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Zumobi: Stop surfing. Start zooming.

 Zumobi is a new, free application that delivers fun and informative content via widgets* to your Windows Mobile phone.

Take a tour of Zumobi

Zumobi’s widgets are called Tiles and feature "snack-size" bites of Web-based information and entertainment, which you can quickly access throughout your day. Zumobi delivers a pre-configured 16 Tile zoom space for you to enjoy now. You can also browse and swap new Tiles into your zoom space from the new Zumobi on-phone Gallery! Customizing your zoom space is what makes Zumobi truly your own.

 With this latest version of Zumobi, you can:

Choose from more than 125 interactive Tiles, including entertainment, sports, news, games, gossip, and more.

Add new Tiles from the Zumobi Web site or on-phone Gallery.

Easily create new Tiles with the Tile Wizard.

Access fresh content 24x7. **

Zoom in and out of content with easy, one-handed use.

Enjoy it, even when you're beyond wireless service.

 Download Zumobi now 

**Internet connection required. Connectivity charges may apply. Unlimited data plan recommended. 

Vodafone list HTC's Diamond

Feature rich Windows Mobile 6.1 device utilising HTC's new Touchflow UI. This device is in a tablet form factor meaning it is touch screen only. The Diamond surpasses the iPhone in all aspects, the key differentiator is the inherent flexibility of the Diamond. It comes loaded with Vodafone Email Plus and the Vodafone Sat Nav program

 http://www.vodafonebusinessshop.co.uk/Details-Phone-HTC-Touch-Diamond-3021.html

You can now experience the Samsung Omnia online

http://omnia.samsungmobile.com/

Euro 2008 application for Windows Mobile

It is free and available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.

Please feel free to give it to your friends and use it for promotion on your web sites, blogs and other places that would be appropriate.

I enclosed it but you can download it from:

http://mobilefootball.noshape.com/Default.aspx

Description:

Mobile Application that allows monitor, in real time, everything that is happening within and outside the lawns of the EURO 2008.

It is intended not only to sport enthusiasts, but also to all who want to closely monitor the national or favourite team, and the most important events.

- Cleared Teams

- Station and Cities that host the EURO 2008

- Schedule of all matches

- Results and Rankings

- News about the competition

- History and Statistics

Samsung has launched the Omnia SGH-i900

This morning Samsung launched its Omnia SGH-i900 handset, a Windows Mobile 6.1 device that supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and GPS. Samsung has stated that the device will be released to market this month in APAC and July in EMEA.

The People Moving Business Awards

The People Moving Business Awards are in their second year and are now an industry benchmark for excellence in mobile working. It is our belief that it is people that drive success, hence the People Moving Business Awards will reward individuals and organisations that are using mobile technology to work smarter not harder and to achieve their goals, both personal and business-related.

Who can enter?

·         The awards are open to all organisations large and small, from both public and private sector - including not-for-profit organisations covering eight categories listed below

·         Organisations and Individuals  may enter as many categories as they feel are relevant

The awards for organisations

Most innovative use of mobile technology (Public sector)

An organisation that has deployed an innovative mobile solution that has directly benefited them. The winner will also be able to demonstrate direct return on investment as a result of the mobile technology.

Most innovative use of mobile technology (Private sector )

An organisation that has deployed an innovative mobile solution that has directly benefited them. The winner will also be able to demonstrate direct return on investment as a result of the mobile technology.

Best flexible working organisation (Cross-sector)

The organisation that can truly demonstrate innovation and success in embracing the mobility culture for both increased business performance and employee satisfaction.

Contribution to the environment through use of mobile technology (Cross-sector)

For example, an organisation that has seen an increase in the number of home workers through the use of technology, therefore leading to less cars on the road and a reduction in fuel consumption. The winner will be able to quantify the size and nature of the environmental contribution achieved.

The awards for individuals

Mobility champion (Cross-sector)

An individual who has championed the use of mobile technology within an organisation, recognizing the benefits it can have on both productivity and employee satisfaction.

Moofer of the year (Cross-sector)

An employee who has used mobile technology to significantly increase both their personal performance and their quality of life. (Moof stands for Mobile Out of Office, for more information on Moofing check out www.moof.mobi.)

The awards for technology

Best Mobile Application (Cross-sector)

For example, a unique application that enables a new way of working. The winner will be able to demonstrate both the innovative nature of the application and the return on investment to users.

Best implementation of mobile technologies (Cross-sector)

The organisation that can demonstrate how it overcame technological and procedural challenges to implement a mobile technology-related project, that has demonstrable success within the business.

We have set up a People Moving Awards website at www.pmbawards.com  for people to enter online and to  find out more.

