Apps & Games

Astraware Boardgames – 8 classic boardgames in one fun pack

Astraware is excited to announce the release of Astraware Boardgames – a collection of 8 classic boardgames including Chess, Backgammon, Reversi and more!

Astraware Board Games

Astraware Boardgames includes 8 games, each with user-customizable rules and a range of difficulty levels, but designed with casual players and non-experts in mind. If you’re a new player or an old hand who enjoys a fun traditional board game, then Astraware Boardgames is just for you.

“We wanted to come up with a range of fun games that everyone knows, and everyone can enjoy playing,” said Howard Tomlinson, Astraware’s CEO. “I love being able to pick up any of the boardgames, know that I stand a chance of winning, and have fun playing. Sorry, Mr. Kasparov, Astraware Boardgames is for regular folks only!”

Astraware Boardgames offers 3 levels of gameplay that everyone can enjoy, even complete beginners, If you’re new to board games, you can play a nice easy game to begin with and when you’re winning those regularly, select a harder difficulty.

The game features plenty of options so that you can choose to play it your way – against the computer, or alongside other players, and with your choice of rules, so whether you like huffing in checkers, flying in nine men’s morris, want more ladders or less snakes, Astraware Boardgames lets you play it your way!

The gameplay and graphics are designed to evoke the feel of classic board games, played on wooden boards, with traditional playing pieces and satisfying piece movement. Astraware Boardgames includes Chess, Backgammon, Ludo, Checkers, Reversi, Nine Men’s Morris, Snakes and Ladders, and Tic Tac Toe.

Astraware Boardgames is packed with standard Astraware features, such as user profiles, appropriate sound effects throughout, and automatic saving when you exit or receive a phone call. Available now for PDAs and smartphones running Palm OS(R) 5.0 and Windows Mobile(R) 2003, 2003SE, 5.0 and 6.0, it includes support for all resolutions. The game offers a choice of control methods and is optimized for play with 5-way navigation across all devices, but also works perfectly with a stylus if you have one!

Astraware Boardgames is available now priced $19.95, but with an introductory discount for a limited time. To try or to buy, visit the Astraware website: http://www.astraware.com/boardgames.

Posted by: Matt

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HeroCraft presents new puzzle for PDA & Smartphones

Love can make people make mistakes, follies and other silly things. Would anybody in his right mind risk his life, move under the rays of laser guns, break legs in the stone conglomerations, carry dreadful bombs and wander into fatal mazes? Love is a virus; and there are no walls which can stop it. Even robots can’t resist it. You are able to become a participant of this unusual love-story. Try to add some logic and consistency in the bustle of hot cybernetic passion, overcome together with [b]Robo[/b] all manner of obstacles, walking through snow storms, scorched deserts and cold mountains. Usually only human intellect could rescue machines that are going this mad!

Robo Puzzle

So [b]Robo[/b] has to save [b]Eny[/b], who is kidnapped by the evil [b]Discharger[/b] and now held in the underground compound, protected by lasers. In order to move, our hero has to block laser beams that guard all passageways or destroy laser cannons. This objective can be reached by moving stones to block laser beams, using bombs to explode laser cannons or even, for the gaming Einsteins, making cannons destroy each other. The game rules are very simple, but the game itself is not, because bombs and stones are very scarce.

The detailed information about the game, including screenshots, trailers and links for demo versions is available on Herocraft PDA official site

[b]Game features:[/b]

[list][*]76 original levels
[*]4 game worlds
[*]Outstanding graphics and animation
[*]Increasing difficulty of quests
[*]Smart music
[*]Simple rules and captivating game-play[/list]

Posted by: Matt

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Resco Explorer v6.15 released

The long awaited new version of the ever popular file explorer, Resco Explorer 2007 v6.15 is now available for all to enjoy. While maintaining all the great features of the preceeding versions, now it offers even more in order to once again prove its qualities that make it a must have among pocketpc and smartphone users.

Resco Explorer v6.15

New features:

Pocketpc version

• Full support of wm6.0
• File decryption in memory

• Customizable keyboard shortcuts

• Speed measuring for copying/moving/beaming

• Multi-language version (En/De/Es/Fr)

• Advanced multi-select mode

You can download the Resco Explorer 2007 v6.15 for Pocket PC from this page.

Smartphone version

• Status bar

• Customizable keyboard shortcuts

• Speed measuring for copying/moving/beaming

• Multi-language version (En/De/Es/Fr)

• Striped list

• Advanced multi-select mode

• Advanced movement (Left/Right arrows go page up/down)

• Customizable startup folder

• Remembers recently used Bluetooth device(Microsoft Bluetooth stack only)

You can download the Resco Explorer 2007 v6.15 for Smartphone from this page.

Posted by: Matt

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Astraware Hidden Expedition: Titanic Released

Astraware® and Big Fish GamesTM, Inc. are excited to announce the availability of the highly acclaimed Hidden Expedition: TitanicTM game for Palm OS® and Windows Mobile® smartphones and PDAs.

