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Resco has been hard at work tweaking and improving their popular app Explorer.

Changes they’ve made in the 2010 version have been influenced mainly by their last big project, Resco Photo Manager. They’ve enriched Explorer with a bunch of ways to upload images to places like Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Picasa & Photobucket.   They’ve also added a thumbnail view mode, so you can easily find the exact image you’re looking for (the thumbnail loading is faster if you install both Explorer and Photo Manager).  There is also an enhanced list of supported image formats.

List of Main New Features in Explorer 2010:

• Image Upload to Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Picasa & Photobucket
  The program is now able to upload image files to the most popular social networks (Facebook, Picasa, Twitter) including the biggest web image databases – Flickr.com & Photobucket. The upload is quick and easy.
• Thumbnails View Mode
  The new view mode displays preview of images.   Saves time while searching for images files in large or numerous folders.
• Interaction with Resco Photo Manager
  The new Explorer can utilize tools and strengths of Resco Photo Manager.  If you have both of these programs installed on device, you will sense that the thumbnail loading is faster as well as the fact that it supports all the photo manager image types.
• Customizable Today Plug-in
  Today plug-in got a new shape and becomes totally customizable.  Determine components of the plug-in yourself! Add or remove phone tools, applications or documents.  The eventual size of the plug-in, therefore, depends only on your choices. The plug-in includes a Task Manager.

Get it here

After long period of testing the beta versions, Resco is now officially releasing the new Resco Photo Manager 7.00.

Resco Photo Manager is a favorite image viewing program with features far beyond standards of the classic built-in viewer. Users gain functions of complete image management in a modern looking and easy to handle application. Intuitive way of work, outrageous effects and many slideshow and edit features move other image viewing programs to the second line.

Since the last version, the application received lots of graphical and functional changes. The old fashioned appearance has been replaced by modern looking graphics and the overall concept has been modified to make work with the program even more intuitive and effective. Support for the most favorite social networks was added.

Main changes are:

• WM 6.5 registration fixed
• Touch friendly user interface
• User interface is in new graphic
• Add GPS position to any  image and make a diary of your trip
• Locate geo-tagged image on map (using Google Maps)
• Different skins available
• Letter & date navigation bar
• Folder content preview
• Rotation , navigation and zoom gestures
• Double tap image to quickly view detail in original size
• GUI animations
• Support of G-sensor
• Convert image to JPG, PNG and BMP
• Text notes can be saved into EXIF
• Upload to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa supported
• Upload image with comment and GPS location

You can download a 7-day trial version here.

Resco has been quite active with updates to several of their applications, and version 2.0 of Resco Radio is the most recent.

Speaking for myself, I find that I listen to streaming music a lot on my device, particularly when I am at work or in my car.  There are certainly many options for listening to streaming radio out there, and I use several of those options, depending on my needs.  How does Resco Radio 2.0 shape up? Read on and I’ll tell you!  I’ve even put together a quick-and-dirty video as well.  More after the break… (more…)

It’s rare that the general public gets a chance to play with an Alpha version of an app, but Resco has announced via their forum that anyone can check out their latest rendition of PhotoViewer.

While not fully functional yet, this app is super-impressive!  Some new features:

• G-sensor support
• Touch friendliness
• The folder shows the preview of the pictures inside it
• 100% zoom in and out using double clicking (zoom the double clicked area)
•  Thumbnail and list view and multiselection operations
• Direct access to the camera
• Upload to Facebook, Flickr

You can download the Alpha version here on their forum.  I have been playing with it, and all I can say is WOW!

Discuss it here.

Unfortunately there are not a lot of Windows Mobile applications (yet) that are taking advantage of devices with Accelerometers built in, but Resco was on top of it right from the start.  As soon as the Touch Diamond was released last year, they released Resco Bubbles.

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.

Version 1.30 added 10 brand-new levels, new sound effects and addressed a vibration problem on the Touch HD.

You can try or buy Resco Bubbles here.  It will be nice to see the list of G-sensor apps grow, as more Windows Phones get sensors…

Resco has released Resco Brain Games 2009 version 3.0 — a brain training game for Windows Mobile devices.

Resco Brain Games is a collection of 44 mini-games aimed to give the brain a workout. Thanks to the well designed touch-controlled user interface, it is easy for anyone to pick up and play.

Resco Brain Games is created to allow people to get competitive with themselves and to improve the brain’s ability in the following areas: Memory, Numerical, Analytical and Attention.

Resco Brain Games 2009 has the following new features:

• Brand new User Interface
• New brain training category ‘Attention’
• 8 new mini-games
• User profiles
• Favorites
• Native support for hi-res displays 480×800 (HTC HD, Xperia), 240×400 (Omnia)

You can see a demonstration video here.

Pricing and Availability
A free trial version of Resco Brain Games 2009 v3.0 can be downloaded, or purchased for $19.95 here.   
Owners of Resco Brain Games 2.1x version can upgrade for $9.95.
All Resco Brain Games users who have purchased the game within the last 60 days are entitled to obtain the newly released v3.0 for free.

Resco has released version 1.20 of Resco Bubbles.  This is a game which requires a G-sensor, btw…

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:

• Samsung Omnia is now supported
• 50 challenging levels
• G-sensor support
• Various surfaces
• Calibration
• Best score
• Realistic ball-bounce feeling

Resco Bubbles is $9.95 - get it here.

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.