As a new Samsung Blackjack II owner, WindowsMobile Cool reader and newest guest contributing editor Jamie Olmsted was looking for some weather software options that would integrate well with the Sliding Panels Today Screen that ships with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard.
Read Jamie’s Feather Weather review after the jump and be sure to welcome Jamie and his future BlackJack II content!
Have something you’d like to see Jamie review? Please, let us know in the comments or via email: bambi@windowsmobilecool.com!
Yep. It exists. I don’t know how much I would trust my phone as a baby monitor (and I’m not alone), but the software does exist.
Baby Monitor for Windows Mobile, written by Russian resident Pavel Ananyev, works by using your phone to detect noises made by a distressed baby. The software features advanced noise suppression software which tells it to ignore environmental sounds which could trigger false alarms. It also automatically silences the ringer, so that your slumbering child wont be woken up by your crazy, loud ringtone.
I love what WMPowerUser had to say about this software:
On hearing a sound the phone will dial a pre-selected number, and you can listen in and confirm your baby is indeed awake. The author commends his solution, as it prevents issues with interference related to radio noise which plagues devices which run on the unlicensed spectrum that most baby monitors use, and of course features an unlimited radius of action, meaning you could be anywhere in the world (!) and still hear when your baby wakes up.
The software is going for $19.99. Any interested parties? Please, tell me all about it.
Want to try out software? Themes? New interfaces? This official desktop software imitates Windows Mobile 6, 5, and 2003SE right on your PC making it much easier to install and uninstall things you’d like to try out.
This emulator is also perfect for those who don’t currently own a Windows Mobile phone. You can spend some time with the OS, tweak some settings, try out some software, and more. Give it a try today!
Are you a Star Wars fan? Maybe just a huge fan of shiny things? Being both, myself, I’m very excited to see this new app for the HTC Touch Diamond/Pro/HD. It uses the device’s accelerometer to make light saber noises when you swing the phone around! Cool!
We’ve worked hard to make it an app that goes beyond most Windows Mobile apps, both in how the graphics work (dynamic alpha blending for some extra bling), skins and colors, and the ability to search for audio and playlists wherever you’re at. We think it’s quite a value for Windows Mobile phone owners.
Just in time to help you kick the holiday season into overdrive – the WindowsMobile Cool store is offering over 40 of the best-selling Windows Mobile smartphone and Pocket PC apps all for 50% off each for 5 days only starting TODAY! Unbelievable prices for a super set of world-class Windows Mobile SmartPhone and PocketPC applications! SmartTweaker 2008 for $14.95$7.48!, Ringo Mobile for $24.95 $12.48!, and many more awesome sale items!
The sale starts today so be sure to head over to the store (Pocket PC users here, Smartphone users here) and check out what we have to offer up at great prices!
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Well colour me disappointed. There’s all kinds of buzz today centered around the Palm Software Store now available for Windows Mobile and Palm OS devices but hopefuls should be ready for a let-down. Turns out that this app store is just a 28KB file that adds an icon to your phone that serves up a hyperlink to the online Palm Software Store (powered by PocketGear) when clicked. It’s no different, really, than the Sprint Store or the AT&T Mall software links that have been on WinMo devices for years now. Boo!
WinMo, where’s my super awesome app store? I’m waiting.
ClintonFitch.com, a Microsoft MVP in Mobile Device, has posted its Top 10 Windows Mobile Apps picks for 2008. I would say that I would agree with almost half of them – and would certainly agree that Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 deserves the top spot. It’s really excellent software – if you don’t have it, get it!
For all of our readers who celebrate Christmas - your day is fast approaching! Here are my top five software picks for your WinMo phone to get you in the holiday spirit!
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.
Not a big fan of the look of TouchFLO 3D on your HTC Touch HD? You’re in luck! Spb Mobile Shell has just updated their software (to version 2.1.3) and is now completely compatible with the HTC Touch HD.
I can only imagine (as I don’t have a Touch HD myself) that it would look really fantastic on the Touch HD’s huge WVGA screen.
If you’ve got a Touch HD, try it out and be sure to let me know!
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.
The object of Plant Tycoon is not so different from the goal of Fish Tycoon — only instead of finding the seven magic fish of Isola, you are to discover the four magic plants including the Magic Fruit of Life. Each magic plant will give you permanent enhancements and abilities that will bring fortune and fame to your plant nursery. You discover these magic plants by cross-breeding plants and solving genetic riddles.
You start with a couple of dollars, a handful of seeds, some soil and water. Grow plants, organize and harvest seeds. Monitor the plants health, age and maturity and be careful of dehydration and infestations. Sell some of your creations to fund your research and to buy better supplies to use in your Nursery. Discover the four magic plants and get rich!
It’s time for the fourth edition of WindowsMobile Cool’s sister site round up featuring the best of this week at BlackBerry Cool, the voice of the BlackBerry community!
Pocketnow has posted the above video of their software tour of the AT&T Fuze. According to them, the Fuze comes with a lot of extra trial-ware games and doesn’t come with Windows Live or Windows Live Messenger. Hrmm. That’s no good! But it does save a bit of grace, apparently, in that it includes an SMS based IM client that does log in to AIM, Y!, and MSN.
Be sure to check out the above video for the full run down of the AT&T Fuze’s software!
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Spb Software created an Spb Mobile Shell-powered touch screen interface for O2 Xda Zest. Designed exclusively for O2’s latest Xda handset, the ‘O2 Menu’ helps to make the device ideal for those subscribers new to the Xda phones. The O2 Menu is carefully fitted to O2’s style and brand, and is integrated with the built-in Opera Mobile, for seamless Internet browsing.
The new O2 Xda Zest is expected to encourage the conventional handset users to switch over to the more powerful Xda smartphones. The Zest’s impressive 2.8″ TFT screen with the sleek finger-friendly touch interface make for extremely easy device navigation, optimal for novice PDA users.
AOL Sync allows users to sync up Microsoft Outlook and their AOL Calendar and Address Book with a wide range of mobile devices, including (and, of course, most importantly) Windows Mobile!
It offers two-way “over the air” synchronization so users can make real-time updates to their calendar and list of contacts over the cell network.
The program works with the Samsung Omnia and HTC Touch Diamond GSensor to set off the “Jump” or “Coin” 8-bit Mario game sounds when you jump in real life.
The file includes the theme song to Super Mario Bros too so you can set it as your ringtone!
WMExperts have put the Palm Treo Pro up against the AT&T Fuze to see who comes out the champion and it looks like the AT&T Fuze won by the mere skin of its teeth, as the saying goes.
So, how do these two devices measure up to each other?
Vnunet.com is reporting today about a new mobile virus using an older infection technique to infect Windows Mobile users.
This so-called ‘companion virus’ is attacking users by assuming the identity of an existing file and moving the old file to a different location in your device’s storage. The virus then runs itself when the original file is called, often loading the displaced file after the virus code has been executed.
Researchers at McAfee have examined the virus and are surprised to find this particular infection technique still being used. Researcher Jimmy Shah had this to say:
This was a bit odd since companion viruses used to be more popular in the days of DOS and we haven’t seen too many on newer platforms.
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