Windows Mobile Pocket PC & Symbian Smartphone software and freeware, reviews, tips & tricks

Mar 17 Tropical Island Escape 3d Pocket PC screensaver
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Software, Wallpapers, Pocket PC,

Tropical Island Escape, featuring a relaxing tropical island with animated palm trees and ocean waves. When you install it to you ppc you can relax in style on your own tropical island and listen to the gentle ocean waves lapping on the beach.

The screensaver features three different scenes including a gorgeous sunset. Tropical Island Escape screensaver is fully customizable allowing you to disable any scene, change how long scenes are shown, display the date and time, include your own custom message, and many other settings.
There is no demo for the Pocket PC, but you can download the free Windows PC demo which features the same animations from here.

Another thing that Isotope 244 offers you is that if you order Tropical Island Escape right now you will get a FREE pack of themes! Each theme comes in three formats (PPC2002 and 2003, 2003SE, and VGA) including a high resolution VGA format. Themes are beautiful and color matched to each image, featuring a relaxing plam tree filled island, breath taking sunset, delightful moonscape with stars, and dolphin playing in the ocean.

You can order Tropical Island Escape 3d Pocket PC screensaver from here.

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Dec 14 True Connect for MS Smartphone released
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Software,

With this program you can use keyboard and mouse of your PC directly inside of your smartphone. Unlike Remote Display you can actually use the mouse and keyboard directly on your smartphone - without the need to look at the display of your PC at all! Control is initiated by simply moving the mouse cursor off the PC monitor, onto the connected mobile device screen.

Control is initiated by simply moving the mouse cursor off the PC monitor, onto the connected mobile device screen.

Once control has been initiated all aspects of the mobile device such as the home screen, menus and applications can be controlled using the PC mouse. The PC keyboard can be used to directly enter text onto the mobile device.

Use True Connect to control your Mobile directly using the PC Mouse & Keyboard.
* Control your mobile device using the PC mouse & keyboard by simply moving the cursor off the PC monitor, onto the connected mobile devices screen.
* Use the mouse pointer to directly control the home screen, menus, dialogs, softkeys, etc.
* Use the keyboard to directly enter text onto the mobile device.
* No longer is it necessary to struggle with multi-function keypads or small qwerty keyboards.

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Dec 09 True Golf Score provides a means of scoring your round of golf
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Games, Pocket PC, Freeware, Utilities,

Raspberry Software Ltd has just released application for Pocket PC devives called True Golf Score, which as they say provides a means of scoring your round of golf. Net and Stableford scores are automatically calculated for up to 4 players.

For an incredible price of $7.99 True Golf Score helps you manage your golf scorecard for up to 4 players. Scores are entered using a single screen tap and all other scores including Net and Stableford scores are calculated automatically.

True Golf Score Features:

Quick Start
* Select the course you want to play from a dropdown list of predefined courses
* Choose your playing partners from those previously used or create new players on the fly

On the Course * Know exactly who is winning the game as scores are aggregated on the fly
* Enter scores quickly and easily using the score buttons provided
* Display a summary scorecard to see who is winning the game via Gross, Net or Stableford
* View a detailed scorecard for each individual to view the scores on each hole. In addition the average shots per hole are is calculated for your personal development
* Use the "Time Played" feature to be informed of when the round is likely to finished based on the time played to date

After the Game
* Save the game at any point to load and continue later in the day, or, save that "master class" round to show your friends at a later date.
* The winners and loosers are automatically calculated avoiding the brain strain of adding up the scores at the end.

At the 19th
* Create as many courses as you require defining the Par, Stroke Index (Hole Handicap) and Yardages for each tee for each hole.
* Duplicate courses in order to make minor modifications to the existing courses as the course evolves over time.
* Configure the names of the Tees for a specific golf course.

True Golf Score is available for order at MobileTopSoft's Pocket PC software archive.

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Jan 12 Try Grizzly, a more than experience with average bear
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Games, Pocket PC, WM5,

Grizzly has been released few days ago by JADEWARE. It is indeed nice platform game with over 30 action packed levels.

Grizzly Adventure is a great platform game complete with over 30 action packed levels. An evil sorcerer has taken control of Grizzly''s forest and driven the creatures completely mad. With the animals under control and the help of a few minions, the sorcerer plans to bring the forest down, but Grizzly''s not gonna take it in these woods. Follow Grizzly on his journey through 3 different worlds as he takes on enemies that are out to get him! Goblins, trolls and killer bees will be only some of the many obstacles that will come his way as he tries to reach his quest. Thankfully, mother nature is on his side, and Grizzly can count on a strong ally for food and hidden passageways to trick the beasts. Complete with a groovy soundtrack and some eye catching graphics, Grizzly is surely the game you have been waiting for to get back to some platform fun!

Grizzly is priced $7.95 and is available for try and buy here.

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Nov 07 Try Nav4All - freeware alternative of fully functional GPS navigation system
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:GPS, Navigation, Freeware, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC,

If you have built-in or bluetooth GPS receiver you probably use some navigation software on your Windows Mobile Pocket PC. Lets don't say all, but pretty much of the good working GPS software (like TomTom, CoPilot Live, Miomap) for pocket pc is shareware so you have to pay $$$ to use it. Here is one application that does the same job but is FREE. Nav4All is a freeware alternative of fully functional GPS navigation system with maps. You can search and find millions of interesting places like restaurants, bars, gas stations, shops and much more. You can use the places you like as destination, save them as favorite, or share them with your friends by sms or email.

