Handy Weather software for Windows Mobile keeps you connected with updated weather forecast anytime and anywhere. Plan more efficiently with the best weather tracking software for WinMo and be prepared for anything Mother Nature has in store!

All you need is an internet connection on your device to get weather news and forecast for 40,000+ preset cities. Weather data is provided by the Intellicast, the world’s leading meteorological company. No more complicated menus to scroll through to find the info you need. Just add Handy Weather to your Today screen and enjoy exact weather forecast. You will wonder how you ever got by without it, trust me.

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QuickList:

System/OS/Device Requirements: Windows Mobile 5.0-6.1
Price: $17.95
Company: Paragon Software (SHDD)
Download here or grab the FREE trial here

KEY FEATURES

Current weather condition includes:

• Current temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
• Weather type images (clouds, sun, etc.) and description (for example, Partly sunny, Snow Shower etc.)
• Real feel (Rf) temperature (what temperature really feels like)
• Wind direction and wind speed in mph, km/h or m/s
• Barometric pressure in inhg, mb or mmhg
• Relative humidity in %

Detailed description of daily weather forecast includes:

• High and low day temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
• Weather type images (clouds, sun, etc.) and description (for example, Partly sunny, Snow Shower etc.)
• Wind direction, gust and speed in mph, km/h or m/s
• UV index (the sun’s ultraviolet intensity level) and description (high, low, etc.)
• Relative humidity in %

Special Features:

• 5-day weather forecast from your Today screen for several locations world-wide
• Two handy pre-defined layouts of Today plug-in to your taste: large icons of weather condition with average daily temperature or small icons. Current temperature display and low/high temperature forecast display for upcoming days along with small weather icons
• Monitor the weather forecast in your area with different types of maps: Current Temperature Maps, Satellite Maps and Surface Analysis Maps.
• Different scales of maps (actual size; fit-to-the-screen and full-screen) make map viewing very handy and visual on any Pocket PC device
• Four handy and good-looking view modes: current condition, detailed daily forecast, 7-day weather forecast, 5-day high and low temperature graph
• Automatic updates. You can set to update weather forecast in a certain interval (2, 4, 8, 12 or 24 hours) or at preset time. Weather forecast will be automatically downloaded on your phone, no matter if Handy Weather application is running or not. This option helps to have weather forecast always up-to-date and do not waste your time on manual downloads
• Multilingual interface: Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.
• Variety of supported Internet connections: GPRS, Wi-Fi or using Desktop computer
• Requirements
• To get weather forecast you should have enabled Internet connection. Handy Weather supports different Internet connections: GPRS, Wi-Fi or Internet connection from your Desktop computer with help of ActiveSync program.

CONCLUSION

Check out the pictures gallery for yourself! This software is super functional and did exactly what I wanted it to do and more. My only warning is to be careful using it if you are on a limited data plan, because it really does what it says — keeps your weather information up to date constantly… which is great for those of us with unlimited data, but pricey for those of us without.

RATING (out of 5)

Check out the Handy Weather image gallery on the next page!

Google Maps 2.3 has arrived!

This release offers more than just bug fixes too! It’s got walking directions, POI reviews, street view, and transit alerts too!

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We’re excited to announce the availability of Google Maps for mobile version 2.3 with Street View on Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile. Street View was previously released on Google Maps for Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone. Street View lets you access street level imagery to help orient yourself when looking for places, businesses, or getting directions. Say you’re going to meet with friends at an unfamiliar restaurant. Now you can search for it in Google Maps for mobile, click on “Street View”, and see what the place and surrounding area look like. Similarly, say you need to get to a shop in a part of town you don’t know. Find it using your phone, get directions to it, and see how to get there with full-screen panorama images of every step along the way.

And best part yet? As always, it’s a free download from Google.com/gmm – what more could you ask for?

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Today Tele Atlas, and mobile navigation software provider Sygic, have announced the availability of McGuider Europe 2009, the next generation of the popular software that turns users’ mobile devices into powerful navigation systems. McGuider is designed to help mobile phone users easily leverage their devices as powerful navigation systems.

Check out the official press release right here!

