wm5 Windows Mobile Pocket PC news, reviews, tips & tricks

Mar 05 Evernote 3.3 to help you take all sorts of notes on your Windows phone
Found in: notes, freeware, windows mobile, wm5, wm6,

Want to remember everything and anything? Well, Evernote is for you. Now on its version 3.3, Evernote for Windows Mobile handsets is simply the best and easiest app to make reminders, notes, scribbles, and even images of things you see and deem important.
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Jan 29 Get 'endless' fun with Trivia Pack for Windows Mobile
Found in: windows mobile, wm5, game, trivia,

Rampart's Trivia Pack for Windows Mobile gives you two trivia games for the price of one. One on general information and another on the movies. Add them together and you get endless fun.
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Jan 18 Anti-theft app for Windows Mobile phones: SmartProtect
Found in: windows mobile, wm5, wm6, security, freewaee,

Smartphones are wise but expensive devices and users are always on the lookout for ways to protect themselves and their devices from theft. Windows Mobile smartphone users can now get some nifty protection with SmartProtect.
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Oct 13 Web Viewer browser for Windows Mobile 5.0 available
Found in: Utilities, Freeware, Pocket PC, WM5,

Web Viewer for WM5 is free application that is meant to improve the default Internet Explorer behaviour in Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. It has been developed to give Windows Mobile users the facility to have a very useful and functional tabbed web browser.

Web Viewer for WM5 Features:

* Tabbed Browser
* Standard Navigation Buttons (Back, Forward, Refresh, Stop)
* Open links in new tab
* Duplicate tab
* View Source (customise external viewer/editor)
* Remember closed tabs
* Remember typed URLs
* Full Screen mode
* Hide Tabs Option (to increase viewing area)
* Various Tab Options (Close, Close Others, Reload All)

Web Viewer for WM5 is available for free download at Freeware Pocket PC site.

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Oct 11 Okta Agent Windows Mobile smartphone released in New Zealand
Found in: Smartphone, Mobile News, Devices, WM5,

Okta is a new brand of mobile devices being launched in New Zealand. Their first model is the Okta Agent, a Windows Mobile based Smartphone which is originally manufactured by Pantech. The Okta Agent is a dual band CDMA (800/1900 MHz) mobile phone running Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphone, a clamshell design measuring 98 x 53 x 20mm and weighing 112 grams including the standard battery.

Okta Agent comes with a built-in 1.3 mega pixels digital camera, Bluetooth, 128 MB memory for storage and can is compatible with miniSD cards for memory expansion.

Okta Agent Features:

* Size: 98 x 53 x 20mm with standard battery
* Weight: 112 grams with standard battery
* Battery type: Lithium-Ion
* Standby time: Up to 35 hours (Using Microsoft Direct Push technology)
* Standby battery life: Up to 140 hours
* Talktime battery life: Up to 200 minutes (CDMA operation mode)
* Internal memory: 128MB RAM / 64MB Flash
* External memory: MiniSD compatible (MiniSD card available separately)
* Digital camera: YES
* QWERTY keyboard: NO
* Bluetooth: YES
* WiFi: NO
* International: roaming Dual Band 800/1900 MHz
* Charge Time: 2.5 hours

More information you can obtain here.

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Sep 26 Managing ActiveSync profiles made easy
Found in: Software, Pocket PC, Smartphone, WM5, How To,


Managing the ActiveSync profiles can sometimes be crucial, the ActiveSync itself has just a few options to manage its profiles. Some Windows Mobile developers and other testers use more than one device with their ActiveSync and that cause some misunderstandings between the device and the sync computer. Here comes this little app called ASPaPro Utility r2, ASync PaPro Util stands for ActiveSync Partnership and Profiles Utility. It is a very simple Windows XP utility (SP2, English language) to:
1. Delete all ActiveSync partnership and profiles
2. Invoke creation of new partnership name
3. Backup existing profile

This is something you don't use on a daily basis but me thinks one might need this at some point in time, in situations like ActiveSync partnership and profiles has gone berserk that you have to create a new partnership. The new version r2 of the ASPaPro has some great new features like creating restore points, loading them at any time etc. This could be very helpful if you are in a situation of having you computer crashed down and loosing all your sync profiles.

you can download ASPaPro here

Please check this blog post on how to use the ASPaPro utilitie

Of course there are other options like the ActiveTweak which is designed for Windows PC running ActiveSync. It allows you to do some things Microsoft never intended. Some the ActiveTweak features:
* Set yourself up as a guest partner and never have it prompt you again
* Remove those installs you accidentally clicked on that will be run on the next activesync connection
* Stop the Application Manager from popping up every time you cradle your device.
* Delete Partnerships without having to wipe out activesync and reinstall.
* Change the communication timeouts on the sync. Slow Computer? No longer a problem!

