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- Spb Software House Releases Spb Insight - a Full-Text Pocket PC News Reader - Skweezer Selected by Ask.com for New Ask Mobile Search - Skweezer Selected by Bloglines to Improve Mobile Experience - PlanMaker 2006 for Pocket PCs enters public beta test phase - Spb Software House releases Spb Finance 2.6 with Microsoft Money 2007 synchronization support. - SoftMaker Office 2006 for Windows released - New website for PDA Developers - Spb Software House Releases Spb Diary 2.0 - Demand for Mobile Access to Social Networking Sites Growing - Skweezer Nominated for Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine's Best Software Awards	July 2005 visKeeper 2.2: The burglar-proof data safe easy as pie for PPC Thursday, July 28 2005 Press release July 22, 2005 visKeeper 2.2: The burglar-proof data safe easy as pie for PPC The popular data safe with picture password takes the next barrier. A brand-new tutorial lets newcomers have a walk-over on the first steps with the patented visKey - technology. The first visual password is generated as quick as a flash. Henceforth it will safe all sensible information which will be entrusted to visKeeper. Thanks to the new user interface, the handling of the security software is even more clearly arranged. There are some more features pleasing to the eye: At last there are icons with high resolution and miscellaneous fonts may be chosen after someone's fancy. Who really wants to play it safe may choose yet another security check. visKeeper asks the user on demand at every end of the program, if it really should overwrite the old data by the made modifications. In short: visKeeper is getting simpler and more transparent while it is still an all around security solution for the secure custody of confident data which requires a special protection. The new features and enhancements of version 2.2 at a glance: - More clearly arranged user interface - High resolution icons for VGA mode - Selectable Fonts - Optional security check at the end of the program - New possibility of saving for a timeout - Tutorial for "new" users of the picture password - technology A single license of visKeeper PPC costs US $ 20/ EUR 17 (for EU residents: EUR 19,95 incl. VAT) and is likewise valid for visKeeper PC and PalmOS. Registered users that own a version of visKeeper 1.0 or higher have the right to upgrade their visKeeper for free. Customers who would like to test the software may download it for free and give visKeeper a trial for 30 days without any restrictions. Further information as well as the software documentation is to be found at www.visKeeper.com. sfr Gesellschaft für Datenverarbeitung mbH Hospeltstr. 32, 50825 Köln Fon: 0049 (0)221 / 954 259 25 E-Mail: info@viskey.com Web: http://www.sfr-software.com/ Source: Thomas Heinen 3D Game Jumbo Pack 2 (Smartphone Edition) Wow! Four 3D Games in One package, Save 30%! Tuesday, July 26 2005 OmniGSoft - 3D Game Jumbo Pack 2 (Smartphone Edition) 1.0v by OmniG Software Inc. http://www.pdatopsoft.com/software/item.php?pid=6361 Only 20.65$! 3D Game Jumbo Pack 2 (Smartphone Edition) Wow! Four 3D Games in One package, Save 30%! http://www.pdatopsoft.com/images/screenshots/img4280fa802938b.jpg 3D Game Jumbo Pack 2 includes following games: 3D Nine Hole Golf - a distinctive real-time 3D mobile Golf game featuring addictive game playing and the most realistic 3D simulation ever! You can choose from six animated 3D characters, compete with your friends, up to 4 simultaneous players, and experience the best 3D rendering effect you can get for a mobile Golf game. 3D Ten Pin Bowling - A 3D bowling game with dazzling graphics featuring colorful bowling alleys inspired by musical genres. Realistic and cartoon bowlers, each animated with unique expressions. Real-time 3D camera view and pin collisions. 3D Owen''s Monster Truck - Rev up your engine and crunch! Join Owen and his pals in a fierce race to be the monster truck master. Enjoy the gorgeous graphics and an exciting fighting experience! 3D Volcano Island - This frantic 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," outwit the spirits, navigate the maze, and collect all the items to advance to the next level. Source: 3D Game Jumbo Pack 2 (Smartphone Edition) Spb Software House Releases The Free Plug-Ins and Icon Set for Spb Pocket Plus Tuesday, July 26 2005 Spb Software House releases an additional icon set and two new Tab plug-ins for Spb Pocket Plus. All of them are free downloads for all registered Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 users. Tab plug-ins extend existing Spb Pocket Plus Today functionality with additional Tabs. This help you place more information on your Today screen and organize it in a convenient way, so that you have fast easy access to your most important information. The following