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1. Shane Chiang ppcsg com Microsoft MVP and a member of Mobius Amit Chopra Sr Program Manager Microsoft Menelaos Christophi mypocketpcmobile com Founder and Webmaster of mypocketpcmobile com Nathan Clevenger SmartphoneMag com SPPC magazine s Enterprise Editor Matt Coddington pocketpclouisville com Editor Pocket PC Louisville Jack Cook experiencemobility com Dedicated to the Pocket PC Community Riccardo D Agostino x50v it Responsible for the software section of x50v eu Chris De Herrera pocketpcfaq com Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices Founder Pocket PC FAQ Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report JUDGES ASSISTANTS Marco Carrera Web infrastructure programmer Sarah Douglas Handango liaison Noah Ouellette Nominations Administrator Hal Goldstein Judges recruiter and overall awards manager Julie De Jong mobilitysite com Helio Diamant pocketpcfreak com PocketPC Integrator and Website owner Paolo D orazio x50v it Moderator and software reviewer Jen Edwards pocketgoddess com More than 5 years of WM PPC experience Rachel Eichen aximsite com News Correspondent and Reviewer Andreas Erle worldofppc com Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices Joel Evans geek com Founder and Chief Geek of Geek com Meryl K Evans meryl net Content Maven for Hire Writing Editing Copy Andrew Farkas Clinton Fitch clintonfitch com Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices Copyright 2008 Thadde
2. Sprite Backup SmartphoneNotes 7 g es itii opum zm p SKTools Standard 1mm TALEN Cae eee elie A t Sprite Software Ltd Syncdata o aripi places progtemi SKKV Software Q isiin Gress 2 www spritesoftware com 0 www syncdata it t qd araga mecoeniog sean ee s k tools com a All of the functionality of the 9 An application that can be U cys eedee action A maintenance toolkit standard edition and also 2 used to view and edit your Berge Carch program allows you to back up directly Outlook Notes on your E Ls iiae pur iagh FINALIST o to your PC or network Smartphone o i Mauban Tweaks2K2 NET LL FINALIST FINALIST d vun aed nice byte eee VITO CopyPaste Resco Explorer ER Mew PhatNotes 5 o 2 Winner gt Winner Winner rv Ur p FlexMail 2 SBSH Facade E acbTaskMan p WeblS Inc SBSH Mobile Software E acbPocketSoft E www webis net J www sbsh net 2 www acbPocketSoft com 2 Manage your e mail from o A highly customizable tab m a A resource and task manager e your mobile device based Home screen plug in G 4 for Pocket PC devices 2 FINALIST 8 for Smartphone devices af FINALIST FTP Explorer Mobile F FINALIST P SP Task Manager 2 True Connect z Pocket Controller F EES Systemloys Professional Handango Champion Awards andango handango com has announced the winners of the Handango Champion Awards atthe seventh annual Handango Partner Sum mit Nominat ed by the Han dango team and judged b
3. DBPoweramp Illustrate www dbpoweramp com FINALIST CD to MP3 Ripper CDex WINNER Pocket RTA Professional 4Pockets com www 4pockets com Portable real time spectrum ace analyser for PC and PPC FINALIST E Handheld Audio Spectrum Analyzer DVD Converters Graphic Design Drawing d Karaoke Misc Audio Tools Music Composition Image Management WINNER DVD Catalyst GT PocketDVD www pocketdvd ca FINALIST DVD to Pocket PC Mobile DVD Pocket DVD Wizard Conduits Technologies Inc www conduits com Edit and retouch photos and images add text and special effects and create Web graphics FINALIST Photogenics 1 WINNER Resco Photo Viewer Resco Ltd www resco net Manage and view your images in many different file formats FINALIST Imageer Pocket Phojo Pocket QuickView PQV WINNER IntelliArt Midi Player IntelliArt www intelliart com SOO A GM wavetable MIDI player T for Pocket PCs FINALIST KarPocket E xi Rr dara es SEOs Ne TE WINNER Pocket MusicTerm PocketMusician www pocketmusician co uk Contains definitions of over five hundred musical terms and symbols FINALIST McFunSoft Audio Studio Pocket Piano accidental Gan mum d senem TS MEHE a rhe aw mre Tam Ew gna Des gradus uem dus L3 nardi and dur bh bb j ous F r caram sharp dedic LT umi WINNER a Syntrax Klaar www finished nl A real time synthesizer and sequ
4. ListPro is a list manager that does it all They are improving it all the time I am constantly finding new things to do with ListPro Scott Logsdon LogMeln Touch screen version only secure logmein com home asp LogMeIn lets me access my lap top desktop PC remotely from my Windows Mobile device I can now work with PC programs running on my desktop control ling everything remotely with my iPAQ Pocket PC Jose Luis Kuri Segura ob center com ppc center SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 15 iili _ BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt EXPERTS FAVORITE SOFTWARE Microsoft Voice Command Touch and non touch screen versions available microsoft com windowsmobile voicecommand default mspx The latest version of Microsoft Voice Command includes full support for Bluetooth headsets which is an absolute blessing for users who rely heavily on hands free options Also new to the program is support for non touch screen smartphones Darius Wey pocketpcthoughts com MySportTraining Touch screen version only vidaone com mst ppc htm This software is a great tool for both the gym and at home use It s very comprehensive and in tegrates in well with MyPerson alDiet It also syncs up nicely with its Windows PC component It is well put together and is a great tool for anyone interested in better managing of their health Rachel Eichen aximsite com On Course Navigator 6 Touch screen version only buygpsno
5. o o o oo oo oo o N N BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt TOUCH SCREEN 2007 Best Software Winners Touch Screen Devices The vast majority of Windows Mobile software is still devel oped for Windows Mobile Professional devices the Pocket PC and the Pocket PC with phone Experts selected winners WINNER BlueMouse Teksoft SRL www teksoftco com A Bluetooth mouse program for mobile platforms FINALIST BlueMusic Bluetooth Audio Communication Mobiion Software www mobiion com A tool for SMS and dual way call filtering Call SMS Blocker PhoneGate Call SMS Autoblocker Rejecters Resco Audio Recorder Resco Ltd www resco net Real time MP3 WAV recorder FINALIST VITO AudioNotes Call Recorders amp Answering Machines that can save to storage cards GB SOFT Tweak GB SOFT www gb soft cz A GPRS and audio tweaker FINALIST GPRS Manager Connection Managers li Sunnysoft Calling Card Sunnysoft www sunnysoft com Allows you to dial only the number you want to call without PINs or codes FINALIST InfoSMS an Sa ee ang Far orb lt ar Me on aao cae D tarra ani hea iha External Phone Handlers 2 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Fax Misc Phone Phone Dialers Phone info Access Non WM Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing Multifunction Phone Utilities EJ WINNER Pocket PhoneTools Pro BVRP Software www bvrp com Fou
6. weight etc FINALIST MyPersonalDiet WINNER ListPro Ilium Software www iliumsoft com as to do lists inventories and shopping lists FINALIST InfoShare List Manager MyList Pocket Plan Twiddlebit Software www twiddlebit com compatible project planning application FINALIST tasks and appointments more robust application FINALIST WINNER Spb Wallet Spb Software House www spbsoftwarehouse com Secure storage for important and business critical information FINALIST CodeWallet Pro eWallet Professional WINNER IntelliGolf Eagle Ed Karrier Communications www intelligolf com Program automates golf scoring wagering and GPS based shot tracking Dive Assistant The Dog Ate It Birdsoft www birdsoft net y This application will help you to keep track of class y schedules assignments grades instructors and 3 books Student Planners Opera Mobile Opera Software WWW Opera com Surf the same Web sites as you do on your personal computer FINALIST Opera Mini Browsers and Web Utilities WINNER Agile Messenger www agilemobile com Push to Talk and IMM over the public networks of MSN ICQ AIM and Yahoo FINALIST IM Mobile Instant Messenger Chat and Messaging keran pee AI a FlexMail FL Fa 0 zi em F WeblS marth m www webis net z Manage e mail from your 1 FINALIST Qmail PIEPlus ReenSoft www reens
7. Remzi Semsettin Turer sems Org Handhelds with Wi Fi Email and Internet on a truly portable computer with a keyboard you can actually use Because of a special purchase powerful and durable HP Jornada amp NEC MobilePro handhelds are now available with new Wi Fi cards Try one RISK FREE for 30 days UsedHandhelds com SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 17 TALR TPH E d mE BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt EXPERTS FAVORITE SOFTWARE E F FlexMail Touch and non touch screen versions available webis net FlexMail is a full fledged e mail client for your Windows Mobile device I hadn t tried out WebIS s FlexMail in some time but the latest version wow They ve really packed a ton of features in this great app Scott Logsdon HotButton Plus Touch screen version only burroak on ca HotButton Plus lets you program any number of commands to a single button so you can activate them quickly and easily I love this type of program Doug Goldring justanothermobilemonday com K Rally Touch and non touch screen versions available idreams pl I didn t expect a smartphone game to be as involved and profession al as K Rally The graphics and game play are fantastic You can play it for hours and never get bored Al Harrington pocketpc mag com blogs MyIP Touch and non touch screen versions available slipstreamsolutions co uk It was great finding a decent and easy to
8. Windows Mobile devices To take full advantage of this software your device must be equipped with a GPS receiver If your Windows Mobile device does not have a GPS receiver built into it you can purchase one as an accessory Some of these receivers are described in the Oct 07 issue in an article titled GPS Hardware and Accessories Sinc our last full review of GPS navigation solutions was published in last year s Buyer s Guide smartphonemag com archives Dec06 GPSSolu tions aspx Since then Mapopolis a perennial favorite was discontinued ALK s latest CoPilot Live version 7 wasn t released in time but we did receive and review the beta version of the program When it becomes avail able we will publish a review of the final release on the Smartphone amp Pocket PC magazine blogs smartphonemag com blogs The latest version of Destinator has a beautiful new interface with large easy to press buttons and added functionality Large buttons are particularly important for in ve hicle use so that you don t have to fumble with a stylus I m pleased to see that this is standard on most of the programs we reviewed I also appreciate the fact that more programs are including the ability to program hardware buttons so that when they are pressed a verbal status report is played telling b M r Oo n SW a rtz you how far it is to the next turn and giving you other information This y y is an important advancement further eliminating the
9. maripnone amp Pocket PC LAJI S0itWare Award 2007 d dli c s inners and Finalist martphone amp Pocket PC magazine s Best Software Awards 2007 celebrates the ef forts of independent developers whose software make Windows Mobile devices more functional and fun Facts about the 2007 Best Software Awards e 94 Windows Mobile expert judges The 2007 Board of Experts consist of prominent Webmasters magazine contributors bloggers Microsoft MVPs and support forum modera tors from around the world page 13 e 15 000 Windows Mobile software products Special thanks goes to Handango and especially Sarah Douglas for their efforts facilitating the judging of the e 4000 Windows Mobile software product list ings in the SmartphoneMag com Encyclopedia of Software and Accessories e 889 software products nominated from the Encyclopedia e Potential nominees invited to enter their free Encyclopedia listing e Nominations Manager Werner Ruotsalainen created an initial listing in May and made all final determinations fitandanzo e Judges suggested nominations in June e Consumers and software vendors suggested nominations in July e 50touch screen categories contained 677 nominees for Pocket PC and Pocket PC with phone e 38 non touch screen smartphone categories contained 212 nominees e Judges voted in August e SmartphoneMag com awards contains rules detailed qualifications of experts award winne
