Monthly Archives: March 2009

Resco Bubbles for Symbian S60 updated in a big way

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

Resco Bubbles for Symbian S60 has just been updated to v1.30 and this version brings many improvements and changes which now make it compatible with the Nokia 5800 and many other new S60 devices.

Resco, a leading provider of end-user mobile applications, announced today the release of Resco Bubbles version 1.30.

Resco Bubbles is an action puzzle game where the idea is to clear the grid of bubbles in order to advance to the next level. You are given a sequence of bubbles, which should be quickly and efficiently popped. Numerous explosive, speed-up, slow-down and damage bubbles keep the game play exciting and challenging.

Features:Accelerometer support, 60 challenging levels, various surfaces, calibration, best score, realistic ball-bounce feeling

Supported devices: Nokia 5730 XpressMusic Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Nokia 6210 Navigator Nokia 6720 classic Nokia E55 Nokia E66 Nokia E75 Nokia N79 Nokia N82 Nokia N85 Nokia N86 Nokia N95 Nokia N96 Samsung Omnia HD INNOV8

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ShortcutBerry v2.00 for BlackBerry Released

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

ShortcutBerry v2.00 has just been released and has quite a few changes and improvements. Look out for a review on 247 soon. “Checkout the NEW VERSION 2.0 with many features that have been added in response to the numerous customer feedbacks. ShortcutBerry is a must have application for your BlackBerry which makes your device extremely handy and user-friendly. In fact, ShortcutBerry has received lots of positive testimonials from the BB user community in its short life-time.

What does ShortcutBerry offer you and how does it make your BB adventure more enjoyable?

ShortcutBerry is a response to what you always felt was missing with your BlackBerry. If you are a fan of shortcuts on your PC, you will definitely enjoy this product, especially this new version. You can customize your own shortcuts to convert a list of boring tasks to extremely easy ones. Imagine launching your favorite app, calling/emailing/SMS a friend, creating a new Memo/Task, turning on your flash light, turning the Wifi/Radio on and off, opening a favorite webpage, and MUCH MORE by pressing a shortcut. You can also customize the device’s convenience (side) keys to perform 6 of your most frequent tasks.”

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Health & Diet Manager for BlackBerry now available

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

iambic has just released Health & Diet Manager for the BlackBerry- “We are happy to announce the release of Health & Diet Manager for BlackBerry — which brings to the BlackBerry platform all the capabilities of our health management solution previously available only on Palm OS and Windows Mobile.

Product Summary

Health & Diet Manager is an indispensable fitness assistant allowing to easily track food intake, calorie consumption, and exercise regimen. The software has been designed with ease of use and mobility in mind, and at the same time allows for a through tracking of every detail surrounding the individual’s health.

It comes with an extensive food database that includes menus from popular eateries (such as McDonalds, Burger King, Subway, etc.). For those on diet programs such as WeightWatchers, Health & Diet Manager provides a convenient way to track point balances and map points to meals.

Release Highlights

This version of Health & Diet Manager has been specially designed for use with BlackBerry devices such as the Bold, Curve, Pearl, and Storm. Users will enjoy the convenience of one-handed navigation, which allows quick movement through the various screens and menus.

Additionally, the Windows Desktop version has been updated to include a synchronization component, allowing seamless 2-way sync of data between the BlackBerry client and the desktop pc.”

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QOTD: What’s Bugging You?

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

Is there anything you would change about PDA-247? We asked the question before and fixed a few things, but it would be useful to know if there is anything left that bugs you…

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They don’t make them like they used to

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

bblogoI have been using a Sony Ericsson K800i for the past week and it has been rock solid. The build quality is highly impressive and without doubt this phone will survive all of the daily knocks most phones receive. Compare that to the later Sony Ericsson phones which are also in the mid-range; the ones I have used have been poorly built and the break down rate has been high. I had a Sony Ericsson W960i which broke after 3 weeks, a friend of mine had one which suddenly stopped charging and another friend had one which stopped responding to key presses. Maybe it is down to the slider form factor, but it shouldn’t happen anyway.

bbkeysOlder Nokias are more reliable than new ones, or so I have been led to believe, and there seems to be a preference for form over reliability in 2009 more so than ever before. It should be true that if you pay more than £400 for a phone you get a superior build quality, but my Curve 8900 is an example of how that does not always happen.

Take a look at the images dotted around this article and you can see how some of the parts are just not up to any kind of normal treatment. I am always ‘very’ careful with my phones- because I upgrade a lot, eBay is a tool to keep costs down and so keeping phones as pristine as possible is a must for me. Despite this careful treatment with the Curve 8900 there have been numerous problems such as the trackball continually sticking. As you can see from the pictures the logo, battery cover and keyboards also feel like they have been knocked together by 2 teenagers in a shed. The device itself is brilliant, but the build quality leaves a lot to be desired…

bbcoverMore features in smaller spaces will of course lead to more problems, but the big bits are the ones being missed. It is not the same for all phones such as the Xperia X1 which seems to be quite solid, the iPhone and many of the HTC devices also seem to be well built. Give me reliability above all else and I am happy!

