Windows Mobile Louisville

I got so caught up in the update to Spb Mobile Shell, I missed mentioning the update last week to Spb Phone Suite!

Version 1.3 (April 30, 2007) changes include:

Profiles:

• New profile engine: profiles and profile switching rules are separated
• Now a user can create his own additional profiles
• The profile switching pop-up has been updated to support multiple profile switch and to enable/disable the automatic profile switching rules
• Profile icons have been updated
• Additional marks notifying about changing or automatic turning a profile on have been added

Today plug-in:

• GUI for selecting a default mailbox for opening when clicking on the mailbox icon has been added
• Asterisks on the profile icon notifying about the profile update, have been implemented
• The number on an icon is enlarged when selected
• Missed call (sms, etc.) count is more contrast now

Upgrades are free - download the updated file here.  If you want to try it or buy it, go here.

Spb Softwarehouse has released a minor update to Spb Mobile Shell.  Changes in version 2.1 include:

• Data connection indicator on the Professional Now Screen
• Voicemail support
• 320×320 screens support
• Hardware keyboard support
• Stability bug fixes  

 I’m glad to hear about the Voicemail support!  You can download the update here.  Current version 2.x owners can upgrade for free.  If you have an older version of Mobile Shell or never have tried it/owned it,  get it here.

WYE VALLEY, UK (April 29, 2008) - FlipSide, the MP3 player from Electric Pocket that has had BlackBerry users buzzing, is now available to users of Windows Mobile devices such as the Treo 700xw, Mogul, Ace, and Blackjack. The feature that has made FlipSide such an instant hit among BlackBerry users is its iPhone-like interface that allows users to visually “swoosh” through their music quickly and easily.

Navigating through music and selecting tunes is a simple process with FlipSide: scroll through the Album Covers, or flick through them using your finger on the screen, then click on the navigation button to open up a vertical list of the tracks. The spacebar is used to start, pause and skip songs, while the navigation button is used to scroll either left or right to either fast forward or rewind within a song.

While FlipSide comes with the features expected of any MP3 player, the feature that gets the most buzz is the attractive user interface that makes FlipSide both visually enjoyable and very easy to use. Its ability to “swoosh” through the full-color cover art of an entire music collection within seconds using the navigation control button makes FlipSide stand-out as both a simple and fun MP3 player. FlipSide downloads and displays the cover art of each album and even links to FlipSide Extras to provide biographies of the artists, recommendations for similar artists and more.

FlipSide for Windows Mobile plays music stored on memory cards in MP3 & WMA formats.

FlipSide retails for $19.95 and a free trial download is available here.

“We’re excited to bring you iFitOne!  iFitOne makes Diet and Fitness tracking simple and fun…
You’ll stay motivated to succeed.

• Have you failed with previous attempts at losing weight?
• Do you lose your motivation along the way?
• Want to fit into your skinny jeans again?
• Just want to feel better?

Succeeding with your diet and fitness goals is all about staying motivated, following through every day, and sticking to your goals.   iFitOne helps by making it easier than ever to set your daily diet goals, and track your weight, size, eating and exercise.    Forget the tedious tracking of calories. Focus on the big picture of eating more healthy food, trying to avoid the junk and getting exercise.   iFitOne features friendly reminders help you keep your daily log up to date and stay motivated and focused on your goals to succeed.  Daily status updates automatically save to your calendar.

It’s unlike anything you’ve ever used.

iFitOne fits into your busy life by keeping everything simple.  Quickly setup, customize your goals and get started.  It’s so easy to use that you’ll enjoy using it and find the journey of getting fit so much more rewarding.”

Try it or buy it here.

VITO Technology has released new black skin for Audio Notes Touch with absolutely new finger-friendly interface for audio recording on Windows Mobile. Minor bugs have also been fixed.

“There are many users longing for black HTC Touch like skins in new finger-friendly applications at http://iwindowsmobile.com. VITO Technology has received a great amount of letters from our customers asking for a black skin of HTC Touch style. Therefore we decided to meet our users’ demands and make black skin for Audio Notes Touch. Enjoy stylish and blackish design of your favorite application!  
Minor bug connected with the ability to record on storage cards is fixed. When in autorecord mode Audio Notes Touch closes after saving the recording of the phone call. 

Audio Notes Touch is available here for $14.95.”

kosertech is a developer who created a free, handy app called ceSnipURL for Windows Mobile devices.  It allows you to shorten a long URL using the Snipr service (similar to TinyURL).  This can be particularly handy when sending a URL to someone in a text message, since there’s character limitations.

“I’m pleased to announce the 1.0 release of ceSnipURL.  I created this little utility to allow me to shorten URL’s to make them more friendly for use in Twitter and SMS messages or mobile email, preventing links from wrapping in email helps them maintain their clickability when sending them.  Using them in SMS saves you precious characters and allows more text space to describe the URL your sending.  You could use URL shortening services via the web but the clipboard interaction is more cumbersome than using a small utility.

Features:

• Auto places URL’s from clipboard into conversion window on application launch
• After conversion, the snipped URL is placed on the clipboard for use in your sms/email or application of choice
• Very simple one screen application
• Built-in checking for update via the About screen

As always, its 100% free no strings attached.  Hit the download page to get the latest 1.0 release.“

Hey Jawbone headset owners!  iGo has created a charging tip for the Jawbone headset! Hallelujia!

I like my Jawbone headset, but it always bothered me that the charger was proprietary in design instead of mini USB.  If you use iGO for other portable charging needs, this adaptor will do the trick when you need a charge on the road!

Resco announced today the start of its “Best Skin Contest” for their popular software input panel application — Resco Keyboard Pro. Starting today for the period of one month, users will be able to add their own skins and thus participate in the contest. Everyone who submits their own, original skin automatically gets a free license of Resco Keyboard PRO. People will be able to download, try out and since May 23, 2008 vote for the skin they like the most. The winners will be announced in mid June.

Prizes:

• Winner — A brand new device — HTC Touch
• First runner up — Resco Media Suite and Resco Brain Suite
• Second runner up — Resco Media Suite

Through this contest Resco aims to encourage and award people who like to create their own skins and offer them to fellow users.  Everyone can participate in the contest with any number of different skins. To participate in the contest or simply to see the competing skins click here.

Tim Hillebrand over at Mobility Site has been compiling a list of things lacking in the iPhone, and the number keeps increasing (I think it started off with the title: 10 Reasons…)!

Check out Tim’s article here.  A friend of mine who was a long time Windows Mobile owner just defected over to an iPhone - I need to share this article with him as well!  :)

According to this Sprint news release that came out in early April, Sprint will be releasing the Palm Treo 800w:

“In addition, all of Sprint’s new Windows Mobile smartphones launching in the second half of 2008 will offer Windows Mobile 6.1 software, including a new Palm Treo launching later this year. Additional details will be announced upon commercial availability.”

Granted, the release doesn’t specifically mention the 800w, but it’s a safe bet that’s what they’re referring to.   No details are available on pricing, and specs are sketchy too - heck, just getting a confirmed image of the device is a challenge right now!