Activetweak 1.3 adds the following functions:
* Auto-open the explore my device window
* Shutdown the ActicveSync Processes running on the PC, even if the device is connected
* Restart Activesync
* Remove ActiveSync from the Windows startup, so it does not load when Windows does.



Having those applications installed at your computer makes you ActiveSync more powerful and reliable which on the other side make you Windows Mobile device experience more secure and stable.
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Aug 22 Spb Software House Means Business with Its New Spb Business Pack is released
Found in: Mobile News, WM5, Windows Mobile 6 Professional, Utilities, Software, Pocket PC,

Spb Software House, the leading Windows Mobile software maker, takes steps to woo the business users of handheld devices. Its new Spb Business Pack is aimed at making the life and work of a businessperson more organized, manageable, and stress-free. The bundle intertwines four time-proven applications for keeping track of financials, appointments, access codes, local currency exchange rates, weather, and more.

We do everything to keep a hand on the pulse of the mobile software market, - says the company's COO, Vassily Philippov - we regularly tune in to what the mobile community has to say, and staying organized in terms of spending and tasks, as well as having immediate access to local information while abroad, is what our users want, thus we make this synergy of products for Windows Mobile devices available at a substantial, 33% discount.

The Money

Spb Finance is a money management tool for monitoring the spending on the road or in the hometown. The program is compatible with both Microsoft Money and Intuit Quicken, and will be very familiar to users of the two. The Spb Finance turns the Pocket PC into a real finance management system, and helps to get rid of the desktop data dependency that the mobile people contest.

The Destination

Spb Traveler is an adviser that has the accurate answers to the typical travel questions, taking the usual research prelude out of business trips forever. The latest weather and money exchange rates, the area codes, the time differences, the much needed unit converter and the practical tip calculator, even the capitals and the flags are only some of the things this program makes readily available to the user.

The Meetings

Spb Diary is a program that displays the information that just can't be forgotten - on the Windows Mobile Today screen. The application is highly customizable and aesthetic, it is absolutely essential for people who need to keep track of tasks and appointments, and for whom a paper diary is not an option.

The Passwords

Spb Wallet is a rich in functionality manager of confidential information and passwords. For those of us who have secrets, Spb Wallet offers to store the sensitive, business critical, and personal information, protected by unbreakable AES 256bit algorithm. The solution is much appreciated by users for its seamless synchronization with desktop computers, making sure that the sensitive data may be backed up at home or at work.

Pricing and Availability

Spb Business Pack is compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC and Windows Mobile 6 Professional devices. A free 15-day trial can be downloaded, or Spb Business Pack can be purchased for 69.95 USD, from www.spbsoftwarehouse.com. Users of compatible versions of one or more of the four included programs may also purchase the remaining programs at a discounted price.

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Apr 27 New China Windows Mobile phone DK109 preview
Found in: Devices, WM5, Pocket PC, Mobile News,

Here is another addition to the Windows Mobile Phone family, which will probably no one of us will see (unless you live or visit China). It is called DK109 Mobile Phone and is was announced at annual Canton Fair in China. As it seems from the specifications below this new Windows Mobile phone will not be competitor to the high-end Smartphones, which are on the market currently, but as a low budget phone it might be considered as good deal by the chinese folks.

DK109 Mobile Phone Specifications:

* 2.4 inch QVGA display resolution 240x320 , PDA Style , inside antenna
* 0.3 megapixel camera with software interpolation
* Dimension: 103x49x14.2mm
* Frequency: GSM900/1800
* Support languages: simple Chinese ,traditional Chinese, English
* Capacity of Lithium Battery : 650mAh
* 40 polymelody, MP3 ringtone
* creating original ringtone ,user-defined power on/off ringtone
* 100 SMS storage
* 300 records and different items in phonebook
* 10 function keys ,user-defined greeting text.

Advanced function:
* Support animated and static BMP JPEG GIF wallpaper, screensavers, 1match colors
* NAND-FLASH (Max capacity: 512MB), 1.1 USB port , Support T-flash card.
* support MP3, stereo earphone, lyric show synchronously, karaoke function, setting mp3 as ringtone
* No time limited, support screening ,replaying 3GP paragraph

Source: msmobiles

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Apr 25 Spb Phone Suite for Windows Mobile released
Found in: Mobile News, Software, Pocket PC, Communication, WM5, WM6, Utilities,

Spb Software House, which are at top positions of Windows Mobile software developers, has just released Spb Phone Suite, a collection of all the main phone features you've been missing on your Windows Mobile device. These are features like profiles, call filtering, missed call notifications, reject and reply with SMS, etc.