10. A full 100 page comprehensive guide to the best software accessories and devices FOR ALL SUBSCRIBERS AT OUR EXCLUSIVE VIP SITE phone and Pocket PC HOW TO GUIDE 7 99 on newsstands Provides EVERYTHING us ers need to get started be productive and have fun Published Sept 06 PRICES Meets OPCA Hngyujit 1 year 19 95 101 BEST Tips years 34 95 Actually 123 tips GORIES Click on OUTSIDE U S add 18 yr shipping W to go direct Special Report Best Tips 5 95 value Great tips about all aspects of the Pocket PC and Smartphone includ ing free software hidden secrets installa tion and removal of programs ActiveSync and much more emartphone amp Pocket PC magazine Thaddeus Computing INC 110 N Court St e Fairfield IA 52556 USA e 800 373 6114 641 472 6330 e Fax 641 472 1879 e E mail info PocketPCmag com 26 Exclusive Subscriber VIP site ee ET 7 tos ue E Current Mac Rae O am NER FREE Issue SP Homa gt Ties Ec Hoe Tos Hora Updates te your device s opal Y MONTH Si Dy SAT en December 11 2006 eur WINNE ily entered MONTHLY 4 GIVEAWAYS ivi away these es to 3 lucky VIPS FEN dpe c2 ju lc Start Se iz S E par 3 Te d Z ip LI Onr n toch sreen snanmenes qao Sl r et 4 AQUA P p aa fay taataa y f Pp ny QIIIA A11 1A ASA WILLIS wm w ia
11. Ostia is a full featured navigation program that is easy to use and offers quite a few expandable options including the Follow Me and Live Traffic services both require registration as well as on demand map downloads via an Internet enabled device The program is easy enough to install but you must do this as well as download the maps from a PC I would prefer that the maps come preinstalled on an SD card for greater convenience For the review I downloaded Ostia and maps for parts of the United States Maps for other parts of the world are also available Note that you can only down load three per day so plan ahead if you are on an extended trip I particularly appreciated the reverse route feature which quickly sets you up for the trip home The voice prompts that alert you to turns are clear and easy to understand You can even add your own prompts And if you go off course Ostia quickly reroutes you Ostia is fully integrated with Outlook Mobile allowing you to select destinations and waypoints from your Contacts list I also appreciated the Smart Navigator feature which gives real time traffic reports and displays points of interest directly on your phone enabled WM device Ostia s POI selection screen makes it easy to find the type of POI you are looking for Another useful feature is that when you choose a point of interest its ad dress and phone number are immedi ately displayed you don t have to go to a separate scre
12. PocketSNES port Handheld Game Console Emulators SmartGear BitBank Softwarewww bitbanksoftware com gnuboy SP Casino and Card Games Board Games Action Games Classic Arcade d Ta 3 Eclipse First Wave o Bejeweled Arenie Astraware Limited Hs Z2 www alieninvention com Q JYWWasiTaware Com Ashootem upactiongame Tap adjacent pairs of gems that brings classic arcade to swap them and make shooter action i matching horizontal and vertical lines of three or more Q 3D Constructo Combat DragonBall 2 JD Lawn Darts Quartz 2 Multiplayer Championship Brain Evolution Backgammon Spb Software House www spbsoftwarehouse com An intelligent game for the Pocket PC Real Dice www realdice com Al opponents multiplayer gaming over the Internet E Q LJ cep cep ge C c gem e D e Puzzle Games Brain School Brain Trainer Toki Tori ville Multiplayer Championship Word Challenge fie Chess Multiplayer Championship K Rally I Poker Texas Hold em Q Infinite Dreams gy heal Dice www realdice com E www idreams pl Features multiplayer and 6 Your car is equipped with multi table tournament play 2 mines and rockets Upgrades via Bluetooth or IrDA T available q tc mmm Aces Texas Holdem No Limit Flux Challenge SP Raging Thunder Atomic Cannon Pocket Atlantis Redux Tetraedge Games www tetraedge com An adventure game that will take player
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14. aspx Route 66 has not released a new version of the software since then but they have fixed some bugs and made minor upgrades Navigate 7 1s available for touch screen devices A related prod uct Mobile 7 is available for non touch screen smartphones You can purchase the software alone or in a kit with a Bluetooth GPS receiver one of the smallest ones you ll ever see The kit version contains the software GPS receiver a car charger an SD USB adapter and a stick anywhere mounting plate to hold your Windows Mobile device It also includes a plastic case with an SD caddy for the mini SD card that contains the program and preinstalled maps of the U S and Canada along with thousands of POIs as well as an adapter that allows you to use the miniSD card in an SD slot The software GPS receiver bundle Navigate 7 or Mobile 7 is priced at 299 The software only package is priced at 149 95 Lie Er a o Fo TomTom Navigator 6 map views overhead left and 3D right TomTom Navigator 6 e More info purchase tomtom com e Available for Windows Mobile touch screen devices TomTom Navigator 6 is an impressive program with an intuitive easy to use interface The program starts quickly and satellites are acquired in seconds I was amazed at how well all the functions worked especially its ability to quickly select starting and ending points from Outlook Mobile s Contacts list The main screen is uncluttered with a large a
15. for each street Additionally you can set your home or work address and quickly navigate from anywhere back to it Aum Select Cry United States Enter Nama Zip Coda 300 OnCourse Navigator s destination entry screen Pressing the Find amp Go button on the main screen allows you to enter the location to which you ll be traveling You can specify Home and Work loca tions and select them The POI option takes you to the Point of Interest se lection screen at your location or else where Finally the most important but ton is the Address button This is where you drill down to the address you re traveling to They have designed the Ez address entry to be very intuitive One of the more interesting features is called Dynamic Volume The assumption behind this feature is that as you travel faster the back ground road engine noise increases When activated this increases the volume of the voice prompts as you travel faster The Route Parameters settings screen lets you set Routing Method fast to optimal Route short economical fast and Vehicle car taxi bus truck emergency pedestrian bicycle There are also settings to allow or disallow routing on unpaved roads highways ferries u turns permit needed roads and toll roads The screen layout and voice prompts make it easy to navigate without having to take your eyes off the road Your position on the screen is high ly accurate except occasion
16. game 2 rising sun its a bigger hit in 2 backgrounds music speech E Japan than Sudoku E E E Resco Sudoku z z Gold Miner Joe 0 Sudoku Rules Extreme Number Cruncher Rats Super Miners o Eum S S Multiplayer Championship 3 2 SkyForce Reloaded Handmark Tetris O Hus Texas Hold m O H iiine Dreame Handmark E Real Dice www realdice com 2 www idreams pl T www handmark com 6 Features multiplayer and of Ultimate classic arcade E The most popular electronic 5 multi table tournament play 2 shooter 3d interactive objects e game of all time with over 60 iv via Bluetooth or IrDA outstanding graphics effects million players eo of and soundtrack Aces Texas Hold em No Kevtris Limit 4 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe ll WINNER Monkeystone Games Inc www monkeystone com You are Guy Carrington fresh on the job as a courier for the Hyperspace Delivery Service FINALIST Mummy Maze TMax Top down maze puzzle adventure games gt WINNER Trivial Pursuit Handheld Edition Handmark www handmark com The world s most popular trivia game for Windows H Mobile handheld devices ELE FINALIST JF Who Said That Games ivia Tr WINNER Orions my Legend of Wizards MoreGames Entertainment www pocketmoregames com A world separated into many islands called Orions FINALIST Napoleonix Snails Warr
17. sure their applications flourish within current markets and expand into new ones The winners were e CoreCodec Inc WM Pocket PC Inrix Inc WM Smartphone 12 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe Smartphone amp Pocket PC Board of Experts 2007 We owe a huge debt of gratitude to our volunteer Windows Mobile Board of Experts 2007 These judges nominated almost 900 pieces of Pocket PC and Smartphone software in 188 categories Then they voted to select winners and finalists The 2007 Board of Experts includes authors of Windows Mobile books contributors to Smartphone amp Pocket PC magazine blogs and forums Microsoft MVPs and webmasters and contributors to the top BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 EM3 403 Smartphone and Pocket PC Web sites These judges reside in the Unit Jeff Adams pocketpccanada com Runs pocketpccanada com Nate Adcock natescrap blogspot com Systems test and integration engineer Tari Akpodiete pocketrocketfx com handheldunderground com mobilemediaint com 7 yrs mobile experience Rishad Alam aximsite com Admin News Editor and mobile device junkie Mohammed Babaee An Expert from AllExperts Lutz Bendlin pocketgpsworld com North America editor for pocketgpsworld com William Bressette 8inchfloppy net Use PPC and GPS daily at work and play Chris Brunskill monolithix org Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
18. with an extensive Points of Interest database broken down into different categories and sub categories You have the option to navigate to the POI view a map of the area add it to the favor ites or get more information including address and phone number The program is highly customizable Maps can be displayed in 2D or 3D views and your current location is indicated by a small arrow in a circle You can also select night viewing mode which reverses map colors and makes it easier to see When you are in navigation mode the direction of the next turn and distance to the turn is displayed on the screen When the program is in guidance mode the ETA drive time miles driven and current speed are displayed at the bottom of the screen You can pan the map at any time by tapping and holding the screen then dragging the screen around When in navigation mode and moving the panning map exits automatically after about 40 seconds Navigation is simple just follow the visual cues on the map and the voice prompts After you make a turn the voice guidance will announce how far you have to drive till the next turn This is one of my favorite features when on unfamiliar highways amp roads When you near your destination the voice guidance will announce your arrival and tell you which side of the street your destination is on My experience with iGuidance was very positive but there were some weaknesses The program came with a Help file but la
19. Database FINALIST abcDB Enterprise WINNER LandWare Inc 231 www landware com Select wines by cost rating style grape variety and region FINALIST Pocket Cook m Spb Finance ut 1 Spb Software House E J ww spbsoftwarehouse com A stand alone Pocket PC finance manager with powerful register view transaction splits and more 73 FINALIST Cash Organizer Premium Finance WINNER Pocket Genealogist Northern Hills Software northernhillssoftware com we M A genealogy application FINALIST Genealogy management or field service Wine Enthusiast Guide Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing EJ WINNER O o Q Lbs G G J s eT a rmm E 9 ds Project Planning S ation Trading E New Product ideas a PO Exercise Tracking a z ml a n e ES I o G G 2 0 a o a s H 2 A o E o ol E Se tr i e 1 5 ECSESESIEUES 0 im t o 5 o CURSES 0 re t Fam i t a E MR ww E oll um e ji 2a fe Q o SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 5 m MySportTraining Make and manage lists such TreNotes 3 WINNER A Microsoft Project ei PerfectHome Replaces built in contacts ai applications with a single a Agenda Fusion a FINALIST VidaOne Inc www VidaOne com Track workout duration distance notes and vital Signs resting heart rate