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SPINA Thyr for Palm OS

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

There is not too much new Palm OS software released these days, but SPINA Thyr is one such beast and very specialised. If you have any clue what it is about, you probably need it…

“SPINA (Structure Parameter Inference Approach), a method to calculate constant structure parameters of endocrine feedback control systems from hormone levels obtained in vivo, has been applied in a prototypical implementation for the evaluation of the thyroid function. This application allows for calculating the thyroid’s maximum secretion capacity and the sum activity of the peripheral 5′-deiodinase from the levels of TSH, FT4 and FT3 determined only once.”

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TopoExplorer for BlackBerry

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

TopoExplorer for BlackBerry is new and potentially useful, free as well. “With TopoExplorer you will discover your surroundings on topographic maps even in remote areas assisted by GPS and without the need of the wireless network connection.”

  • Offline Maps – No wireless network connection needed.
  • Shows GPS position in different coordinate systems.
  • Large map support from memory card.
  • Free map packs cover most areas already.
  • Detailed map packs for more detailed coverage.
  • TopoExplorer works worldwide!
  • Features
  • * Free of charge: TopoExplorer is available for free – download.
  • * Moving map navigation: Easy map navigation with sophisticated trackball control.
  • * GPS location on map: The device’s current GPS location is shown on the map and can be visualized in three coordinate formats for professional usage.
  • * Automatical map selection: The best map for your location is selected automatically.
  • * On-Device maps: Map packs are stored on the device’s memory card only. No internet connection / data plan is required.
  • Free map packs:
  • * World wide satellite map (blue marble).
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A Legend hits the iPhone

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

wolfWolfenstein 3D has made its way to the App Store with hopefully more classics from the same developer to come. “Search levels for hidden secrets that reveal stolen Nazi treasure, health packs, ammo and weapons or even short cuts.

Choose clever new touch controls or drive with the tilt controls to halt the diabolical Nazi schemes.

Wolfenstein 3D Classic makes use of an all new control system designed for the iPhone by technical visionary and id Software founder, John Carmack.”

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Skype 3.0 Beta for Windows Mobile Released

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

Skype 3.0 Beta for Windows Mobile has been released and it includes two new features: SMS and file transfer. With 3.0 Beta, you can send text messages from your phone at Skype’s low rates, and send and receive files with your Skype contacts around the world.

Now that Skype for Windows Mobile supports file transfer, you can send and receive documents on the move. Need to do an impromptu presentation to a potential client? Have a colleague send that 50Mb PowerPoint document straight from the office. Made some edits and want to back it up? Send it back again. More at the Skype Blog.

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BuiltSMS for Symbian

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Shaun

BuiltSMS could be a time saver for Symbian owners who have specific uses for their texts- “You can’t remember your account numbers, phone numbers of miscellaneous SMS services? You forgot syntax or commands of your mobile payment services? You have no time for typing for car parking or to buy train ticket by SMS? Me to.

If you use SMS-based parking, payment or information services, or have SMS controllers (Home automation, Alarm systems, door control etc.), then BuiltSMS is essential.

Revolutionary SMS builder BuiltSMS let you create the active SMS template using Constant Strings, Choice Groups, Text Fields, Date Time pickers and Gauges and send it. You can build new active templates or edit existing, direct on your phone.

How it works

On example you start parking your car with license plate number BQH2332 in zone 200345.

Car parking command: START BQH2332 200345

Traditionally, you should write whole message or select it from constant templates, edit, select the service number and send SMS.

BuiltSMS let you send SMS in a few clicks:

Select the active template. e.g. – Parking.
Select the car from choice group of names. e.g. -Toyota.
Select the parking zone from choice group of names. e.g. – Cinema.
Click Send.

BuiltSMS will compose SMS and send it to the service phone number.”

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iVista 2 for BlackBerry

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Shaun

Themes, themes themes! They tend to do little more than clog up the software listings pages, but now and then one appears that is truly worth a download. iVista 2 is one such example and the recent updates fix all of the original issues that purchasers raised.

iVista 2 is the next version in BlackBerry theme sophistication. iVista 2 combines the best of the iPhone icons and the clean, professional build of Windows Vista. It’s a fast, clean theme that works best for the corporate user on the go, but still has an extremely creative approach for the everyday user.

