http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2009 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:05:36 GMT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:05:36 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://www.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com/ http://news.softpedia.com/news/Track-Your-Loans-On-the-Go-126367.shtml Loan Analyzer is one of those budget managers that help users keep track of their financial status even when they're not at home. Developed by iambic, Loan Analyzer is fully compatible with all Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition and above.

The application will help users store multiple accounts information, but can also give financial hints as to make some extra monthly or annual payments for early payoffs. The interface of the software is simple, intuitive and easy to use.

As soon as you install Loan Analyzer on your Pocket PC, you will be able to start filling in the numbers of your loans or financial obligations. Every account you create can contain information regarding credit cards, student loans, home mortgages, interest rates, loan terms, account numbers and more.

The best way to manage a long term loan or credit line can be Loan Analyzer, as it keeps track of your credit and you can plan ahead how much you can spend. Another positive feature of the application is the fact that it will help you determine a sustainable monthly payment to pay back your loan with the least interest possible. You can even generate amortization tables for your loan so you know exactly when and how much you're paying and the remaining balance you owe.

[table][row][col][/col][col][/col][col... (read more)]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Track-Your-Loans-On-the-Go-126367.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Track-Your-Loans-On-the-Go-126367.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Add-Your-Favourite-Videos-as-Ringtones-126243.shtml One of the funny features that many mobile phones are missing is the possibility to add videos as ringtones. ClipTone, developed by Melon Mobile (formerly WebGate JSC), offers Symbian-phone owners the chance to personalize their incoming calls with a video. ClipTone is a standard video-player that enables in Symbian smartphones the ability to play these videos as soon as they have an incoming call. Moreover, users can benefit from this application by attaching a video-ringtone to a profile or to a specific contact in their phonebook. ClipTone is fully compatible with all S60rd Edition smartphones and needs an Internet connection to register it.

The application comes as a single player or in the form of video packages and includes one video for demonstration purposes. Furthermore, the software is fully compatible with all standard video formats that are supported by the media player of your phone. Also, you will be able to add videos that are recorded using the integrated camera of the mobile phone. As soon as ClipTone is installed on your smartphone, you can begin to personalize some of the phone's default profiles.

There's only one thing you should have in mind before setting up your video ringing tones. Check out the type of ringing that the profile has, as the application will not run any video if it is set ... (read more)]]> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Add-Your-Favourite-Videos-as-Ringtones-126243.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Add-Your-Favourite-Videos-as-Ringtones-126243.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/TripTracker-Organize-Your-Travels-on-the-Go-125735.shtml TripTracker is one of the few best solutions for those that are traveling a lot and need to carry lots of pieces of information regarding flights, hotels, rentals, expenses, and many more. Developed by iambic, TripTracker for Pocket PC and Smartphone eliminates the need for paper agendas and enables users to carry along all these essential items of information inside their devices. Simple and intuitive, the application features a wide range of options, while the level of organization is outstanding. TripTracker has two available versions that work either on a desktop PC or on any Pocket PC and Smartphone. Getting both versions in a bundled package will get users a nice cut of the price. Furthermore, both versions can be synchronized with the Outlook calendar. The application will also adjust times and dates according to the places they travel.

Downloading and installing TripTracker will only take one minute, but you have to be sure what kind of device you're using and download the correct version. Besides the default options the application features, you will be able to set up customized events such as: limousine, rail or ferry rides, dining, meetings, entertainment, and many more.

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The basic features of the application include: the Itinerary... (read more)]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:40:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/TripTracker-Organize-Your-Travels-on-the-Go-125735.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/TripTracker-Organize-Your-Travels-on-the-Go-125735.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stay-Healthy-On-the-Go-125640.shtml One of the easiest ways to keep a healthy diet and a hectic life is to keep your nutrition into great care. iambic has developed a special application called Health & Diet Manager for the Windows Mobile Pocket PC, which helps users keep their health status in great shape even when they're on the go. The application simply monitors health-related vitals, calories consumed and calories expended. This version of Health & Diet Manager is fully compatible with all devices that run on a Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Edition, Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition and above.

Before installing the application, you will have to download one of the two available files (desktop or .cab). The installation is done very smoothly either from your PC desktop or directly from the Pocket PC device. As soon as you start the application, you will be invited to create a new profile that should contain in-depth pieces of information, which will help the program determine the correct diet for you: Name, Birth, Year, Gender, Height, Blood type, Start Weight, Target Weight, Activity level, Password, Additional notes. Some of them will be helpful to determine the target's Body Mass Index, Heart Rate and Metabolism.

