I love Twitter. There’s no secret there. While I’m on the go (which seems to be most times) I use my Windows Mobile phone to tweet to the world. If you’re like me – a total tweet addict – you’ll absolutely want to check out my top 5 best Twitter applications for your Windows Mobile phone. There are some really great ones in there that you shouldn’t miss out on!

Here it is:

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ceTwit

1. ceTwit – This app uses the .net compact framework. It features timeline display (both merged and filtered), account storage (it remembers you every time!), status updates, direct messages, click to reply, auto refresh, avatars in timeline (with local caching), relative timestamps, follow/unfollow, Twitpic support, ping.fm support, audible/vibrate alerts, and retweeting. This is the Twitter client that I use on my phone because I use Twitpic and Ping.fm often. I also love the user interface of this app – very quick and easy to use.

2. Twitter Answers – This really cool app lets you to Tweet questions and get answers. Like Yahoo Answers but for Twitter, powered by Mosio.

3. GPS Twit – This app, for the iPhone and Windows Mobile, makes it easy for your friends to find you. GPS Twit answers the question, “Where are you and what are you doing?” by polling your GPS and posting it to the front of your tweets.

4. Quakk – This is an Open Source WinMo Twitter app. If you’re the kind that can, you can get your greedy mitts on the source code here and make your own mobile Twitter app!

5. TwitToday – A free Twitter widget that allows you to post updates from your device’s Today screen.

Other Twitter apps for Windows Mobile:

• PockeTwit
• Locify with Twitter
• Twitter deBolsillo (in Spanish)
• Twitter2Go
• SQIJ

Spb Wireless Monitor is a complete solution for measuring data traffic via all types of connections and calculating network usage costs according to your data plan. Spb developers are proud to announce that Spb GPRS Monitor is shipped in Samsung WiTu – a version of Samsung i900 (globally known as Omnia), specially customized for the Russian market.

Spb GPRS Monitor shipped by Samsung

St. Petersburg, December 04th, 2008 – Spb Software, world’s leading Windows Mobile software developer is proud to announce that Spb GPRS Monitor is shipped in Samsung WiTu – a version of Samsung i900 (globally known as Omnia), specially customized for the Russian market. Spb GPRS Monitor (now Spb Wireless Monitor) is a software tool that measures incoming and outgoing data traffic and calculates network usage costs, according to configurable data plans.

Samsung WiTu is an advanced multimedia handset, offering an array of appealing online services and widgets, such as quick access to popular social networks, photosharing, and instant messaging. The preinstalled Spb GPRS Monitor enables Samsung WiTu users to monitor and control their data traffic, which is especially important when mobile Internet is so accessible, and incautious online activity entails high costs.

“We want our customers to be happy with their handsets, and we want to safeguard them from generating unexpectedly high data charges,” – comments Mr. Kim, Yoon Soo, Samsung Russia Telecom Department Director, – “This is exactly why we chose to preinstall Spb GPRS Monitor in Samsung WiTu, a proven data usage monitoring tool, that has been on the market for years and is loved by end-users.”

Further Information and Downloads

Spb GPRS (Wireless) Monitor for Pocket PC webpage
Spb GPRS (Wireless) Monitor for Smartphone webpage
Samsung WiTu (SGH-i900) webpage (in Russian)

Late last year, Papa John’s pizza restaurant launched a mobile pizza-ordering service which allows customers to order pizzas via SMS text message, widgets, or online. Reportedly, they have already seen $1 million dollars in revenue from these endeavors – that’s impressive!

Recently, Papa John’s mobile ordering has become so popular that they have launched a mobile-optimized size from which to order. Richard Wise, vice president of operations at wiseOutlook, the company that developed Papa John’s mobile ordering service, had this to say:

As these devices are getting more powerful browsers, we’re able to take advantage and offer upgraded features and better designs.

Watch out for Papa John’s planned mobile advertising push initiative soon — there might be some great deals on yummy, yummy pizza!

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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.