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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Infinite Dreams sailing to the iPhone
Infinite Dreams, who made some cracking games for Palm OS, Windows Mobile and Symbian are soon to be headed to the iPhone with Outspeed, Sailboat Championship and Jelly Defence. Check out the video demo of Sailboat Championship below- looks great.
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HP Glisten is US only
The HP Glisten will be a US only product and the rest of the world will miss out. TamsWMS asked HP’s Austrian press department and were told- “We are sorry but the HP iPaq Glisten will not be made available in EMEA. It is an US only product.”
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HTC debuts Android widgets
HTC has created some new Android widgets which will work on Sense UI enabled smartphones. They seem to be quite useful and include Today in History, Tip Calculator, Battery and Dice. More at AndroLib.
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MobileHeist today only: 50% off top BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Palm OS apps!
You can take 50% off 10 of the very best apps for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Palm OS today and the deals are really worth checking out. Just go to the links below, have a look around and treat yourself to an early Christmas present!
BlackBerry desktop link / BlackBerry on-device store
Windows Mobile desktop link / Windows Mobile on-device store
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QOTD: One change?
Is there a smartphone you would move to if it had one hardware or OS change? I would probably move to an iPhone if it had a hardware keyboard.
What do you want your smartphone to do next?
On a long drive with my boss this week we fell into a fascinating conversation about what we would like our smartphones to do in the future. No honestly, it was slightly interesting…
We didn’t discuss over the top advances like 3D videos and the like, but seemed to want the practical things that make life a little easier. Here is a list of what we came up with and it would be interesting to see what you want (need) in your next smartphone-
Conference calls: to be able to add a conference call to my agenda automatically when an invite received and have my smartphone prompt me at the right time to join the call. I would click ‘yes’ and then it would dial the number, insert the PIN code and play my pre-recorded announcement with no involvement from myself.
Voicemail: Visual voicemail is good, but I would like my smartphone to text me the words from a voicemail message immediately with no involvement from people translating the message and with no costs to use such a service.
Noise: Noise reduction included as standard on all smartphones, not just Bluetooth headsets.
Transferring data: the ability to easily transfer data between the main PIM apps; contacts, agenda, tasks, email etc. This worked well on Psions and the Clie TH55, but is not directly supported well on any platform currently.
Multiple email: Work and personal emails on one device would be nice- two MS Exchange accounts or BIS and BES on a BlackBerry.
Dual SIM: good battery life and a usable solution for people who need more than one number in the same phone.
Ridge Racer Accelerated for iPhone: race away from this one
Ridge Racer Accelerated has been released for the iPhone and could be used as an argument that standalone consoles like the PSP are much better. However, you could say that it is just a very poor piece of programming which is not ready for release yet.
Extra tracks can be bought from within the game and I am struggling to find one aspect of this version that I like.
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Super Star Soldier for BlackBerry
Super Star Soldier for BlackBerry is a new game available for $8.99 which attempts to bring a superior arcade experience to the platform. I’m not convinced that it is great, but it is certainly good fun if you like the retro gaming style- “A vertically scrolling sci-fi-’em-up, Super Star Soldier is now available for BlackBerry. BlackBerry gamers will be able to play classic TurboGrafx-16 Game on BlackBerry!!
Super Star Soldier is a scrolling shooter videogame released in 1990 for the TurboGrafx-16 system. It is the sequel to Star Soldier, and part of a vertical-scrolling shooter series. Many people believed Super Star Soldier’s graphics were the best of any Turbo Chip game.
But what Super Star Soldier ultimately became known for is was for its sheer intense gameplay. The action in Super Star Soldier was much faster and, consequently, way more challenging than most other shooters released on the TurboGrafx. Thethe game called out to all the hardcore shooter pros, and became a cult hit in Japan, where they staged competitions with some of the best players to see who could rack up the highest scores, and who had the best patterns for beating the game.
Now, on BlackBerry, you can re-discover what made Super Star Soldier a cult favorite.
The game includes variety of weapons including flame throwers, electricity, spread guns and heat-seeking missiles. It consists of five levels.”
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Palm to present at CES 2010
I doubt if there will be a huge announcement at CES next year, but it is good to know that Palm is going to talk about something… More at Pre Central.
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Pocket GPS TripHelper Auto-SOS-Dialer for Windows Mobile
It is difficult to know what to think of Pocket GPS TripHelper Auto-SOS-Dialer for Windows Mobile, but I guess there is a market for it somewhere. If you think you need it you can grab it for a much reduced price currently.
“Attention! This is the REVOLUTIONARY PROGRAM that could save your life!!! Only luxury cars equipped with very expensive emergency systems through sophisticated sensors can detect when a driver has had an accident. Automatically system will phone to advise of this.
Fibular Soft provides you the same solution, even with many more possibilities for you and your family feel more relaxed in your travels, and a totally affordable price for everyone!! Save yourself thousands of dollars and equip your vehicle with the latest system of emergency! : Your Pocket PC. Also, if you own more than one vehicle, will have the advantage of being able to carry your PPc easily from one car to another, saving again a lot of dollars.
Pocket GPS TripHelper SOS Auto-Dialer will act in those circumstances automatically sending an SMS with our position to the 6 preset numbers for us. Also will automatically call the telephone number of our choosing.
The importance of being assisted in the shortest possible time is essential, being especially relevant the first hour, within this one anyone should have been treated already in a hospital by a specialist ( “Golden Hour”).
Statistics shows that exceeding this time, the hope of survival drops dramatically. Only in United States, in 2005, there were more than 6.4 million auto accidents…
Apart from this important feature, we equipped the program the ability to locate our vehicle if stolen. We just send an SMS to our PocketPC and it will return one with the position of our vehicle, speed, and if it is stopped.