Nav4All Features:

* Voice-instructions and clear arrows on your screen will guide you to your destination.
* Automatic map updates: All changes in the map information are updated automatically on our servers so you always have access to the most up-to-date information.
* Worldwide coverage: (Navteq) Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dubai, Estonia, Fajairah, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Ras Al Khaimah, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro, Sharjah, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, The Netherlands, USA, Umm Al Quwain, Vatican City, Virgin Islands (USA), and Wales.
* MyWorld: with MyWorld you can share your favorite places by sending them to one of your MyWorld maps. You can share these maps with your friends or put them on your MySpace or other website you like.
* Works on over 1000 different handsets in 56 languages: Nav4All is available in your own language on almost any mobile phone, like Blackberry, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, HTC, QTEK, HP, and many more.
* For Free! Nav4All can be used for free until 01.01.2010. (Your telecom provider may charge you for the use of Internet on your mobile phone.)

Nav4All is available for free download at Freeware Pocket PC site.

UPDATE:
Nav4All is also available for Symbian phones and you can download it from Symbian Freeware site

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Dec 01 Try the tropical adventures in 3D Volcano Island for Smarthphone
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Smartphone, Games, WM5,

3D Volcano Island for Windows Mobile powered Smartphones is one nice game for the spare time you have. It will grab you with it's endless game play and the unique maze generation with it's infinite possibilities.

Escape the everyday for an enchanted tropical adventure. This frantic action game starts when our hero is mysteriously swept away from his vacation cruise and finds himself on a haunted volcano island. Surrounded by treasures and hunted by spirits, there's nowhere to hide. "Think on your feet"; and help our hero to outwit the spirits, navigate the maze, and collect all the items to advance to the next level...

3D Volcano Island for Smartphone features also exotic music, mystical design, and rich graphics build a thrilling atmosphere. It has fast paced action on progressively challenging levels and is only 700 kb.

3D Volcano Island is priced $15.95 and is available for order at MobileTopSoft's WM Smartphone software archive.

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Dec 09 Try to get lost with the new Garmin StreetPilot I3 GPS for Cars
Published by root in:Devices,

The unit ships with a DVD that contains detailed maps of the entire U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Called MapSource City Select North America, this comprehensive database incorporates about six million points of interest, including the locations of hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and ATMs. Even better, you can customize your maps with your own points of interest.



"Tired of getting lost? Garmin wants to help you with its super-portable automotive global-positioning system (GPS), the StreetPilot i3. At $400, the navigational aid is less expensive than the company's own GPSMAP-276C or competing products such as the Cobra NavOne 3000. Measuring 3.0 x 2.7 x 2.1 inches and weighing 5.3 ounces, the StreetPilot i3 has a scroll button of click-to-enter functions that makes it a snap to navigate. For example, highlight "where to" on the main menu, press the scroll wheel to select it, and then press whatever subcategory applies. After selecting a destination, simply click "start navigating" and the map of the route, the driving directions, and the estimated time of arrival are all displayed on the unit's color screen, either by way of a conventional bird's-eye overhead projection or through a more hip-looking 3D perspective. Looking at the display is not strictly necessary to get to where you're going because the device can also be voice-prompted to deliver audible, turn-by-turn directions over the unit's built-in speaker.

The StreetPilot i3 sports a 1.7 x 1.3-inch color display that is bright enough to read under many lighting conditions. The package integrates a GPS Latest News about global positioning system patch antenna, USB Latest News about USB port, and a 128-MB micro-SD card. Moreover, the unit ships with a DVD that contains detailed maps of the entire U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. "
more Features and Performance information you can find at wirelessnewsfactor.com

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Dec 07 TUBE 2 Engine released for Symbian UIQ3 OS phone
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Symbian, Freeware, Utilities,

The award winning animated subway and metro map engine TUBE 2 has just been released for Symbian UIQ3 OS Phones. It has many many cities available some with superb linked street maps.

Save hours by automatically having the quickest routes to hand, with all the details you need including line changes, platform directions and accurate journey times. No more confusion on your trips, route details include, direction of travel, end of line, towards information, and number of stops in each segment. Select advanced journey options such as quickest journey, fewest stops, avoid lines and quickly display return journey details.

TUBE 2 Engine for Symbian UIQ3 Features:

* Intuitive Routing
* Navigation Window
* Complete Route Planning
* Inter Map Links
* New Enhanced Animation

TUBE 2 Engine for Symbian UIQ3 is available for free download at Symbian Freeware site.

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Sep 08 Turbo Contact Backup for Windows Mobile
Published by Chris in:Windows Mobile, Freeware, Smartphones, Pocket PC,

How many times did you manage to drop your cell phone in your extra large coffee cup? If that happens again, you should considering not playing with your handset while you’re keeping the lid open. Or you should get a Turbo Contact Backup application we happen to have around. It will work on Windows Mobile 5.0 or later so you should upload it already to your new handset.


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Nov 29 Turkcell gets 3G license; Turkey to go 3G by mid-2009
Published by aimc in:3G, license, industry news,

Turkey's largest mobile telco won on Friday its bid for the country's third-generation mobile phone license, paving the way to the introduction of 3G services by middle of 2009.
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