Nov 06 ALK Technologies release CoPilot Live 7 Mobile Navigation software
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:GPS, Software, Navigation, Windows Mobile,

ALK Technologies has released new version 7 of fabulous CoPilot Live gps navigation software. It has been developed quite well and has even more enhancements over previous versions.

Below are the NEW Features of CoPilot Live 7:

* New 2D and 3D map views with smooth on-screen movement, points of interest icons, railway lines and improved zoom
* Redesigned user interface with large buttons, intuitive menus and simplified destination entry themes
* Change the map colour scheme with a choice of familiar and fun map styles
* Route preview – review and experience an entire trip before you set off.
* Latest street maps from NAVTEQ with updated 7 digit UK postcodes and extended London Congestion Charge Zone.
* Updated Points of Interest with more categories, improved search and the ability to dial a POI directly from within CoPilot
* New walking, cycling and motorcycle routing options provide guidance suited to the pedestrian motorcyclist or cyclist.
* Preloaded European safety camera warnings with free database updates.
* Real-time traffic service using TMC or the mobile Internet, optionally available for all CoPilot Live 7 customers (certain regions only)
* New CoPilot Central desktop companion software. Manage your CoPilot from your desktop and download additional map regions
* One software version for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and Smartphones, including support for Windows Mobile 6, 5.0 and 2003 devices

CoPilot Live's maps of Europe, Australia, Middle East and South Africa are supplied by NAVTEQ a World leader in digital mapping. NAVTEQ maps are used by many leading in-dash and premium systems, and are accurate down to house number level in many regions. To find out more information for yourself visit CoPilot's site here.

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Apr 14 All information about the soccer world championship on your PPC
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Software, Pocket PC,

We are happy to inform all of you who are soccer fans about new pocket pc application called Soccer Information Manager 2006. Soccer Information Manager 2006 is providing the whole schedule of World Cup 2006 in Germany. You can sort the matches by starting time, by groups or final-groups or by locations.

It has option to input the results of the played games and the software will calculate the new tables and fixtures. You can also try out different scenarios, e.g. what would be the ranking if a certain team looses or plays a tie game. The software even shows the location of the matches in a map. In order not to miss the kick-off of an individually picked game, the system is sending the start time to the Outlook database of the PocketPC. Thus the user will be informed e.g. 15 minutes in advance to fetch beer and chips and switch on the radio or TV. :)

Soccer Information Manager 2006 1.0 Features:

* All dates, places and times of all 64 matches of the upcoming soccer world championship
* Matches can be sorted by groups, final rounds, dates and places
* Automatic calculation of the ranking lists and final round matches
* Calculation of fiktive scenarios
* Automatic transfer of match starting times into the Outlook database of the PocketPC
* Compatible with any Outlook extension (for example Pocket Informant)
* Automatic reminder alarm before matches
* Graphical representation of all venues in a map
* Any time zone
* All inputs are saved automatically in a database
* Very easy to use
* Program size less than 250 kbytes
* User interface in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese

You can download your copy of Soccer Information Manager from here.

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Apr 13 ALLODS II NECROMANCER coming soon for Pocket PC
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Games, Pocket PC,

Nival Interactive just released the demo-version of the game ALLODS II NECROMANCER for the Pocket PC (remake of Rage of Mages: Necromancer). You will be able to explore the fantastic world of Allods and complete 3 levels of the game.

"Allods II: Necromancer" for Pocket PC is a favourite game on the screen of your pocket PC. Delightful graphics, original gameplay, fascinating combination of role-play game and real-time strategy - this version contains all the features which made the game so popular with computer games fans all over the world! said the developers.

Allods II: Necromancer Key Features :

Free travelling between settlements and missions. The character may easily move from one settlement to another buying various ammunition, weapon and artifacts. Additional characters may be recruited in different settlements; they are able to simplify some missions' passing. You can also obtain new missions by talking with different characters in taverns.

A wide variety of weapons, armours, and magic spells. Various weapons and armours reinforce attack, defence and other skills. By choosing different options you may reinforce or weaken some characteristics of the hero. Purchase of special books allows you to learn different magic spells.

Ability to recruit additional characters for help. Your hero is allowed to hire different additional characters that can simplify passing of certain missions. These can be completely different inhabitants of Allods, infantrymen, cavalry, wizards, orks-archers, trolls, druids, etc.

A team of three heroes with unique magic and fighting characteristics. In addition to the main hero, chosen at the beginning of the game, two additional characters may join him later: Soldier and Magician. During the game each hero develops those skills, which he/she uses mostly.

Two Types of Characters are available. Any player can select his own character from two types: Soldier and Magician. Each type features its unique skills. Soldier is quick and strong, he is well-versed in different kinds of weapons and mostly fights in close battles. Magician is a major magic character, who knows a lot of magic spells, but too vulnerable in the close fight.

Choice of the game strategy. The player may choose game strategy by selecting evolution lines of his/her characters. For instance, a Soldier can become a skilled sworder and an experienced archer, and Magician is able to develop various fighting spells or treatment skills as well as cast some spells with various bonuses on Soldier. Thus, the player can choose the game strategy: whether to train two independent fighting characters or create a powerful fighting team, especially strong due to the mutual help.