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Health & Diet Manager comes with an extensive food database that includes me... (read more)]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stay-Healthy-On-the-Go-125640.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stay-Healthy-On-the-Go-125640.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Check-Your-Calls-and-Messaging-History-Fast-125532.shtml Android users have now the great opportunity to make statistics of their call history and messages. Thanks to the new Callbook application developed by Melon Mobile (formerly WebGate JSC), Android smartphone users will be able to set up their phone plan according to these statistics. Basically, the application collects information related to their call and messaging logs and presents the summary in the form of a very concise report. Furthermore, Callbook is a free application and does not require them to register, but it will ask users to activate it as soon as they start it, or after a month of use. This can be done for free and the activation is only used for statistic purposes.

Callbook can be downloaded directly from the Android Market by pointing your Android device's browser on the developer's webpage or you can do it manually, directly from your PC. After you start the application, you will be shown a main screen, which contains shortcuts to most of the sections, but also in-depth information about each of them. There are four sections that can be juggled with and that can help you determine which carrier you are calling the most or how much you usually talk monthly or weekly.

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Summary – displays the total number of calls recei... (read more)]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:49:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Check-Your-Calls-and-Messaging-History-Fast-125532.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Check-Your-Calls-and-Messaging-History-Fast-125532.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Start-Applications-Right-After-a-Call-125300.shtml The easiest way to cut out the time you lose when you want to add a new phone number or edit an existing one is to simply avoid browsing the phone's menu for these features. SymbianGuru offers users a solution for the above problems in the form of an application – AfterCall. The application enables you to send SMS, MMS, Email messages, to add the new number in the contact list or edit an existing one, right after you end a call. Furthermore, you will be also able to make a note, set a calendar meeting or a task, automatically, as soon as the call ends.

AfterCall is fully compatible with Symbian S60 3rd Edition handsets and can be easily installed via Bluetooth, IrDA or Cable. The application can be set to start automatically after each startup of the phone. Before beginning to use the application, AfterCall will synchronize data with call log data, in case you have any.

If you get the "No Data" message on the screen, you should wait till you receive or make some calls, so you can synchronize data. After you receive a call, you will be able to use the Info option, which will show you detailed pieces of information about that call: the number of the phone and type of the call (missed, outgoing, incoming, busy or rejected), the number of the phone and call duration, the date and time of the call. You will al... (read more)]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Start-Applications-Right-After-a-Call-125300.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Start-Applications-Right-After-a-Call-125300.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/SpeedDial-Plus-The-Newest-Launcher-Application-for-Symbian-125140.shtml The SymbianGuru mobile software developer comes in full force on the market with a new application, SpeedDial+, that promises users an unlimited number of key combinations and a wide range of functions. If you think that SpeedDial+ is just a simple speed dialer, you are so wrong. The software can act like a complex application launcher, offering shorcuts to the most used features of the phone. Besides being able to set speed-dial numbers for your favorite contacts, the application will enable you to change the Bluetooth status, create a shortcut with a single combination key, send a message, change the phone settings, open a webpage, open contact information or a document (Word, Sheet, etc.) All these operations can be done using a combination of keys that you previously defined. 

SpeedDial+ is fully compatible with Series 60 3rd and 5th Edition Symbian smartphones, which makes it very useful for the latest handsets launched on the market. After downloading and installing the application, you will be prompted with the option to set SpeedDial+ to autostart as soon as you open the phone. This setting can be also set from the application's menu anytime, if you decide that you do not want the application to automatically run from the start. The next empty window that will appear will invite you to add ... (read more)]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:49:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/SpeedDial-Plus-The-Newest-Launcher-Application-for-Symbian-125140.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/SpeedDial-Plus-The-Newest-Launcher-Application-for-Symbian-125140.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Manage-Your-Car-Details-Efficiently-124741.shtml Vehicle Manager, developed by iambic, offers users the possibility to efficiently track down or manage their car's details such as: car maintenance schedule, fuel expenses, insurance data and other expenses. More importantly, Vehicle Manager can be set to track down multiple car data and give them a history for each of the cars. There are two distinct applications, which can work together to give the user a complete report about their car's needs. The first version of Vehicle Manager works on any Windows Mobile Pocket PC, while the second can be installed on a PC Desktop. The latter version of the application can give users more detailed reports, as it can sort, filter, and export data to the Excel spreadsheet format.

