Kevin Doel forwarded some information that should come in handy for anyone with a Palm OS, Windows Mobile or BlackBerry device. There is a new collection of fun SMS “blips and bloops” available which he says will “make great message alert sounds and increase the choices available from the “default” options that come with phones.” Looking at the product description, it appears that Ringo will give you a bit more than just “blips and bloops”, though; it might be worth a look.

The purpose of Ringo is to make it really easy to change your ringtones on your smartphone:
1.      Easily turn your favorite music and sound clips into ringtones & alerts.
2.      Jazz up your phonebook by setting tones and pictures for friends & contacts.
3.      Group business and personal contacts, then silence one group with a tap.

Link: Ringo

Alison from Astraware has just passed on this month’s Club Astraware discounts; this time you can save on the game Golden Skull!

The Club Astraware Member-only discount offer for May 2008 is Golden Skull for just $9.95, that’s a huge saving of $10 off the regular price!

Golden Skull is a puzzle adventure game that will take you on an unforgettable journey through undiscovered Mayan pyramids and long forgotten ruins.

Featuring amazing graphics, and an entertaining story mode, Golden Skull delivers challenging gameplay with unbelievable production value. It’s a puzzle adventure game the whole family will enjoy.

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Doug Goldring has posted a cool write up over at My Today Screen on OmegaOne’s 1-to-Go, a cool new way to access the Internet.  From Doug’s review:

Overview: So.  What is 1-ToGo?  I think I have never had so much trouble in a review explaining just what a program is.  It’s a little bit of everything.  So, let’s start with what this is not.  It is not a mobile web browser.  You will still need one of those (Pocket Internet Explorer will work just fine).  This is a web-based applet which will open within your existing browser.

The application looks pretty cool; and offers quite a bit.  Doug’s got a very thorough write up on it, and its definitely worth a read.

Link: My Today Screen for OmegaOne’s 1-to-Go

Can you believe that it has been ten years since HanDBase came out? This was one of the first business tools I bought to run on my Palm, and it was also an application that I eagerly added to my Pocket PC once they crossed platforms. Modern versions of HanDBase will seamlessly sync between Palm OS, Windows Mobile (for Pocket PC and Smartphone), Symbian Series 60 and UIQ, and BlackBerry smartphones, and can be run from either a Windows or Mac computer. Pretty slick, right?

So what is HanDBase and why should you care?

HanDBase is a light and fast relational database manager for desktops, PDAs, and smartphones which offers data entry, searching, sorting, filtering, printing and synchronization across a wide variety of desktop computers, handheld computing devices and smartphones.

With HanDBase, you can create database forms to keep track of everything and anything. If you aren’t up to creating your own personalized forms, you can also download ones that others have created from DDH Software’s extensive database repository - which currently has over 2,000 titles!

That’s where the competition comes into play:

To mark their 10th Anniversary, DDH is “reviving its “HanDBase Applet of the Year” contest, seeking the most innovative uses for its popular HanDBase mobile database program for PDAs and smartphones. The goal for this year’s contest is to demonstrate how easy it is for anyone to develop a mobile solution for either work or personal use. The company will reward the Best Commercial Applet and Best Personal Applet with “HanDBase Runtime” licenses (a US $1,000.00 value) which will enable the winners to turn their entries into commercially-available standalone mobile applications.”

Are you up to the challenge? Read on…

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Doug Goldring has just posted the first installment of his popular monthly round-up of freeware Windows Mobile games at My Today Screen.

For those of you who followed The Arcade over at JAMM, welcome back. For you newcomers, let me explain how this works. Each month, I scour the web, searching for free games. There are a lot out there and finding good ones is rarely a problem. Then, at the end of each month (on my calendar, it falls on the fourth Sunday), I post a roundup of five free games. Of course, I do take suggestions and recommendations, so if you have a favorite, please let me know. And if you are a developer, and you have a free game available, I am happy to feature it here.

This month the Arcade covers: CardHue, ArithmeTick, Xump, Creatonia, and Clickball. Take a look and see if one of these free games might become your latest favorite time-waster.

I’ve just received word that HeroCraft will be releasing Hexxagon Labs for the Palm OS, Windows Mobile OS and Symbian OS (S60, S60 v.3, UIQ & UIQ v.3) platforms on May 8, 2008.

What’s Hexxagon all about? According to the HeroCraft site:

Funny chemistry, witty physics, exciting astronomy… Do you think that there are no such things on our planet? If so, you haven’t play Hexxagon Labs yet! Just drop in to the most unusual laboratory in the world and test the power of your mind! This amusing tactical logic game includes 15 original hard-to-solve levels. The goal of the game in each level is to occupy as many cells on a field as possible, capturing pieces of an enemy. Your rivals will be the best American and European professors whose brains were implanted in the game’s artificial intellect system. You also will have an opportunity to play Hexxagon Labs with one or two friends using only one device!

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It must be a wondrous thing to be able to create your own software; to hear a need, and then be able to cobble together a down and dirty application that will meet it. That is definitely a talent that Paul O’Brien (of Modaco fame) possesses, and it is one of the many characteristics that makes him a mobility community leader.

His latest “fun little 15 minute project” is a contacts database de-duper for Pocket PC devices.

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If you are more creative than the average bear, then you ought to take a look at Resco’s new “Best Skin Contest”. The objective is to get users to create and add their own skins. Everyone who wins gets something, as all who submit an original skin of their own design walk away with a free license of Resco Keyboard PRO.

The “bigger” prizes are:

1. Winner — A brand new device — HTC Touch
2. First runner up — Resco Media Suite and Resco Brain Suite
3. Second runner up — Resco Media Suite

If you enter, be sure to let us see your handiwork; if you win, report back!

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If you need a quick and dirty reference to check when wondering what time the latest episode of the Big Bang Theory will be showing, or whether the Illusionist is coming on Encore again this week, look no further than the free TV Guide Mobile from Handmark.

Alison sent me a bit of information on it today, and so far I like what I see.

Available for both Windows Mobile* and BlackBerry devices, TV Guide Mobile should have you plotting out your Tivo or DVR schedule like a pro in no time.

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Astraware has just released their latest game, Platypus, which is based on the cult classic for PC and Mac. According to Astraware, “Platypus is a fast, frantic and fun side-scrolling arcade shooter with a difference - the entire game is made from clay!”

What’s the back-story? Astraware’s site says that the “vast continent-spanning city of Collosatropolis has finally reached the limits of its expansion, and tall buildings cover every available space. The Collosotropolan leaders have decided the simplest solution is to invade the neighbouring country of Mungola. They don’t anticipate much of a struggle - Mungolans are simple, earthy types without much love for industry. In fact, Mungola’s entire defence force consists of a single squadron of fighter planes - the venerable F-27 ‘Platypus’. Your mission is to pilot your trusty Platypus and save peaceful Mungola! Fly across the squashy fields and trees, avoid the snowy mountains and protect your planet. Shoot down the enemy ships and marvel as they disappear in a splat! Collect fruit bonuses and a range of power-ups to aid you in your quest!”

Our own Doug Goldring has already got it covered at My Today Screen, where he says:

The game is divided into four worlds, with five levels in each world, for a total of 20 levels. Once you have unlocked a world, you can always start a new game from the beginning of that world. The game starts off relatively easy with smaller fighters flying toward you in waves, and larger attack cruisers coming in from behind (these are your primary targets).

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