  • ALL — Easy to read fonts!
  • ALL — A minimum of 5 customizable home screen icons
  • ALL — A completely custom homescreen
  • ALL — Visually stunning
  • ALL — The HIGHEST quality theme sold on MobiHand!
  • Bold / 8900 — versions feature NINE (9) customizeable home screen icons
  • Storm — version features ELEVEN (11) customizeable home screen icons
  • Storm / Bold / 8900 — versions feature “widgetesque” desktop
  • Storm / Bold / 8900 — versions have a Today area
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Xtrakt – A 3D Game for Xperia

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Shaun

xtraktXtrakt is an example of what can be done on a Windows Mobile device in the gaming genre. It is simply stunning and of course the clever people at XDA Developers have made it work on the HTC Touch HD as well as the Xperia.

“Now who was it that insisted that Xperia lacked a 3D chip? Thanks to itje for basing his latest Custom ROM on the leaked R3AA ROM and seperately providing CABs to some of the goodies available in the new ROM version, you can get your hands on ‘Xtrakt’ – a new 3D game by Sony Ericsson – right now! The game has really great graphics and runs quite smoothly on the device. Though it warns not to run any other applications when playing the game, it ran just fine with SPB Screenshot running besides it.

Best controlled with a stylus, you control the main character of the game on a future motorcycle destroying monsters. Doesn’t sound too appealing, i know, but the game is actually good! Better than many games that i’ve played on my iPhone and opens the door to better gaming on Windows Mobile. (True that an accelerometer would have been quite handy in handling the bike, but stylus/finger control of the bike sits well with the game).”

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ToDoMatrix Professional- Task Management (4.2/ 4.3) v2009.01.05

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Shaun

ToDoMatrix Professional- Task Management (4.2/ 4.3) v2009.01.05 for BlackBerry devices has just been released. It is not cheap at $59.95, but is likely the best application of its kind available on the platform. You can take 20% off by using discount code ’247member’ at checkout…

“Get more of the best things done, with far less stress. ToDoMatrix is a world-class to-do / task management application designed exclusively for BlackBerry smartphones.”

  • Easily manage many projects and people from wherever you are.
  • E-mail and track tasks delegated to team members.
  • Never lose your data with wireless, encrypted Always*Safe backup and recovery.
  • Create tasks without typing by injecting from
  • e-mails, phone calls, calendar, and browser.
  • Find tasks quickly with Indy*Search and folder Hyper*Jump features.
  • Edit your database from a PC or Mac with
  • REXdesktop – data syncs wirelessly.
  • Optimized for David Allen’s Getting Things Done®
  • and Franklin Covey® methodologies.
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The iPhones 50% mobile web marketshare: not quite?

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Shaun

pda247WAP Review has examined the recent AdMob Mobile Metrics Report and concluded the following- “Unfortunately it’s not true.  The 50% number comes from the latest AdMob Mobile Metrics Report (PDF).  Nowhere in that report does it say that the iPhone accounts for 50% of all U.S. mobile web traffic.  The 50% number refers to the Apple device’s share of ad requests from smartphones.  Smartphones as a group make up 33% of total U.S. ad requests so the iPhone’s true share of US mobile web traffic is about 17%.  Actually it’s somewhat less than that as Ad Mob’s iPhone numbers include requests from iPhone applications as well as browsing.  iPhone apps are a very impressive and game changing phenomenon but are irrelevant to mobile browsing market share.”

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Agendus for Palm OS v13.04 Released

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Shaun

Agendus for Palm OS v13.04 has been released with the main change being Auto-List creation: Added the optional ability to remember the auto-list control’s state across view changes and even termination of Agendus. There are many other changes as well, some of which are listed below-

Corrected the inability to retrieve certain foreign (non-US) stocks in the Today View Stocks slot [PRE/PRO]
Made some minor improvements to the Trips/Projects View Options dialogs by making them more consistent with other View Options dialogs [PRE/PRO]
Changed the pastel text color on Sunday and Saturday day labels in certain views to just black, as it was difficult to see
Split View: Corrected the time grid disappearing if only untimed meetings were present
Calendar Views: Addressed Tap/Hold > Dial on a meeting with a contact associated not completing the call when the contact had only one phone number
All List-type view: Corrected list resetting to the top after having viewed a record in the lower part of a long list
Contact Views: Restored previous behavior to maintain focus on selected contact after opening, then returning to the list, rather than refreshing the list
List View Standard: Corrected the “type” filter in the View Options menu (screwdriver) not working correctly when the view had a date filter applied
List View Standard: Corrected an issue occurring when using “Choose Date” to set a custom date range to display when this filter type was already in place would reset to the filter to “All” rather than allowing the user to enter a new custom date range
Task View: Addressed the Virtual Graffiti Area raising unexpectedly when changing the category of a Task/Call in-place via the Category column.

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