20. KV Software 2 p gy Conduits Technologies Inc s k tools com 00 02 41 26 www conduits com Tee 33 55 ge Customizable stop watch e Na all 5 m 00 00 21 20 with unique activi skins the configuration of your o IT a q pone Pocket PC E 00 00 10 58 FINALIST FINALIST z au Te SK Schedule Master PHM Plus E J SKScheMa Pocket dbExplorer k ET WINNER z WINNER acbTaskMan gt PocketBreeze IS achPocketSoft SBSH Mobile Software www acbPocketSoft com S B wwwsbshne SL acivehyne regio exe A resource and task manager l Replaces your built in l a betala for Pocket PC devices Calendar and Tasks on your S Today screen offering a more FINALIST powerful solution SuperTasks FINALIST 1 2 Journal Bar Spb Diary Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing a WINNER Spb Pocket Plus Spb Software House www spbsoftwarehouse com The most powerful Today plug in uses tabs and enhances many task management functions FINALIST Battery Pack Pro Today Launchers 4 WINNER NoviiRemote Deluxe NoviiMedia www novii tv A remote control software program that can operate a home entertainment system FINALIST TV remote controller TV amp Stereo Remote aerea hu WINNER MxConverter Comprehensive 21 TranCreative saz9241 trancreative com Unit converter and expression calculator LPs Lai Duis LUE he Gokd Curc ALF m i Unit Conversion ConverterCE Pro 3 Conversi
21. Me NOTES 1 Enable the show textured polygons function to display river lakes forests in a more realistic way on the map 2 Displays a QWERTY instead of an A B C style keyboard for entering destinations and waypoints CoPilot also has Block amp Letter recognition Pharos Ostia can t use quick search in this mode 3 TTS Text to Speech 4 Street names at turns Speaks the street name to turn at as opposed to turn left etc 5 Logging and or trail Records a list of waypoints or shows a line on the screen of where you have been as you travel Good for walking hiking or driving on unknown roads 6 Trip log Records and displays distance traveled time traveled average speed etc 7 There are no free demo versions of the programs available 8 Additional fee based maps Product offers map packages to extend geographical coverage in addition to maps bundled with the basic product Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 25 Your Subscription Includes 6 Issues per year nii Ed lE LE T sed PLUS FREE Bonuses Worth the price of subscription if bought separately Special Report Best Software Awards 5 95 value A must have if you re looking for great software A complete listing of all Best Software Award winners and finalists by product name and URL Includes Annual Buyer s Guide 7 99 on newsstands
22. TP Client for Windows Mobile based devices FINALIST vxFtp E5 Apcicaten Data log tonny LJ body FTP Clients 8 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report FTP Explorer Mobile Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing 21 WINNER CalliGrapher PhatWare Corporation www phatware com Employs fuzzy logic and neural net techniques to recognize handwriting FINALIST PenReader Handwr EI WINNER i Pocket IRC Code North Softwarecodenorth ca An IRC client for Pocket PC 2003 and above Internet Relay Chat 2 WINNER Pocket Mindmap JKRB Software www pocketmindmap com Application to structure your ideas draw out a map with the help of text boxes icons and colors FINALIST IM Mind Map Mindmapping repetitive text into your notes e mail or documents etc FINALIST AdapTex Misc Utilities UPX4PPC WINNER SKTools SKKV Software s k tools com A Pocket PC maintenance tool that performs a variety of utility functions FINALIST MemMaid Pocket Mechanic Professional Multifunction Maintenance WINNER vxUTIL Cambridge Computer Corp www cam com Free Internet utilities include Finger Get HTML Info IP Subnet Calculator Lookup Password Generator etc FINALIST Network Browser Networking Notes Printi Screen Capture Overclocking Speed Boosting E edit the PPC SP registry to Editors Remote Host Control PhatNotes 5 P
23. The North American package navigation soft ware and maps is 109 95 The product is marketed through third party vendors A country by country list of these is found on their Web site Comments from Remzi Turer Myron Swartz EE E Tar a ey FXIT aa MHF CRT AAE idat 4 6 4 mi 172ND ST W e T lz HAYES AVE i Li mi o 5 Aa9PM Wk 1 mi ITEECUNEE TS St mph iGuidance map views Overhead 2D night view left 3D day view right iGuidance e More info purchase inavcorp com e Available for Windows Mobile touch screen devices One of the least expensive solutions we tested was 1Guidance a fea ture rich GPS navigation program with a well laid out and easy to use main screen All the major options are accessible through large buttons on the screen The software DVD contains the Navteq digital maps and the navi gation software One of the great things about this program is that the DVD contains versions of the software for UMPCs and laptop PCs as well as Windows Mobile touch screen devices all for 109 Installa tion is relatively straightforward but before you start make sure you have a storage card in your device with at least 1 3 GB of available memory for the full map set Once the program is installed you will need to copy the iNav iGuidance folder and subfolders to the memory card The developer iNav noted that the next DVD release will have an automated copy process Before you start 1Guidance
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25. ally when you pass a cross street or freeway exit In those cases you may see the position indicator briefly drift off course and then snap back onto your route after passing the exit OnCourse Navigator is a feature rich program especially in the points of interest and destination selection sections The basic features of the program are easy to figure out but you ll need to read the user manual that comes with the program to discover the less obvious fea tures and how to use them They might consider including a short train ing video to help get you started We tested the OnCourse Navigator North American Deluxe Edition which includes a POI database with 3 5 million items and ships on a miniSD card with an adapter to allow its use in an SD card slot This version of the program is priced at 129 95 and is available on the OnCourse Navigator Web site oncoursenavigator com It is available bundled with Bluetooth GPS receivers on BuyGPSnow com Comments from Russ Terrell Tim Hillebrand Myron Swartz 123 4567869 0 OWERTYUTOP ASDFGHIJIKL EXCVBNM 22 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing ANH E 41 6 km 0 40 to go HIRAM RD Ostia maps Overhead 2D left and split screen showing close up of final destination right Pharos Ostia e More info pharosgps com e Purchase through third party vendors list on site e Available for Windows Mobile touch screen devices Pharos
26. aming journalist for 10 years Jon Westfall pocketpcthoughts com Contributing Editor Pocket PC Thoughts Darius Wey pocketpcthoughts com Microsoft MVP Editor at Pocket PC Thoughts amp Zune Thoughts Alan Zaks Runs A Z Mobile Consulting Amy Zunk gadgetme com Managing Editor for GadgetMe Magazine SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe TLR TPH BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt EXPERTS FAVORITE SOFTWARE HEET E T gt LA I Bb PETTE i L Teer We Ask the Experts about their Favorite Software asp After they were finished with this monumental task we asked them to comment on their favorite software programs and the programs they found most interesting Here are their responses Our Board of Experts was responsible for selecting and evaluating the nominees finalists and winners of Smartphone amp Pocket PC mag azine 5 Best Software Awards 2007 pocketpcmag com awards main Of all the software you tested what was your favorite acbTaskMan Touch and non touch screen versions available acbpocketsoft com This well designed program has great task management and re source monitoring features I really give it kudos for its pric ing model the basic program is free extras require a license fee Nate Adcock pocketpcmag com blogs Arvale Il Touch screen version only pdamill com Arvale II is a great RPG with su perb graphics challenging puz zles over 300 maps to discover a
27. anner Corp www airscanner com Feature packed solution for your mobile security needs H FINALIST 4 Pocket Secure SeNTry 2020 t PELE HA kir hia b ipe Da FrEE ins Task Managers A software QWERTY keyboard that distributes all 26 letters over 6 large keys FINALIST J Fitaly Spb Full Screen Keyboard Theme Creation Management Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Repo t ir Tork WINNER Tweaks2K2 NET Tweaks2k2 www tweaks2k2 com A registry tweaker with a collection of registry hacks for Pocket PC and Handheld PC devices FINALIST RegistryWizard WINNER HandySwitcher DinarSoft i www dinarsoft com Makes it easy for you to manage all the running programs on your PocketPC FINALIST Fizz Monitor InClose Mobile her 29 WINNER ThemeGenCE BenThon www codeppc com A desktop utility allowing you to create Pocket PC themes and choose colors of texts and bars FINALIST l ThemeMaker M wo VITO Theme Editor f oe WINNER WINNER Ties nnETT M Microsoft Voice z TimeTTracker MX2 So ier Command T R amp F Consulting Inc Microsoft Software Sy www rfcons com www windowsmobile com W Project job tracking and Use voice to look up contacts oy i management software for place calls play music and amp time expenses and vehicle start programs O mileage FINALIST E FINALIST VoiceCentral Tie ngu TimeBiller WINNER WINNER SKTracker A Timekeeper SK
28. ap on Detect and the program will scan for your GPS receiver If your SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 21 TLR TPH m Tia L HEET E T ARA gt Fl BRI Fre ur aman m 75 g TLA LII TEET um ELI lie cr n ar BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt GPS device has an internal receiver make sure it s turned on If you are using a Bluetooth receiver make sure it s turned on and paired with your device Maps can be displayed in either 2D map or 3D cockpit views Both can be used for general travel and navigation You can select North up track up or 40 000 foot view orientation of the screen The top of the 3D screen displays the miles to the next turn and what kind of turn it is If you make a turn that is not on the route the route will be recalculated and you will be informed by the navigator voice and on the display and will be informed when you get close to your destination The program does not inform you of which side of the street the final location is The bottom of the 3D screen can be configured by the user to display a variety of information By default the three slots display miles to your destination estimated travel time to destination and cur rent speed You can also use the program s portrait or landscape viewing modes on devices with VGA screens The program provides voice guidance and turn by turn visual prompts It also provides maps which contain the exact address numbers
29. atabase managers 11 Video 11 Calculators 11 Instant Messaging amp IRC 10 Puzzle Games 10 PIMs 11 File Management 12 Phone Tools and Synchronization 10 Racing Games 10 Secure Information Managers 11 Dictionaries 11 Networking and Remote Desktop 12 RPG Adventure Games 10 Document Viewers 11 Notes 12 Scrolling Shooters 11 Web Browsing 11 Educational 11 Screen Capture and Display 12 Action Games 10 Simulation Games 11 Feed Reader 11 System and Registry 12 Board Games 10 Sports Games 11 Audio 11 Task Management 12 Casino and Card Games 10 Strategy Games 11 Graphic 11 Travel Tools 11 BlueMusic Teksoft SRL www teksoftco com Redirects all audio from your mobile device to your Bluetooth headset Bluetooth Bluezard IM Mobile Instant Messenger SHAPE Services Ltd www shapeservices de All in one universal IMM for MSN ICQ AOL and Yahoo Instant Messaging amp IRC Agile Messenger Mes Ade Mundu IM ML E E god ni G siei del e 1 Spb Phone Suite nic peril Spb Software House et et 1011991 www spbsoftwarehouse com Lj ei Im A collection of phone features missing from WM E iki AP fink pres Jeyo Mobile Companion Spb GPRS Monitor VITO VoiceDialer Phone Tools amp Synchronization Computer Emulators amp Interpreters ScummVM ScummVMscummvm sourceforge net FuseSP PocketDOS Desktop Game Console Emulators Pocket Nester Plus Masterall www modaco com Finalburn Alpha Masterall s
