Details about the next version of Windows CE were revealed back in early May. For those who are not sure how Windows CE is different from Windows Mobile, a new blog entry by Fernando Zandoná (Microsoft Latin America) sheds some light on the differences and similarities. In short, Windows Mobile is not Windows CE (and vice-versa), Windows Mobile has Windows […]
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Free Metro subway guide application updated
A new version of Métro is now available. Métro is a free application that provides information about public transit systems in over 250 worldwide cities. It also provides useful tools such as instructions on how to get to a particular location using either the fewest connections or the shortest route, a list of interesting places to visit at each station […]
eWallet available for U3-ready smart drives
The U3 platform allows applications to be installed and executed directly from specially formatted USB flash drives. When an application is run, it can write file or registry information on the host computer but this information must then be erased when the drive is ejected. So, you can load up your U3 USB key with any U3-compliant software and simply […]
WebIS releases new FlexWallet 2006
Earlier this month, WebIS aquired FlexWallet from Two Peaks Software. The first version, branded WebIS, is now available. FlexWallet enables you to securely store and carry any type of information on your Windows Mobile™ Pocket PC device. The new version does feature some changes: The SmartPhone and Pocket PC versions are now bundled together under one license. The desktop version […]
TV Guide comes to mobile devices
TV Guide, the magazine for all your television information and listings, has partnered with Handmark to launch TV Guide Mobile. It offers television listings and content services for both Windows Mobile and Palm devices. The subscription-based service comes with features like instant access to TV Guide daily local TV listings, the ability to search TVGuide.com’s comprehensive “Big Movie Guide” and […]
CalcPad: The enhanced calculator
Do you remember the days of old when calculators came with ribbons of paper that printed out all your calculations? If you needed to track what you had just done, you simply traced all your calculations back on the paper. It was useful. Calculations are listed consecutively and simulate the paper tape of the well tried desk calculator that way. […]
Macromedia backtracks on $499 Flash Player for Pocket PC
Macromedia has reversed its decision to offer the Flash Player for Pocket PC only as part of a $499 bundle. On October 3 we decided to remove the free Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC from our site for various reasons. After doing so, however, you—our developer community—let us know that you were not happy with the decision. The decision […]
iTunes arrives in Japan
Today, Apple opened its iTunes Music Store in Japan. Songs will sell for between ¥150 and ¥200 per song and it will feature the recently launched support for Podcasting. Apple also used the opportunity to announce the worldwide availability of early Abkco catalog titles. This makes the iTunes Music Store the only online service to offer the complete music catalog […]