Tracy and Matt

When Matt asked me if I wanted to review some games for my phone I wasn’t sure as I really don’t use my phone that much nor did I know when I would fidn the time to play games but I thought why not!

So the first game I have chosen to review is number dropper. It is only available on Pocket PC.

Number Dropper is a very a simple idea, it's somewhere between Tetris and Bookworm. It involves falling tiles. You have to remove all the tiles before they fill the screen. Each of the tiles has a number on and you can only remove tiles by clicking on the tile numbers that add up to the number at the top of the screen. Sounds easy and it starts off easy but soon gets more tricky!

In later levels bonus tiles are added. The golden bonus tile when used as part of a number chain removes the numbers from the remaining tiles for a short period and this enables you to remove the tiles where two or more of the same colour are touching.

Even further in to the game levels there are locked tiles which only show their number once they have been allowed to fall. In later levels some of the tiles have negative numbers on them!

This game has a very simple concept but is highly addictive and easy to play. I even gave it to Matt’s mum to play and despite the fact that she has never used a PocketPC before, she picked it up straight away and got hooked so much so that she ran the battery completely flat.

I would recommend this game as it is easy to learn and you can pick it up for a quick game now and then. Later levels get quite tricky as the target number at the top gets bigger so you have to do your mental arithmatic on the fly. It's good brain exercise whist still being a lot of addictive fun!

Check Number Dropper on ClickGamer.

Tracy

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It's the second day of our '12 Days of Christmas' competition and today we have another prize from our friends at VITO Technology.

VITO ButtonMapper

ButtonMapper is a system application that allows creating custom commands for hardware buttons of your PocketPC. Managing your Pocket PC with a stylus is getting old-fashioned. Moreover, sometimes you simply don't have time to pull out your stylus. With VITO ButtonMapper you take the full control of your Pocket PC managing it with one hand only!

VITO ButtonMapper is available PocketPC based devices.

Prize Question: VITO ButtonMapper will work on three different PocketPC CPU types. Name them. You might find the VITO Technology website useful for the answer!

This prize has been won so entry is now closed.

Matt

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We are pleased to announce that have a winner for the second competition yesterday.

My Little Tank from Astraware was won by Matt Morris.

Matt correctly answered the question we posed - the number of levels in My Little Tank is 60.

Congratulations Matt and thanks to everyone that entered and for your continued support of our site.

Thanks also to Astraware for donating such a great prize. Please go and visit the Astraware site and see the other brilliant software titles they have on offer!

There will be another competition question later on today, so stick around!

Matt

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The second prize today is My Little Tank from Astraware.

My Little Tank is a fun arcade-style blaster offering hours of miniature tank mayhem!

Through multiple action-packed levels you must shoot enemy tanks, defend your base, and destroy enemy radar stations and bases. You will encounter a range of hostile terrains including snow, swamp, plains and deserts. As levels progress, tougher enemies will appear that require more than one shot or more effective weapons.

As you carry out each mission a range of powerups will appear to aid your progress including Smart Bombs that destroy all tanks in the vicinity; Life bonuses to regenerate your tank; Speed to make your tank go faster; Invincibility to protect your tank against the enemy; Weapons upgrades; and Freeze bonuses to halt the enemy tanks and make them easier to blast!

Question: how many Missions or Levels does this game include? You'll have to pop over to the Astraware website to find the answer!

Please use our feedback form to submit your answer. Remember to include your full email address so that we can notify the winner. For this prize we are going to pick a winner at random and you are free to enter up until the next prize is announced sometime tomorrow.

Entry by using our feedback form only. Entries will not be accepted by any other method.

This prize has been won so entry is now closed.

Matt

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I'm pleased to announce that we have a winner for the fist of our competition prizes from VITO Technology.

Ken Blum - you are the lucky winner of the VITO Ringtone Editor.

Thanks very much to everyone that took part. There are still plenty of prizes left to win so please come back and try again!

There will be another great prize later on today!

Matt

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Here is the official O2 press release for the XDA Orbit.

IT’S THE END OF THE ROAD FOR DEDICATED SAT NAV UNITS

WITH THE NEW SLEEK O2 XDA ORBIT 

With over 41 million Britons admitting to getting lost in the UK,

O2 unveils the new O2 Xda Orbit with integrated GPS

London, UK. 27 November 2006: O2 today announces the launch of the O2 Xda Orbit, the first O2 Xda to offer built-in GPS and seamless door-to-door navigation, in an ultra-slim, stylish portable device. Using the latest technology, the O2 Xda Orbit features a 2.0 mega pixel camera, MP3 player, radio and WiFi functionality whilst combining the latest Windows Mobile® OS 5 software, ensuring users benefit from mobile Internet, e-mail and the same easy-to-use format as Microsoft® Office.

With O2’s recent research revealing that over 86% of UK adults get lost on the roads in the UK*, the O2 Xda Orbit’s in-built GPS system helps users remain on course throughout their journey. Bundled with the popular and latest CoPilot Live sat nav package from ALK Technologies, navigation has never been so easy on an O2 Xda.   Simply type in your chosen destination on the large, bright, 2.8 inch colour TFT LCD touch screen and the O2 Xda Orbit will direct you to your chosen destination quickly and safely. Ideal for pedestrians as well as car travellers, the O2 Xda Orbit makes dedicated navigation systems unnecessary.

CoPilot Live navigation software is supplied on an easy-to-install memory card that has complete maps of UK and Ireland preloaded, accurate down to house number, point of interest or seven-digit UK postcode. Detailed routes are calculated in seconds and turn-by-turn directions are provided on-screen and spoken, all the way to the destination. There’s a choice of map views, including ‘non-distracting driver-safety’, ‘itinerary’, ‘where am I?’ and 3D ’bird’s eye’ view. If a turn is missed CoPilot recalculates the best new route immediately.

Matt

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So to kick off our competition today we are starting with a prize from VITO Technology.

VITO RingtoneEditor

VITO Ringtone Editor is the quickest way to create your own ringtones. All you need to do is listen to the melody and choose the part of it you want to assign as a ringtone. User-friendly intuitive interface simplifies the process greatly. After you have started VITO Ringtone Editor, browse the folders to find the necessary music file in MP3, WAV or OGG format and start playing it.

VITO Ringtone Editor is available for both Smartphone and PocketPC based devices.

Prize Question: What month and year was VITO Technology established? Regular readers should already know the answer but you might just find it on the VITO Technology website!

Please use our feedback form to submit your answer. Remember to include your full email address so that we can notify the winner.

Entry by using our feedback form only. Entries will not be accepted by any other method.

This prize has been won but there is another great prize up for grabs elsewhere!

Matt

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Just a few days ago the O2 XDA Orbit was offered for sale on the O2 site for business customers only. Well blow me down if they haven't just updated the site to now offer the Orbit to all customers!

At the moment the XDA Orbit includes free CoPilot Live sat nav software which is worth £159.99.

You can pick up an XDA Orbit from O2 for as little as £85.10 (+VAT) on contract. Seems pretty reasonable!

O2 XDA Orbit Specification:

Head over to the O2 Website for more.

Matt

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