Spb Pocket Plus plug-ins are available: - Weather forecast - Calendar - Tasks - Contacts - Notes - Finance information - Network traffic monitoring Now you can add: the Spb Folder Tab for fast access and editing of your most frequently used documents; and Spb ToPlay, a Tab to control your music playback with Windows Media Player 10. * Spb Today Folder * Spb Today Folder is a Today plug-in that helps you work with documents from your Today screen. Spb Today Folder shows documents from a folder of your choice including options to choose the number of columns and rows, whether or not to show the file size, etc. It also supports file operations like renaming and deleting right from the Today screen. You can insert the Spb Today Folder plug-in as a tab in the Spb Pocket Plus Today screen. This way, it will not take up space on the Today screen. But, at the same time, you can easily access all your most important documents in just one-two taps. * Spb ToPlay * Spb ToPlay is a simple Today Plug-in for controlling music playback in Windows Media Player 10. With the help of this plug-in you can easily switch to the next track, view the currently playing track, control volume, etc. Spb ToPlay is skinnable and supports small and large icons. * Extended IconSet * The icons used to show items on the Spb Pocket Plus Today plug-in are customizable. Users can assign one of 64 standard icons to any program or document. The Extended IconSet provides additional icons that can be assigned to various programs and documents on the Today screen. * Pricing and Availability * Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 will be available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, and Russian upon release. A free 15-day trial can be downloaded, or Spb Pocket Plus can be purchased for $24.95 USD, from www.spbsoftwarehouse.com. Owners of Spb Pocket Plus 2.x can upgrade for $9.95 USD. Further details about the upgrade process are available at the Spb Software House Web site. * Further Information and Downloads * Further information regarding Pocket Plus 3.0 can be found on the Spb Web site: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/ Plug-ins for Spb Pocket Plus can be downloaded from: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/plugins.html The IconSet for Spb Pocket Plus can be downloaded from: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/iconsets.html * About Spb Software House * Spb Software House is a software development company, specializing mainly in Windows Mobile software for Pocket PCs. Founded in 1999, the company offers advanced software solutions for use in a wide range of applications. Source: Spb Software House TealMovie for Palm - save 30% from PDATopSoft.com Thursday, July 21 2005 TealMovie for Palm - save 30% from PDATopSoft.com [url]http://www.pdatopsoft.com/software/item.php?pid=1525[/url] [img]http://www.pdatopsoft.com/images/screenshots/img107350594773207500.gif[/img] Play and convert high-quality video and synchronized sound with the TealMovie multimedia system. TealMovie includes a handheld audio/movie player and a Windows AVI/MPEG/Quicktime converter program. Offering features previously unavailable, TealMovie supports smooth playback up to 60 frames per second, high-quality full screen TrueColor or grayscale imagery, high resolution support, WAV file playback, and synchronized sound playback capability. TealMovie also fully supports external VFS-compatible expansion devices, including Memory Stick, compact flash, MemPlug SmartMedia and SD and MMC flash cards. An included Windows converter program easily creates compact TealMovie-format files from standard AVI, MPEG, Quicktime, and WAV files. PalmOS 5 compatible. Source: PDATopSoft Power Image Pack for PPC - save 30% from PDATopSoft.com Thursday, July 21 2005 Power Image Pack for PPC - save 30% from PDATopSoft.com [url]http://www.pdatopsoft.com/software/item.php?pid=3465[/url] [img]http://www.pdatopsoft.com/images/screenshots/img108139536498147600.gif[/img] Pocket Painter Pocket Painter is a high efficient and high quality image processing and painting tool for Pocket PC. With Aidem's Pocket Painter, you can modify photos and images, apply filter and special effects on them, free style painting, and much more. Photo Explorer The most powerful & highest-quality album management software for Pocket PC is available now! Photo Explorer is the best choice for high-quality pictures display, album management & slide show software in your Pocket PC. The friendly user's interface makes it easy to handle for a new user. And the quality it shows is superior to any other similar products in the market. Photo Explorer is especially useful in making a brief on your Pocket PC. It is not only the best tool for image processing, but it also can be the personal / family album of yours. It is the best image