Pointui Home v 1.5a

Pointui Home has just seen a huge transformation, it now allows user to configure settings such task bar, comm manager etc. This time they came up with fully functional contact manager wherein users can edit contacts or make new entries. It seems that Pointui is coming up with a commercial version that will allow users to skin the whole program as per their tastes(check out their websites). All in all the new version is quite a bang on the windows mobile user interface, it beats spb mobile shell with its smooth transition, working like a charm even on a 200 mhz processor of I-mate k jam.




To Download Click HERE

Check out older review of this software

iSwish: Yet another iphonish application

Non-multi-touch screen devices are missing out on all the fun. With this project flicksoftware.com is not only skinning a windows mobile devices but they are also implementing all the cool interface stuff just like iphone. It is also has full summerboard support for all the great themes people have created.

Some of the features:

·Flick from screen to screen

· Jiggle with icon move

· Smooth motion

· Summerboard theme support

· Summerboard text on/off

· 32bit color alpha blending

· Links to standard windows mobile apps

· Photo library

· Simulated multi-touch pinch on photos (iZoom)

Download:

Download is not available as of yet but they will be opening this up to a trial in early May. If you would like to be part of it, e-mail info@flicksoftware.com with the device you have and a subject of iSwish Beta. I have already emailed them and will update this post if i will receive a beta version.

Iris browser

Iris browser brings WebKit to Windows Mobile. This is yet another iphone like browser developed for windows mobile users, it is based on the same rendering engine as the safari. Iris browser is in its early version now, and yet to be perfect, but with support for touch, rotation, tabbed browsing and multiple windows, a customizable interface, and Netscape plugins, it has enough potential to grow and capture the market. Iris browser is now available for free download and use, to download you have to register providing your name and contact information.

To Download click HERE

StartOperaMini: Mortscript for *easily* launching Opera Mini

This script will allow you to launch Opera Mini directly and bypass the JVM's midlet selection screen. It will also allow you to use Opera Mini to respond to links, such as links in emails. Essentially, this script will help you use Opera Mini as the default browser for most browser-related tasks.

[REQUIREMENTS]
(Click to download)
1. Jbed JVM (tested with Jbed 3.1)
2. Opera Mini 4.0 or 4.1(beta)
3. Mortscript 4.1

[INSTALLATION]
1. Make sure Jbed, Mortscript, and Opera Mini are installed and working.
2. Copy the script to anywhere on your device. An often used place is in '\Program Files\Mortscript'. The script can be named anything you like, but in these instructions, it will be named StartOperaMini.mscr.
3. Run the script and it will start an installation wizard that will try to figure out how to run Opera Mini on your device, perhaps ask you a few questions, save its results to an .ini file for faster subsequent loading, and finally launch Opera Mini. If Opera Mini launches correctly, then installation is complete. The _ini.txt file (eg: StartOperaMini_ini.txt) is located in the same location as the script. If registry changes were made, a backup of the initial registry settings is cumulatively stored here in a _reg_backup.txt file (eg: (eg: StartOperaMini_reg_backup.txt).

[USAGE]
To simply launch Opera Mini, simply run the script or reference the script in shortcuts or other launcher applications. * To have Opera Mini open a link such as one in an email, simply invoke the link. The installation wizard would have already made the necessary registry changes so Opera Mini, via the script, is launched in response to a link.

[CONFIGURATION]
To re-run the installation wizard again to make different choices, simply delete the _ini.txt file and invoke the script. * When run, script will usually check if Opera Mini started correctly. If it detects a problem, it will ask if you want to re-run the installation wizard.

[LIMITATIONS]
1. Opening links to local files will invoke Internet Explorer since Opera Mini only works with Internet-accessible pages.

[UNINSTALLATION]
1. We want to invoke the installation wizard so we can undo the registry changes that reference the script. First, delete the _ini.txt file and invoke the script.
2. At the registry update screen, select 'Use IE for links' to restore Internet Explorer as the program to respond to links.
3. Quit Opera Mini after it starts if you like but it's not necessary.
4. Delete the script file. Also delete _ini.txt file, _reg_backup.txt, OperaIcon.dll and \windows\Start Menu\Start Opera Mini.lnk. You may want to first examine the _reg_backup.txt file to see what your original registry settings were.