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Sygic and Tele Atlas Team Up to Power McGuider 2009 Wireless Navigation Worldwide

McGuider Delivers Enhanced Features for Mobile Navigation in Europe, North America and Greater China

Gent, Belgium and Bratislava, Slovak Republic – December 2, 2008 — Mobile navigation software provider Sygic and Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, have announced the availability of McGuider® Europe 2009, the next generation of the popular software that turns users’ mobile devices into powerful navigation systems.

McGuider 2009 features a 4GB memory card to convert PDAs and smartphones using Windows Mobile or Symbian systems into fully functioning navigation devices. The new release includes enhanced navigation content and features to enrich the user experience such as safety cameras data, multilingual support for major cities and McGuider Assistant, which enables easy downloads for fresh content. The new, larger micro SD card will also deliver 2GB of free space for photos, music and videos.

Designed to help mobile phone users easily leverage their devices as powerful navigation systems, McGuider installs quickly and automatically. It delivers a simple, intuitive, touch screen or keyboard operation, based on the latest Sygic software, as well as clear graphics, fast refresh and detailed guidance including lane assistance and dynamic signpost indications. McGuider Europe 2009 features comprehensive Tele Atlas digital maps and content such as millions of points of interest (POIs) in all western European countries, including Scandinavia and Malta, and expanded coverage of Eastern Europe. Maps of Russia and North America for global travelers will be available soon.

McGuider helps mobile device users enhance their lifestyle with rich navigation information. Accurate digital maps and powerful location-based content ensure they can effectively leverage our products to find and navigate to what they need, wherever they are,” said Michael Stencl, CEO and Founder, Sygic. “Now enhanced with community input and new content, high-quality maps from Tele Atlas give our users the best experience around the world.

Sygic is making wireless navigation ever more accessible by instantly delivering full featured navigation capabilities on almost any mobile device,” said Nicolas Brissaud, Market Director of Global Data Products, Tele Atlas. “We are excited to be the map foundation of an important solution that puts so much useful content into the hands of more and more mobile consumers, and provides wireless navigation to the masses.

At a suggested retail price of €79, McGuider is an affordable and easy solution to carry a personal navigation device at all times. Devices pre-equipped with a GPS receiver can leverage the McGuider solution to instantly add the new functionality with little need for user intervention; for other devices, the addition of a Bluetooth-enabled GPS detector enables this functionality. Users are empowered with a full scope of navigation features and content at their fingertips, including:

• Alerts when a user crosses international borders and instant delivery of key country information such as speed limits, currency and time zones;
• Over 70 categories of POI information reaching well beyond the conventional lists of hotels and restaurants to include amusements parks and beaches, mountain peaks, tourist information centers and more;
• Tailored navigation options for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians;
• Voice guidance in 20 languages.

McGuider products are also available for mobile devices users in North America and Taiwan (coverage for China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). McGuider Europe is the first joint Tele Atlas–Sygic end-user product tested according to the procedures certified by TÜV SÜD. The launch of McGuider Europe 2009 strengthens the portfolio of products that leverage Tele Atlas digital maps and content to all western European countries.

McGuider Europe 2009 is available immediately at Tele Atlas’ online map shop at http://navigation.teleatlas.com and also from retailers throughout Europe; McGuider navigation can be purchased separately or bundled with compatible phones. Further information, including phone compatibility details and demonstrations with intrepid adventurer John McGuider can be found at http://www.mcguider.com.

First user manuals and full spec sheets, now official press releases – Verizon Wireless‘ Samsung Omnia is getting a lot of time in the spotlight this week!

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and DALLAS — Just in time for the holidays, Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile)1 announced the Samsung Omnia™ will be available for order online at www.verizonwireless.com and in business sales channels beginning Nov. 26. The Samsung Omnia’s advanced touch screen, customizable user interface and Windows Mobile 6.1 capabilities are powered by the nation’s most reliable wireless network ensuring that customers can browse the Web and access their e-mails quickly and reliably. It will be available through all sales channels including Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on Dec. 8.
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The Samsung Omnia is an all-in-one smartphone with state-of-the-art features, including Samsung’s innovative TouchWiz™ user interface which has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize the way customers use the phone. These bright and colorful icons provide a one-touch access point to customers’ favorite and most commonly used applications and features. The Samsung Omnia also features a full on-screen QWERTY keyboard for fast text messaging, mobile IM and e-mail messages. The haptic feedback on the touch screen provides subtle vibrations to confirm selections; and an optical mouse provides easy navigation with the swipe of a finger. The Samsung Omnia supports Opera 9.5 Mobile Browser for a smooth Web browsing experience.

With Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, customers have access to a powerful personal computing experience in a slim, compact device. Microsoft Outlook Mobile keeps customers connected to e-mail, schedules and contacts; and Office Mobile enhances productivity with the ability to manage Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents – all while on-the-go.

The Samsung Omnia is enhanced by a high-quality 5.0 megapixel camera with digital zoom and power LED flash, camcorder, stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology and Wi-Fi technology that helps customers capture special moments and stay connected to friends and family anytime, anywhere.

Key features and capabilities of the Samsung Omnia from Verizon Wireless include:

* Full HTML Web browser with touch navigation
* Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
o Access to multiple e-mail accounts with Microsoft Direct Push for corporate users
o Over-the-air synchronization of contacts, calendars and task lists with Microsoft Exchange Server
o Supports Microsoft’s System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 that provides customers with software distribution capabilities and security-enhanced access to company data while they are away from the office
* Access to VZAppZone – downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers and more
* Playback of MP3 files
* VZ Navigator(SM) capability – get visual and audible directions to thousands of destinations, locate businesses and other points of interest, get maps of a location and share directions with others
* Text, picture and video messaging
* Mobile IM using AIM®, MSN®, Yahoo!®
* Bluetooth profiles supported: headset – mono and stereo, hands-free (car kits), object push for vCard, basic imaging and phonebook access profiles
* 5.0 megapixel camera and camcorder with flash and zoom
o Face Detection – centers on a face when taking a picture
o Panorama, split shot and anti-shake camera settings
o SmileShot – enables the camera to detect when a person is smiling and automatically takes a picture when in the SmileShot mode
* Wi-Fi technology (802.11 b/g)
* Support for Divx and Xvid movie files
* Personal organizer with calculator, calendar, alarm clock, world clock, stop watch and notepad
* Dimensions: 4.41” (l) x 2.24” (w) x 0.52” (d) with standard battery
* Weight: approximately 4.34 ounces
* Display: 3.2” display
* Usage time: up to 346 minutes with standard battery or
* Standby time: up to 464 hours with standard battery (subject to environmental and other factors)

Verizon Wireless has priced the Samsung Omnia for $249.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.

For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, customers can visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com. Business customers should call 1-800-VZW-4BIZ or contact their Verizon Wireless Business Sales Representative.

In case you’ve forgotten (I dare you to tell me you’re from Russia but have forgotten!), the HTC Max 4G will be available for the Russian WiMAX network “Scartel” (Yota) on November 26th it’ll be the worlds first ever integrated GSM / WiMAX handset. The network will enable a rich multimedia experience and a high quality telephone connection. It’s currently sitting on the HTC website just waiting its turn.

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Press Release:

SCARTEL AND HTC LAUNCH WORLD’S FIRST INTEGRATED GSM/WIMAX HANDSET

Designed and Optimized for the Russian market, HTC MAXTM 4G Will Be Available in Russia on November 26th

Scartel (brand Yota), Russian provider of Mobile WiMAX, and HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced the HTC MAX 4G, the world’s first integrated GSM/WiMAX handset. Supported by a broad range of services based on Yota’s Mobile WiMAX network, the HTC MAX 4G delivers a rich multimedia and high quality telephony experience in a sleek and powerful touch screen handset.

“Yota was established to provide a unique set of mobile communication services to millions of people in Russia and today we have launched the first device and services to realise its full potential,” said Denis Sverdlov, General Director of Yota’s parent company, Scartel LLC (brand Yota). “We really believe that these innovative services, high-speed Internet and stylish HTC MAX 4G will completely change the communications industry, just as the introduction of cellular communications did many years ago.”

