Play the Online Games of Spb – for both Pocket PC and Smartphone

Spb Software, the world’s leading maker of Windows Mobile applications announces the release of Spb Online Games as a separate suite. Originally, part of Spb Online – a set of online services under one roof, which attracted over 15,000 users in under two weeks (at the rate of more than 1000 users per day) – Spb Online Games is a collection of four instant online games, supplemented with an online chat service.

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How To Improve battery life of HTC Diamond

HTC Diamond comes with 900maH battery. Even though that figure does not look very impressive on the paper, HTC Diamond has pretty ‘ok’ battery life. But, heavy use of it can drain the battery at a very high rate. I’ve compiled a list of tips that will make your Diamond yield better battery life for sure.

Go to start>settings>connections>Beam. Turn the Beam off from there
Go to start>settings>connections>advanced network. Turn off “HSDPA” if you are not using it right now. It is a huge battery sucker
Go to start>settings>Phone. Go to the Band(tab). Select GSM from the “network type”
Make sure the WiFi radio is off, if you are not using it.
Use the task manager to terminate the applications that are not in use.More the number of applications running in the background implies more load on the CPU and thus, it will suck more battery than you can imagine. Fortunately, almost all versions of the HTC Diamond come with HTC Task Manager to manage the tasks.
Personally, I recommend using the Dinarsoft Handyswitcher (reviewed here) instead as it is much more faster and responsive than the HTC’s own task manager. Before installing it, please make sure to disable the HTC’s task manager. To do this, go to start>settings>system>’task manager’>button (tab)>”untick” both of the checkboxes to disable it.
Make sure the “key lock” is on. It will prevent accidental key presses when your device will be in your pocket. To do this, go to start>settings>system>key lock and select “lock all buttons except power button”.
If none of the above suggestions work for you, sell your Diamond.

Auto Screen Rotation on HTC Diamond – Gyrator

A screen rotating application which uses the GSensor to detect the orientation of the device, and rotate the device screen accordingly. It has a graphical configuration system for blacklisting/whitelisting applications where auto-rotation should not be performed.

Requirements:

  • HTC Diamond / HTC Diamond Pro
  • WM6/WM6.1
  • NET Compact Framework v3.5

Download the application from here

Play with the Tmobile G1 even before you buy it!

Click the buttons, go through the menus, get to know the functions and it’s capabilities. Yes, you can do all that with the emulator of the Tmobile G1. When the page has loaded, click on the emulator to play with it. It is obvious that you won’t be able to use wifi and GPS on it.

It is really nice to know that Tmobile has gone for the innovative medium of making people play with the (new) Android OS before they buy it.

Link to the emulator

REVIEW: Sandisk Sansa Fuze 4GB MP3 player – Take that iPod Nano!

When you want to be a part of I-do-not-want-to-buy-an-iPod list, Sandisk has been on the progressive line of making feature-rich MP3 players. They have learned quite well from the past mistakes and have come out with great innovations in their new range of MP3 players. In the new Sansa range, they have improved the built quality; screen quality and sound quality. They have made something which can actually stand against the iPod Nano

Just look at the impression the Sansa makes on it’s user. It is under $100; packs more functionality than the iPod Nano; looks very sleek and is very fashionable. Packed with lot of great features like built in FM, video player, photo viewer and an great MP3 player, this one is not something to let go easily.

Design

The Sandisk Sansa Fuze is just 2.0 inches wide by 3.1 inches tall by 0.3 inches deep. Due to those comfortable dimensions, it is very easy to hold in your hand. It has very nice illuminated job wheel in the middle which is used also used to change the volume when playing a song. It is a very well designed MP3 player. It has a rubberized back and glossy front, together making it look very snazzy. I would prefer the rubberized back of the Sansa way more than the slippery back of the iPod Nano any day. In other words, the Sansa does not look like the cheap MP3 players from China

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Best Software Awards 2008 Winners Announced

The Winners in Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine’s Eighth Annual Best Software Awards for Windows Mobile software have been announced at www.Smartphonemag.com/Awards.  Eighty members of the Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine Board of Experts judged 936 Windows Mobile products in 194 Pocket PC and Smartphone categories. Winners are also listed in the Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine 2009 Resource Guide first seen late November.

Winners & Finalists listed in last issue of Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine — available in new Knowledge Bundle. The Knowledge Bundle contains 2009 Resource Guide (last issue) with Awards Winners & Finalists, GPS, How-tos and Accessories sections, 100-page How-to Guide, Back-Issues of Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine and a 15% discount on all Windows Mobile software. www.pocketpcmag.com/cms/bundle.

Apple Releases Apple TV 2.2 Update

Apple has released the Apple TV 2.2 update tonight.

Owners of Apple TV can download the new updates from their Apple TV’s by accessing the “Update Software” menu option in their Apple TV’s settings.
Some security issues have been addressed and Apple has also included support for features introduced in iTunes 8.0, including Genius playlists.