This script is generated by badbob001of xda-developers.com

Download:
Version 0.07b

Pocket Digital Clock

Pocket Digital Clock (PDC) is a small and simple program that shows a large digital clock with optional seconds display on the Windows Mobile Today Screen. Date is shown above the digital clock very much like the HTC Home plug-in.

Tapping on Pocket Digital Clock will bring the user to the Clock and Alarms window, similar to the behavior of Windows Mobile default Date plug-in.

Features:

• Large digital clock with optional seconds display
• Light-weight program
• Portrait/landscape and square screen support
• 96, 128 and 192 DPI support.
  
• Orientation awareness
• Low CPU usage
• TrueType (non-bitmap) font rendering
  
• Customizable
  
• Freeware

To Download click HERE

PIM Backup

The PIM backup application is a tool that allows to backup/restore personal information stored on windows mobile based pocket devices.

Concerning the personal information, I refer to contacts, appointments, tasks, messages, calls,...

The backup is totally independent of the version of Windows Mobile running on the device and independent of the device itself. The backup is also independent of the language used on the device. You can easily backup on a Chinese device and restore in a German one.

There are two kinds of backups. The binary based backup has been implemented in order to have a backup/restore process which is fast and more reliable, the disadvantage being that the backup contents cannot be easily modified or viewed.The text based backup has been implemented in order to see/edit the contents on a pc for instance.

Downloads:
Download PIM backup v2.8 for WM5 & WM6
Download PIM backup v2.8 for WM2003SE

Group SMS

Group SMS Solution as the name suggest it is basically a program to send SMS's to a group of people at the same time.

Following are the features:
1. Category Wise Contact Pickup
2. Individual Contact Pickup made easy
3. works with WM5 and WM6.
4. Seems to be moderately paced as it is written using managed code but does the job well.
5. It is free.

PREREQUISITES: .NET Compact framework 2 download it HERE

To Download click HERE

Splash Screen Randomizer

Splash Screen Randomizer is a simple tool that launches in the background at startup and swaps out the Welcome Splash screen with a random splash screen from a folder that can be defined by you.

How To Use: When you install Splash Screen Randomizer It will create a folder in \My Documents\Splashes (You can change this folder after install if you want). This version has one of nothin's splash screens and a whole bunch of black_shadow69's. You can change the Splashes directory by launching "SplScrnRndStg" from the Programs menu. At this point you can change the settings manually by editing the .xml file in the "Program Files\SplashScreenRandomizer" Folder.

To Download click HERE

Skyfire Web browser

Skyfire is a free, downloadable mobile web browser that makes browsing on your phone exactly like
browsing on your PC. Now, you can use the web from your mobile phone with unprecedented speed and simplicity. Same like Operamini this browser will is also be a server based.

Skyfire gives you speedy
page loads, full audio, video, images, dynamic Flash content, advanced Ajax, Java and more – just like your PC.

Skyfire in action:

However this masterpiece is in its early beta and its available only for US users. Make sure to check here or at official site www.skyfire.com for any update.

SmileySMS

Program Features :

• Shows and displays ANIMATED smilies found in SMS texts in inbox and notifications.
• Use smileys in compose forms.
• Assign .mp3,.ogg,.wav and other popular music file formats as your SMS ring tones.
• Remove phone number from the title of SMS notification,when the contact is known.
• Replace number in body of delivery report with the name of contact.
• Shows pictures of contacts in SMS notification.
• Easier to use menus for working with SMS notifications.
• WM5.0 like notifications for WM2003 users.
• Support for vibrate and vibrate time
• Bringing a menu for numbers found in your sms to "Send SMS","Save to Contacts",or "call"
• All features(including program) are configurable from control panel

To Download Click HERE
To follow discussion in the development of this application go HERE

MWC2 Transparent WaitCursor

MWC2 Transparent WaitCursor is an application to change the default wait cursor of WM2005 & 06 its main features are:

• Transparent WaitCursor
• Change the cursor on the fly
• Create your own wait cursor
• Define your favourite cursor parameters

To Download click HERE

iContact 0.6

iContact is a simple, fast, and very light contact browsing application. As the name suggest it is a finger friendly application like "*phone". Its smooth and fast, a must have for all touch screen devices.
Features of iContact 0.6 includes:-
Adding contacts as favorite, to add as favorite just slide from left to right on the specific name you want to add as favorite to undo reverse the procedure. To move to favorite page press the right button of your phones D-pad and for all contacts page press left.
Support D-pad navigation.