HTC MAX 4G: A New World of Entertainment

The Yota Mobile WiMAX network offers high-speed wireless Internet access that opens a new realm of entertainment and communication possibilities. The basic Yota Home package will provide subscribers with instant access to online games, maps, messaging and file exchange applications while on the move. In addition, the high-capacity Mobile WiMAX network with traffic prioritisation algorithms, allows online films, video and TV programmes to be viewed on the large WVGA screen.

Thanks to mobile WiMAX, high-quality multimedia entertainment is no longer limited. With Yota Video, a full video on demand (VOD) service, users can watch their favourite movies and videos from their personal Yota catalogue anytime, anywhere.

Broadcasting 14 free channels at launch and 23 channels by the end of 2008, Yota TV introduces a powerful mobile television experience. The vibrant, 3.8 inch 800×480 screen of the HTC MAX 4G can display up to nine TV channels simultaneously, allowing quick and easy channel surfing and programme selection. Thanks to the device’s TV-out capability, users can also watch content on the big screen, putting the HTC MAX 4G at the very heart of the mobile entertainment experience.

For music-lovers, Yota Music offers an extensive online music catalogue of more than 50,000 titles, including a wide range of music from both international and independent music labels. Users can choose to either play the tracks direct from the online catalogue, or download them to the HTC MAX 4G’s 8GB of onboard flash memory.

In addition, a separate catalogue of electronic books is available, so users can download, read and enjoy a broad range of books while on the move.

”The introduction of the HTC MAX 4G represents the culmination of a close partnership between HTC and Yota to develop the world’s first integrated mobile GSM/WIMAX handset,” said Peter Chou, CEO and President, HTC Corporation. “Russia is a key strategic market for HTC and Yota’s Mobile WiMAX network sets a new global benchmark for next-generation mobile services.”

HTC MAX 4G: Flexible Communication

The HTC MAX 4G supports GSM calls using a SIM card from any Russian network operator and when both callers are Yota subscribers, the call will automatically be routed as a VoIP call over the Yota Mobile WiMAX network. The Yota Phone service also supports more business applications, allowing users to switch between English and Russian contact records while providing functionality such as call holding, conference calling and video calling using the VGA camera on the front of the device.

HTC MAX 4G: Unparalleled Performance With Intuitive Usability

The HTC MAX 4G was created to take full advantage of Yota’s high-speed Mobile WiMAX network without compromising style or ease of use. The device is sleek and elegant and includes a vibrant, large 3.8 inch, 800×480 WVGA touch screen display. Running Windows Mobile 6.1, the HTC MAX 4G incorporates HTC’s proprietary Touch FLO 3D user interface, allowing swift and intuitive navigation to key applications such as dialling calls, listening to music, taking picture and more.

Introduction of Yota Yap-yap

HTC MAX 4G users can now record their lives through a lens thanks to Yota’s Yap-yap service. This allows contacts to be synchronised and edited through the Web and video clips and photos can also be uploaded to www.yota.ru. Images taken with the integrated 5MP camera can also be geo-tagged using coordinates from the integrated GPS.

Key HTC MAX 4G specifications:

* Processor: Qualcomm® ESM7206A™ 528 MHz
* Platform: Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
* Memory: ROM: 256MB / RAM: 288MB / Flash: 8 GB
* Dimensions: 113.5mm X 63.1mm X 13.9mm
* Weight: 151 grams (with battery)
* Display: 3.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 480 x 800 WVGA resolution
* Network:
o Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:900/1800/1900 MHz
o Yota Mobile WiMAX 2,5-2.7 GHz
* Device Control: TouchFLO™ 3D
* GPS: Inbuilt GPS
* Connections:
o VoIP
o Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
o Bluetooth® 2.0 with EDR
o HTC ExtUSB™
* Main camera: High-resolution with autofocus
* Second: VGA-camera
* Additional:
o Motion G-sensor (automatically rotating picture)
o Proximity sensor (saving energy while talking due to the switching the display off)
o FM-radio
* Audio: Ring tone formats:
o AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV
o 40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
* Battery: Li-Pol, 1500 mAh
* Talk time:
o GSM: up to 420 minutes
o VoIP: up to 230 minutes
* Standby time:
o GSM: up to 350 hours
o VoIP: up to 50 hours
* AC Adapter: Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
* DC output: 5V and 1A

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