viewing. There are also new backlit touchbuttons on the face, dialpad and top slider section of the phone.

The one to watch Most advanced multimedia computer optimized for entertainment Mobile World Congress 2008, Barcelona, Spain/Espoo, Finland - Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N96, a multimedia computer truly optimized for video and TV. With a large 2.8" screen, 16 gigabytes of internal memory and support for high-quality videos in a wide range of formats, the dual-slide Nokia N96 represents an exciting new chapter in mobile media. The Nokia N96 multimedia computer is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2008 with an estimated sales price of approximately 550 euros, before subsidies or taxes.


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After much efforts of creating YouTube players for mobile devices like emTube, Avot mV and YTPLayer, YouTube have finally released a beta of the official mobile YouTube client. YouTube for Mobile is a Java app that should in theory run on any smart handset, but for the moment YouTube claims it is only suitable for use with the Nokia N73, N95, E65, 6110 and 6120 and the SonyEricsson k800 and w880 phones. Since it is JAVA it should run on more wider variety of phones so i hope YouTube will make it available soon.


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Windows Mobile software developer Virtual Spaghetti has made their drawing tool Vspainter FREE. It has been released in new version called LE and with it you can draw, modify, and publish your creations easily using many creation tools. It is one really good tool for your professional way of handling drawing activites on your Pocket PC.

Vspainter has many features including:

* New Screen Distorsion - Manipulate your picture.
* Axis Tools - Duplicate quickly with the symetric X/Y tool or flip the screen in horizontal and vertical.
* Stamp Tools - Clone a part on the current page or in a other work pages.
* Colors Tools - Select or Manipulate colors.
* Multi pages workspace - Switch quickly between your creations.
* Finger Tools - Realistic and very usefull tools.
* Load and Save and manipulate your creation in JPEG Format.
* Zoom Windows - Create detailed artworks Zoom by 2x, 4x or 8x.
* Advanced Drawing tools - Use the advantage of the stylet. Draw anytime, anywhere.
* Full Screen Mode and Historical Undo.
* Devices Compatibilities - Windows Mobile 5.0 / 6.0, Phone Edition and Squared Screen Support.
* Advanced brush Tools - Draw using many different brush including Line, Circle anq square.
* Special Effect Brush Tools - Use special Brush Effect ( lightning, cloud, etc )

Vspainter LE v1.7 is available for free download at Freeware Pocket PC site.

Here is one video demonstration i stumbled across today. It show HP's iPAQ Product line for 2007. Beside the somehow amateurish explanation this is the first clear view of the 600's navigation wheel in actual work. The quality is not the best, but shows quite well the new iPAQs. Enjoy



Here you can view specifications of latest HP iPAQs.

These days there are quite many programs available for remote controling desktop computer applications from mobile phone, for example controling Windows Media Player, but since now there was no application to control Apple iTunes. Today one software attract my attention with its idea - Remote controling Apple iTunes desktop application from Symbian OS based phones. This program is called PhoneTunes and what actualy does is providing an Apple iTunes interface for Your Symbian based Smartphone, allowing you to control your music collection from the comfort of your phone.

PhoneTunes has an application installed on the Phone and another on the PC. PhoneTunes client is very "clever" if i can say application, because it collates a database of your entire music collection directly onto the phone and this means no slow connecting and browsing between the phone and the PC - all you music is right there on your phone. The phone connects to the PC using either a Bluetooth, WiFi or GPRS\3G connection.

PhoneTunes Features:

* Seamless Bluetooth Integration (support for the Widcomm, Toshiba, BlueSoleil, Microsoft and other common bluetooth stacks)
* Simple configuration - works right out of the box! Direct access to the bluetooth stack, no slow browsing-for bluetooth devices or time spent attempting to connect-to a Bluetooth device - it just works!
* Supports Bluetooth, WiFi or even GPRS\3G connections
* Phone is automatically updated when you add iTunes tracks
* Support for queuing individual tracks, albums or whole playlists
* Skip forward or back in the playlist from the smartphone
* Pause current track from the smartphone
* Adjust the iTunes volume from the smartphone
* Extra hidden features - you gotta find them, we are not telling you what they are. But they are way cool.

PhoneTunes is available for free download at Symbian Freeware site.

holy smokes - what have these guys done - this is the reaction of our reader Richard Wang after installing and interacting with one of the latest free programs for Pocket PC devices. The program is Avot mV and it lets you watch videos from YouTube, Dailymotion, Google and many more on your windows mobile based device. What actualy Avot mV does is searching videos from the those sites and playing them smoothly and choppy on your screen.

The Avot mV solution allows users to browse through the aggregated video channels and directory of billions of videos from video sharing sites. Also, the users can organize video playlists using Avot mV making your mobile phone a video jukebox on the go. The application has really fast Search and even better Playback functions, which makes it almost ideal solution for playing videos. Avot mV hasn’t yet been officially released to the public, but is available for all to start testing.

VITO Technology has recently updated VITO Remote for Smartphone – the first universal remote control for Windows Mobile Smartphones. This application gives you the chance to replace all your TV, Video, Home Theater and other remote controls with your stylish and compact Smartphone and operate precisely with it.

VITO Remote for Smartphone allows you to teach you Smartphone all the commands from original remote controls for your home and office electronics. Simply place Smartphone and an original remote control with their infrared ports facing each other, press a button on Smartphone and then on an original remote control: your Smartphone has learned it.

The updated version 1.3 features a new skin and more supported screen resolutions: 176x220 and 320x240 (alongside with 240x320). This means more Smartphone users (like Motorola Q8, Samsung SGH-i320n, and Okwap K728) can now enjoy VITO Remote for Smartphone.

VITO Remote for Smartphones is available for $15.95 at our affiliate store. The system requirements are Windows Mobile Smartphone with Intel XScale or Samsung processor. See the complete list of compatible devices at http://vitotechnology.com.