After downloading and installing Vehicle Manager for Windows Mobile, you will be able to fully use it for three days, after which you will need to register the application with a demo-version code or with the full-version code. The demo-version code assures you another 15 days of use. Anyway, the first window of the application will ask you to create a new database where all the information will be stored. If your device accepts memory cards, I suggest saving all your info on the memory card, so you can save space for the device's memory. After setting up your saving root for the database, you can add your first... (read more)]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Manage-Your-Car-Details-Efficiently-124741.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Manage-Your-Car-Details-Efficiently-124741.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forward-Your-Blackberry-Calls-and-SMS-Remotely-124564.shtml Advanced Forwarder, developed by Melon Mobile (formerly WebGate JSC), offers you the possibility to forward your received calls and SMS messages on any other mobile or land-line phone. How many times have you regretted that you forgot your BlackBerry device at home? How many times have you had to receive an important call the same day you forgot to take your BlackBerry smartphone with you? To avoid the pain caused, Melon Mobile has designed a special application that will enable you to set up all the diverting processes remotely, no matter where you are. Advanced Forwarder can be activated either locally from the application installed on your device or remotely through a text-message command sent from any other phone. Also, you will be able to choose to forward only calls, only SMS messages, or simply both.

The application is compatible with all BlackBerry devices with BlackBerry OS version 4.2.1 or higher. These include but are not limited to BlackBerry Storm, Tour, Bold, Curve, Pearl and the 88xx series. Also, Advanced Forwarder is compatible with both GSM and CDMA mobile networks, although the software performance may vary for some CDMA carrier networks. After downloading and installing the application on your BlackBerry device, you will be asked for Permissions. Be sure to set all options to Allow, otherwise th... (read more)]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forward-Your-Blackberry-Calls-and-SMS-Remotely-124564.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forward-Your-Blackberry-Calls-and-SMS-Remotely-124564.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Easily-Reject-Unwanted-Calls-and-SMS-Messages-124447.shtml Easy Reject, developed by Melon Mobile (formerly WebGate JSC), adds to the wide range of blacklisting applications that is available on the market these days. Compatible with most of the Symbian S60 3rd or 5th Edition smartphones, Easy Reject is a simple but very well-designed piece of software. Easy Reject comes up with six different language interfaces: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Bulgarian. Built as a powerful tool that is meant to filter incoming phone calls and SMS messages, Easy Reject can easily run in the background. One can see whether the application is active by looking at the phone's status bar where the icon of the application is displayed.

The main features of the application include the filtering of all incoming calls and SMS messages from the contacts, which have been imported in its blacklist. All calls included on the blacklist will be rejected with a busy tone. SMS messages are filtered and stored in the Easy Reject history list. The application can also blacklist hidden numbers, but bear in mind that all calls coming from private numbers will be rejected. A log of all rejected calls and messages is stored on the Rejected History page. You will be able to manually add more phone numbers on the blacklist or restore the blocked messages back to the Inbox folder.

[tabl... (read more)]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:32:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Easily-Reject-Unwanted-Calls-and-SMS-Messages-124447.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Easily-Reject-Unwanted-Calls-and-SMS-Messages-124447.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twittix-Twitter-Client-Solution-for-Symbian-Phones-124201.shtml One of the largest, free, social-networking services that enable users to send instant messages, Twitter is now easier to access even when not in front of a desktop, thanks to the Twittix application. Developed by MojosMobile, Twittix for Symbian is a full communication solution for those that are looking to stay in touch, even when they're on the go. Twittix can be easily installed on any smartphone featuring a Symbian S60 3rd or 5th Edition operating system. After manually starting the application, one will be invited to log into their Twitter account. Users must bear in mind that Twittix requires an Internet connection to be able to provide the instant messaging service.

Twittix promises to offer all of the original Twitter functions, such as: Tweet, Reply, Direct Message, ReTweet, Follow, Unfollow and Create. Basically, you will be able to send, receive, update and share Tweets wherever you go, even though you don't have access to a desktop PC. More special functions offered by Twittix include: the Search function and Auto Update, the Tabbed view of Timeline, Replies, Messages, Favorites, Followers, Followings. Those that own an advanced smartphone will be happy to find that the application is fully compatible with the built-in accelerator. Moreover, it features theme support and compatibility for portrait a... (read more)]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twittix-Twitter-Client-Solution-for-Symbian-Phones-124201.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twittix-Twitter-Client-Solution-for-Symbian-Phones-124201.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spb-TV-Now-Available-for-Blackberry-Smartphones-123924.shtml This week, Spb Software announced the availability of its highly acclaimed Spb TV application on the BlackBerry platform. Starting this week, BlackBerry fans will be able to watch favorite shows, movies or news directly on their device. Spb TV is only compatible with BlackBerry smartphones running version 4.3 or a higher operating system. The application supports such must-have TV features as a TV browser with a quick channel preview, an instantly accessible TV guide for all offered channels, quick channel switching, and more.