To downlod click HERE

SRS WOW HD

SRS WOW HD is a sound driver for enhancing the quality of audio in a Pocket PC.
Copy the .cab file on your device and after install soft reset and then you can access this utility from setting > system > WOW HD settings.

To dowload click HERE

HTC Cube OpenGL (SCLPC++ 0-051)

This is the fully functional cube application which works with WM2003 and WM05/WM06. It is coded in native C++ and is much faster than the original HTC Cube. It is developed by Slither2006 from xda-developers forum and it is free to use.

Features

• Fade effects
• Use of EDGELIB's 3D features
• 2D surface animation
• 3D surfaces object animation
• Simple Bitmap Blitting
• Input detection
• Configuration Ini Files
• Simple String Manipulation
• Bitmap Character Fonts
• Plus more!

Slither Cube's in action


To download
For WM2003 click HERE
For WM05/06 click HERE
But do not forget to donate to the author, for donation click HERE.

Pdastatus 1.0 (Today plugin)

PDAStatus is small plugin for Windows Mobile 'today' screen. It contains customizable set of status icons:

* Battery - Shows current power % and AC/Line mode, opens system Battery page on tap
* ROM - Shows available ROM, opens system Memory page on tap
* RAM - Shows available RAM, opens system Task Manager
* SD/CF card - Shows available SD memory, opens card root directory
* Display backlight brightness - Shows current level of display backlight (shows value depending on AC/Line mode), on tap opens device-specific backlight manager
* Balance - Shows current SIM-card balance, query and reply parsing options are customized in plugin settings. On tap proceeds immediate query"

To download click HERE

VoipCall v0.1

VoipCall is a similar program like VoipSMS, instead this one if for calling someone.

To use VoipCall, it's important to configure it first.

Go to options and set the following values on the first tab (Application Settings).
Pause sign: p (lowercase, this is default, however unlikely your phone might have a different sign).
Default country code: this is a digit code which will be used when no country code is set.. For The Netherlands it's 0031. For Germany 0049 etc.

Use '#' Sign: set to true.This will add an '#' sign to the end of the number to call. This is needed by VoipBuster.

To download click HERE

RJV SMS Scheduler v1.4

A free SMS scheduler with send to group facility for your Pocket PC. Now works with Windows Mobile 6.0 (QVGA and VGA).
Features:
- Unlimited number of scheduled SMS.
- Unlimited recipients (individual contacts and groups).
- Send to Group facilty (scheduled or outright).
- Program doesn't run in the background.
- Schedule resumes even when screen is OFF or after doing a soft reset.
- Notification for each sent message.
- Supports landscape (QVGA) screen mode.
- Accepts Mobile No. not in phonebook (just type it in the search box then click Done).
- SMS Vote Sender (new in this version).
- Best of all it's FREE!!!

To Download Click HERE

Opera Mini™ 4.1 beta

Opera Mini 4.1 beta

Opera Mini 4.1 beta lets you have the full Web everywhere. This newest release includes several new features, including automatic completion of Web addresses, making it easier to get to the sites you need; tools for attaching files to Web-based email; uploading photos to your blog or other site; downloading attachments from email for storage on your phone; and saving and viewing pages offline.

Download Opera Mini 4.1 beta

To download Opera Mini 4.1 beta, visit mini.opera.com/beta using your phone’s existing Web browser and click on one of the links to download Opera Mini.

To download directly on your computer visit www.operamini.com

New in Opera Mini 4.1 beta

Now even faster

Prior to this release, we upgraded our servers and Opera Mini now receives your requested Web pages up to 50% faster. So you can now access sites like Facebook, BBC, and any of your other favorite Web sites even faster, with Desktop-like speeds.

Find things faster

Even though scrolling to your Web content is already easy with Opera Mini, the new Opera Mini 4.1 beta lets you search for text within a Web page so you can get to the information you need even quicker than before.