assistant of your own in the PDA as well. Pocket Assistant Pocket Assistant is a multi functions contacts viewer. Pocket Assistant integrates your built in Calendar/Contacts/Tasks applications with more powerful featured versions. Pocket Assistant give you a brand new contacts viewer, just like a name card viewer. Source: PDATopSoft Spb Software House Releases The Ultimate Pocket PC Enhancement Package: Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 Tuesday, July 19 2005 Spb Software House, a leading Pocket PC software developer, releases Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 a major new version of the award-winning bestselling Pocket PC application. As great as the Pocket PC OS is, there are a lot of missing components that many Pocket PC users consider as seriously needed in a mobile platform. These are simple things, like a close button that really closes, the ability to open multiple windows in Pocket Internet Explorer, the ability to view file properties in File Explorer, a task manager, the ability to place shortcuts on the Today screen, among many others. Spb Pocket Plus is a utility that enhances all aspects of the Pocket PC operation system. For many Pocket PC users Spb Pocket Plus is the first program they install to a new device and many of them consider it as a service pack for the Pocket PC OS. Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 builds upon previous versions by improving existing features and adding many new features that Pocket PC users consider as missing in the official OS updates. The main enhancements are: - A Safe Mode - "Alt-Tab"-Style Task Switching - File Encryption in File Explorer - Icons in Tabs on the Today Plug-in - A Close Icon in the Close Button Context Menu - "Open in Background" in Pocket Internet Explorer - Assigning Spb Pocket Plus Actions To Hardware Keys - Full Keyboard Support in Today Plug-In - Better VGA Support - Windows Mobile 5 Support One thing users miss when working with a Pocket PC device and a keyboard is a simple task switcher like the Alt-Tab functionality on a desktop PC. Spb Pocket Plus extends the list of commands that you can assign to hardware buttons by adding an "Alt-Tab style" task switcher and 40 other commands like "Backlight Loop", "New Task", "Screen Toggle", etc. Windows Mobile 5 significantly improves working with keyboards on Pocket PC devices and, as a result, more and more Pocket PC devices are becoming keyboard oriented. Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 adds important functionality to make Pocket PCs even more keyboard-friendly. One of the biggest problems of existing mobile devices is the loss of all data that results from a hard-reset. Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 adds a safe mode feature to Pocket PC devices in order to help users in those situations when a device cannot be loaded normally due to a problem with software. The results of Spb Pocket PC Survey show that more than half of all Pocket PC users have lost all their data at least once due to a hard-reset. This can happen, for example, when the battery is completely depleted. Windows Mobile 5 addresses this issue. In Windows Mobile 5 all data is stored in persistent storage and is saved even if the battery completely runs out. But almost 3 times more people have lost all their data because of software problems. Desktop PC users have the option to boot their OS in safe-mode when they are experiencing difficulties. Now, Pocket PC users also have this option. A significant amount of all development resources for Spb Pocket PC 3.0 were spent on speed optimizations. Now almost all main operations with Spb Pocket Plus are much faster. For example, Spb Pocket Plus loading is more than 60% faster, task manager menu appearance is 80% faster, and tab dragging on the Today screen is more than 500% faster. All of the most important Spb Pocket Plus features have been improved in Spb Pocket Plus 3.0. We have collected users' feedback and studied the results of usability testing to add the most important functionality. For example, Spb Pocket Plus extends the functionality of the built-in File Explorer by adding much-needed features like file properties, a "Folder Up" button, ZIP support, etc. The new version of Spb Pocket Plus also adds file encryption support to the standard File Explorer. Other changes include advanced plug-ins support, icons in tabs on the Today screen, opening new web pages in the background in Pocket Internet Explorer, close icons in the close button context menu, better VGA support, Windows Mobile 5 support and the option to install Spb Pocket Plus to a built-in storage location. * Pricing and Availability * Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 will be available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, and Russian upon release. A free 