Ability to change weapons during the battle. During the battle the player is able to reequip his characters: choose artifacts that protect your hero from magic or physical injuries or choose weapons, which causes both magical and physical damage to your enemy. Due to well-performed interface, adjusted to Pocket PC, the Soldier, for example, is able to easily exchange axe to bow and begin to hit air targets.

5 schools of magic, a variety of spells. Playing as Magician you may develop your spells for 5 Elements: Fire, Water, Earth, Air and Astral. Combining various spells, Magician is able to become the most powerful and developed character. And the interface adjusted to Pocket PC allows you to break out a real magic storm on your enemies in few seconds.

3D ground: speed of movements depends on the landscape peculiarities. It makes the game even more interesting in terms of tactics and strategy. For instance, having captured the hill you are able to annihilate your enemies easily, while they are climbing it slowly, or by taking position in the middle of the desert your heroes have enough time to shoot down all monsters stuck in the sand.

High speed of battle strategy implementation. This version, adjusted to Pocket PC, has much more advantages in comparison with its PC analogue, since new interface of the game allows you to access menu immediately. Also it enables you to cast your enemies with hundreds of spells and rearm your warriors depending on the situation.

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You can download the demo of Allods II: Necromancer from here.

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Dec 05 AllReader+ for MS Smartphone released
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Software,

Makers of the well known IM+ Mobile Instant Messenger bring to you something wholly new (i.e. not related to messaging): AllReader+ for MS Smartphone - that supports several formats: AllReader+ supports TXT, HTML, RTF, FB2, PDB/PRC (PalmDOC, zTXT mode 1), and TCR formats.AllReader+ is a powerful reading application for Windows Mobile Smartphone users to read books, magazine, newspapers, and all other text documents.

The application allows you view the text in Regular or Full screen mode. Also you can rotate the screen to 90, 180, 270 degrees.
With AllReader+ you can read books, make bookmarks, save quotes, configure profiles and settings and take advantage of many more options. You can even read your favorite books in the night by choosing Day&Night profile!

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Aug 27 Alltel released HTC PPC6800 Windows Mobile phone in USA
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Devices, Pocket PC, Mobile News,

Alltel has just released HTC PPC6800 Windows Mobile Phone in the United States. It is one very solid phone which has slide-out QWERTY keyboard, WiFi and can work unde CDMA EVDO networks. As it looks like from the photo thae phone is supposed to be powered by Windows Mobile 6 although its distributor Alltel claims only Windows Mobile 5.0 compatibility.

Need to take your office with you? With the HTC PPC6800 from Alltel, you can. This smart device comes equipped with all the applications you need to stay connected when you're away from your desk. With Windows Mobile Office, you can view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents, or preview your PowerPoint presentation while on the road. The handy slide-out QWERTY keyboard and Office Sync makes e-mailing easy. Plus stay connected and in touch with the touch-sensitive LCD screen and Wi-Fi capabilities.

If you want to learn more about HTC PPC6800 visit its official page.

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Oct 14 Alpha Rebellion 1.0 new 360-degrees scroller shooter
Published by root in:Games, Pocket PC,

"Alpha Rebellion

The Vordick Empire has the galaxy's most advanced power source. They didn't make it. They took it.

And it's your job to get it back!"

That may sound a little old school but we all know that most of the the MS-DOS games are now reborn for Pocket PC gamers. Alpha Rebellion has just been released by SwordAndSpirit, based on the "360 degrees" movement control scheme it has pretty good in-game sounds and gameplay.



You fly the colonist's greatest weapon, the FH-107 Haymaker, a versatile fighter/bomber capable of both surgical strikes and rescue missions and deep into enemy territory. The Haymaker carries a broad range of surface and air-to-air weapons waiting to be unleashed upon your enemies. Using tractor beam technology you lift friendlies from the clutches of your enemies, or drag enemy tanks and smash them into a nearby cliff wall.

The game is compatible with WM2003 or later windows mobile versions with VGA/QVGA screens. You may experience some problems with the scrolling on VGA devices but its not so bad. Alpha Rebellion is stylus-controllable and you don't need the D-pad. Shooting, scrolling, changing weapons or showing minimap is done with the hardware buttons.

I agree the sounds and the ingame music are great, but the video is nothing special. Most of the characters are made by hand and looks a little ugly, the explosions are not big and spectacular like in skyforce reloaded.

Alpha Rebellion has a trial download version and the fullgame cost about $9.99 which is affordable for a game like this which will take a long game play time.
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Oct 24 AlphaSmart Dana Wireless
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Devices,

The AlphaSmart Dana Wireless is a laptop alternative for students that runs Palm OS. It has a wide display and a full keyboard. The Dana Wireless features Wi-Fi (802.11) and infrared connectivity, two SD/MMC expansion slots, a rechargeable battery and a USB HotSync cable. Graffiti can also be used directly on the screen and a lot of bonus software is included. There is also a cheaper Dana (Original) version that excludes the Wi-Fi connectivity and has less memory.