30. available 32MBRAM 32MBROM Built in software 34 fullsize keyboard Thaddeus Computing Inc mie serial and USB connection Pocket Excel 110 North Court Fairfield 1A 52556 6 2 diagonal 64K color display PCMCIA and CF card slots e Pocket PowerPoint wied anahe S COT 56 Kbps V 90 modem Handheld PC 2000 0S e Pocket Outlook wayne UsedHandhelds com IL Sea eae 800 373 6114 or 641 472 6330 E 1 year Unlimited Warranty 95 value LE 1 15 of Bonuses Extra AC adapter 35 value 3 l Extra battery 35 valu FREE with every purchase Exe battery 35 value TRY IT RISK FREE 229 www UsedHandhelds com 800 373 6114 info usedhandhelds com 29
31. ce for before turn alert e Pedestrian setting use GPS on foot e e e e Adjust font size Customize map colors E Speed warning Automatically locates GPS port e ROUTE PLANNING Route planning on Pocket PC Desktop PC component for map selection E Desktop PC component for route planning e e Route across county and state boundaries e o Waypoints RO with route optimization RO RO Input coordinates Cross border planning Use Outlook Contacts for start destination Save recall route with playback Planning only Avoid specific roads and or detours Save current location E Recent destinations s e Save amp recall route Route optimization e TRIP GUIDANCE FEATURES Speaks side of road of destination see Note 3 TTS e Speaks destination address TTS only Displays destination address on screen Speaks street name Speaks street names at turns See Note 4 Audible warning low or no GPS signal e E Fixed distance alert warning Proximity alerts Visual or Audible AN AN AN V Speed limit warning Visual or Audible A AN s A Automatically switches to day night screen o 24 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe BEST SOFTWARE 2007 gt GPS GPS Navigation Programs Comparison Char
32. cked a user manual printed or PDF Using it for Geocaching required that I convert coordi nates from MinutesDecimal to DegreesDecimal formats I also noticed that it took a long time for the program to calculate the route Finally you need a 2 GB storage card to install the entire map It would be better if they gave you the option of installing smaller portions of the map Still it s a very good program The large buttons made it easy to navigate without taking my eyes off the road It s highly accurate and rich with features especially in the points of interest section and the variety of ways you can select destinations The software is very stable I never had a lockup or crash and communication with the Bluetooth GPS was very consistent Finally considering that you get the Windows Mobile and PC versions of the program for 109 it s a great buy OnCourse maps can be displayed in either 3D views left or 2D views right OnCourse Navigator 6 0 e More info purchase oncoursenavigator com e Available for Windows Mobile touch screen devices OnCourse Navigator OCN ships with the navigation program maps and POI database pre installed on a miniSD or microSD storage card SD card adapter included This arrangement allows you to use the program with just about any Windows Mobile device The first time you slip the card into your device the program goes through a short setup procedure no registration is involved After that t
33. e bekore nesorg LlUporade from d lererd EOM WINNER PocketSysWatch Birdsoft www birdsoft net A system tray utility which can tell you how much battery life and memory you have left FINALIST Syswatch amp ght ts ect s OF Os er ete ill C1 raram rh i EB s ee on og rimi uum nnd car D SEN an SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 7 BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt TOUCH SCREEN vitotechnology com Assigns two actions per hardware button single press amp hold to launch programs enter system settings etc FINALIST HotButton Plus tet Hern Gio Socks LLL M LE iren 2 DERI Button Enhancers WINNER song HiCalc PPCLink Mobile Software www ppclink com Ultimate calculator combines all of the features of other e calculators in one eile FINALIST zx EngCalc Full Math Tablet Calculator FINALIST nScriptm Command Prompt amp Scripting LJ WINNER Resco Explorer Resco Ltd www resco net This application has all the standard file folder manipulation features that you need in a file explorer FINALIST Total Commander PIELIID ee B i File Management WINNER StorageTools Soft Winter Inc www softwinter com A storage card management solution with which you can format scan and defrag your storage card FINALIST tee orrat em enr Flash Format File System Ornetawww orneta com An F
34. e tech advisor and software localization expert Jose Luis Kuri Segura ob center com PpcCenter The expert in Windows Mobile in Mexico Allistair Lee mobile view org Has reviewed a wide variety of WM devices amp software Kaiser Lee kaitech hk Founder of kaitech hk for HK PPC maniacs 14 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing mu BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt EXPERTS Judie Lipsett geardiary com 7 years reviewing hardware amp software Scott Logsdon pocketnow com Experienced Pocket PC product reviewer Andy Mason aximsite com Member of the aximsite com Review team Don McDougall Power user whose PPC is used every day at work Frank McPherson pocketpchow2 com Author of How To Do Everything With Windows Mobile Matthew Miller blogs zdnet com mobile gadgeteer Blogs on ZDNet and writes for Geek com Geoffrey Moehl lulu com content 608930 Pocket PC user and expert Vesselin Nedeff mobiletopsoft com Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone specialist Matthew Nichols pocketpccentral net Editor Pocket PC Central Mitchell Oke geardiary com Gear Diary Editor and Reviewer Chris Oldroyd coolsmartphone com An avid user of Pocket PCs and Smartphones for 10 years Marc Pell MSMobileNews com Owner of MSMobileNews com Raj Pillai pocketpcfaq com raj Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices Vijay Rathour vijay555 com Author amp critic of PPC apps and hacks Mike Riley
35. en to access information I also appreciate the range of information available on the navigation screen I was least satisfied with the pro gram s POI capabilities It seemed small and I had a hard time finding what I was looking for For example there was no category for restaurants Once you get this program up and running it s a winner As men tioned I would prefer that it came pre installed on an SD card Pharos also sells a GPS enabled Pocket PC Phone Edition device Pharos GPS Phone 600 that comes with Ostia pre installed The Ostia navi gation program is available with maps of the U S Canada or Europe and it s priced at 110 120 The Pharos GPS Phone 600 is priced at 600 650 Pharos products are sold by MobilePlanet com and other third party vendors A list of these is available on the Pharos Web site pharosgps com sales us resellers htm Comments from Tim Hillebrand SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe Amusement park P aS AT Gi Auto service 83 Automobile club Whalen Ci Route 66 Navigate Main 2D map screen left POI selection right Route 66 Navigate 7 e More info purchase 66 com e Available for Windows Mobile touch screen devices related product Mobile 7 available for non touch screen smartphones As mentioned in the introduction we reviewed this solution in last year s Buyer s Guide That review can be found on our Web site smartphonemag com archives Dec06 GPSSolutions
36. encer FINALIST VITO SoundEditor SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe Video Remote Media Controller Radio ERIT Power Point and Presentation Astronomy Document Viewers g Pesca Radia pL x The Corrs Summer sunshine 00 01 32 Play Janrchd Io Laptop IE wet amp d ACA ZI Pocket Slides Conduits Technologies Inc www conduits com Create edit and playback presentations Does drag and drop desktop conversions FINALIST ClearVue Presentation WINNER Resco Ltd www resco net m e A player for Internet streaming radio broadcasting in MP3 OGG Vorbis AAC and AACplus formats Bluetooth Remote Control for WM J r me LABAN www jaylee org remotecontrol Uses native Bluetooth transport without ActiveSync to control remote apps FINALIST Salling Clicker WINNER CorePlayer Mobile CoreCodec Inc www corecodec com Turns mobile devices into g multimedia players without replacing legacy hardware FINALIST The Core Pocket Media Player Betaplayer 3 Orb WINNER Pocket Stars Nomad Electronics www nomadelectronics com A portable guide to the heavens for casual stargazers astronomers and celestial navigators for the Pocket PC FINALIST TheSky Pocket Edition WINNER TextMaker SoftMaker Software www softmaker de Has most of the features of a desktop word processor FINALIST PlanMaker Smartpho
37. ersions available binaryfish com I loved the previous version and the new version of All Mobile Casino brings some nice cosmet ic changes and a few new games I m glad to see Tri Card Poker finally on the list This game is a great tool for learning how to play both the popular and more obscure casino games It was Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing great for my trips to both Vegas and Atlantic City Rachel Eichen aximsite com BlueMouse Touch screen version only teksoftco com BlueMouse lets you use a Bluetooth mouse with your Pocket PC great for out of office work Helio Dia mant pocketpcfreak com Constructo Combat Touch and non touch screen versions available concretesoftware com I never really ventured into the realm of multiplayer games but Constructo Combat has turned me into an addict The game play is simple and smooth you find yourself getting sucked into the game for hours Bradley Gillett dashsmartzone com CorePlayer Touch and non touch screen versions available coreplayer com CorePlayer is the best media player out there It features al most all the video audio codecs and is highly customizable and very stable It will never leave my PDA Alex Januschewsky mobilitynews net Fring Touch and non touch screen versions available fring com Fring is a very easy to use com munication tool supporting many protocols including MSN Sky pe and Sip Best of all it s free
38. for the first time be sure your Windows Mobile device and Bluetooth GPS are paired Once these are set and your GPS is communicating you shouldn t have to set them again You set your destination from the main menu The easiest way to do this is to simply enter an address I tested this with a number of addresses and the program found any valid address I gave it You can also select a destination from your Contacts list which is a handy feature if you have a lot of client contacts You can select an intersection or a city center which is useful if you don t know an exact address You can also drill down through the menus by street name or city Finally you can enter the latitude and longitude of your destination The iGuidance Route Options selection screen n ty aj T l n The main menu s itinerary option lets you set stopovers waypoints or program exact direct routes When you travel to a stopover point the software then asks if you wish to continue to the next stopover point on the itinerary list Tap yes and it will route you to the next location You can also set speed alerts speci fy shortcuts and set route options from the main menu The latter lets you spec ify method quickest shortest etc and LR CER BUT TETE LIES Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt GPS exclude roads you don t want to travel on The program also comes
