| Consumer
mobile
software roundup:
Oct. - Nov. 2008 |
(For
iPhone & BlackBerry apps see Page
1)
Palm
Dataviz has released version 11.00 of Documents
To Go for Palm OS, which
lets users view, edit and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
and attachments, including Office 2007 files, on their phones.
Version 11 adds 10 new starter templates, changes tracking, apply
styles, and other advanced formatting features, as well as bug
fixes. Documents To Go for Palm OS is $27.95 at
Handango.
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Penticon Software has updated iQcontacts,
previously called PhoneMagic. iQcontacts matches contacts
to appointments, and offers call reminders, fast lookup
and dialing, stylus free lookup, and more. iQcontacts is
$19.95 at iqcontacts.com.
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Pimlico Software's Datebk6 calendar app
has been updated to version 6.1. The program is compatible
with the built-in Palm OS programs but also offers colors,
fonts, icons, custom alarms, templates, time zones, and additional
views. Among the new features in v6.1 is a new Today View,
the ability to hide the status bar, and new alarm and to-do
options. DateBk6 is available directly from pimlicosoftware.com. |
Symbian
CommonTime has released its mNotes Lotus
Notes e-mail viewer for Nokia's E and N series phones, plus
Samsung's INNOV8 and i7110. CommonTime mNotes offers Lotus Notes
push email plus real time access to calendar, contacts, tasks,
journal and Sametime chat functions. For more information, see
commontime.com.
DataViz also released RoadSync 4.0,
the latest version of its Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync client.
Version 4.0 is the first to display HTML formatted e-mails on
all Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and Feature Pack 2
mobile devices. New features include tasks and contact photo synchronization,
pop-up notifications for new e-mails and keypad shortcuts for
the most common messaging functions. Version 4.0 also adds improvements
to installation set-up, mailbox subfolders support, font zooming,
and Internet access point handling. RoadSync 4.0 for S60 is $49.99
at
Handango.
Windows
Mobile
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Iamabic Agendus personal information
manager has been updated for Windows Mobile devices. Agendus
for Windows Mobile version 3.0 adds Card Views for all the
available PIM types (Contact, Meetings and Tasks), new Contact
Views, an improved Today View, Free Time Finder, Agenda Walkthrough
with checklist functionality, integration with phoning and
linked contacts (dialing, emailing, SMS's, etc.), Beam and
Bluetooth facilities, and preferences reorganization. |
Agendus for Windows Mobile v3.0 supports devices
with Windows Mobile 5 and above, including the latest Windows
Mobile 6 phones. It comes with a free trial period and costs $24.95
at Handango
for
Smartphone and
Pocket PC.
Nova
Smart has released SmartCaddie with GPS for golfers.
SmartCaddie provides distances from the player's current position
on the golf course to any position mapped for the hole in play,
and statistics and performance graphs enable users to quickly
view what they need to improve. The software has thousands of
course maps and scorecards, and the company will add a course
if it's not there. The download includes enrollment for one user
in Nova's Golf Internet Network (NGIN), which provides further
features. SmartCaddie supports 12 players or more, special versions
are available for leagues. The software automatically connects
to GPS devices including Bluetooth connections. SmartCaddie is
$64.95 at
Handango for
Smartphone and
Pocket PC.
Windows
XP / Vista / Tablet PC
PhatWare announced version 3.0 of its PenOffice
collaboration and handwriting recognition software for Windows
desktop and Tablet PCs. Version 3.0 offers support for Vista and
Office 2007, an overhaul of the UI, and improved mark-up features
for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. PenOffice 3.0 is available now
for $59.95 from phatware.com, with a 30-day free trial.
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