New Windows Mobile OEM

Velocity Mobile, is a collaboration between one of the world’s largest notebook computer manufacturers and a team of veteran wireless designers and engineers. With an emphasis on ease-of-use, sleek and attractive design, and high-end features, Velocity Mobile aims to shift the way people view and use smartphones, combining Western design philosophy and Eastern manufacturing efficiencies to bring no-compromise experiences and value to consumers. Find out more at http://www.velocitymobile.com/

Top Lifestyle Applications for Windows Mobile

SportsDo

SportsDo is a GPS sports tracking system for your Windows Mobile phone you can use a built-in GPS or an external bluetooth GPS. It enables you to record your sporting activities whether it be, Running, Cycling, Sailing, Motorsport, Skiing / Snowboarding, Rowing, Walking / Hiking  or doing any other outdoors sport,  while broadcasting live tracking stats to friends and family via the SportsDo web portal.

http://www.sportsdo.net/

Fizz Traveller 3.0

Fizz Traveller 3.0 is the next generation of the Award Winning Fizz Traveller program. No other program offers so many possibilities to its users, with numerous personalisation options and all the features that you could possibly ever need, all combined in a visually stunning package such as  

• Realtime Flight Status Lookup, Airport Codes, Powerful Packing lists, Complete Itinerary Manager with Outlook support
• 7 Day & 2 day extended forecasts, Current conditions, Airport Delays, forecast, Animated Satellite & Dopplar Maps, Custom Web Cams. 58000 cities supported.
• World time Display including Weather, Meeting Planner linked to Outlook, Real-time Daylight Map, International Dial-codes, Moon phases
• Quick Set Alarms and fully configurable Multiple Alarms with powerful repeat options, WMA,MP3 Support, Stopwatches, Multiple Counters
• Currency, Temperature, Power, Length, Volume, Area, Weight, Torque, Speed, Clothing, Shoe Sizes
• Clocks, Themes, Colours, Powerful Home screen/Today Plugin, Schedule your updates. Internet location lookup supporting 58000 locations globally.

http://fizzsoftware.com/products/traveller/traveller.html

Tube 2

Tube 2 will save you hours by automatically having the quickest routes to hand, with all the details you need including line changes, platform directions and accurate journey times. 

No more confusion on your trips, route details include direction of travel, end of line, towards information, and number of stops in each segment. Select advanced journey options such as quickest journey, fewest stops, and alternative routes, avoid lines and quickly display return journey details. Now with GPS support

http://www.visualit.co.uk/Pocket

CoPilot® Live

CoPilot® Live transforms your Windows Mobile device into powerful satellite navigation systems, with the additional benefit of integrated real-time navigation-based services. CoPilot® now includes a connection to Microsoft's Windows Live Search^TM. Simply key-in a search query into a free-text input box, for example, "bank‟, "coffee‟ or a favoured brand, and a list of the matches closest to the current location is displayed. It‟s a significant enhancement to CoPilot‟s on-board address and points of interest search, providing access to a huge variety of dynamic real-time information.

http://www.alk.eu.com/copilot/

Facebook Mobile

Facebook Mobile Web lets you do almost everything on Facebook from your Windows Mobile Phone.

News feeds, pokes, messages, status updates, and more. Look up profile information on the go.
Find out what everyone up to in a single click. View your inbox and keep in touch anywhere, anytime. Check out the latest mugshots of your friends.

http://www.facebook.com/mobile

Guitar Hero III®

Guitar Hero® - the award-winning global phenomenon - is available on Windows Mobile

Rock out anytime, anywhere with this rhythm-based, three button game that stays true to the original.       Open with 15 jamming tracks, all taken from the Guitar Hero console series

Grow your set list with 3 new songs monthly
Play through 3 venues each with 4 set songs and an encore
Shred as your favourite characters on four authentic Gibson guitars, in three killer venues
Unlock guitars, earn achievements and break records
Hit the right notes to drive the crowd wild with star power!

http://www.guitarheromobile.com/details.php

Windows Live Messenger

Windows Live Messenger lets you, Send instant messages or join group chats, see the presence of friends and colleagues within Messenger, send messages via voice as well as text, send pictures and files and use emoticons to express exactly how you feel

FreeCaddie

FreeCaddie is a completely free golf rangefinder for Windows Mobile. The software runs on your phone and uses the built in or external Bluetooth GPS capabilities, with the course file data to tell your distance to the front, centre and back of the green.  Don't see your golf course? Create a course file for it! It's easy and only takes a few minutes. There's nothing to install on your computer; our Course Creator runs in your browser.

http://freecaddie.com/

Spb Brain Evolution

This is one of the most intelligent games for Windows Mobile. By using Spb Brain Evolution you can improve your mental awareness and maintain your brain fitness. Use this game for everyday training and you will find that your brain will become faster and more reliable. Includes 10 development mini-games (Sudoku included)

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/brainevolution/?en

Windows Live Search

Don't be at a loss - use Windows Live Search for Windows Mobile to find what you need, decide where to go, and then get there quickly! With Live Search for Windows Mobile you get:

Local listings search for businesses, shopping, restaurants, movies, and more

Maps and driving directions

GPS integration

http://livesearchmobile.com/windows_mobile.htm

Guitar Hero 3 on Windows mobile

I love this game on XBOX 360 and was so excited when I saw it available for Windows Mobile I immediately bought it!

You can buy Guitar Hero 3 either as a subscription where you get new songs every month or as a one off where you get 15 songs with the game!