39. hatWare Corporation GHC rn Pra www phatware com Ere A notes organizer that lets you date www antontomov com 293 Change the default processor speed of your XScale PPC to gain additional performance or save battery life FINALIST XCPUScalar i WINNER Pie Ee Per n PrintBoy IU Bachmann Software el re Fir Harre www bachmannsoftware com Eden Pepe eben Print e mails and Pocket Word and Excel documents over infrared Wi Fi modem or cell phone connections FINALIST ActivePrint Professional j Philippe Majerus www phm lu products This program allows you to TODAS egis WINNER LogMeln Pro LogMeln Inc www LogMeln com A remote access client to desktop PCs FINALIST _ GoToMyPC Personal ilk WINNER Pictures mode xor vag Pocket SIM Manmper CapturePro Teksoft SRL www teksoftco com A desktop PC screen capture utility for your mobile device FINALIST E Pocket Screensnap SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe Security Screen Display Soft Keyboards System and Registry Metrics i cca raris a TFS Bs da gue 40373 ar ate nc a Speech amp Voice Commander Dialer BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt TOUCH SCREEN eom WINNER Nyditot Virtual Display 5 Nyditot X i nyditot com o Utility to display any resolution c FINALIST Q DockWare Pro d serine j SideWindow o Handys wttc Airscanner Professional Security Suite Airsc
40. hich I ve used to create professional looking re ports Dick Grier hardandsoft ware net Spb Mobile Shell Touch screen version only spbsoftwarehouse com This information organizer puts your most important data at the forefront The Now screen on Spb Mobile Shell is an award winning concept Dan Hanttula semper aptus com Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Spb Backup Touch screen version only spbsoftwarehouse com This 1s the only backup product I ve tested that has worked in ev ery scenario including restoring a backup to a device that has been factory hard reset Nate Adcock pocketpcmag com blogs Spb Wallet Touch screen version only spbsoftwarehouse com Spb Wallet is a functional and very easy to use program pro viding secure storage of important data It has an intuitive interface and attractive templates I would prefer that the encrypted data file generated by the application was compliant with the more com mon GPG format But even as 1s it s a program that any security conscious Windows Mobile user should acquire Mike Riley mik eriley com WordBook Touch screen version only trancreative com WordBook is a comprehensive and feature rich English language dictionary and thesaurus I love the Anagram feature it helps me cheat at Scrabble Judie Lipsett geardiary com What was your most interesting or pleasant discovery All Mobile Casino Touch and non touch screen v
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42. ic Message Channel TMC or a GPRS data connection You can reroute to avoid delays or ignore them If you are using the program with a phone enabled device you can also receive and reply to text messages from within the program have friends and associates check on your progress via a secure Web site and update your itinerary on the go CoPilot Live is customizable letting you avoid or use certain road types set average road speeds and create driving profiles for use at dif ferent times of day such as rush hour or when driving different vehicles You can also customize the display to add up to 50 stops along the way a k a waypoints show ETA current time current road nearest town nearest major road or destination You only need to enter the destination and start driving and CoPilot Live 7 does the rest The directions for the complete trip are available in seconds and if you make a change in the route it recalculates the route instantaneously The text to speech isn t available on the non touch screen version of the program In addition the voice to text pronunciation of some street names was not clear and it took a bit of getting used to Separate versions of the program will be available for touch screen and non touch screen devices The CoPilot Live software will be avail able for 199 99 The software bundled with a Bluetooth GPS receiver and a 1 GB SD card loaded with all of the maps for the U S and Canada 20 Smartpho
43. ing Nations Turn Based Strategy L WINNER Across Lite Mobile Binaryfish www binaryfish com Download crosswords and complete them on your PDA inga Lie fish d Ti L MT wu ILLNM L 5 to i foo da Tr s Paur ti iie BookWorm Crossword Puzzles for PPC CICL EEWILIE 2 super Wild Wild Words Word Puzzles 3j BeeLineGPS Iz VisualGPS LLC www visualgps net o A high performance cache navigation and management J tool 9 FINALIST Oi GPSdash WINNER eL GPS Tuner 2 IN Megalith Gabor Tarnok o ti www gpstuner com A GPS measurement 3 i1 mapping and geocaching AI tool for the Pocket PC o Axis FINALIST EL Google Maps Mobile Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Repo t Hyperspace Delivery Boy BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt TOUCH SCREEN ME WINNER Franson GpsGate Fransonfranson com Program to run multiple GPS applications at the same time using a single GPS FINALIST Virtual Earth Mobile VITO AstroNavigator GPS Utilities WINNER ContactBreeze SBSH Mobile Software www sbsh net A Contact searching and dialing solution for Windows Mobile devices FINALIST Beare Cat coy fn A XLI P 5 4m B heen I i oo Wa rca Diaa Fhap Gral iei B DURE Inesoft Address Book Contact Management J WINNER 1 Visual CE Professional 4H SYWARE www syware com Builds mobile database applications for patient mx tracking inventory
44. ket PC Doug Goldring justanothermobilemon day com Fizz Traveller Touch and non touch screen versions available fizzsoftware com The sheer volume of information accessible using this travel orga nizer as well as the way it inte grates on device and real time information is remarkable Dan Hanttula semperaptus com Fring Touch and non touch screen versions available fring com This is the first program that in tegrates all the IM services I use and also supports voice commu nication Despite the fact that it is still considered a beta version it is very stable and functional The developer is doing a great job with Fring Helio Diamant pocketpcfreak com GPS Tuner Touch screen version only gpstuner com GPS Tuner is a feature rich off road navigation program that is great for hiking boating flying or geocach ing The only downside is that you have to create your own maps Russ Terrell mozongoware com GpsGate Touch screen version only franson com gpsgate GpsGate is an easy to configure and easy to use application that al lows you to use multiple programs with the GPS receiver on your device Riccardo D Agostino x50v it Journal Bar Touch screen version only omegaone com Journal Bar puts up to date news weather and stock quotes on my device so that the information I need is always available Myron Swartz ListPro Touch and non touch screen versions available iliumsoft com
45. l Feed Reader Calculators SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe ionaries y WordBook TranCreative www trancreative com 147 000 entries including a Word Picker feature look up 4 words inside other apps SlovoEd Multilingual sac Meni Dictionaries I DecumentsToGo ACME Sales NL aot LAS Documents To Go DataViz Inc www dataviz com View edit create native Word Excel and PowerPoint files ACME Worldwide Unit Sales ClearVue Suite Mobipocket Reader CIA World Factbook Handheld Edition Mobifusion Inc www pocketdirectory com Snapshot of the world flags maps and extensive country specific data Leonard Maltin s Movie Guide NewsBreak llium Software www iliumsoft com Provides the latest headlines weather sports business and entertainment news wirelessly CHET News com ESPN com Geek aom Glirmada Tim 5eftware News InfoWorld Tech steh 1 FeederReader em ee DA m Ace a o 0 2 S I Newsgator Go ZINTs WorldMate MobiMate www mobimate com Essential business travel services flight updates animated weather maps 1 Calc Omega One Software LLC seme WWW OMegaone com F Full scientific calculator unit 11 BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt NON TOUCH SCREEN SMARTPHONE Sprite Backup Restore bc Tyf Winner VET Winner gt kcy Winner E TT
46. mikeriley com Active mobile computing enthusiast Werner Ruotsalainen winmobiletech com Nominations Manager SPPC Awards Has been using WindowsCE PDAs since 1997 Firas Salim pda4peds com Founder of pda4peds com Steve Sande movablebeast com Totally addicted to mobile technology Stephan Schmidt smartphone web com MVP amp founder of smartphone web com Markus Schweiger pocket expert de Y of MVP Mobile Devices owner of pocket expert de m 4 Andrew Scott ajhsconsulting com Windows Mobile devotee judging his 6th awards David Shier BluetoothNews com Microsoft MVP Windows Mobile Kamaldeep Singh GadgetMix com Administrator of GadgetMix com and Moderator of Indippc com Andreas Sjostrom blogg sogeti se itentifierat WM expert since 1999 Josh Smith imjosh com A Power User in a Non Profit Setting Owen Smith msmobilenews com Technical Editor for MSMobileNews com Michael Sommer firstcoastnews com know a winner when see it Ben Stanley pocketpcmag com blogs Smartphone amp PPC magazine Blogger Matt Stein pocketgear com Operations Manager for Motricity Myron Swartz User of PDAs and GPS for over 8 years Russ Terrell mozongoware com 604 reviews for Mozongoware com Remzi Semsettin Turer sems org Power user of mobile devices Jack Turner technobrains com Avid PPC user and software reviewer Roberto Valerio PPC Communication Networking expert Joshua Villines Technology G
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48. nd over 400 monsters to defeat This one provides real fun for many hours Alex Januschews ky mobilitynews net BeeLineGPS Touch screen version only visualgps net beelinegps Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report BeeLine is a very user friendly and powerful program that makes geocaching and other GPS re lated activities easy Riccardo D Agostino x50v it Blue Music Touch and non touch screen versions available teksoftco com This software allows you to lis ten to music being played on your Windows Mobile device through your Bluetooth headset It was a fun product to use Amy Zunk gadgetme com Cash Organizer Premium Touch screen version only inesoft com The 2007 version is an easy to use full featured professional pro gram a great solution for people looking for a financial program that lets you manage all your accounts Riccardo D Agostino x50v it Conduits Pocket Player Touch and non touch screen versions available conduits com products player Conduits has created a winner utilizing the connectedness of newer Windows Mobile devices to make Pocket Player a truly full featured application The Web Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing Guide is awesome making listen ing to streaming music a breeze Since judging this application it is now my most often used app Matt Coddington pocketpclou isville com This is the best all in one media solution I have ever found for the Poc
49. ne amp Pocket PC Special Repo t BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt TOUCH SCREEN 3 WINNER Mobipocket Reader Mobipocket com www mobipocket com An e book reader which displays text in page by page formatting with no scroll bars FINALIST eReader Pro TomeRaider fate o PP Re 2 Y 1 Question 2 thar dhe Loia eee 13 pce LE renee y puarurg des dra eBook Readers Thesauruses TA WINNER Leonard Maltin s Movie Guide LandWare Inc www landware com Essential facts ratings and reviews for over 20 000 films FINALIST 1997 Abi dw LEE Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Handheld Ed World Almanac Handheld Ed Educational Lingvosoft www lingvosoft com Talking dictionaries available in English with six other languages Multilingual Dictionaries Info Managers Ot T 0 ET oe SlovoEd Multilingual peste pe SY Dictionaries Speereo Voice Translator www ppclink com English English with a clear design and friendly interface FINALIST Lextionary Merriam Webster Collegiate WordBook Brod had E rem T aL vh b ME Ar pr eer P grs m ND Ru mU imm me 2 ek ai eee BEBE OU t j Pee ee acus ee English Dictionaries coke dg arn gin ue irim ph i a 2o WINNER PocketBible Laridian www laridian com Bible Reader plus a number of Bible reference books FINALIST BibleReader li li Pocket e Sword peel Pocket Islam inTe jar 7 QuickVer