Detailed Product Specifications

General
Manufacturer AlphaSmart
Dimensions (H,W,T) 235 x 314 x 48 mm / 9.3 x 12.4 x 1.9 in.
Weight 910 g / 32.1 oz
First Released 2003/08/18
Data Entry Graffiti Keyboard
Processor DragonBall-VZ
Other Features laptop model
Screen
Screen Resolution (H,W) in pixels 160 x 560
Screen Dimensions (H,W) 60 x 210 mm / 2.4 x 0.8 in.
Colour Depth 16
Virtual Graffiti Area Yes
Screen Controls Contrast
Lighting Back Light
Visibility Outdoors good
Visibility Indoors medium
Visibility in Dark good
Overall Screen Appearance (subjective opinion) wide configurable screen
Memory / OS
Internal Memory RAM (MB) 16
External Memory Options SD/MMC
Flash ROM (MB) 8 (upgradeable OS)
Available for user programs (MB)
Memory Upgrade 2 SDIO slots
Original OS 4.1.2
OS can be upgraded to
Power and Interfaces
Battery Type AA or Li-ion (rechargeable)
Battery Life with normal use 20 days
Connector Type Dana (USB)
Remote Communications Wi-Fi
Phone, Modem Communications
Internal Phone -
Internal Modem -
Email Dana
Internet Access and browser Dana
SMS Software
Other Software
Speakerphone -
Multimedia (Audio and Video)
Built-in Multimedia Functions


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Jan 11 Alpine Blackbird PMD-B100 with Audio playback
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Devices, Pocket PC,

Alpine will be releasing a new portable navigation device this month, the Blackbird PMD-B100, that rocks MP3, WMA, and WAV playback, as well as an FM tuner, along with the usual routing functions. Running on Windows CE, the B100 sports a 3.6-inch, 16.7 million color touchscreen LCD, built in US map coverage, and an integrated traffic receiver.

You can bulk up the internal maps through the SD slot or by direct connection to a PC via USB 2.0, and get your remote control-on with the optional, um, remote control. $750 will make the Blackbird your very own.

Long a leader in DVD-based navigation systems, Alpine has now turned its expertise to creating an accurate, easy-to-use portable navigator. Enter the PMD-B100 Blackbird, a conveniently compact package with a vivid 3.6" color screen that's highly visible at a glance. Touchscreen controls make it easy to access the built-in U.S. maps, program the system, and enter destinations.

You can navigate to specific addresses, town centers, or intersections, to name a few. Or you can pick one of the millions of points of interest preloaded into the system, including restaurants, hotels, airports, and gas stations.




Details:

» portable GPS satellite navigation unit
» built-in, fold-up antenna receives satellite signals
» 3.6" color screen with touchscreen controls
» MP3 playback from digital media card (SD or MMC)
» preloaded, detailed maps of the U.S.
» millions of selectable points of interest (POI)
» POI icons can be overlaid on maps
» programming of up to 10 intermediate points along a route
» three separate map views: map, arrow, and map/arrow list combo
» automatic route recalculation in the event of a missed turn
» address book with up to 100 destinations
» home and car power adapters
» built-in rechargeable battery
» windshield mounting bracket
» built-in speaker
» 5-13/16"W x 2-15/16"H x 1-3/16"D

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Mar 12 Alquerque Ancient Egypt checker game released for Windows Mobile
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Games, Freeware, Pocket PC,

Windows Mobile software developers Igor Lozitskiy has just released new checkers game with ancient egyptian style, which is ancestor modern games of ths kind, called Alquerque.

The objective of the game is to take all opponent's pieces or to produce a position such that the opponent is unable to move. Moves are allowed along any line to a vacant position. Pieces are captured by being jumped over. More than one capture being possible in a move. If it is the opportunity to capture one or more of opponent's pieces, then it must be done.

Alquerque Features:

* Three different sizes of the board.
* Original graphic design.
* Simple and intuitive user interface, tooltips.
* Three difficulty levels.
* Use the stylus or hardware buttons.
* Saving User settings.
* Play against your handheld, another human (locally) or have the computer play against itself as a demo.

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

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Dec 27 Amazing 3D top-down racer for Windows Mobile K-RALLY released
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Games, Pocket PC, Smartphone, WM5,

Infinite Dreams has just released amazing as they say 3D top-down racing game for Windows Mobile devices called K-RALLY.

One of the most awaited mobile games of 2006! Amazing 3D top-down racer where your car is equipped with mines, rockets and have several kinds of useful upgrades available. Leave a trail of destruction behind as you blast ahead of the competition. Make your opponents spin and crash as you bombard them with a barrage of weapons. Take them out of the race with rockets and mines. Win races and prize money so you can progress to the next level of competition for more fire action.

K-RALLY 1.0 features:

- 10 upgradable cars
- 14 ingame characters
- weapons (mines, rockets)
- shop, garage, armory, bets in career mode
- random track generator
- downloadable content (new gfx, tracks,cars)

K-RALLY is priced $14.95 and is available for order at MobileTopSoft's Pocket PC software archive.

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