Weekly Software Wrangle 18
It's hard to believe that September is already half over, and it's already time for another Software Wrangle. See what's new, what's been updated, and what's available for free for your Windows Mobile device. Let's get started!
This week, WM Standard new software is Sunnysoft Calling Card and StyleTap Platform for Smartphone. Updated software includes MemoryUp Professional - Mobile RAM Booster and TerraTrack Recorder. The free app this week is mDiamondz.
WM Professional new software are AudioBay Podcast Player and SMS Reports Eraser. Updated software includes phoneAlarm and VsNotepad 2. Freeware is Stopwatch v1.0.1.
WM Standard: New
First up this week for a WM Standard app is Sunnysoft Calling Card - Smartphone v1.1 from Sunnysoft. Do you travel much internationally? If so, you may look into using calling cards for your cell service if you aren't doing so already.
This application handles the whole process of using prepaid calling cards to make cheaper calls for you. All that without having to type in a single number.Just choose the destination number you want to call directly from your Contacts list.
Features: - Quick management of calls with ANY type of prepaid calling card. - Create profile for your prepaid calling card (define name, PIN number, your provider etc) and define call sequence (describe step by step how the call will be made). - Enables creating as many profiles and sequences for as many calling cards as you wish. - Supports any service provider or operator. - Automatically detects your location (where you are currently) to choose type of call you need to make (International or Local etc.). - and more.
Get Sunnysoft Calling Card for $18.00 here.
The next new WM Standard app is StyleTap Platform for Windows Mobile Smartphone v1.1 by StyleTap, Inc. Did you migrate from a Palm OS device into the Windows Mobile world? Do you miss some of your favorite Palm apps?
StyleTap Platform is a Windows Mobile application that creates a virtual runtime environment that enables you to run most applications for the Palm OS® platform. There is no conversion needed -- you run the identical Palm binaries (.prc files) and databases (.pdb files) that you currently use (or used to use!) on your actual Palm device.
Features: - Applications written for Palm OS platform show up as native Windows Mobile programs and operate in the same way. - You can cut and paste text and bitmaps between Palm OS applications and native Windows Mobile programs. - On the latest Windows Mobile devices, StyleTap Platform takes full advantage of high density VGA screens for maximum readability. Works great with standard size Windows Mobile screens too. - Unique backwards compatibility features enable both older and newer programs to perform direct screen updates. - Supports TCP/IP and Internet applications. - Supports infrared beaming and certain Bluetooth profiles. - and more.
Get StyleTap for $49.95 here.
WM Standard: Updated
MemoryUp Professional -Mobile RAM Booster by eMobiStudio Inc., is our first updated software for WM Standard this week. If your device is running your apps more slowly and seems bogged down by memory leaks and errant files, this app may pump the high octane back into your device.
MemoryUp Pro Standard Edition recovers memory leaks, and prevents cell phone crashes. It is a powerful mobile RAM boosting tool and Java virtual machine (JVM) management application specially designed for Windows Mobile smartphone users. It is a handy memory optimizer tool that will keep your smartphone running faster and efficiently. It increases your cell phone performance by making more memory available for both your applications and the mobile system.
Get MemoryUp for a yearly subscription of $13.99here.
TerraTrack Recorder v1.9.94 by TerraTrack Records, is the next updated app this week.
Make yourself comfortable at home and enjoy your experience of vacation’s journeys to the full with TerraTrack Recorder. On the monitor or far better on the big screen TV plays the TerraTrack Recorder back your saved vacation’s trips, mountain bike tours or even the air flights.
Features: - Easy-to-record and -to-playback recording system of journeys. - Real time comprehensive statistics with exact averaging technique during the recording of tracks. - Simultaneous recording and playing back. - Full NMEA-0183 protocol compatibility for recording and playing back. - Full playback control.
Get TerraTrack Recorder for $9.99 here.
WM Standard: Freeware
The free app for WM Standard this week is mDiamondz at www.smartphone-freeware.com.
Collect as many diamonds as possible in two logical games. mDiamondz (Mothiva Diamondz) has colorful pixel-art graphics with visual effects, nice music and beautiful sounds. Numerous languages are included: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Slovak, Czech and Hungarian.
You can get mDiamondz for Free right here.
WM Professional: New
The first new WM Professional application for this week is AudioBay Podcast Player v4.0 by AcroDesign Technologies. Find, download, and listen to podcasts no matter where you are.
Features: - Mobile Select Podcast Directory - Integrated search by location - Schedule daily updates - Integrated MP3 player - Streaming support for instant listening - RSS compatible - Supports PC or cellular connection - Supports memory cards
You can get AudioBay Podcast Player for $14.95 here.
Next up is SMS Reports Eraser v1.3 by JGUI.
SMS Reports Eraser is a way to handle all those SMS reports (like delivery receipt) so you don't have to spend your time manually deleting, moving, etc.
Features: Lives SMS delivery reports in Inbox for a while (you specify the time). Then erase reports permanently, or Move reports to a special new folder. Play a special sounds to allow you to identify reports from another SMS message. Can hide/decline default notification about SMS.
You can get SMS Reports Eraser for $11.99 here.
WM Professional: Updated
The first updated WM Professional app this week is phoneAlarm v2.07 by pocketMax. Need a command center to handle all of your missed calls, voicemail, email, and SMS messages?
phoneAlarm is a Today screen plugin - giving you total control over your Pocket PC Phone. Never miss an important call, SMS or email again. Automatically switch profiles and quickly access Inbox, call history and control the state of bluetooth directly from the Today screen. Optimised for one-handed and in-car use.
Pick up phoneAlarm for $27.50 here.
Next up is VsNotepad 2 v2.1 by Virtual Spaghetti.
VsNotepad 2 allows you to organize your notes with a modern, simple and complete interface. You can now create books for a better organization of your notes. VsNotepad 2 has many note tools with indispensable functions. You can save your pages in JPEG format and transfer them by emails, infrared or Bluetooth. VsNotepad 2 simplifies your daily notes.
Features: - Interface with fast and modern animation. - Take notes on-the-fly, great for appointment, business, draw, list of shopping, etc. - Standard tracing tools (sizes, colors). - Creation of several customized books. - Manage your notes. - Erase and historical cancellation (undo). - and more.
Get VsNotepad 2 for $39.95here.
WM Professional: Freeware
StopWatch v1.0.1, a FREE app available for download at freewareppc.com from nitramk at xda-developers.com.
It is a TouchFlo 3D inspired stopwatch that can take up to 10 split times, save and restore results in form of a xml file.
It's great having talented developers in the Windows Mobile community that are willing to give their time and energy for the benefit of the rest of us. Thanks, nitramk!
You can get StopWatch v1.0.1 for Free right here.
Have Software You'd Like Us to Include Next Week?
That's a wrap for this week's WM Weekly Software Wrangle. I welcome all software developers to email us if you have any new or updated software to announce. Just email your news to me at: brian.hart@wmexperts.com.