50. ne amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing costs 299 99 Separate versions are available for the Motorola Q and Treo 700w Finally a version of the program for laptop tablet UMPC PCs is available but must be purchased separately Despite a few minor inconveniences CoPilot Live is a great choice for those requiring a feature rich program with a simple interface comprehen sive maps and great navigation capabilities It s flexible easy to use and easily customized to meet your needs making it well worth the money Comments from Lutz Bendlin Myron Swartz Destinator 6 map views Overhead 2D left and 3D right Destinator 6 e More info destinatortechnologies com e Purchase through third party vendors list on site e Available for Windows Mobile touch screen devices Destinator 6 is an easy to use program with a nice graphical interface It comes in two editions one for North America and one for Europe The software installs easily requiring no activation The desktop portion the Destinator Console is well designed and allows you to quickly install the software and the maps to your device It clearly shows how much disk space is required for each regional map Once installed I only had one glitch I was testing it with an HTC P3600 which has a built in GPS receiver Destinator couldn t find the GPS port automatically so I had to specify it in one of the configuration screens Once this was
51. need to look at the screen while driving My repeat personal favorite iGuidance now includes text to speech ca pability to announce street names and upcoming turns as you approach them Unfortunately it also now requires that you load the entire North Ameri This article was prepared with the able assistance can map file on your device which occupies 1 3 GB of storage Practically speaking that means you ll need to purchase an additional storage card with of the fi ollowing members of Smartphone amp Pocket at least a 2 GB capacity In addition because of the size of the map file it kes l h i h h first start it PC magazine S board of experts including Russ takes longer to load the map into the program when you first start 1 Terrell Al Harrington Tim Hillebrand Remzi Tur Developers of GPS navigation software continue to enhance their pro grams making them more functional and easier to use They ve also en hanced security to prevent software privacy This makes installation a little member of the Board of Experts but he is experi more complicated but ensures that they can afford to continue improving their products for the benefit of all of us er Lutz Bendlin and Jerry Stevens Jerry is not a enced with GPS and we value his comments Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 19 m BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt GPS Mirdap
52. oft com Pocket Internet Explorer PIE enhancer that adds additional features such as optimization of Web pages and more FINALIST MultilE IE Mobile PRESON PRU ne WINNER NewsBreak Ilium Software a www iliumsoft com urn sc eee atest headlines weather i sports business and entertainment wirelessly on your Pocket PC FINALIST Lage Kentini News Readers 6 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Audio Recorders Audio Players Web Compression Service Terminals Multimedia Recording Converting Ripping Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing DSP Sound Enhancement BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt TOUCH SCREEN mToken EE Choung Networks DICE SO www choung net WESEN A terminal emulator that IU includes VT100 VT102 VT52 zr ANSI terminal emulations ll FINALIST Pockel TY WINNER 1 Skweezer Greenlight Wireless Corp www greenlightwireless net A free Web based service that reformats large screen Web pages for viewing on small screen devices FINALIST ONSPEED PocketPC WINNER e PocketMusic PocketMind Software www pocketmind com Play MP3 files from any folder and not just from the My Documents folder FINALIST Pocket Player VITO AudioPlayer WINNER Virtual Recorder 4 4Pockets com www 4pockets com j A personal voice recorder for your Pocket PC FINALIST VITO SoundExplorer WINNER
53. ons in Hand WINNER Spb Mobile Shell Spb Software House www spbsoftwarehouse com Introduces the next generation user interface while keeping all the advantages of a Windows Mobile device FINALIST WisBar Advance User Interface Menu Improvers g E Jas o Hao WINNER o pues Spb Weather Pr Spb Software House O www spbsoftwarehouse com 3 A powerful weather forecast TU Today screen plug in E me s 289 FINALIST j DE PocketWeather o gt _ Winner 9 Re se es Pocket Controller t E si Professional Q SOTI Inc ps www soti net O Control and operate PPC SP S from your desktop PC 0 A A Finalist Desktop Rover gt Pocket PC Controller Wmd FP i a My Mobiler SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 9 2007 Best Software Winners Non Touch Screen Smartphones Thanks to the popularity of the Motorola Q Samsung BlackJack form to compliment a variety of excellent new titles for phones with and T Mobile Dash more and more software has become available out touch screens This year judges selected winners and finalists for Windows Mobile non touch screen smartphones Many popular from 212 nominees in 38 categories Complete details can be found at Pocket PC programs have been ported over to the smartphone plat SmartphoneMag com awards Non Touch Screen smartphone Software Categories Classic Arcade 10 Multimedia Tools 11 Bluetooth 10 Color Matching 10 List amp d
54. r Grek kir Harthibridge Dir Evetleul Di mA S Louetta Road 4 CoPilot displays your position on maps in A 2D left or 3D views right Trip 5 6 mi O 12 hr ALK CoPilot Live 7 beta e More info purchase alk com e Available for Windows Mobile touch screen and non touch screen devices Windows PCs CoPilot Live is a powerful yet easy to use GPS navigation program that includes the latest street maps advanced customizable routing and route specific real time information The beta version of CoPilot Live 7 we tested has a clean colorful and attractive user interface with even larger easier to press buttons than on the previous version The satellite acquisition and route cal culations were both blazingly fast The software contains the latest street maps from NAVTEQ with updated coverage of the U S with thousands of new Points of Interest POI Maps are also available for Canada and Europe Although the North American POI database oc cupies almost three quarters of the 1 3 GB map file it didn t seem that comprehensive to me CoPilot can receive live traffic incident alerts to help avoid delays Traffic Incid ents alicia i m CoPilot s enhanced scroll ing 3D map display clearly indicates distance to turn and displays a turn arrow that highlights the way ahead CoPilot users can opt to re ceive live traffic reports and notifications about route spe cific incidents via the Traff
55. r com This little baby will make you think you re working on your desktop PC I was blown away by the power of this office suite it s everything you need to edit docu ments on the go Juan David Go mez juandg wordpress com SmartTweaker Non touch screen version only gadgetapps net This great product allows for simple registry changes to alter the way in which your smart phone functions Simply select the change you wish to make and the SmartTweaker edits the system reg SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt EXPERTS FAVORITE SOFTWARE istry automatically The program is updated regularly with new regis try tweaks This is a great solution that any level of smartphone user can benefit from Bradley Gillett dashsmartzone com Pocket Controller Professional PC program installs client software on touch and non touch devices soti net Pocket Controller lets you con trol your Windows Mobile device from your desktop PC Its user interface is well thought out and easy to use The Task Manager lets me monitor and kill running applications and services A bug in a running application can cause it to hang and the kill feature is really useful The Registry Edi tor allows me to easily view and alter settings Pocket Controller Pro supports skins for every Win dows Mobile device that I have heard of allowing me to capture screenshots framed in the appro priate device w
56. r communications tools a fax module an SMS module a phonebook module and a WAP browser FINALIST eFax ZEEE ER ER EEE Ee WINNER i Jazzy SMS ESS LaymanAid Soft i www LaymanAidSoft com Compose send and receive hand written or scribbled formatted text messages with a background color FINALIST Outlook2SMS Bii i y xp K aiit Sn Esp M oh ro ho cocta bet duis PTT MI TAA JN WINNER phoneAlarm pocketMax www pocketmax net Pager functionality and 7 Phone profiles for you Pocket PC Phone Edition all in a Today screen plugin FINALIST PhonePlus ME Software 8 www mesoftware biz a Software that replaces the default dialer on PocketPC Phone Edition devices FINALIST EZdial 2 I WINNER Indovisi SMS Virtue Software www virtue software com An SMS manager FINALIST a mPhone Simple SMS and finalists from 677 nominations in 150 game and application categories Complete details about the awards can be found at SmartphoneMag com awards WINNER 7 Spb GPRS Monitor Spb Software House www spbsoftwarehouse com 1 Measures data transfers via GPR WiFi CDMA or GSM connection calculates cost FINALIST Jeyo Mobile Companion ir a Ra Fa oe eure Sor T Info Access WM Skype Skype www skype com Free software which provides superior quality voice calls over the Internet
57. res that take advantage of this including weather and traffic alerts up to the minute radar warnings access to online Yellow Pages and other services All this is making GPS more useful and compelling In addition the latest versions of these navigation programs have improved user interfaces with more intuitive screens more attractive and useful maps larger soft buttons and the ability to program GPS features to hardware buttons on the device The ultimate enhancement would be voice capability where you could simply say take me to 300 South Broadway in MyCity and the software would do the rest This is a must have feature for real estate agents sales man and other mobile pros and would turn GPS into a killer app Bl SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 23 FEATURES PROGRAMS Co Pilot Destinator iGuidance OnCourse Pharos Ostia Route 66 TomTom Thumb size button Icons for easy use e Features can be mapped to hardware buttons To Home work button for quick routing Tap amp hold context dropdown menu e 2D view only Change screen orientation within program Textured polygons see Note 1 o E COLOR ONLY QWERTY keyboard option see Note 2 CONFIGURATION FEATURES Choice of voices for audible notifications Use custom voices for notifications Limited Customize data can be displayed on screen o Adjust distan
58. rn left Unfortunately that would have had me heading the wrong way onto a thruway exit not a pleas ant experience I encountered wrong directions a few other times In addition I encountered inaccuracies in other situations TomTom allows the creation of your own POIs which is a handy fea ture that has a few problems When you create a POI you must create a new category for it you can t put it in an existing one This makes it hard er to find it at a later time because you have to remember which category you created The Points of Interest list shows the POI s address name and distance to it However it is difficult to choose if there are many branches by distance only This is OK if you re in an unfamiliar location however with the many errors I recommend checking the Web or phone book first Phone numbers appear when the POI icon is clicked on the map Tom Tom Navigator 6 does have many excellent features and op tions and is a good solution if you are using it in areas that you are familiar with However I was disappointed that TomTom supposedly the largest GPS navigation solutions vendor had a product that was not as accurate as others Comments from Jerry Stevens and Myron Swartz Making GPS more useful and compelling Although a couple new PDAs were released recently by HP the vast majority of Windows Mobile devices now have built in phones In re sponse to this trend GPS navigation solutions are including featu