Get your to your Web sites faster

Now you can stop wasting time typing in full Web addresses more than once while browsing. When typing Web addresses, Opera Mini 4.1 beta will recognize and suggest completions for you based on your Bookmarks and browsing history, making address input faster, easier and much more intuitive.

Download and upload files

On phones with JSR-75, you can now upload and download files using Opera Mini 4.1 beta, without being re-routed to your phone’s native browser. Update your blog while on the go. Upload photos to your Web site or social network. Add attachments easily to Web-based email, and download other non media-rich content to your phone using Opera Mini 4.1 beta.

Save it for later

On phones with JSR-75, Opera Mini 4.1 beta lets you save pages for offline viewing so you can quickly access and read your desired Web content, even when you’re on a plane, in the subway, or in other places where you can’t get network reception. Depending on your phone, you may need to choose a destination folder for storing pages for offline viewing.

Existing Top Features

Sync bookmarks and Speed Dial

Opera Mini 4.1 beta features Opera Link, which allows you to synchronize your bookmarks and Speed Dial shortcuts with a computer running Opera 9.50 beta or other mobile device running Opera Mini 4.

To use Opera Link with Opera Mini, simply choose “Synchronize Opera” from within Opera Mini and enter your current My Opera login details (or register a free My Opera account) to synchronize your bookmarks between your phone and your computer. Access and edit the bookmarks from any other browser by going to the Opera Link page.

View pages in Landscape mode

To view the Web on a wider screen, just hit * # and flip your phone to the side to enjoy browsing in Landscape mode. Change your default view to landscape by turning “Landscape mode” on inside the Settings menu.**

Give your phone a mouse

Opera Mini gives your phone a virtual mouse, so you can easily scroll in any direction. Move the mouse cursor towards what you want, and then it quickly snaps your view to the link or content.

Power scrolling shortcuts

Scroll at warp speed using your phone keypad. Find your way around on the Web pages quicker by using your phone’s number keys. Press 2 to go up, 4 to go left, 6 to go right and 8 to go down. Hitting 5 zooms you in and out.

Create custom search shortcuts

Just like in Opera for your computer, you can create your own Web search from any search field on the Internet using Opera Mini 4.1 beta. Simply click on the search field that you want to grab on a Web page and then choose “Create search” within your menu alternatives. Then you can enjoy making frequent searches without having to type in the site link again.

Tools and support for Web designers

We support Web designers who want to make their Web sites look even better to those browsing with Opera Mini. In this Opera Mini 4.1 beta, we have included all of the CSS support that Web designers need to make their Web pages look pixel perfect on in the mobile Web world. Read more.

* BlackBerry devices with firmware older than 4.2 don't have JSR-75 support. The firmware version can be found under Options > About (third line).

** Sorry, this feature is yet not supported on BlackBerry and some other devices.

Opera Mini™ 4.1 beta

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Review of "Pointui Home"

Check out New Version is available (Monday, May 5, 2008)

I call it revolution for a Windows mobile devices, pointui.com has changed the way people looked at windows mobile.
With this program it is no more complicated for a newbie to use a windows enabled phone, it has got all the eye candy i think anyphone can give.
To scroll up you need to move your finger in the opposite direction, and if you need to move faster may be when you are searching call history move you your finger from top to the bottom.
It also has bookmark searching, it will activate itself if you'll scroll on the left side of the screen.
As you can see in the above image it has "Home" same like windows "Today". It shows all relevant information like Radio signal strength, Battery indicator, Volume status and on the top left corner is the setting menu(I will come to it later on). Now in middle of the screen is Digital timer, Analog timer, weather, upcoming task-appointment, calender, you need to slide your finger on the middle to cycle all the program.

At the bottom of the screen is call history icon, email, text message and windows media player. Below that you can see a triangular arrow facing downward, clicking on it will display the following tab- New, Favorites, Applications and Currently running.

Now i will explain you one by one what this application does. New tab has option to create new document, text-multimedia message, email, contact, task, appointment and spreadsheet. Favorites has all the item you enabled in startmenu menu. Application has all the item there is in your programs menu. And Currently running is same as its name suggest(see image below).