To be able tot fully utilize Spb TV services, an Internet connection is required. I suggest using the Wi-Fi connection, but, in case you're not near a hot spot, at least a 3G Internet connection should be employed, in order to have a smooth online TV experience. In case you have a lower network connection or you simply experience network fluctuations, Spb TV will automatically reduce the video quality, but it will keep the audio quality at the same level.

After downloading and installing the application, you can start selecting and organizing your favorite channels. You can easily do this, as the application features an integrated TV guide. It can provide more than 1,000 TV channels with a free subscription and a quick channel preview.

[table][row][col][/col][col][/c... (read more)]]> Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:32:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spb-TV-Now-Available-for-Blackberry-Smartphones-123924.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spb-TV-Now-Available-for-Blackberry-Smartphones-123924.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spb-Mobile-Shell-3-5-Brings-Windows-Mobile-to-a-New-Level-123548.shtml Spb Software announced last week the launch of its highly acclaimed, complex application – Spb Mobile Shell 3.5. The latest version of the user interface and launcher puts Windows Mobile phones on a new level of functionality, combining style and design with the ease of use and fully optimized usability. Spb Mobile Shell comes with a wide range of new widgets, animated transitions, special effects, adaptive skins and management tools.

The new tabbing graphical user interface of the application has been redesigned and reshaped to reflect these days’ needs. The interface has been fully thumb-optimized and gifted with new icons for a quick access to various functions of the phone. The transition between the pages or the different menus of the phone can be done with a simple gesture, which is followed by a smooth, nice, animated effect. The HomeScreen has two available versions that can be changed at any time: Home Lifestyle and Home Professional.

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The Kinnetic Scrolling ability assures users they can scroll the list of the various menus by flickering a simple gesture. This function has been embedded into all Spb Mobile Shell tabs and lists. Another new feature of the interface is the high number of widgets that has bee... (read more)]]> Tue, 6 Oct 2009 15:06:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spb-Mobile-Shell-3-5-Brings-Windows-Mobile-to-a-New-Level-123548.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spb-Mobile-Shell-3-5-Brings-Windows-Mobile-to-a-New-Level-123548.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Keep-Your-Blackberry-Locked-122477.shtml One of the easiest ways to keep you BlackBerry device locked all the time when you don't use it is offered by the WebGate software developer, in the form of a small application called LockIt. Most BlackBerrys feature a dedicated button that will need to be pressed, so you can actually lock the keyboard. LockIt offers the same feature without the need to press anything, as it will simply do it automatically. I'm sure there are times when you forget to lock your device after a call, especially if you're concentrated on something else. This simple, easy-to-use application ensures that you won't mistakenly dial a number, while keeping you smartphone in your pocket.

LockIt functions like a safe mechanism, by locking your device automatically after a certain period of inactivity, which has been previously defined. To unlock the device, you will need to press a combination of keys. The software is also available for BlackBerry smartphones with touchscreens. You will be able to activate LockIt manually or set the application to automatically start every time the phone is opened. The application will prevent accidental key presses, the automatic key locking after a selected period of inactivity starting from five seconds, a model-specific, intuitive combination of unlocking keys. Note that you will not need a password for unlocking the device... (read more)]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:52:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Keep-Your-Blackberry-Locked-122477.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Keep-Your-Blackberry-Locked-122477.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Put-Your-Pocket-PCs-in-Kiosk-Mode-122360.shtml Spb's Kiosk Engine software enables users to run one or more applications in kiosk mode, but also offers the option to switch between these apps. Spb Kiosk Engine targets companies that want to restrict access to specific functions and applications on their Pocket PC flotilla. The application is one of the most flexible from the entire suite offered by the Russian developer, which also includes Spb Kiosk Explorer and Spb Kiosk Terminal. Basically, one can restrict access to any application installed on the Pocket PC, like the games, music player, video player, and others.