You can see more details and buy the game HERE

System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 - how can you get access?

Extract from Jason Langridge's blog......

"Since we announced System Center Mobile Device Manager back in October I've been drowning in customer demand for it (a good thing)

On April 1st (bad date I know) it went into public availability through our volume licensing programs."

View the full list of resources at Mr Mobiles Blog

 http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2008/04/08/system-center-mobile-device-manager-2008-how-can-you-get-access.aspx

Audio Notes Touch for audio recording!

Finger-friendly voice recording for Windows Mobile April 8th, 2007 – VITO Technology reincarnates its best-seller AudioNotes into brand new Audio Notes Touch with absolutely new finger-friendly interface for audio recording on Windows Mobile. Together with great functionality of the irreplaceable MP3 recorder Audio Notes Touch has become easy to use. The support of ID3 tags will be appreciated by the most users who record lots of files everyday.

The features that Audio Notes Touch inherited from VITO AudioNotes are the following: the ability to record MP3 files (low, middle, and high quality), calls auto record (where hardware permits), microphone sensitivity enhancement, speakerphone auto on, VAS (voice activation system), and many more. The main difference in Audio Notes Touch is the brand-new user-interface. The application is touch-oriented, so you can perform all necessary actions only with fingers. The stylish finger scrolling through the list of audio notes, T9 look-up and big buttons is a major breakthrough in mobile audio recording.

ID3 tags have long ago become a must have for mp3 audio files. New Audio Notes Touch automatically completes ID3 tag fields with relevant info when recording. This info comes in handy when managing your audio files. Players that support ID3 tagging allow you to easily sort all records by incoming/outgoing calls, time and date of creation, caller's name, etc.

Moreover, Audio Notes Touch automatically decides where to record: to storage card or to main memory judging by the amount of free space and the availability of a storage card.

Audio Notes Touch is available for $ 14.95 at http://iwindowsmobile.com/mp3-audio-recorder.html.

Windows Mobile 6.1

E-TEN and Acer announce acquisition agreement

E-TEN Information Systems has announced that it has accepted an acquisition offer from the world's third-ranked PC vendor, Acer Inc. The deal is expected to accelerate the penetration of E-TEN's products and services, including Glofiish-brand Pocket PC Phones, on a global level while enabling E-TEN to deliver more efficient local support to its existing customers.

The board of directors of E-TEN recently voted unanimously to accept a proposed acquisition offer made by Acer. The successful completion of the deal is not expected to impact the management structure of E-TEN, and the company will continue to deliver products and services at a quality its customers have come to expect.

"E-TEN's proven success in bringing state-of-the-art products and business concepts to the consumer mobility sector, united with the Acer Group's global infrastructure, will allow us to provide more efficient local support to customers, while at the same time further extending the footprint of Glofiish-brand products." noted Simon Hwang, CEO, E-TEN.

E-TEN remains committed to the continued innovation of versatile connectivity solutions for mobile professionals and consumers, which has become synonymous with the Glofiish brand.

With the worldwide smartphone market estimated to grow by more than 30% by 2011, Acer plans to leverage E-TEN's experience and expertise to enhance its competitiveness in the ultra mobile segment, by combining PC and communication technologies.

The acquisition is subject to standard closing conditions, including obtaining approval from shareholders and regulators, and is expected to close during third quarter 2008.

To learn more about Glofiish Pocket PC Phones and accessories designed by E-TEN please visit: www.glofiish.com.

Zumobi Goes Live!

Zumobi has developed a web browsing application, which is transforming the mobile lifestyle; giving people a new way to engage, consume, and interact with web content through a revolutionary mobile user experience and information ecosystem.

Zumobi uses widgets (“Tiles”) to deliver content in a fun and innovative way, and is a free download that we’re pleased to make available to customers as part of our Windows Mobile Owners Circle offering. Our version of  Zumobi includes a Tile first available only to Windows Mobile Owners Circle members, the On 10 Tile, which brings great content from Channel 10, the online community for artists, software developers, gamers—anyone with a love of technology.

With Zumobi you can:

· Choose from more than 100 interactive Tiles, including entertainment, sports, news, games, gossip, and more.

· Find what you want quickly and zoom in and out — with easy, one-handed use.

· Access fresh content 24x7.

· Continually add new Tiles from the Zumobi Gallery.

Team Calendar

Businesses are often asking me if they can view colleagues calendar’s using Windows Mobile. As you know, this is not native to our devices as yet but there is a great application out there that will enable you to do so. It’s called Team Calendar and is by a company called Handstep.

www.handstep.com

www.teamcalendar.com

Teamcalendar allows you to...

· Access colleagues' calendars from your PocketPC or SmartPhone

· Easily find free meeting slots using the Smartplan function

· Fast and wireless using GPRS, EDGE, 3G

All you need is:

· Windows Mobile 5 or 6 Smartphone or PocketPC   

· Internet Access from your Smartphone or PocketPC

· Enabled Web Access to your Microsoft Outlook

· Minimum 2 MB of free memory

If you visit www.teamcalendar.com you can see a demo or download a free trial.