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Consumer
mobile
software roundup:
Oct. - Nov. 2009
- Compiled
Nov. 19, 2009, by Gary Thayer, MobileVillage Editor
Below are
new releases and updates as of Nov. 19. Prices listed are in US
dollars. Scroll to the bottom for more software news links, or
see Go
Mobile: Nov. 20, 2009.
Multi-platform
Bitstream
has unveiled Bolt 1.5, the latest version of the company's
mobile browser. The new version caches previously viewed data
and promises a 15 percent increase in speed. It can stream videos
of any length, including videos from sites like YouTube. It also
boasts a new search bar, a download manager, and improved navigation
and text rendering, which is useful whenever Bolt replaces page
fonts with its own single-size font. Bolt 1.5 is available at
boltbrowser.com. For more on Bitstream, see the company's summary
page on MobileVillage.
Privus
Mobile
has released a free upgrade to its Caller ID Name Display
app for Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile phones. The updated
app now lets you find the name registered to a phone number by
simply entering the number in the new lookup interface, including
names of callers not in your contact list. Caller ID service is
$5.95 per month, a 3-month subscription is $16,95, and a 12-month
subscription is $59.95. You an download the app with a 10-day
free trial from privusmobile.mobi or at Handango for BlackBerry
and Windows
Mobile.
BlackBerry
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BByMel
has updated its popular BlackBerry Alerts app, which
alerts you of missed voicemail, phone calls, SMS, PIN messages
and emails, via a repeating audible alert along with LED
control. You can use ring tones you already have, or use
the escalating alert that the program comes with. The ringtone
can be set to repeat every 1, 3 or 9 minutes. You can customize
ring tones for each type of alert. BlackBerry Alerts is
available at
Handango for $9.95.
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See
a list of more new and updated BlackBerry apps.
iPhone
/ iPod Touch
DDH
Software
released Mac HanDBase Plus, an add-on conduit for syncing HanDBase
databases stored on iPhone and iPod touch devices. With the
new conduit, all databases stored on the device are mirrored
on the desktop automatically when the user initiates a sync.
Using the included HanDBase Desktop, you can make changes to
records and these changes are merged with the changes made on
the iPhone. The HanDBase Plus add-on package also creates multiple
backups of both device and desktop databases, so accidental
changes can be reverted. HanDBase for iPhone is available in
the App Store for $9.99. The new HanDBase Plus for iPhone add-on
package is available at ddhsoftware.com for $14.99.
Symbian
S60
Trustmobi
released the 5th edition of its MobiCall call screener,
which lets you personalize your call screening: you can accept
phonebook contacts only, reject calls from your black list,
answer with a busy tone, send a kind SMS, hide call records,
etc. There's a VIP function for important contacts, and MobiCall
protects your call logs and rejected numbers histories by requiring
you to login to view that information. MobiCall 5.0 is available
at trustmobi.com and at
Handango for $4.50.
See
a list of more new and updated S60 apps.
Vito
Technology
just released a new version of its Communication Suite.
The suite includes the latest updates of all four of its best
sellers: Winterface, FunContact, SMS-Chat and ZoomBoard, plus
a free weather forecast app. The Winterface 2.04 interface
skin adds ten new skin designs, a changeable background, and
customizable headings. Vito's FunContact3x contact manager
adds new categories and favorites features, and you can now
edit and add contact info directly in the app. SMS-Chat 1.25
now lets you file SMS messages into threaded conversations,
so that all chats are separate and organized. ZoomBoard 2.04
is a soft screen keyboard that displays the zoomed image of
the pressed letter in a pop-up lens. Communication Suite is
available for $24.95 at vitotechnology.com and at
Handango.
See
a list of more new and updated Windows Mobile apps.
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