The legendary RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912, still houses a wealth of artifacts and treasures on- board. Hidden Expedition: Titanic offers players the opportunity to explore the wreckage of this once-majestic ship and collect antique artifacts for the Titanic Museum. The partnership between Astraware and Big Fish Games will allow consumers to enjoy Hidden Expedition: Titanic straight from their mobile devices.

“We’re pleased to be working with Big Fish Games to bring some of their great titles to handhelds,” said Astraware CEO, Howard Tomlinson. “A first in the new category of ‘hidden object’ games for handhelds, Hidden Expedition: Titanic is sure to be a hit with mobile device users.”

Players hunt for hidden objects within the wreckage during 14 diving missions, ultimately leading to the final prize: The Crown Jewels. Based on the best-selling PC game, Hidden Expedition: Titanic for handhelds features the same stunning graphics and atmosphere of the original. Players have the choice of using the intuitive five-way control scheme or the stylus to find a variety of artifacts hidden within the sunken ship.

“Astraware has proven time and again to deliver only the highest quality games,” added Paul Handelman, VP of Business Development for Big Fish Games. “We’re proud to lead the introduction of hidden-object games to the handheld market with them. We’re confident that this is only the tip of the iceberg for us, so to speak.”

Hidden Expedition: Titanic is priced at $19.95 and is available for Palm OS® devices with high-resolution screens running OS5 and above, and for Windows Mobile® smartphones and PDAs running WM2003, 2003SE, 5 and 6. Download Hidden Expedition: Titanic from the Astraware Web site at: http://www.astraware.com/titanic

Posted by: Matt

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VITO Voice2Go updated

VITO Technology have announced a new version of VITO Voice2Go – their voice control application that allows you to manage Pocket PC with voice commands! VITO Voice2Go understands any language and any pronunciation without the need to touch your Pocket PC again!

With VITO Voice2Go you can start other applications, access system settings, call contacts or set off a chain of stylus taps with voice command recorded by you. The so-called magic words (special voice commands) allow for completely hands-free control. So, starting say Calculator looks like this: you say a Magic Word and then a previously recorded command for calculator and it launches.

You can also optionally accept or cancel the recognized command by saying special “yes” or “no” magic words. When the Magic Word mode is turned on Pocket PC is constantly listening to hear your Magic Word to start recognition process – this way you never need to touch your Pocket PC!

This new version of VITO Voice2Go features the Today plug-in for toggling the Magic Word mode or starting recognition process right from Today. You can also initiate recognition with a hardware button: just press the assigned button and say your command. Another feature makes VITO Voice2Go listen more attentively to the Magic Word and ignore all other words that just sound like the Magic Word. Other goodies include ability to delete previously recorded macros (series of stylus taps performed with a single voice command).

VITO Voice2Go is available at http://vitotechnology.com for $29.95 and as a trial. Updates are free for customers who purchased VITO Voice2Go within a year’s time.

Posted by: Mark

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Herocraft release Stolen In 60 Seconds

Stolen In 60 Seconds, gold winner of Samsung Game Development Contest 2007 now available for PDA & Smartphones!

Stolen In 60 Seconds

The sole thing which distinguishes the organization of a great burglary from the planning of a military operation is a scale. And a real leader of a criminal group has a number of cares neither less than a military commander has. His hands are full, he should trouble about a lot of totally diverse works, like the collection of information about a place of the next action, the elucidation of the situation of vulnerable sites of an unit, the assignment of roles and tasks, the right distribution of resources and time. Should it be mentioned that he also has to think out a course of an operation, to take care about the security and to provide all chances which can have influence upon the results of an affair in whole.

$tolen In $ixty $econds offers to feel yourself in shoes of a criminal boss. This unique project, which combined genres of strategy and puzzle, gives a chance to test your abilities in management and planning. The uncommonness of tasks, ease of a game style and the stunning refinement of quests are the components of a cocktail which will suit even the most carping gamers’ taste.

Firstly the game attracts by its simplicity. As a head of gangster band you should rob shops, banks and offices. A player is able to use a scheme of a building, a tool kit for burglary and so on. There is also an opportunity to get the additional information about the location of values and signalling guard zones. It’s necessary to seek out executors of intended robbery, to supply them with appropriate equipment and to plan their activities. The key stage is the stepwise planning of a burglary, preceding an action itself in a real-time mode. A training mode removes any difficulties apropos of rules and no longer than after a couple of well-done operations you’ll fell yourself as an expert of the misappropriation. But gradually a number of new shades and niceties of the game world reveals, and the uninterruptedly increasing complication of tasks doesn’t leave any chance to use only one successful scheme. Before every new affair you’ll have to make a grave choice – to pay to intelligencers or to rely on good fortune, to take risk in a desire to snatch a large sum or to engage a well staffed professional crew that can ensure results, but takes almost all plunder.

The detailed information about the game, including screenshots, trailers and links for demo versions is available on HeroCraft PDA official site – http://smart.herocraft.com/sss

Game features:

• A combination of the stepwise planning of a burglary and the action itself in a real-time mode
• A dozen thieves tools
• The increasing complication of quests
• About two dozen original operations
• Smart sound and vivid graphics
• Atmosphere of the real gangster den

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wmRingToneMaker released

The nice people over at Gx5 just dropped me a line to let me know that they have just released their noew windows mobile ringtone editing software – wmRingToneMaker.

Windows Mobile Ringtone Editor

wmRingToneMaker is a application that you install on your desktop PC and lets you create your own ringtones from any MP3 music files in your music library. It then automatically transfers them to your Windows Mobile SmartPhone such that you hear these fantastic ringtones when your acquaintances call you.

The software supports all Windows Mobile 5 or 6 device such as the HTC Touch, TyTn, Mogul, T-Mobile Wing. Treo 700w, Treo 750, Motorola Q, T-Mobile Dash, BlackJack, etc.

Find out more over at the Gx5 website.

Posted by: Matt

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Astraware Sudoku updated with a new look and new features

Astraware is excited to announce a major update to its award-winning Astraware Sudoku game for Palm OS and Windows Mobile Smartphones and PDAs.

Astraware Sudoku,version 1.40, has been given a full makeover. Behind the scenes the game has been transferred to a brand new games framework, and graphically has an updated look and support for more new resolutions, as well as some brand new features.

Astrware Sudoku

Suitable for all players from beginners through to experts, Astraware Sudoku is packed with features.

There are several ways to get puzzles: from the pre-built puzzle packs available at http://www.sudokuoftheday.com; by using the integrated Puzzle Builder which creates literally billions of puzzles; or download any of the Puzzles of the Day over the air and then compare your times with other players worldwide. Players can also play puzzles from newspapers or books they’ve entered and get Astraware Sudoku’s expert help and assistance to solve them.

Astraware Sudoku offers a range of different options to help players solve puzzles including manual or automatic pencilmarks in a choice of styles; a smart hints system; and the brand new hold and highlight system which can display an overlay for a specific number or pencilmark helping players to see where to look and what to look for. In touchscreen devices there’s the added bonus of the notepad overlay, allowing players to make their own pencilmarks and notes on screen too.

Following requests from existing users, Astraware Sudoku version 1.40 now includes an extensive Puzzle Manager which allows players to select a specific puzzle to play, or delete puzzles they’ve already completed.

The game also offers a choice of control methods where players can move around and enter numbers using the 5-way, number keys, stylus and touchscreen, keyboard shortcuts, or any combination of these, so you can play it the way you want to.

Astraware Sudoku is available for Palm OS 5.0, and Windows Mobile 2003, 2003SE, 5 and 6 Classic (Pocket PC), Professional (Phone Edition) and Standard (Smartphone), priced $19.95. The game is available at a very special price to Club Astraware members during August 2007. Version 1.40 is a free update for registered owners of Astraware Sudoku and is available from http://www.astraware.com/sudoku. The existing version of Astraware Sudoku for Palm OS4 will continue to be available from the Astraware website.

Posted by: Matt

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VITO AstroNavigator II for Smartphones released

VITO Technology has just released a Smartphone version of VITO AstroNavigator II, the GPS application that displays the sky map above you according to your current position, time and direction of movement.

VITO AstroNavigator II

VITO AstroNavigator II supports the latest GPS receivers with the digital compass and rotates the screen according to your heading to display the right picture of the sky above you. Learn everything you want to know about sky objects: VITO AstroNavigator II offers extensive information about stars, planets and constellations that can be easily looked up.

Even if you do not have a GPS receiver VITO AstroNavigator II can display the actual sky picture above you. All you need to do is to point to your place at the world map.

A new night view skin allows you to watch the night sky in a more convenient way. You don’t need to wait till your eyes adjust to the night sky after the bright screen of your Smartphone. The new skin in dim red colors is dazzle free.

VITO Technology ltd. is known for its high-tech products in the field of Windows Mobile and Symbian software, GPS navigation and custom projects. Introduced in the present article VITO AstroNavigator II is a GPS application for displaying the sky map according to your current location.

Posted by: Matt

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VITO FindMe – Keep an Eye on Each Other

VITO Technology has just released a brand-new GPS application with unique features. VITO FindMe is a FREE GPS utility for Pocket PC Phone Edition that will help you and your friends easily find whereabouts of each other just by sending an SMS.

VITO FindMe

The idea is to send an SMS containing a codeword to a Pocket PC with installed VITO FindMe and receive back your friend’s coordinates via SMS as well. Input the coordinates into the search box at Google Maps and see your friend’s location. It’s that easy!

After a casual installation VITO FindMe stays in Today, tapping it brings forward the settings. In options you need to set a codeword: VITO FindMe will send out your coordinates only in return to received SMS with this codeword. In addition to this VITO FindMe can send your coordinates via email if the contact that requested your location has an associated email.

VITO FindMe requires a Pocket PC Phone Edition with a built-in GPS receiver under Windows Mobile 2003 (SE), 5.0, 6.0. VITO FindMe is distributed for free. Visit http://vitotechnology.com/en/products/findme to get an activation code.

Posted by: Matt

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