Almost every Windows Mobile 6 device recently announced include phone functionality. Windows Mobile Professional is still not a perfect platform for phone devices, however, lacking such cornerstone phone features as profiles, call filtering, and missed call notifications.

Almost all of Spb Software House's applications are known with the extend of the Windows Mobile platform. Spb Pocket Plus, for example, extends the classic Pocket PC functionality and was the best selling Pocket PC application in 2005 and 2006 (according to Handango's reports). Spb Mobile Shell improves Windows Mobile usability and is the current best selling Pocket PC program at Handango. Now comes Spb Phone Suite that pushes the envelope of the Windows Mobile platform by improving Pocket PC phone functionality.

Spb Phone Suite features include:

* Profiles - Profile switching is so much a cornerstone feature of any phone that it is very strange that this feature is still lacking from the Professional version of Windows Mobile. Spb Phone Suite profiles not only control phone setting but also WiFi, Bluetooth and backlight level seetings. Spb Phone Suite uses automatic profiles to automatically switch your profiles based upon the situation, like when your headset is plugged in, or your car kit is connected, or you are in a meeting that you previously marked in your calendar as "busy", or you can manually configure a preset time.
* Missed call notifications - Spb Phone Suite gives you the option to have sound notifications upon missed calls or unread SMS messages. This feature helps you not miss your important calls.
* Customizable Today plug-in - Spb Phone Suite has a powerful Today plug-in providing you with access to all possible phone functions.
* Call filtering - Call filtering is based on the idea of white and black lists. The call filtering feature has been specially designed for ease of use. This way a user can add unwanted people to the black list with just a few taps.
* Reject & reply with SMS - Unexpected calls can be really annoying during meetings. With Spb Phone Suite you can immediately send an SMS with predefined text with just two taps after you reject a call.
* Photo speed dial - With Spb Phone Suite you can place your most frequently used contacts right on the Today screen. Spb Phone Suite comes with more than 50 avatars a user can use for photoless contacts.
* Photos in call log
* Unread SMS notifications
* Wireless manager
* Automatic profile
* Wireless settings in profiles

Spb Phone Suite Screenshots:

As i mentioned before almost all applications released by Spb Software House become best sellers and has great functionality. When they have launched Spb Mobile Shell i have installed it immediately and since then it is a must have program for my Pocket PC. With its easy to use with fingers interface and simplicity it has maked operating with pocket pc devices much easier. And now the release of Spb Phone Suite (which can be integrated in Spb Mobile Shell today bar), makes me quite sure that the phone functionality of Windows Mobile based devices will improve significantly.

Spb Phone Suite is available in English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Polish, Dutch, Japanese and Thai languages and is compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition and Windows Mobile 6 Professional devices. Spb Phone Suite is priced 19.95 USD and is available for buy and try at MobileTopSoft's Pocket PC software archive.

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Apr 12 SBSH updates ContactBreeze for Windows Mobile to v2.0
Found in: Pocket PC, Software, updates, WM5, WM6,

Windows Mobile software developers SBSH Mobile Software has just released a new major update to their contacts navigation utilitiy ContactBreeze. They have updated SBSH ContactBreeze to version 2. SBSH ContactBreeze 2 features a new full-screen thumbs keyboard display for contact searching, complete one-hand navigation, new tweaks section that will enhance your Calendar and Tasks application for each phone number dialing and much more.

ContactBreeze offers a fast and easy-to-use contact searching solution for Windows Mobile devices along with a set of utilities that adds new extensions to some of the Windows Mobile operating system built-in tools that makes it easier to reach your contacts. Using ContactBreeze thumbs keyboard you can easily search your contacts and dial/SMS/email any of your contacts using a fully one-handed navigation interface. Additionally, once installed, ContactBreeze will include new extension menu options within your default Calendar and Tasks applications allowing you to easily dial or SMS to any phone number string included with one of your appointments or tasks.

SBSH ContactBreeze 2 has following Highlights and improvements:

Large thumbs keyboard - ContactBreeze 2 was completely re-coded from the beginning and comes with a new large thumbs keyboard for easy contact searching, T9 searching algorithm, multiple alphabets support and more!

One hand navigation - New interface was designed with complete one-hand navigation operation in mind which vastly improve ContactBreeze usability when you need it the most.

Tweaks - New Tweak options section added, featuring the all new PIM Dialing tweak. Using PIM Dialing, ContactBreeze will add a new menu extension item to your Calendar and Tasks applications allowing you to easily dial and SMS to phone strings embedded within your appointments and tasks.

Windows Mobile 6 Compatibility - ContactBreeze 2 is compatible with Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 operating systems.

ContactBreeze 2.0 costs $9.95 and you can find more information or order it at our affiliate store.

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