Now on the top left of the corner of the home screen you can see a setting icon. Clicking on it will take you to system menu.

In system menu there is everything you have in your startmenu\settings.

And Lastly there is two type of navigation in this program- object navigation and
slide navigation.

Pros:
1.Smooth transition in a really slow 200mhz processor
2.Big buttons for more practical use.
3.Cover all the menus
4.Fast
5.Uses marginal RAM
6.Support for Window Mobile 2003

Cons:
1.It doesn't Allow for theme
2. Contacts and Phone still not covered.
3.It doesn't support VGA.

Conclusion:
The powerful function of windows mobile and the all the transition and beauty of this UI(User Interface) will make using windows mobile a joy.
This application covers the startmenu and settings menu and all other small things you can think of. It also support call history in its program. The knockout part of this program is that it runs smoothly and with all its glory in merely a 200mhz processor of my HTC Wizard. This application is a must keeper for all Winmo users if they truly hate the winmo's default UI and love to have something more user freindly in their pocket. And above everything all the thanks goes to www.pointui.com for keeping this program free.
But dont forget donate on their website.

Update:
There is a new version available with lots bug fixes and new features.

New Features

• Smartphone support
• PDA's (without phone) support
• Voice mail count is now displayed under the missed call count for those with phone networks supporting this feature.
• Lock screen will fade back to Home screen to allow you to see all of the status information even when device is locked.
• Translation support - see the forums for more information.
• New customise option: can choose digital or analog clock.
• New customise option: Lock Device, Show Home, or Show Home Screen when device is switched on.
• New customise option: automatically switch bluetooth on only during phone calls and switch off at the end of the call (not supported on all devices). The idea behind this is that if you only use bluetooth during phonecalls for headset etc and don't need it on all the time, then this option could be useful to you. It will turn bluetooth on as soon as an incoming/outgoing call is detected, and turn it off when you hang up.
• New customise option: can choose to use Home's comm manager or system default if supported.
• New customise option: can choose to not show screenshots in Currently Running screen (if your device has issues showing the screenshots).
• New customise option: can choose to Show Home, Show Call Summary Screen, or Do Nothing when call is finished.
• New customise option: can choose to use Home's task bar or standard system task bar.
• The list of applications now merges the list of favorites so you can view the entire list together
• Call summary screen added to display who was called and how long call lasted for at end of call.
• Lock screen can now be used on smartphones - you press up then down on dpad.
• You now have an additional option to "Lock Device" on power on.
• Battery saving - now only uses marginally more battery power than normal - smartphone users should notice a big difference (of course this is dependent on how excessive you are with using it).

Changes

• Taskbar in all other standard apps is no longer changed except for the Start button area which still takes you to Home's Task Menu.
• Windows Media icon has been replaced with Favorites.
• Appointments summary shows only the next 7 days of appointments.
• Tasks summary no longer shows completed tasks.
• Force close now returns focus back to Home.
• Ringer volume and profile button on sound screen for non-phone devices are no longer displayed.
• Appointments now display all day events in bold and should not display events that have been completed for the day.
• "Today" and "Tomorrow" in appointments also now show the date after them
• Smartphones no longer have a Windows Mobile section as it's not relevant.
• Shortcut no longer includes "." at start which was causing issues for button mapping.
• Soft key on Today screen no longer overridden. (NOTE: you will need to reset it back to what it was manually if you have a previous version installed).

Bug Fixes

• Many bugs fixed!
• Memory leak issues fixed.
• Lock screen locks keys as well, and when orientation changed while locked the keys remain locked.
• Recurring appointments now displayed.
• Hardware buttons now working.
• Volume controls now working.
• Volume controls support stereo.
• Control panel applets have had a number of bug fixes. They still are only categorised correctly for English ROMS unless you use a translated terms file as described in the forums.
• Battery shouldn't show 255% any more but some devices for some reason do not report the correct % when asked and can take a while before they report it successfully.
• The speed that tasks load has been improved and should no longer cause freezes.
• Currently Running screen causing device to freeze has been fixed on most devices, but still is problematic with some devices in which case you need to switch off the screenshots option.
• Closing home sometimes caused it to freeze needing soft reset issue has been fixed.

To Download click HERE