15-day trial can be downloaded, or Spb Pocket Plus can be purchased for $24.95 USD, from www.spbsoftwarehouse.com. Owners of Spb Pocket Plus 2.x can upgrade for $9.95 USD. Further details about the upgrade process are available at the Spb Software House Web site. * Further Information and Downloads * Further information regarding Pocket Plus 3.0 can be found on the Spb Web site: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/ What's new in Spb Pocket Plus 3.0: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/history.html Upgrade from Spb Pocket Plus 2.x: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/upgrade.php Features demonstrated through screen shots: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/screenshots.html A free 15-day trial can be downloaded from: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/pocketplus/download.html * About Spb Software House * Spb Software House is a software development company, specializing mainly in Windows Mobile software for Pocket PCs. Founded in 1999, the company offers advanced software solutions for use in a wide range of applications. Source: Spb Software House Handango Offers Symbian Signed Certification Monday, July 18 2005 Today, Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, announced it is offering Symbian Signed certification to mobile application developers. Symbian Signed is an industry adopted testing program to ensure Symbian OS(TM) applications meet industry standards. This offering extends Handango's platform and delivers a complete end-to-end go-to-market service package to mobile operators, device manufacturers, portals and brands delivering content for over 32 million Symbian OS phones in the market. Symbian Signed testing with Handango costs $200 USD for members of the Handango Software Partner Program. Re-signing updated applications and retesting are also available at similarly discounted rates. Handango lowers barriers for developing on Symbian OS by offering a flexible approach to funding the signing either up front or as an advance in royalties. Symbian Signed was introduced by Symbian to provide mobile operators with a catalog of third-party verified, trustworthy applications. Since then, numerous operators and Symbian OS phone manufacturers, including Sony Ericsson and Nokia, have signed on to support the program. "Handango has invested significant amounts of time and resources to provide developers with a quick, cost-effective program to get Symbian Signed," said Will Pinnell, senior director of developer relations of Handango. "Members of the Handango Software Partner Program will be the first to have a complete go-to-market solution for Symbian OS applications with certification, signing, distribution, marketing, commerce and payments all integrated from one vendor." Symbian Signed is integrated with Handango AMPP, Handango's marketplace platform for mobile operators and device manufacturers, ensuring that certified applications automatically receive additional marketing and merchandizing throughout Handango's network of partner portals. Applications that pass the certification program are awarded the "For Symbian OS" logo. The logo will appear everywhere the product is sold. Symbian Signed applications are also eligible for inclusion on select sales channels, which require this certification. "Symbian is pleased that Handango is now offering their members Symbian Signed as part of the channel to market. This is an ideal process for allowing Symbian developers and ISVs to get their application to the mass market," said Bruce Carney, head of developer marketing and services of Symbian. "Operators and handset manufacturers across the globe are embracing the 'For Symbian OS' initiative - and so is Handango," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer of Handango. "We have seen exceptionally strong growth in the Symbian OS phone and applications market in recent years and months with average application sales per unique customer jumping 15% from Q4 2004 to Q1 2005 - the latest in a series of signs of strength in the Symbian OS applications market." Developers interested in Handango and Symbian Signed can submit their applications through their Handango developer account by executing a certification addendum. Other developers can join the Handango Software Partner Program by completing an online application at www.handango.com/partners. About Handango Handango is the leading provider of mobile downloads bringing over 50,000 applications and 25,000 digital media titles to market through an extensive global distribution network that reaches millions of mobile customers. Handango's application management and provisioning platform, Handango AMPP, has been chosen as the mobile software delivery platform for Nokia, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Orange SA, Sony Ericsson, palmOne, Microsoft, HP, Sega Mobile, AOL and more than 100 others. For more information, visit http://corp.handango.com. About Symbian Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global open industry standard operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones. Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers. The following Symbian OS licensees have Symbian OS-based mobile phones in production and / or in development: Arima, BenQ, Fujitsu for NTT DoCoMo FOMA, LG, Lenovo, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Sendo, Sharp, Siemens, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. In the first quarter of 2005, more than 6.75m Symbian OS-based mobile phones were sold worldwide, taking the installed base of Symbian OS phones to more than 32 million. Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom with offices in the United States, Europe, Israel, Australia and Asia (Bangalore, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo). For further information about Symbian please see www.symbian.com or email press@symbian.com. Source: Handango BEIKS unveils BEIKS Dictionary Reader 4.0 for BlackBerry handhelds, updates reference products Friday, July 15 2005 The long awaited BEIKS Dictionary Reader 4.0 (a.k.a. "BDicty", pronounced "bi-dikti") was finally released as a standalone application, separating application code from reference content. In the past all BEIKS references for BlackBerry were standalone packages, combining program and data in a single, standalone package. Improvements in the application viewer could not be deployed without reinstalling the complete package and had to be made for every installed solution individually. With the separation of data and executable code users gain device memory, application usability and maintenance simplicity. Another major improvement announced with the new release is that BEIKS is starting to offer time limited, fully functional trial downloads for the majority of its reference works. Upon expiration of the trial period, users will have to purchase and enter an unlocking code to secure access to the desired reference content, be it language dictionary, medical reference or entertainment title. Finally, the latest dictionary reader provides enhancements like cross-links among articles, navigation history and support for other languages. BEIKS has started gradual transition of all of its currently available titles to the latest revision of its reference platform. For the full list of language, medical, business, Christian, entertainment and other dictionaries please visit http://blackberry.beiks.com. Update to latest version of the application and reference titles will come at no additional cost to currently registered BEIKS product owners. About BEIKS LLC BEIKS LLC (http://www.beiks.com) is a privately-held company with headquarters in Dallas, TX. The company specializes in developing and distributing essential applications for mobile platforms such as Palm OS®, Windows CE®, Sharp Zaurus® and BlackBerry®. Founded in 1997, the company is best known for its BDicty Dictionary Reader, one of the most popular dictionaries for handheld devices on the market. BEIKS' product list now includes a growing catalog of over 250 titles across all major mobile platforms. RIM and Blackberry are registered trademarks of Research In Motion, Inc. Palm, Palm OS and Palm Source are registered trademarks of, and Palm Powered is a trademark of Palm Trademark Holding Company, LLC. Other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners. # # # Public relations contact: Kevin Doel TalonPR, Inc. 785-273-9660 Source: Beiks' press release page Spb Software House Releases Spb Finance 2.0 Tuesday, July 12 2005 Spb Software House, a leading Pocket PC software developer, releases a new version of personal finance tracker bestseller Spb Finance 2.0. In the last months Spb worked hard to move it's product to the highest level of functionality, speed and usability. The new version of Spb Finance became the most comprehensive personal finance tracking Pocket PC application on the market. An analysis of user feedback, results of usability testing and an Spb Survey were used as the base for defining the most important direction of product improvement. Besides adding support for ActiveSync 4.0 and Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and implementing many requested features, the main accent was on following three needs of all personal finance tracking software users: * Entering transactions quickly and easily * Powerful, customizable and easy to use reports * Synchronizing data between desktop and Pocket PC A new component named Spb Finance Entry provides users with an innovative way of entering transactions with only several fingertip taps, without the need to even take the stylus out. To make