If you haven’t heard of Plantronics, chances are you’ve been living under a rock somewhere. For the two of you that haven’t heard of them, Plantronics has been making quality headsets since long before Bluetooth. Their experience has carried over from call centers worldwide to the world of mobile phones.

The Plantronics Voyager 520 ($59.95 from the WMExperts store) is billed as Plantronics’ successor to the Voyager 510. Targeted at business users who tend to stay on the phone for a large portion of their day, the 520 is sleek and comfortable. If you’re in the market for a professional looking headset that features exceptional voice quality, stick around. The Voyager 520 could be just the headset for you.

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Good news folks, the SkyFire Beta is now open to everybody! Head on over to http://skyfire.com to get it. The other piece of news from Skyfire is they've updated their beta to 0.8, with new features:

• Better video quality
• Ability to make Skyfire the default browser
• Faster launch and auto-reconnect
• Improved zooming
• Ability to download content
• In-line text entry

We decided to show Skyfire on a Motorola Q9h because of all the new browsers coming out these days, Skyfire is one of the few that actually gives some love (aka: compatibility) with Windows Mobile Standard.

After the break: our quick take on Skyfire, a screen shot of how Skyfire looks on WM Pro, and the full press release.

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SPB has been one of the major players in the Windows Mobile software market for a number of years. Their Mobile Shell is one of our favorites here at WMExperts and is on our list of must have software.

A software based content portal seems to be a holy grail of sorts for several large players in the technology world. Yahoo has attempted it with their Yahoo Go application and one of the major draws of Apple Computer’s iPhone is the App Store along with the ability to get at content from popular sites like YouTube. SPB is making an attempt at the content portal niche with SPB Online (see our post about the announcement here). SPB is aiming for a higher standard with SPB Online than any of the other content portals have been able to attain.

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Memory Map Inc. provides advanced navigational and map display software for marine and outdoor recreational purposes. Memory Map Weather Radar ($9.99) puts National Weather Service Radar on your Windows Mobile Device. Memory Map offers this application to allow users to better plan outdoor activities and while outdoors, keep ahead of severe weather.

To see if Memory Map Weather Radar is a hit or miss, read on!

(Ed Note: Our WMExperts Software Store has gotten a revamp on the front page and the stuff you're looking for -- including the Free Software Section -- is much more discoverable. Be sure to set your device on the left when you go there!)

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