59. rrow indicating the next turn distance to turn name of street for next turn mileage ETA travel time current time speed and a compass that shows travel direc Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing BEST SOFTWARE AWARDS 2007 gt GPS tion and North The large icons and keyboard allow you to control the program and enter addresses with your fingers If you encounter construction or blocked traffic or deviate from your route Navigator 6 quickly recalculates a new one Its Find Alternative option lets you Avoid part of route Avoid roadblock or Travel Via which gives 8 ways of entering an intermittent way point Itinerary planning for numerous destinations is very easy and it can be saved for future use When setting up a new route you can set the time you have to be at your destination and TomTom will show you how many minutes you will be late or have to spare This is updated as you drive In addition there are numerous options that let you check the route The most impressive is demo route which displays the route you ve planned with voice prompts screen changes and the like at up to 5 times the normal speed My wish list Now that TomTom owns TeleAtlas maps I hope they improve the ac curacy of their maps I tested the program in Toronto Canada and one time when I was entering a thruway I was directed by both voice prompts and the map display to tu
60. rs finalists and nominees Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Repo t Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing info pocketpcmag com Bluetooth Call amp SMS Autoblocker Rejecters Call Recorders Answering Machines Connection Managers External Phone Handlers Fax Misc Phone Multifunction Phone Utilities Phone Dialers Phone Info Access Non WM Phone Info Access WM SIP and VoIP SMS Autoreply Mass Sending Synchronization Action Games Adventure Games Backgammon Games Board Games Bomberman Clones Card Games Casino Games Chess Games Classic Arcade Color Matching First Person Shooter Game Packs Golf games Kids Games Mahjong Non Run amp Jump Platformers Number Puzzles Poker Games Puzzle Games Racing Games Real Time Strategy Role Playing Games Run amp Jump Platform Scrollers Scrolling Shooters Simulations Solitaire Games Sports Games Strategy Games Sudoku Puzzles Tetris Top down puzzle adventure Trivia Games Turn Based Strategy Word Puzzles GPS Geocaching GPS Moving Map GPS Utilities Contact Management Database Dining Finance Genealogy Health and Fitness List Managers Misc Information Managers PIMs Secure Information Managers Sporting Student Planners Browsers and Web Utilities Chat and Messaging E mail Explorer Mobile add ons M2 M2 hN2 NNN NNN NN YN NY NY unu unu sp HHP FHF PsP oq qo qo oq qo oq HPP HPHPWBwwwwwwwowww UJ HNnHMmNANAnanaAnan nnn an OO
61. s on a journey through time and varied landscapes Isotope 244 a X www isotope244 com JN Atomic Cannon Pocket is a strategic artillery simulation al with realistic graphics and ec effects RPG Adventure Games 29 Galaga Legacy 10 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe Scrolling Shooters Sports Games Simulation Games Strategy Games PIMs List amp database managers WEATHER EFFECTS SkyForce Reloaded Infinite Dreams WWwW idreams pl Classic arcade shooter with 3d interactive objects outstanding graphics special effects and soundtrack 7 FireHawk LULA Miri ld use Liao Anthon Trackin New Prnduet Ider Exercise Tracking www jamdat com In this game you can test your entrepreneurial skills by trying to sell lemonade Mini Dogfight 7 Mini Jetfight Pocket Mini Golf 2 Momentum Games www momentumgames com Miniature golf game with a total of 60 unique levels Links Virtual Pool Mobile Snails PDA Mill Arcade game with missions involving snails pdamill com Machines at War ListPro Ilium Software www iliumsoft com Make and manage lists inventories and organize any kind of information HanDBase Enterprise Oxios ToDo List Agenda One Developer One Inc www developerone com Provides time calendar and contact management for Windo
62. se PDA EJ feeds Feet arta taa A isa ini Fen Rel 4 WINNER MSDict Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary Mobile Systems Inc www mobi systems com All the important terms concepts used in medicine omn m lacia Hwere cre ge veta TIT FINALIST umen WA Mentesiee a MedicineNet s Pocket Guide demented fom a are toll by Papeete irat eo bx oer aul specialized Dictionaries Battery Memory Meters Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing Backup Tools SLL ETP Con ma WINNER BDicty English Thesaurus Bieks beiks com English thesaurus with 55 000 entries based on WordNet Lexical database WINNER WorldMate Professional Edition MobiMate www mobimate com Comprehensive real time essential travel info directly on your mobile device FINALIST Vindigo METAM TEEI i He Aa E nol Lid am Sce ra D SF beri Aai P Tek sre pM Fa ae me A 7 uh P ee rage a F Sii _ WINNER Spb Traveler Spb Software House www spbsoftwarehouse com 4 Atravel and business trip aid FINALIST Fizz Traveller WINNER City Time Code City a codecity net Track time in any four world cities 4 FINALIST J Spb Time Sprite Backup Sprite Software Ltd www spritesoftware com All of the functionality of the standard edition plus back up directly to your PC or network FINALIST Spb Backup Cikar phon
63. set up using the program was a breeze The main interface has been completely redesigned and now has large buttons which allow you to use it with your fingers instead of a stylus Destinator provides turn by turn voice and visual guidance By de fault there are three notifications for each turn 500 yards 200 yards and at the turn It also offers four map views 2D day and night 3D day and night Destinator allows you to download sections of maps based on your desired route integrating selected addresses or points of interest You can also specify the corridor width that will be included with the route aca BOT CATEGORY EE O Destinator has a comprehensive POI database with categories and subcategories to help you find the POI types you are interested in Rental Car o a igen O T Rest Area C amp Restaurant O amp School During my tests GPS acquisition was fast The program supports point to point routing and allows you to spec ify multi stop routes which is great for many uses I specified direct routes to my destination as well as routes that avoided certain roads Route recalcu lations were fast and mostly accurate The maps for downtown areas were up to date less so for the suburbs I hope they ll get updated maps out shortly Destinator is available with maps of North America Europe Mexi O B Shopping D amp Ski Resort SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe co Australia and Brazil
64. t PocketGammon Desktop Game Consoles TurboGrafx 16 PC Engine E eae The PCE TG 16 module for SmartGear BitBank Softwarewww bitbanksoftware com PocketEngine TG 16 module for MorphGear a F3 z Monopoly p Bejeweled 2 Game Interpreters o 5 A Handmark z Astraware Limited ScummVM E x but UE cam T 9 www astraware com Hw POCKE Implementation o i icti ScummVMscummvm sourceforge net o d the oriainal pee ame E Ai callo addictive tnan Stratagus amp Wargus y g game ever before with new graphics G m o and special effects 0 LB EX Handheld Game Consoles t E Scrabble The Travel Collection The Game Gear module for SmartGear a Shooter BitBank Softwarewww bitbanksoftware com NeoPocott Handheld Game Consoles Gameboy Y a PocketGBA Explode Arena oF Call of Duty 2 Sunbug netsunbug net T Infinite Dreams A Aspyr Media Inc The GB C module for SmartGear e www idreams pl o WAAN AS pest Are you ready for the most 5 Brings intense World War Misc Desktop Game Consoles E EXPLOSIVE game around died to the palm of your 0 PocketVCS r a E Retro Detonatio Stuart Russellpocketvcs emuunlim com o DoomPPC DoomGLES The SMS module for SmartGear a i Multiplatform Game Console Emulators SmartGear BitBank Softwarewww bitbanksoftware com MorphGear Championship j GameBox Classics x86 and Other Productivity Platforms E UEM Spades Pro T d ue m E Ji en DreamQuest Software Bue id EP Canori o f
65. t continued FEATURES PROGRAMS Co Pilot Destinator iGuidance OnCourse Pharos Ostia Route 66 TomTom Automatically reroutes when off track e Text directions displayed on map e Speaks list of turns on current route Can navigate to city name or city center o Phone integration Dial from POI list Logging and or trail See Note 5 e Tracking via SMS Fee Trip log See Note 6 Fog warning announces intersections e Speed warning e Turn Bluetooth on amp off automatically Built in Data backup amp Restore Low or lost signal warning Supports Sirf amp NMEA NMEA SD card amp MINI MAPS POINTS OF INTEREST Map coverage USA amp Canada e e Custom maps Includes POIs with phone numbers amp addresses Can add e User can add POIs e PRICE INSTALLATION ETC Price navigation software U S maps 199 124 95 119 129 95 119 95 149 149 95 Free demo tutorial see Note 7 e Must install to main memory MB required 11 MB 5 3 MB 5 5 MB 1 8 MB 5 26 MB Non touch screen smartphone version available separately In development Non touch screen version included in package e Laptop PC amp UMPC version included e Other languages supported e 14 e 4 o Additional fee based features Traffic alerts Weather alerts Maps See Note 8 POI Finder Follow
66. tor Smartphone amp Pocket PC magazine non voting SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 13 Juan David Gomez juandg wordpress com Tech Reviewer for Windows Mobile course Steve Green Has a self proclaimed illness for all things gadget Dick Grier hardandsoftware net Microsoft MVP f Visual Basic author Visual Basic Programmer s Guide to Serial Communciations 4th Edition Carlo Guerrero theunwired net Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices Dan Hanttula semperaptus com Pocket PC expert extraordinaire Al Harrington pocketpcmag com blogs Longtime technical user focusing on HP devices Franz Haslbeck pocketpc muenchen de David Hettel User amp MVP of PocketPCs for many years Eric Hicks bostonpocketpc com Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices MobilityGuys Podcast Tim Hillebrand synergetics org sms Smartphone amp Pocket PC magazine Contributing Editor since 2000 judge since 2002 Steven Hughes bostonpocketpc com Microsoft MVP Host MobilityGuys Podcast Contributor SPPC Mag John Hung Judge for the past five years Krishna lyer ril com Deep knowledge amp power user of PPC apps Alex Januschewsky mobilitynews net Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices Bruce Keener dkeener com keenstuff index html Author of KeenPDA Website PPC enthusiast for years Shawna Kelly artzest com Mobile MVP 3 Awards writes and presents on mobility known as Tech Diva Amir Keren pocketpcfreak com Mobil
67. u can pick which components you use in each profile Bluetooth Phone Wi Fi etc You can also customize your alarms and make them repeat so you never miss an important message Remzi Sem settin Turer sems org Pocket Informant Touch and non touch screen versions available pocketinformant com The Wow factor is significant This excellent feature rich pro gram puts the functionality of a laptop PC on your Pocket PC I spent hours testing it and compar ing its functionality ease of use synchronization capabilities and customer support to Agenda Fu sion In the end I decided to go with Pocket Informant Firas Sa lim pdadpeds com Pocket E Sword Touch screen version only e sword net Now that I ve tried E Sword I m sold on it That is if you can be sold on a freeware program Andy Mason aximsite com Quartz Touch and non touch screen versions available elementsgames com I spent more time with this grip ping game than I did judging oth er software The diamond shape board also provides a fresh ap proach to color matching games Meryl K Evans meryl net SK Tracker Touch screen version only s k tools com SK Tracker shows you how mis behaving applications are dump ing garbage files into your de vice and how to get rid of that garbage without performing a hard reset Lutz Bendlin pock etgpsworld com SoftMaker Office 2006 Touch screen version only softmake