usage more pleasant Spb Finance Entry has a skinnable interface. The improved Spb Finance 2.0 report engine is fast, customizable and easy to use. Users will find new types of reports, very simple navigation and new customization options. Many new features are added to synchronization modules and the internal application engine, inventory, void transactions, improved today plug-in and other enhancements. * Spb Finance 2.0 enhancements * * Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 support * ActiveSync 4.0 support * Spb Finance Entry * Advanced reports * Enhanced finance engine * Improved Today plug-in * Synchronization filters (Money Edition) * Budget synchronization (Money Edition) * Inventory * And many other The complete list of Spb Finance features is available at: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance * Pricing and Availability * Spb Finance 2.0 is available for immediate purchase for $24.95 USD. Spb Finance 2.0 is available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian versions. Existing users of Spb Finance version 1.X can upgrade to Spb Finance 2.0 for $12.45 USD. Further purchasing and upgrade details are on the Spb Finance product page. * Further Information and Downloads * Further information regarding Spb Finance 2.0 can be found on Spb's Web site: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance Features demonstrated through screenshots: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance/screenshots.html A free 15-day trial can be downloaded from: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance/download.html Upgrade information for previous owners: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance/upgrade.php * About Spb Software House * Spb Software House is a software development company, specializing mainly in Windows Mobile software for Pocket PCs. Founded in 1999, the company offers advanced software solutions for use in a wide range of applications. Source: Spb Software House Skweezer Nominated for Pocket PC Magazine's Best Software of 2005 Awards Monday, July 11 2005 Greenlight Wireless Corporation today announced that Skweezer® has been nominated for Pocket PC Magazine's prestigious Best Software awards, both in the "Pocket PC Browsers and Web Utilities" and "SmartPhone Phone Tools and Synchronization" categories. The annual Pocket PC Magazine Best Software Awards helps users select software that best suits their Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone needs by honoring companies that produce outstanding software. Pocket PC and Smartphone experts from around the world help select the nominations and determine the award winners, who will be announced in September. The panel of 83 judges includes prominent Microsoft MVP's, support forum moderators, and Pocket PC Magazine contributors. Skweezer is a free Web portal/browsing service that optimizes Web pages, searches, and e-mail for use on PDA's and cell phones. Mobile Internet users access Skweezer by visiting www.skweezer.net, then use the portal as a "wireless gateway" to browse and search the Web. Skweezer compresses and reformats content being downloaded, so that it loads faster, looks better, and is easier to navigate. Skweezer includes an e-mail client, RSS reader, address book, site directory, and other useful features designed specifically for the mobile environment. Skweezer is also completely platform independent and can be accessed from Pocket PC, Palm, MS Smartphone, XHTML-based cell phone, and WebTV devices. About Greenlight Wireless: Greenlight Wireless is a leading innovator of wireless technologies, providing ASP and server-component solutions for enterprise-level businesses and wireless carriers. Greenlight Wireless' consumer-oriented Skweezer service optimizes Web content for handheld devices and other hardware platforms, providing a richer browsing experience and adding value to dial-up and wireless data offerings. On the Net: Greenlight Wireless site: www.greenlightwireless.net Source: Greenlight Wireless Spb Software House Updates Spb Diary PIM Today Plug-in by Adding Notes Support Tuesday, July 5 2005 Spb Software House has released a new version of Spb Diary. Spb Diary is an instant Pocket PC organizer that provides tab-based Today plug-in for calendar, contacts and tasks. The new version 1.5 of Spb Diary also provides a separate tab for working with notes. Another new feature is integration with Spb Weather. Spb Diary 1.5 is a free upgrade for registered Spb Diary users. ----------------------------------------------- Notes is one of the natural parts of PIM data. Microsoft ActiveSync provides synchronization for notes between Microsoft Outlook on desktop PC side and Notes files on the Pocket PC side. Spb Diary provides access to main PIM data from the Today screen and with this new version you can use notes