Archive for the ‘Software’ Category
A bunch of new free ringtones for BlackBerry popped up on mobile.blackberry.com which kind of look like they didn’t make the final cut to be prepackaged with the BlackBerry Bold, as they’re sporting the familiar Inspired and Pro series names. They’re all the high quality you’d expect right from RIM, and worth nabbing real quick if you’re looking for a taste of the Bold on another device.
Vito Technology have just released a new version of Winterface. It comes with numerous improvements and bug-fixes - it is now started with a different on-screen gesture, you can now add any files on your Windows Mobile to the main screen, plus there’s notifications of upcoming events, appointments and tasks.
A new theme has been added to give a cool look to icons, plus bugs like the battery icon and problems deleting Menu and Running programs icons have been fixed.
Winterface is available for $19.95 (around (£10.50) with other apps being available at iwindowsmobile.com
Last week, NetShare Apple quietly stopped distributing NetShare, put it back up, and now appears to have pulled it again. But what could we expect? It was a piece of software allowing users to transform their iPhones into Wi-Fi hotspots.
This weekend, however, with no notice to the developer or reasonable explanation, Apple has pulled the popular free movie finder app Box Office from the App Store. But unlike Netshare, no one has any idea why the software is no longer in distribution…making the developer quite verbal in their own frustration:
The brand spankin’ new Flowberry theme is full of icons for the Blackberry owner who really wants to own an Apple product, like the iPhone or MacBook Pro, but can’t quite commit. As you’ll see from the video, there’s a pseudo Cover Flow quality to the latest effort from bplay, but that’s about it. And, just like the iTunes Store and other Apple products, the theme’s home screen icons are locked in, giving you that DRM feeling without actually having to deal with DRM.Bplay says Flowberry is compatible with all device software, but works best with version 4.3 or higher. The unchangeable home screen icons are: Messages, Calendar, Address Book, Media, SMS/MMS, BlackBerry Messenger, MemoPad, and Keyboard Lock.
Software developer Mark/Space has released a version of its Missing Sync software for Symbian platform phones. Missing Sync for Symbian allows Mac OS X computers to synchronize contacts, calendar appointments, and tasks with Symbian OS based smartphones, such as Nokia’s S60 family and Sony Ericsson’s P series.
Mark/Space says that Missing Sync for Symbian is the first of its offerings to feature its Proximity Sync function, which will synchronize a smartphone with a computer over Bluetooth automatically when it comes into range. Missing Sync can also be used to transfer media files as well as backup text messages and call logs.
Missing Sync for Symbian is on available for US$39.99 from MarkSpace.com.
Mobile phone usage worldwide continues to evolve and increase to include forms of enjoyment and entertainment. Mobile users want new and better ways to personalise and boost fun on their mobiles. Berggi’s ZipClip may be the answer.
A review on Slashphone says ZipClip can clip videos, images, photos, animations, graphics, avatars, thumbnails, along with text on the web and instantly send them to your mobile phone with just a right click of your mouse.
To gain ZipClip you need to visit their website and select “get It Now”, ZipClip will then direct the user through the installation process thus installing ZipClip onto both computer and mobile phone.
When a user browses the net and see a certain item they would like on their mobile phone, they just right click on the content, select “Send to my phone” from the ZipClip menu and the clipped content is instantly sent to their “My Stuff” folder which is in the ZipClip app on their mobile.
Regions, Wachovia, USAA, America First Credit Union, Regions, SunTrust, Arvest, Bancorp South, South Financial, FirstBank, Synovus and BECU are just some of the banks now signed up for Verizon’s free mobile banking service for BlackBerry. Compatible with the BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Pearl and the BlackBerry World Edition, the app will let you do all the usual banking tasks like checking your balance, pay bills, transfer cash, and look up transaction history. To get going, just hit up the Mobile Banking link from the VZ Start homepage in the Browser.
Talk about TGI Friday!! In promotion of the release of their mobile widget application for BlackBerry, Zumobi has partnered with BlackBerry Cool to give away ten $50 Amazon.com gift certificates in a random draw. All you have to do is click the link below, submit your name and email address, and you’re eligible to win!
Of course, while you’re waiting to find out if you’ve won, you could read our hands-on impressions of Zumobi for BlackBerry or even download a free copy for yourself. What are you waiting for?
The iPhone 2.0 Pwnage Tool is now available, weighing in at 19.7MB. It came slightly earlier than expected, but I’m sure nobody’s complaining that they can now unlock their iPhones and iPod touches a day early. Grab it on the iPhone Dev Site. It only jailbreaks, not unlocks the iPhone 3G, so you’ll have to wait a little longer for that one.
Speereo have just released a new version of their Voice Translator software. It comes complete with bug fixes and support for all the latest Windows Mobile handsets. It’s a powerful yet easy-to-use program which will speak phrases for you and supports 16 languages - English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Russian, Turkish, formal Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Korean, and Japanese. Version 4 has added Polish and Danish into the mix.
The software has around 4000 phrases for situations you could face. There’s business, technical, medical and legal terms, phrases, idioms and some slang. There’s also an online flight timetable, flight status and weather forecast plus a converter for length, weight and temperature conversion to name just a few. There’s even a shoe sizes converter!
Grab the trial or buy it for £26.30 ($39.95). The software also has travel guides, events, currency calculator and a world clock.
Link - Speereo Voice Translator