- Compiled by Gary Thayer, MobileVillage Editor

Aug. 9, 2007 -- Following are recent consumer mobile software releases:

BlackBerry

S4BB Ltd. has released EmergencyWipe for BlackBerry, which will quickly remove data that the BlackBerry's owner doesn't want other people to find, including Contact, Tasks/To dos and Calendar events. Before removing the data, EmergencyWipe asks for a double confirmation. The software supports all BlackBerry models OS 4.1 and higher. Users can wipe all the data covered, or only one group. Users can also regularly back up data and then restore it when connecting to their PC. EmergencyWipe is available for $27 on Handango.

Iambic released version 12 of its Agendus for Palm OS, its personal information manager (PIM) optimized for Treo smartphones. Version 12 adds new journaling capabilities, a project manager, a Photo Dialer mode that associates a contact's picture with its address information for one-tap dialing, and Power Search 411, which simplifies reverse phone number lookup. Iambic has also added the ability to connect files to activities, associating multiple contacts to task, stand alone alarms and new over-the-air capabilities to provide stock quotes to the Today view. Agendus for Palm OS Professional Edition v12 is available with a free trial for US $36 on Handango. A Premiere version is also available, which costs $53 on Handango, and a Standard version is available as well for $27.

Paragon has released Handy Weather v1.01 for Palm OS devices. Two features that set Handy Weather apart is its support for up to 30 locations, and its three different 5-day forecast views that can be posted to the Treo's keyguard screen. It also includes animated icons, a multilingual interface and manual and automatic updating. Handy Weather is compatible with Treo 650, 680, 700p and 755p. The software is available for $13.45 on Handango, is offers a 14-day free trial.

Wolflane Software released Krome, a new email application for Palm OS Treos. Krome has custom small font support which allows users to view more text on the screen at one time. It supports POP3 and IMAP email accounts, and can store messages on external memory cards. Krome also allows users to read and create email while new emails are being downloaded in the background. Krome v1.0 sells for US $16.95 and includes a 30-day free trial; for details see wolflanesoftware.com. Wolflane also offers an "SMS Counter" app that tracks the SMS messages a Treo user send ands receives. SMS Counter can be found on Handango for $8.95.

Symbian

Epocware has released Handy Profiles, its profile and calling manager for Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphones. Handy Profiles automatically switches smartphone profiles. When the user sets the location rule, the software uses GSM cells to activate the necessary profile, when user is at specific location. The time interval rule enables to activate profile for the set time, even for several days (e.g. different profiles for workdays or weekends.) The calendar entry rule lets the user add the event to the phone's calendar, and activates the profile at that time. Handy Profiles is available for $13.45 on Handango.

Windows Mobile

Voice on the Go Inc. has released version 2.0 of its Voice on the Go mobile PIM organizer. The software allows subscribers to use their voice to gain hands-free and eyes-free access to their email, calendars, and contacts, from any cell phone, Pocket PC, or other PDA, has released the latest version of its Voice on the Go software. The software is available for $5.39 on Handango.

iGuidance, the navigation software for Windows Mobile 2003 or later (not including SmartPhone edition) has been updated to version 4. The newest release offers larger buttons and a menu enhanced for touch screens. The software is compatible with displays from 240 x 240 to 640 x 480 VGA. The improved 3D display and map drawing aims to make map viewing simpler. Version 4 also includes the latest digital North America maps from Navteq, including Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, text to speech (voice) capability, and extended POI listings (6 million). The software retails for about US $100 at semsons.com.

Smith Micro Software has released Stuffit Wireless Windows Mobile Edition, an edition of its PC based compression software that supports Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0. The software enables both creation and expansion of both Zip and Stuffit archives. Smith Micro claims its Stuffit format can compress file types, such as JPEG images, that Zip is unable to compress, and can compress files by up to 30 percent without compromising image quality, according to the company. The software can compress multiple images into a single archive, from which users can browse images without having to decompress it. For more information see smithmicro.com.

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