from your Today screen as well. The new tab for working with notes provides access to the most frequently used operations in just one or two taps: - View the list of all notes grouped by folder - View a note on the Today screen - Open a note for editing - Create a new note in some folder - Move a note to another folder - Rename a note - Sorting and grouping - Fast searching The Today screen is unique to Pocket PC devices -- there is nothing like it on desktop PCs. The "desktop" screen on your PC is designed to launch frequently used programs while the Today screen on Pocket PC provides access to frequently used data. This difference exists because of the differences between using Pocket PC and desktop PC devices. A desktop PC is used for hours at a time while Pocket PCs are used several times for a few minutes only. When you pull your Pocket PC out of your pocket you usually want to see or enter some data. The Today screen was designed to be shown by default and to provide access to at least 80% of what you want to see when you turn your Pocket PC on. The first Spb Pocket PC Survey showed that 85% of all Pocket PC users use their Pocket PC as an organizer. This is the single most popular use for Pocket PC users. However, standard Pocket PC tools for handling PIM data have turned out to be underwhelming at best. This is especially true when considering the most important part -- PIM plug-ins for the Today screen. Spb Diary is a powerful replacement for the standard PIM Today plug-ins that allows access to PIM data right from the Today screen -- immediately when you take your Pocket PC out of your pocket. The new version of Spb Diary adds support for notes. According to the results of Spb Pocket PC Survey, more than a half of all Pocket PC users prefer to synchronize notes ( coming fifth in importance after contacts, calendar, tasks, and files), and that means that notes are important for Pocket PC users. Adding the notes tab is a logical improvement for Spb Diary, and makes working with PIM data even more comfortable. Besides notes support the new version of Spb Diary offers another innovative feature -- integration with Spb Weather. Usability testing has shown that it is really helpful to see the weather forecast for a given day on your calendar right near appointments scheduled for the same date. A typical scenario is to choose a date for a picnic or a walk right within Spb Diary, which now takes the weather forecast into account. * Pricing and Availability * You can download a free trial version that works for 15 days from the day of installation. The registered version costs $14.95. The new version is free for registered users of the previous versions of Spb Diary. You can download a trial version from Spb's web site: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/diary/download.html You can purchase Spb Diary here: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/diary/purchase.html * Further Information and Downloads * Further information regarding Spb Diary can be found on the Spb Web site: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/diary/ Spb Diary screenshots: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/diary/screenshots.html Download the program here: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/diary/download.html * About Spb Software House * Spb Software House is a software development company, specializing mainly in Windows Mobile software for Pocket PCs. Founded in 1999, the company offers advanced software solutions for use in a wide range of applications. Source: Spb Software House Pocket Player 2.52: Discount 30% off! Tuesday, July 5 2005 Cash Organizer '05 Q&M Companion 6.77 by Inesoft http://www.pdatopsoft.com/software/item.php?pid=2121 Pocket Player 2.52: Discount 30% off! Only 13.95$! Pocket Player 2.52 is an alternative music player for Pocket PC, supporting the latest media player standards and formats. Aiming to satisfy the Pocket PC customers who demand more from a media player, Pocket Player features playback of common audio formats such as MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, and WAV files. A ten-band audio equalizer and preamplifier control is supported, as is a visualization plugin system. Users can access all the media on their device by using the "Local Content" playlist, which is updated whenever a storage card is inserted or removed, or when files are copied to the device. An integrated playlist manager keeps track of all the playlists on the device, so users do not have to hunt for their playlist files. http://www.pdatopsoft.com/images/screenshots/img42a8460e10c66.gif Pdatopsoft.com - Palm, Pocket PC, Windows CE, EPOC(Symbian), Smartphones, RIM and Windows Mobile software at www.pdatopsoft.com. New submissions daily! Source: PdaTopSoft.com
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