Not only that! Pocket GPS TripHelper SOS Auto-Dialer will inform us every second of a large number of useful parameters in our journey, among others, safety distances and braking …”
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The Truth About The Ovi Store
The Truth About The Ovi Store is a new article at Symbian Guru which attempts to shed some light on how well it is doing and what it really stands for- “Since Nokia launched its Ovi Store earlier this year, we, along with most everyone else, have taken our share of pot-shots against it. When the store launched, it was pretty easy, as the store’s search function was busted, users couldn’t re-download purchases, and there were several other problems that plagued the store.”
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Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Device Sales on Pace for Flat Growth in 2009
Flat growth is normally a negative, but in the current climate it is actually quite impressive. Egham, UK, December 15, 2009 – Stronger than expected sales in Western Europe and an acceleration in the grey market in the third quarter of this year will drive worldwide mobile device sales to end users to 1.214 billion units, a 0.67 per cent decline from 2008, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. In September, Gartner had forecast sales to decline 3.7 per cent in 2009. Gartner now predicts sales in 2010 will show a 9 per cent increase from 2009.
“Although the grey market or ‘white label’ is not a new phenomenon and has been generated by Chinese device manufacturers who do not have a licence to sell and manufacture devices without a valid international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), today grey-market sales are no longer limited to China,” said Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner. “All manufacturers will have to compete with grey-market players as they expand into emerging markets in Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Latin America and bring a lower weighted average selling price (ASP). The grey market will affect Nokia’s market share the most.”
In 2009, overall market economic conditions impacted disposable income and extended replacement cycles in mature markets from 12 to 18 months. Gartner expects replacement cycles globally to return to normal within two years, with the introduction of more aggressively priced smartphones and shorter contracts. Gartner also expects second-hand sales in emerging markets and SIM-only sales globally to stabilise in 2010 and to start decreasing from 2011 as consumers feel less macro-economic pressure…” The full report is available from Gartner (registration needed).
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PhoneWeaver 2 released
The wonderful Phone Weaver has just been updated to version 2 which includes the following goodies-
Touch Designed Phone Control Panel – New popup PhoneWeaver Control Panel window to fully control your phone and profiles using your fingers only
Location Based Profiles – Create profiles that are automatically activated each time you arrive to a specific location! Activate profiles when you are at work, at home, at the cinema and more!
Windows Mobile 6.5 Optimized – official support for Windows Mobile 6.5 devices is now available! Enjoy powerful profile management along with the latest Windows Mobile operating system
Empowered Profiles – Enjoy powerful profiles than ever! MP3 and WMA files support, additional options when launching applications using profiles, new ring and vibrate options and more!
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Deal of the Day: PinkBerry for BlackBerry
PinkBerry for BlackBerry has been discounted to $3.25 for today only- “This is a premium Blackberry Storm 95xx Series theme that utilizes splashy and bright versions of the color pink to complement your Blackberry! This theme is centered on one thing: the color pink, and making your Blackberry a little less business, and a little more fun! This theme looks great for all lovers of the color pink; it keeps with traditional Blackberry styling, yet adds a fun, pretty aspect to it!”
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News round-up: Flip Side, 12 days, buy Palm & HTC fixes
Electric Pocket recently updated its FlipSide MP3 player app for BlackBerry to support the new Audio control playback features in OS 5 (e.g. on the Storm 2). You can now pause, play, and move to the next track or previous track even when FlipSide is in the background by using the audio playback keys on OS 5 devices. Beyond those very nice new features, a very exciting new development is its support for Bluetooth AVRCP and A2DP, which means you can also play it through and control it directly from your Bluetooth enabled Car Stereo, speakerphone (like the excellent Jabra CRUISER) or stereo headsets! You can download the new version for OS 5 devices direct from http://flipside.fm.
Piel Frama has just released a smart looking case for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 which includes the following features- High quality cowskin leather. Snap closure system. Sync through travel cable. Rotable and completely removable Ultra Belt Clip (the knob is also removable). Document compartment.Money Pocket. Soft leather lining. ABS inserted protection.
The 12 Days of Christmas iTunes promotion is now available to UK residents and is well worth signing up for. Free apps, films, TV episodes and more should be available from 26th December to 6th January so you have nothing to lose.
MKM Partners has upgraded Palm’s stock to ‘Buy’ and is targetting a $20 share price. Nice to see things gong the other way for once. From MSN Money- “Palm upgraded to Buy at MKM Partners; tgt raised to $20 MKM Partners upgrades PALM to Buy from Neutral and raises their tgt to $20 from $11 because they believe that many of the risks they saw to the stock have subsided. First, the firm is much more confident about Palm’s chances to sell through Verizon and believe a Verizon relationship would mitigate the uncertainty of an AT&T relationship.”
HTC has released a couple of updates for the HD2 and Touch2. The HD2 update is for the reported SMS issues involving the lack of a proper notification for new messages. The Touch2 weather hotfix will allow you to see what the weather is like wherever you are at any time. Or you could just open your eyes…
Clove now has the Nokia E72 in stock for £327.75. It is the genuine UK version and surely the best Symbian device available today? “The Nokia E Series is without doubt one of the best mobile devices available today. The E71 was amongst one of the most popular. So what would you end up with if you improved the E71? The E72.
The Nokia E72 is the latest device from Nokia that offers un-complicated and simple mobile connectivity and communication. Using the Symbian operating system the most common functions and activities and tasks are easy to complete. The E72 retains the Nokia E71 form factor and styling.”
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