68. us Computing ed States Canada Mexico South America most European countries Hong Kong Singapore New Zealand Australia Philippines India Iran Israel and United Arab Emirates Collectively members of our Board of Experts 2007 have invest ed thousands of hours putting the software titles through their paces Experts specific comments about the winners finalists and nominees will be published in future issues Werner Ruotsalainen Nominations Manager Recognized as the world s leading expert on Windows Mobile soft ware Werner is the lead blogger at PocketPCmag com blogs In this first year as nominations manager Werner completed a major reorganization of Pocket PC and Smartphone categories present ed the preliminary list of nominations to the Board of Experts and made the final decision on all nomination suggestions i Teir Reynold Flores mobilegadgetnews com Microsoft MVP Windows Mobile Devices Mauricio Freitas geekzone co nz Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices Lisa Gade MobileTechReview com Editor in Chief of MobileTechReview com Gary Garland estateattorney info GPS Expert Jack Gilbraith mobilegadgetnews com Editor of MobileGadgetNews site Bradley Gillett dashsmartzone com Expert Smartphone enthusiast Dan Goh PPC Super User for the past 6 years Douglas Goldring justanothermobile monday com News and Review Editor justanothermobilemonday com Hal Goldstein smartphonemag com Publisher Exec Edi
69. use tool to do basic 18 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report network troubleshooting Amy Zunk gadgetme com Orb 2 0 Touch and non touch screen versions available orb com I haven t seen a product this inno vative in a long time It lets you ac cess multimedia content stored on your desktop PC from your Win dows Mobile device It was one of the most amazing and pleasant discoveries I made working on this year s awards Juan David Gomez juandg wordpress com ae TE a ELLE ae Pocket Islam Touch and non touch screen versions available pocketislam com This feature rich program has beautiful graphics Well done Andy Mason aximsite com Pocket Slides Touch screen version only conduits com I don t know how I missed this great product I have been us ing Pocket Slideshow and Pow erPoint Mobile to review slide shows prior to making presenta tions However Pocket Slides not only lets me review slides I can now make last minute edits just before the presentation Firas Sa lim pda4peds com Resco Photo Viewer Touch and non touch screen versions available resco net Resco Photo Viewer has come a long way since the previous Best Software Awards Resco has added a plethora of imaging functionality to the latest version Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing It blows many other competing products out of the water Darius Wey pocketpcthoughts com Spb Brain Evolution Touch screen
70. version only spbsoftwarehouse com I was initially skeptical about this program s claims of improv ing memory and computational speeds However after using Brain Evolution for several weeks I did notice a definite improvement in my own memory and recall I still can t memorize a phone book but the result is definitely noticeable Mike Riley mikeriley com Spb Weather Touch screen version only spbsoftwarehouse com After testing many competing programs I was pleased to find that I had been using the best weather program all along Judie Lipsett geardiary com Tachyon for Pocket PC Touch screen version only tachyonweb net Tachyon is an amazing astronomy program with tons of options and settings It s not only great for the amateur it s superb for an expert because of its ability to control the telescope and display tours of the stars Myron Swartz VITO AstroNavigator vitotechnology com It isn t often that you look at a product and wonder why all ap plications aren t designed like it I absolutely love the beautiful full screen scrolling user interface of AstroNavigator It makes you and anyone looking over your shoul der really take notice Dan Hant tula semperaptus com i SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe BEST SOFTWARE 2007 gt GPS 777 on obile Reviews of the top GPS navigation programs a m his article reviews the top GPS navigation programs developed for
71. via its next generation peer to peer SW FINALIST fring SIP and VoIP WINNER Auto SMS Reply ByteSurge www bytesurge com A full featured auto responder that sends SMSs to your missed callers FINALIST SMS Notifier pa Triton acte ruada Moe SMG eser per duller 1 Ver alice SPEI bo perdi uere of anc Elea aed ed Aina ar ance t Fangun Tire pb ore i tho gmot peir D Heni Erebi pog iyii dat SMS Autoreply Mass Sending WINNER PocketMirror Prof Chapura Inc www chapura com Provides the ability to synchronize with multiple folders from Outlook Contacts Calendar amp Tasks FINALIST Missing Sync Synchronization 16 32 hit Vintage Computers WINNER CastCE FpseCEwww fpsece net An ATARI ST emulator for Pocket PCs FINALISTS Mini vMac PocketUAE 32 bit Desktop Game Consoles WINNER FpseCE FpseCEwww fpsece net A PlayStation 1 emulator for Pocket PCs running on Windows Mobile 2003 2003 SE and WM 5 FINALIST PocketSX SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 8 bit Computers Pocket Commodore 64 Anthelion 2 D All Mobile Casino Clickgamer Technologies Ltd www clickgamer com H Celestial Vigilance H Binaryfish PocketHobbit UnrealSpeccyPPC E PDAmill www pdamill com E T D A fast paced 3D space fighter o e d MEL Yn Oo popular games including Arcade Machines e game You are a
72. w com OCNO is a state of the art GPS navigation program that ships on a microSD card with mini and SD card adapters I really appreciate the fact that there s no tedious reg istration process involved with this program The first time you slip it into your card slot it automatically installs the program and you re ready to go It faithfully guided me over mountains through valleys across rivers and through the con fusing snarl of big cities on a 6 000 mile road trip this summer Tim Hillebrand synergetics org sms 200LX or HP 1000CX Palmtop Cash Reward T WE LL BUY 1 OR 1000 Contact Wayne Kneeskern a Thaddeus mputing wayne thaddeus com 800 373 6114 e fax 641 472 1879 16 Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing Opera Mini Touch and non touch screen versions available opera com I continue to be amazed at how great Opera has made the brows ing experience on my smartphone ee Evans deas com OziExplorerCE louch screen version only oziexplorer com OziExplorerCE is moving map software that lets you purchase maps or create your own using the PC component of the pro gram It s great for off road ap plications but it does not provide turn by turn driving instructions Riccardo D Agostino x50v it PhoneAlarm Touch and non touch screen versions available pocketmax net This nifty utility helps you set up alarms and user profiles Yo
73. wn tt o Pyramid Golf StarPop o p GeoRally EX Stuntcar Extreme 8j GameBox Solitaire Il z SS Shanghai l 5 Machines at War o Virtual Pool Mobile Pocket Essentials 7 Isotope 244 Q B calcis o iv z Inc c LandWare www landware com 4 www isotope244 com www celeris com 2 A solitaire version of mah ji 6 An award winning pool game S jongg based on Activision s E Warfare Incorporated L S Shanghai Mah Jongg series o m a 1 Air Hockey Challenge T o i Tony Hawk s Pro Skater 2 Multiplayer Championship c Mahjong o E O 5 Meltdown I The Quest o Azgard Defence 3 Momentum Games 5 Redshift E MoreGames Entertainment a www momentumgames com D www redshift hu o i www pocketmoregames com A platform puzzle game E 4 A sinister world full of magic z Build a line of defense to gt music and challenges 2 E protect your home Azgard o E 4 from hordes of creatures Curse of the Pharaohs Q h F 0 Arvale Il Ocean of Time E o Arvale Short Tales v B High Seas Guns amp Gold a Undercroft Tradewinds 2 o Rui LLL uuU e e Mastersoft Kakuro Boneyboy o Mastersoft SuDoku V2 Mastersoft Mobile Solutions amp iJ Mobisation Mastersoft Mobile Solutions N www mastersoftmobilesolutions com E www mobisation com N www mastersoftmobilesolutions com Q Kakuro is the latest craze to Multi layer scrolling a An insanely addictive T come from the land of the rendered animations and 5 Japanese Puzzle
74. ws Mobile 5 Pocket PCs or smartphones Papyrus Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Report Multimedia Tools Graphics AudioTools Video Secure Information Managers Web Browsing PICS CodeWallet Pro Developer One Inc www developerone com Manage passwords banking info online accounts fj insurance policies Ds oa pictures and more Ladriallel Pro eWallet Professional Opera Mobile Opera Software WWW Opera com Surf the same Web sites as you do on your personal computer AvantGo Lore Podan haa Laed Ciis herr 4 Opera Mini Let us know E Skweezer f Pocket Player Conduits Technologies Inc www conduits com Supports MP3 OGG Vorbis WMA WAV files plus streaming protocols To PocketMusic VITO AudioNotes VITO AudioPlayer Resco Photo Viewer Resco Ltd www resco net Manage and view your images in different file formats including jpg gif bmp pcx cfx Adobe psd and more Homescreen Designer IM Slingplayer B SlingMedia www slingmedia com Using this with a Slingbox hardware setup allows you to view live and recorded TV over the Internet BlueTooth Audio DBPoweramp CorePlayer Mobile CoreCodec Inc www corecodec com Jj Turns mobile devices into multimedia players without treplacing legacy hardware I Orb Core Pocket Media Player Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing Document Viewers Dicti Educationa
75. www dasoft com A Six highly addictive puzzle Style Tap www styletap com S CA Multiple features to o games Blocks Blocks PocketDOS q JE s E L customize each game E Cannons Jewel Master Q 6 j Snake and Fireball 3717 Championship Cribbage Pro WII J Championship Euchre Pro een Smartphone amp Pocket PC Special Repot Copyright 2008 Thaddeus Computing SUBSCRIBE SmartphoneMag com Subscribe 3 Links Brain Evolution Lemonade Tycoon H JAMDAT Mobile t Spb Software House d JAMDAT Mobile www jamdat com G www spbsoftwarehouse com 9 www jamdat com Photo quality animations and 9 An intelligent game for the 7 In this game you can test g realistic ball shot physics Q Pocket PC E your entrepreneurial skills by including terrain green N trying to sell lemonade 6 conditions and wind 5 D eld Bounce Symphony s LINEA Brain School Brain Trainer Insaniquarium Harry Putters Crazy Golf Jii alll 4 TIT 1 Glyph 3 PPC Transport Tycoon Deluxe Spb Numbers F Street Duel o GameBox Solitaire H Spb Software House o Underground Racing PDAmill Ltd t www spbsoftwarehouse com E Pixelogic Ltd G www pdamill com B An original and attractive o www pixelogic co uk 9 10 solitaire games Blind arithmetic game o A 3D street racing game using 2 Alleys Canfield Chinese t k a full physics engine and ki A East Haven 14 Out Freecell RET accurate collision detection Golf Klondike Pyramid and ountao
76. y a panel of in dustry experts and media the Handango Champion Awards were presented for applications running on Windows Mobile Pocket PCs touch screen devices Windows Mobile Smartphones non touch screen and other mobile OSs The categories were Best Evo lution Application Best Entertainment Application Best Industry Application and Best Life Management Application Windows Mobile Pocket PC categories e Spb Mobile Shell 1 5 spbsoftwarehouse com Best Evolution Application e Spb Brain Evolution 1 1 spbsoftwarehouse com Best Entertainment Application e Pocket Controller Pro soti net plication Best Industry Ap e SBSH PocketBreeze 5 2 sbsh net Best Life Man agement Application Windows Mobile Smartphone categories e MobiTV mobitv com Best Evolution Application e Mundu Interoperable Messenger geodesic com Best Entertainment Application e Documents To Go v3 0 dataviz com Best Indus try Application e Agenda One developerone com Best Life Man agement Application Developer of the Year Handango also recognized content providers with Developer of the Year awards for outstanding soft ware development committed customer care and innovation The winners were Spb Software House WM Pocket PC e DataViz Inc WM Smartphone Rookie of the Year Finally Handango honored select new content part ners with the Rookie of the Year award for their efforts to make

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