Spb Kiosk Engine includes a Desktop part, which enables the administrator of the software to configure the device, so it would only run the desired application, making others unavailable. The blocking mechanism is made at kernel level, as it only allows the pre-configured process to run. Other blocking solutions offered by the application are: Control Panel applet block and Taskbar block. Still, the administrator will be able to access all the functions of the device when they enter the Admin Mode. This is easily made by keeping the stylus pressed on the screen for about ten seconds, after which one will be asked to input the unlock code, which can be found in Kiosk Builder.

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Kiosk ... (read more)]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:50:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Put-Your-Pocket-PCs-in-Kiosk-Mode-122360.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Put-Your-Pocket-PCs-in-Kiosk-Mode-122360.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Travel-Comfortably-with-World-Traveler-121859.shtml One of the most enjoyed services available for most of the Symbian smartphone users, World Traveler, developed by Psiloc, comes up with a new, innovative, open platform, which greatly eases the whole process of travel, being either recreational or a business trip. The latest 1.0.3 version offers some free and premium services under the form of plugins, which can be added to the application. Besides the five-day weather forecast for more than 5,000 cities provided by Foreca, users will be able to track down the flights they need and be alerted, all within one single user interface. All this can be only acquired if they have an Internet connection available on their device, as World Traveler will ask them for an access point whenever it updates the weather or flight schedule.

The first time you start World Traveler, the application will pinpoint your location and set the default city accordingly. Other free or premium plugins include: World Clock, which can display up to four cities, Currencies, which automatically converts using your location into about 184 exchange rates, World Map, in the form of a 3D globe that shows the whole day-and-night cycle on the planet. You can choose to install or remove certain plugins available for World Traveler, by using the Plug-in Manager, which has been integrated into the application. read more)]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:19:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Travel-Comfortably-with-World-Traveler-121859.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Travel-Comfortably-with-World-Traveler-121859.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-Your-Personal-Mobile-Secretary-121083.shtml Handy Assistant for Windows Mobile devices, developed by Paragon Software, is one of the few pieces of software that can replace a secretary with success. The reason that stands behind this trait is the wide range of actions that this application can manage on the long term.

Handy Assistant has a great functionality and improves the productivity of any Windows Mobile device that it has been previously installed on. It will certainly improve the incoming-call management and efficiency, as it features a great number of phone functions.

The phone features of Handy Assistant include: call recording, profile management, call filtering and call processing. These are all changing the phone into a really efficient organizer tool. All the features of the application only need to be set once, following the user's needs, and it will keep the same profile until the next change that's made.

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Handy Assistant features five available Profiles that can be previously customized: Meeting, Sleep, Spare Time, Calendar events and Roaming. Besides these default Profiles, users will be able to create their own ones. All profiles can be activated manually or automatically at a certain time. In case one decides to activate a profile, they have the option to... (read more)]]> Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:34:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-Your-Personal-Mobile-Secretary-121083.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-Your-Personal-Mobile-Secretary-121083.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Change-Your-Themes-Automatically-120653.shtml One of the easiest ways to change themes on your Symbian-compatible smartphone is to do it automatically. Thanks to the themes scheduler developed by SymbianGuru, you will be able to change themes automatically according to the phone's profiles or the time designated.

The updated version 1.4 is now working with newer devices (Nokia N97, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic) that embed the latest version of Symbian. Moreover, the trial version of the application can be used for ten days, after which you will be invited to register the AutoThemes application.

AutoThemes works like a personalization piece of software that enables users to set a pattern for theme-changing. The pattern supports settings based on time or the phone's profiles. One can set one theme for the night and another one during the day, or they could simply set a certain theme for each day of the week.

Themes can also be set automatically according to the phone's profile: Silent, Meeting, In the car, and so on. Users only need to make the settings once and the application will simply follow the pattern decided by them. The theme-change ruler is fully customizable and can be edited anytime one feels like. Users can even choose to disable the application by clicking one key of the phone.

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The application has just been updated to offer full support for multifunctional interfaces and has been redesigned to give users an optimized, smooth finger-tip control. Especially useful for those that are traveling a lot, Handy Weather assures them that they won't need anything else but their smarpthone to check out whether they should bring their sunglasses or umbrella.

Paragon's Handy Weather uses Intellicast forecasts, which are supposed to be the most accurate in the world. Users will be able to check the weather seven days in advance, by looking at the graphic charts provided by the piece of software. Each day is also divided into four categories, so one can get the most detailed info about morning, day, evening and night forecasts.

