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G-Off Display is one more freeware application for Windows Mobile handsets which will take advantage of the phone's G-sensor. As you might suspect from its name the application has a sole purpose. It will turn off the display with a simple swivel.


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The latest edition of SensorLock, a device locking application for HTC Touch Diamond and HTC TouchPro, is now available. This freeware application keeps your touchscreen from being accidentally activated - no more dialing out and pressing buttons by mistake. SensorLock lets you lock and unlock the device by rotating it around its longest axis (clockwise for locking and counter-clockwise for unlocking), and you can lock and unlock in any program without disrupting device operation. The new SensorLock 0.4.0 has some additional features that makes it even easier to use:

* Added gesture recorder, gestures can now be user defined.
* When stylus is pulled out when device is asleep, autolock no longer locks the device.
* Autolock everything no longer displays the message to shut down the phone when switching on the phone.
* The notification padlock icon is now optional and may be disabled in the control panel.

If you haven't yet downloaded this software, try it now; if you have a previous version, download version 0.4.0.

HTC is one of the hot cell phone manufacturers right now. It has launched various handsets lately and there surely be one for you. If you like the accelerometer and applications which can be controlled using one, you definitely have to get the G-Sensor Calibration tool which was recently released by HTC for the Touch Diamond.


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