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Treo Software Roundup - v071108

Fri Jul 11, 2008 - 1:47 PM EDT - By Neal Martin

WM Software

WM New:

Speereo Voice Translator: English-Danish v4.0

Speereo Voice Translator (SVT), by Titan-Information Service, is an ideal companion for traveling on business or leisure and also is an excellent aid for business communication.

Running on Windows Mobile and Symbian based mobile devices, it contains of over 4000 phrases in each of 16 languages and many other useful features.

SVT is designed for Symbian and Windows Mobile OS and can be installed either in built-in memory or memory card.

This multi-purpose application consists of seven parts:
- Multilanguage Voice Translator;
- Travel Guides;
- City Event Guides;
- Online Flight Timetable and Status;
- Online Weather Forecast;
- Online Currency rates viewer and calculator;
- World Time;
- Converter of miscellaneous measures, weights, clothing sizes, etc.

SPEEREO VOICE TRANSLATOR
Speereo Voice Translator (SVT) holds approximately 4000 phrases (in each language installed) covering almost any situation a traveler could face. It helps to communicate at a restaurant, hotel, airport, hospital, police station, etc., and what is most remarkable – it pronounces phrases in target language. Speereo Voice Translator supports bi-directional translation for 14 languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Korean, Portuguese, Turkish and Japanese, Finnish, formal Arabic, Polish, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.

TRAVEL GUIDES
SVT has Travel Guides for nearly 200 countries and cities worldwide, containing useful information for business or leisure travelers. Travel guides include information on the following subjects: places of interest, accommodation, restaurants, bars/cafes, nightlife, shopping, etc. A whole world in your mobile device.

ONLINE FLIGHT TIMETABLE AND STATUS
This service contains information on all scheduled flights of almost 1,000 airlines (including low cost airlines) and 3,500 airports worldwide. Information on over 75,000 flights is updated daily. Details on each flight: arrival and departure time, terminal information, aircraft type, meal service and flight time. Using a GPRS or Wi-Fi connection, SVT User can also get flight status information including cancellations, delays, gate changes and baggage gate operations.

ONLINE WEATHER FORECAST
Actual weather information is updated several times a day. The 24/7 availability of data on temperature, wind, pressure and the chance of rain are vital for any tourist or businessman visiting foreign countries.

ONLINE CURRENCY RATES VIEWER & CALCULATOR
Currency Converter allows the User to easily convert between all global currencies. The latest exchange rates are downloaded via Internet.

CONVERTER OF MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES, WEIGHTS, CLOTHING SIZES, ETC.
This feature allows the User to convert miscellaneous units and measures: physical, weight, sizes etc.

WORLD TIME
Using this service the User can simultaneously look up the current time in all major cities around the globe.

CITY EVENT GUIDES
SVT User can get information on current and future events in nearly 200 major cities around the world. Events are sorted by the categories: art galleries and museums, concerts, cultural events, family holidays, festivals, theatre, etc. Users can filter and see everything that will take place during their stay at chosen city.

Features:

  • This multi-purpose application consists of seven parts:
    • Multilanguage Voice Translator
    • Travel Guides
    • City Event Guides
    • Online Flight Timetable and Status
    • Online Weather Forecast
    • Online Currency rates viewer and calculator
    • World Time
    • Converter of miscellaneous measures, weights, clothing sizes, etc.

I've never traveled further than to an adjacent state! But, for those who do travel extensively, this sounds like the perfect companion! Imagine being able to express your questions and answer those questions asked of you - simply by using this program!!

Get it here for $20.00!


Pocket Finance Diary v3.0.1

Pocket Finance Diary, by Mobilelab Inc, is a powerful, fast and easy way to use personal financial management software that focuses on managing your daily transactions. It allows you to run all your finances from your handheld. You can create multiple accounts with different currencies, define any categories and subcategories, create multiple budget planning projects, create reports show where your money goes.

Features:

  • Powerful Register View
  • Multiple Accounts with Different Currencies
  • Versatile Category and Subcategory
  • Budgets and budgets groups
  • Payee Center
  • 3D graph interactive reports
  • Transfer between Different Accounts
  • Manual and Automated Backup
  • Support Landscape mode operation.
  • Database file for storing entries and settings

Get it here for $14.95.


MASPware AutoManager v5.12.2

MASPware AutoManager for Pocket PC, by MASPware, provides an array of useful tasks for those who need to record vehicle usage or who just want to know their vehicles performance and at what cost. The portability and flexibility of the Pocket PC provides an excellent platform for its ease of use.

MASPware AutoManager turns the Pocket PC into a professional administration tool for all kinds of vehicles. Starting at the important calculation of consumption (l/100km, km/l and MPG) up to full cost- and appointment administration, including a travel book for business and private travels. Furthermore, there is a checklist added for every vehicle (for using it as a To-Do-List for example).Finally, there are several evaluations possible as well as exports.

An All-In-One solution for full vehicle adminstration.

Features:

  • unlimited vehicles to administrate
  • all screen resolutions and orientations supported!
  • full income and expense control including automated repetitions
  • full control of all appointments including automated repetitions and reminders using Pocket PCs Outlook
  • everything categorizable
  • usage of odometer and/or timepoint for appointments and costs
  • one separate checklist for each vehicle (to use as To-Do-List for example)
  • integrated travel book for business and private travels
  • integrated fill-up assistant for faster fill-up-adding
  • one-click-fillup - add fillup without starting the full program
  • consumption calculations (l/100km, km/l oder MPG)
  • CO2 emission values
  • global and vehicle specific time filters
  • graphical and tabular evaluations
  • .csv export for processing data using e.g. Microsoft Excel
  • automated updates
  • integrated backup manager
  • automated backups
  • location of database customizable
  • and many more...

Get it here for $29.99.


SACHIN-The Story of the World’s Greatest Batsman Hi-Res v1.0

Thanks to Mobifusion Inc., the Master Blaster is now on your Mobiles! Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar often referred to as The Little Master or The Master Blaster is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. In 2002, Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman, and the greatest One-day international batsman. Now get the story of “the man”-the only cricketer to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour and the only cricketer and one of the first sportsmen (along with Vishwanathan Anand) to receive the Padma Vibhushan (2008), the second highest civilian honour of India. He is the most sponsored player in world cricket and has a huge fan following even amongst foreign audiences.

Key Features include:

  • Schoolboy Prodigy
  • A Boy among Men
  • In The World Cup
  • Creating Cricketing History
  • The One Day Phenomenon
  • Captaincy
  • Cricket World Taken By Storm
  • The Brand, The Man
  • Photo Gallery and Statistics
  • And Many More!

Now, I personally could not care less about cricket, but figured TreoCentral is read by people world-wide - so this is for those cricket lovers everywhere!

Get it here for $9.95.


WM Updated:

Spb Backup v2.0.1

Spb Software House has updated its Spb Backup to version 2.0.1.

Spb Backup is the ultimate backup solution for creating reserve copies of data on your Windows Mobile device. It creates self-extracting compressed executables, thus making backup and restore processes very simple and intuitive. You can make full, custom and scheduled backups. With Spb Backup, you'll get encryption, compression, scheduled backups and desktop PC synchronization and extracting tool.

Features:

  • NEW! - Desktop synchronization tool
  • NEW! - ROM upgrade mode
  • NEW! - Device upgrade mode
  • Storage card backup
  • Customizable file restoration
  • Scheduled backups
  • Self-extracting executable backup files
  • Full and custom backups
  • Backup file compression
  • Backup file encryption
  • Desktop PC unpack tool

Backing up your data is VERY important, so get this if you don't have another utility!

Pick it up here for $24.95!


IM for Skype for WM Pocket PC. Now with MySpace IM! v2.0

SHAPE Services has updated its IM for Skype for WM Pocket PC to version 2.0, which now includes MySpame IM! Skype wirelessly anywhere in a cost-effective way!

IM for Skype enables voice and text communication with other Skype and MySpace users and provides cost-effective calling to landlines and mobiles. Its work doesn't depend on WiFi zones.

The application is completely mobile. No desktop with Skype is necessary. All you need is a mobile device with Internet connection and SkypeOut credits to make/receive calls.

IM for Skype works worldwide in any 3G/GSM/CDMA network, even with low data transfer rate as it needs quite a few data traffic.

Features:

  • Call Skype and MySpace friends from Pocket PC all over the world. Enjoy high quality of voice communication - clear sound, no delays even for long-distance calls!
  • Make cost-effective calls to any destination. IM for Skype is based on SkypeOut service. You can connect any mobile or landline phones (not necessary a Pocket PC when the mobile client is installed) and communicate cost-effectively, paying only Skype rates fee.
  • See who is online and chat with Skype users. You can send also Skype SMS at much cheaper fee than usual carrier's SMS.
  • Unique possibility of voice conference. Only with IM for Skype you can call to several contacts at the same time - again, at low fees!
  • One Time Fee, all updates included. One time fee for the application, no monthly subscription.
  • Option to redirect an incoming call to your voicemail to listen the message later.
  • By purchasing IM for Skype users are entitled to all products upgrades.

Get it here for $19.95!


Handy Weather for Windows Mobile Pocket PC v3.2

Paragon Software (SHDD) - Penreader has updated its Handy Weather for Windows Mobile Pocket PC to version 3.2!

Handy Weather software for Windows Mobile Pocket PC keeps you connected with updated weather forecast anytime and anywhere. Plan more efficiently with the best weather tracking software for Windows Mobile Pocket PC and be prepared for anything Mother Nature has in store!

All you need is Internet connectability to get weather news and forecast for 40,000 preset cities. Weather data is provided by the Intellicast, the world’s leading meteorological company. No more complicated menus to scroll through to find the info you need. Just add Handy Weather to your Today screen and enjoy exact weather forecast. You will wonder how you ever got by without it!

NEW! Current weather condition includes:
• Current temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
• Weather type images (clouds, sun, etc.) and description (for example, Partly sunny, Snow Shower etc.)
• Real feel (Rf) temperature (what temperature really feels like)
• Wind direction and wind speed in mph, km/h or m/s
• Barometric pressure in inhg, mb or mmhg
• Relative humidity in %

Detailed description of daily weather forecast includes:
• High and low day temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
• Weather type images (clouds, sun, etc.) and description (for example, Partly sunny, Snow Shower etc.)
• Wind direction, gust and speed in mph, km/h or m/s
• UV index (the sun’s ultraviolet intensity level) and description (high, low, etc.)
• Relative humidity in %

Features:
  • 5-day weather forecast from your Today screen for several locations world-wide
  • NEW! Two handy pre-defined layouts of Today plug-in to your taste: large icons of weather condition with average daily temperature or small icons. Current temperature display and low/high temperature forecast display for upcoming days along with small weather icons
  • NEW! Monitor the weather forecast in your area with different types of maps: Current Temperature Maps, Satellite Maps and Surface Analysis Maps.
  • NEW! Different scales of maps (actual size; fit-to-the-screen and full-screen) make map viewing very handy and visual at any Pocket PC device
  • Four handy and good-looking view modes: current condition, detailed daily forecast, 7-day weather forecast, 5-day high and low temperature graph
  • Automatic updates. You can set to update weather forecast in a certain interval (2, 4, 8, 12 or 24 hours) or at preset time. Weather forecast will be automatically downloaded on your phone, no matter if Handy Weather application is running or not. This option helps to have weather forecast always up-to-date and do not waste your time on manual downloads
  • Multilingual interface: English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)
  • Variety of supported Internet connections: GPRS, Wi-Fi or using Desktop computer

Note: To get weather forecast you should have enabled Internet connection. Handy Weather supports different Internet connections: GPRS, Wi-Fi or Internet connection from your Desktop computer with help of ActiveSync program.

You can use Handy Weather application during 14 days demo period. Then you will need to purchase one-year subscription to the weather service. For saving you time we provide a new way of purchasing and registering Handy Weather for Windows Mobile Pocket PC. Now you will not need to search for the product on the web, you can purchase Handy Weather just from your device. To do this, go to Menu->Subscription->Buy now. Subscriptions must be renewed yearly.

Registration notes:

  • 30 day unconditional money-back guarantee
  • You will receive the registration key right after ordering
  • Received registration code will turn the trial version into the full one year version.
  • Secure on-line ordering

Sounds like a great program!

Get it here for $17.95. (demo version $17.95 to activate a years service.)


Resco Backup v1.30

Resco has updated its Backup to version 1.30!

Did you know that the built-in PPC backup saves only a SMALL PORTION of your data?

Resco Backup creates reserve copies of your PDA on the storage card.
This data (called backup set) can be used to restore your data quickly and easily.

Resco Backup offers a fast and robust solution - it tracks the errors and enables the user to verify the results.
Backups can be performed manually or scheduled and can be compressed or securely encrypted acc. to your preferences.

Power users can use the Advanced mode, where they will find tools able to perform various complex tasks.

Features:

  • Basic features:
    • Backup to the storage card
    • Full and custom backup
    • Full and custom restore
    • Backup compression
    • Safe encryption (uses industrial standard AES)
    • Fast incremental backup
    • Backup scheduling
  • Advanced features:
    • Integrity checking (Is the backup set corrupted?)
    • Customizable profiles (Daily/weekly backups, separate backup of contacts...)
    • Compare backup set vs. device (Track changes)
    • Compare two backup sets
    • Manage your backup sets
    • Access backup sets on the desktop with any good zipper
    • Alternatively use desktop unpack tool downloadable from the Resco web site
    • Today plugin

Changes in v1.30

  • Today plugin
  • Improved device cleaning for full restore
  • Integrity check includes deep content check (CRC)
  • Improved stopping of applications

Hey, don't take chances with your essential data! Use a program that does a FULL backup AND check this backup set for ERRORS!

Get it here for $19.95!


Last month we had a Friday the 13th, and this month, today, is 7/11. This one has a much "luckier" sound to it, huh? Let's hope it's lucky anyway! We'll be back next week with more Treo software news and updates, so check back then!





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