Moreover, Handy Weather offers hour-by-hour forecast updates, if needed. The piece of software is set to display the weather for over 40,000 cities in the world. Users can add their city by location or preference. The maps of the application can be panned and zoomed in real-time. Handy Weather can be set as a... (read more)]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:58:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Check-Forecasts-on-Your-Pocket-PC-119950.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Check-Forecasts-on-Your-Pocket-PC-119950.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Automatically-Answer-Your-Phone-on-Loudspeaker-119826.shtml It seems that very often people that drive need to answer their incoming calls and do it by using some handsfree equipment. SymbianGuru has developed a special application that enables users to talk using the phone's loudpskear. The LoudSpeaker piece of software can answer any incoming call automatically and turn your phone's Loudspeaker on, according to your profiles settings. The application is compatible with Symbian S60v3 and S60v5 devices. Bear in mind that for the latter you will need to download an additional application called VoipAudioServer. The additional software needs to be installed only after the LoudSpeaker piece of software has been correctly installed on your Symbian smartphone.

LoudSpeaker can easily replace your car wireless handsfree or your Bluetooth headset. The software is fully customizable, starting with the possibility to select the profile to use the loudspeaker with, to the amount of time a specific call should be answered. Users will also be able to choose what sound to use when answering or closing a call. The application can be set to Autostart every time their smartphone is powered on. There is also a downside to the application, namely the fact that it won't work as it will be inactive as long as the phone is locked.

[table][row][col][/col][col][/col][col][/col][/row][... (read more)]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:10:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Automatically-Answer-Your-Phone-on-Loudspeaker-119826.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Automatically-Answer-Your-Phone-on-Loudspeaker-119826.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Easy-Cloning-for-Pocket-PCs-119625.shtml There are some companies, especially those working in distribution, that require their employees to carry Pocket PCs. These are meant to ease their job, and at the same time increase their work's efficiency. Usually, the company buys the same model and installs the same interface on all the necessary units, but that takes time if you don't have a special application that can do it automatically. Such a piece of software is an Spb Software application called Spb Clone. As the name suggests, you can clone one device's interface and quickly install it on numerous others in just a few minutes, depending on how large the clone file will be in the end.

Spb Clone helps users keep the same functionality on multiple devices, without the need to install or uninstall applications, reconfigure, change registry, add or rewrite files or simply perform the same operations over and over again. The only thing you need to be able to clone a device's interface is a compatible SD card, so you can transfer all the information as image on the memory card. The cloned image can be password protected as the application uses an encryption based on the AES algorithm. Simply set a password after the image is done and it will be encrypted. You will have to provide the password every time you want to access it. To save space the image can be compressed as low as ... (read more)]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Easy-Cloning-for-Pocket-PCs-119625.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Easy-Cloning-for-Pocket-PCs-119625.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trigger-Your-Alarms-By-Location-119310.shtml Whether you have a GPS smartphone or a mobile phone that lacks one, GPS Action enables you to automatically trigger alarms and reminders according to your geographic location. Symbian compatible, GPS Action is developed by SymbianGuru and can launch multiple applications or settings, such as: Bluetooth status, alarms, document launching, and note displaying. In case your smartphone features a GPS built-in receiver your alarm will trigger once you have reached an area where you previously set your alarm. This can also function by reading CellID information, which is available to all devices regardless of GPS module existence.

These operations are done automatically, without your interaction. GPS Action can be set to start automatically when the phone opens or you could launch it manually whenever you need it. Before actually setting alarms you will have to create some landmarks, which are only compatible with mobiles that have Nokia Landmarks included. To create a landmark you will have to set the way a location will be found using the built-in GPS receiver or the CellID feature. The easiest way to set a landmark is to use the default setting, "Use current position."

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As soon as you have created a few landmarks, you will then be able to put some alarms ... (read more)]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trigger-Your-Alarms-By-Location-119310.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trigger-Your-Alarms-By-Location-119310.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Free-Internet-Radio-without-Headphones-118589.shtml Live streaming, free access, more than 1500 stations, user-friendly interface – these are just a few of the highlights offered by the new application launched recently by Spb Software – Spb Radio. The application is fully compatible with all Windows Mobile devices and gives subscription-free access to an unlimited number of radio stations from all over the world. If you are not pleased with any of those more than 1,500 radio stations available, Spb Radio offers you the possibility to add new ones. This is possible by simply using the Spb Radio online catalog, which contains even more stations organized by category, region and language. You will also be able to add manually a favourite radio station.

Spb Radio supports various format files, such as: MP3, WMA and OGG. The interface of the application is very easy to use and can be controlled by using your fingers or stylus. The software takes advantage of the nice animated transitions that greatly increase the visual effects of the interface. Users who own a touch smartphone will also be able to use the Kinetic Scrolling feature, which enables the catalog list of the application to be scrolled through gestures, which looks like moving a wheel. The feature offers a more natural way to scroll than the usual bar scrolling.

[table][row][col][/col][col][/c... (read more)]]> Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Free-Internet-Radio-without-Headphones-118589.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Free-Internet-Radio-without-Headphones-118589.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Keep-it-Safe-with-Phone-Wallet-118474.shtml If you're looking for a safe and flexible way to keep your confidential data secured, then SymbianGuru offers you the Phone Wallet application. The software is compatible with the Symbian S60v3 operating system and uses strong data encryption algorithms to ensure that your confidential information is safe with your smartphone. There are two available versions that can be synchronized: one for PC and one for Mobile. You will also be able to back up all your data from your smartphone and keep it on your PC.

Phone Wallet requires a password to be set, so that your information cannot be accessed when your phone is lost or stolen. Bear in mind that if you forget this password you will not be able to access said information, as there's no way that it can be retrieved. After installing Phone Wallet you will be presented with a few predefined Folders, which contain records. You can customize this list by creating new folders, or by deleting or editing the existing ones. Inside every Folder there are Records, but new ones can also be created by simply clicking Options – New – Record and choosing the type of Record you want to create: Address, Agreements, Bank Account, Calling Card, Car Info, etc.

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Every record that you make can have its own icon, whic... (read more)]]> Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Keep-it-Safe-with-Phone-Wallet-118474.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Keep-it-Safe-with-Phone-Wallet-118474.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Keep-Your-Business-Diary-Organized-118351.shtml One of the best organizing solutions offered for those businessmen on the go was launched a while ago by Spb Software. Spb Diary is a powerful Today plug-in that integrates with all well-known PIM applications such as Pocket Outlook, Agenda Fusion and Pocket Informant and is fully compatible with Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Notes, Messages and Special Events features. This means that almost all actions can be easily preformed from the Today screen, thus limiting the time you need to access certain features of your Pocket PC.

After installing the Spb Diary application, your Today screen will be updated with the one offered by the new installed software. The appearance and various options and settings of the plug-in can be customized. Opening the app will enable you to make adjustments and organize your meetings, tasks, alarms and others. The Calendar tab can show your appointments, tasks, messages, birthdays, anniversaries, financial data, all grouped by day and filtered.

The Tasks tab will simply list your tasks, which can be sorted or grouped by using various filters: category, completion state, due date, priority, sensitivity, start date. The Contacts tab is a real pleasure to browse, as it will display your contacts as small photos, in case you already attached pictures to your contacts. If not, they will simpl... (read more)]]> Tue, 4 Aug 2009 14:45:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Keep-Your-Business-Diary-Organized-118351.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Keep-Your-Business-Diary-Organized-118351.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hotkey-Combinations-Raise-your-Smartphone-039-s-Productivity-117864.shtml Cute Keys, developed by SymbianGuru, offers you the possibility to create an unlimited number of keyboard shortcuts that will enable you quick access to various programs installed. To do that you will have to transfer the application to your Series 60v3 smartphone by using a Bluetooth, IrDA, Cable or Internet connection. Cute Keys can be installed either on your memory card or directly on the phone's memory. Depending on which version of it you install, the full version or the trial one, you will be invited to register with the license code provided, based on your phone's IMEI number.

The first thing you will be required when you open the application is to set Cute Keys on Autorun mode, so it will start automatically every time the phone starts. The main screen of the software won't contain anything, but you will be able to populate it soon by clicking the Option tab. The next window displayed will enable you to set any keyboard shortcut you want, for whichever application you need. Cute Keys supports numerous shortcut types, such as: shortcut to an application, shortcut to a document (Word, Sheet etc.), shortcut for an entry from the contact base (phone number), shortcut for an entry from the contact base (SMS – directly opens SMS editor), shortcut for an Internet website (directly opens the bui... (read more)]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hotkey-Combinations-Raise-your-Smartphone-039-s-Productivity-117864.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hotkey-Combinations-Raise-your-Smartphone-039-s-Productivity-117864.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stay-Up-to-Date-with-Spb-News-117650.shtml Spb Software raises the stakes again with another Windows Mobile-compatible application that offers a complete news reading experience – Spb News. The powerful mobile aggregator features an easy interface and has full RSS/Atom support. The application works with a wide range of feed formats: RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0 and Atom, but also delivers offline reading with pictures. This enables users to read full articles comprising pictures in offline mode.

Spb News has a huge list of channels (around 2000) that are sorted as an Online catalog. More channels can be added to those that are already available online, by simply selecting a channel source and then following the application's instructions. Other ways of introducing a new channel are: by entering the full URL of a feed or by using the Search function. The first thing you will need to set up before having access to the News channels is the Internet connection (Desktop, Wi-Fi). Spb News updates the articles as soon as an Internet connection is available. This can be easily done automatically at a certain time interval, or manually whenever the user needs to. The application can be set to clean some articles, which are older than a certain time limit.

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Spb News can also be quickly accessed from the Today Plug-in... (read more)]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:03:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stay-Up-to-Date-with-Spb-News-117650.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stay-Up-to-Date-with-Spb-News-117650.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Make-quot-PhotoFun-quot-of-Your-Friends-117530.shtml The new PhotoFun application developed by SymbianGuru enables those users with camera phones to take photos and merge them with predefined funny templates. These templates come with the application, but more can be downloaded from various vendors, and users will also be able to create their own from the pictures they take. The app is compatible with Symbian Series 60v3 Edition handsets.

PhotoFun offers a wide range of options: change templates, night mode, flash mode, settings, register, buy, help about and exit. You can activate or deactivate the Night and Flash modes by pressing the Options tab and selecting On/Off. The Flash option can also be set on Automatic mode. Before taking pictures you'll be able to make some settings changes regarding image quality (High/Normal/Basic), Show captured image (On/Off), Default image name, Memory in use and Image resolution. If your phone permits it, you can also change the camera picture orientation from portrait to landscape. 

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Templates can be created in MS Paint or Adobe Photoshop on your Desktop PC and then transferred to your PhotoFun template folder through Bluetooth or cable connection. Bear in mind that you must install the free templates on the memory card or in the phone memory before you c... (read more)]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:10:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Make-quot-PhotoFun-quot-of-Your-Friends-117530.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Make-quot-PhotoFun-quot-of-Your-Friends-117530.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Carry-Your-Money-Manager-in-Your-Pocket-117427.shtml Businessmen looking for a financial management solution that will enable the possibility to enter their transactions on the go will be happy to find that Spb Software offers a modern money-management application – Spb Finance. The application comes in three available editions, but all in one installer: Spb Finance Standard Edition, Spb Finance Money Edition (compatible with Microsoft Money 2002-2007 and Microsoft Money Plus 2008) and Spb Finance Quick Edition (compatible with Quicken 2003-2006 versions).

The first edition, Spb Finance Standard Edition, does not keep your Pocket PC and desktop PC financial data in sync automatically, while it offers all the primary tasks required for a powerful budget-management solution (create, edit, delete transactions, create and browse detailed reports, funds transfer). For those looking for on-the-go money management, the last two editions are much better and offer synchronization, which is done via the ActiveSync piece of software.

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As the installer packs all three editions, the first thing you should do is decide which one serves you better. After installing the application on your Pocket PC, you'll be able to make the necessary settings and define the application's behavior. From the Option... (read more)]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Carry-Your-Money-Manager-in-Your-Pocket-117427.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Carry-Your-Money-Manager-in-Your-Pocket-117427.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Change-Your-Smartphone-039-s-Profiles-Automatically-117254.shtml The new Symbian-compatible application coming from SymbianGuru developer, AutoProfiles, promises to change ring profiles as well as Bluetooth status according to your calendar or schedule. You won't have to worry anymore that your phone will disturb you in a meeting, as AutoProfiles changes its status to Silent or Meeting profile.

Once you install it on your device the application will read your calendar events, in case you already scheduled some. If you are not that familiar with the phone's calendar, AutoProfiles offers you a basic Schedule item, where you can set up, view and edit profile schedule according to your own agenda. Bear in mind that if you have two events at the same time that have been set in both items, Calendar and Schedule, the first one will override any other settings that you have done to the application's Schedule item.

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The profiles used by AutoProfiles are those predefined by your phone. In case you decide to create a new custom profile, you will need to shut down the application and then restart it, so the profile list will be updated with the new one. The software also features 7 conditions that can be chosen: Once (Schedule activates at a given date and time, after which it is deleted for the Today tab); W... (read more)]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:21:02 GMT Softpedia News - Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Change-Your-Smartphone-039-s-Profiles-Automatically-117254.shtml Help guides, tweaks and facts http://news.softpedia.com/news/Change-Your-Smartphone-039-s-Profiles-Automatically-117254.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile)