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Thursday, June 25, 2009

WinMo Creative Software And Design Contest

Posted by Ed Hansberry in "Pocket PC Events" @ 12:00 PM

http://www.windowsmobilecontest.com/en/?pid=1

"Windows Mobile handsets are becoming more and more popular. The industry is known to be the fastest growing segment in the smart phone market. The growing popularity of Windows Mobile triggers an increasing demand for more creative and entertaining applications. To foster greater creativity among different sectors of the community and encourage development of a greater variety of Windows Mobile applications, Microsoft recently joined hands with The Pocket PC Channel, a popular online media in Hong Kong, and also the Cyberport IncuTrain Centre, to launch the "Windows Mobile Software & Game Design Contest". Winning applications will be made available for users to download on Windows Mobile Marketplace, the latest service to be rolled-out along with the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 later this year, bringing in new business opportunities for the creative industry at large."

If you are capable of writing apps and want a chance to win HKD150,000 (that is about $19,300 US at today's conversion rate) and are at least 16, you can enter the contest. More information is at their site.


Friday, March 27, 2009

Twice the Logic!

Posted by Nurhisham Hussein in "Pocket PC Software" @ 01:00 AM

http://software.pocketpcthoughts.co...e-for-Pocket-PC

"The smart logic game Twice combines the main principles of a classic game: an attractive appearance, popular and simple rules and a variety of game modes. Its rules are well known: you have to flip the face-down tiles in the puzzle one by one and remember the pattern on the other side. When you flip two identical tiles, you score points. To complete the level you have to find all of the pairs. Twice has three game modes so you can pick the game that suits your tastes – race against time, limited number of attempts or no limits at all. Just choose one of them and you will not be able to stop playing! The magical graphics and traditional Oriental music add a mysterious charm to this game. Twice – a perfect realization of simplicity and genius."

Ok the gameplay might not be terribly original - but I still remember wasting...er...killing time with such a memory game on my old dumb phone, way back in the mists of time. The game modes allow for greater flexibility, while the music should provide some atmosphere to your cogitations. Twice is available for trial or purchase through our affiliate links at $9.95 for the WM Standard version and $12.95 for the WM Pro version.


Thursday, January 1, 2009

The $3.95 Windows Mobile Game Sale

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone Software" @ 10:00 PM

http://software.smartphonethoughts....12&pString=true

"Meteor: You have to destroy bricks, saving your meteor from enemy missiles and getting as much power-ups as possible. 90 various levels with attractive space environment make much fun for players of all ages. Jackpot Casino: Virtual casino with blackjack, roulette, video poker, caribbean poker, craps and slots"

I just ran across a couple of fairly priced games in our affiliate store to help ring in the New Year. For those of you that like casino games we have Jackpot Casino as well as the 90 level meteor defending Meteor - both from Mobile Steam. Until January 4th both games are on sale for a mere $3.95, saving you a whopping $12+ off of each of their respective price tags.


Thursday, October 9, 2008

Spb Online Games Released

Posted by Darius Wey in "Pocket PC Software" @ 04:55 AM

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/abo...8/oct08.html?en

"Spb Software, the world's leading maker of Windows Mobile applications announces the release of Spb Online Games as a separate suite. Originally, part of Spb Online - a set of online services under one roof, which attracted over 15,000 users in under two weeks (at the rate of more than 1000 users per day) - Spb Online Games is a collection of four instant online games, supplemented with an online chat service. Spb Online Games makes it possible to play two versions of Checkers, Hexagon, or Reversi with real people from virtually anywhere in the world, in real-time. Any online game can be launched within 30 seconds and if interrupted – continued from the spot it was left off. The service already has thousands of registered players on the network, with each potential opponent equipped with a configurable user profile (might include picture, name, type of handset, and network). The online gaming experience can be further personalized through real-time chatting with active online players. All of new Spb Online Games features (such as the online chat service and more informative user profile) will become available to registered users of Spb Online through automatic ‘push’ update to Spb Online version 1.1."

If you tried Spb Online, loved it, but held off purchasing because you felt that the games were all you needed, then take a look at Spb Online Games, available for both Windows Mobile Standard and Professional. A trail version is available, and if you like what you see, $14.95 will get you the full version.

Tags: games, online, spb

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone Software" @ 03:30 PM

http://www.winplay.com/item/Leisure...arryLoveForSail

"Leisure Suit Larry hits the high seas as he cruises for love in this comic adventure game, which mixes hilarious dialogue, mini-games and puzzles. Your favorite smooth talker from the 80’s hit the high seas as he cruises for love! Leisure Suit Larry: Love For Sail is a mobile re-production of the classic Larry PC game. Become Larry as he tries to woo the most beautiful, unsuspecting female vacationers. Larry has seemingly infinite opportunities to use his signature lines, including a plane, cruise ship, beaches, and the casino. He is on the trip of a lifetime and the theme provides the perfect summer fun. Will Larry score a date? You control Larry’s fate."

If there is one thing I have learned in life above all others it is that in real life girls really aren't that found of guys with large gold medalions and leisure suits. However, you have to admire a cartoon man with confidence with the law of averages on his side. You can pick up Leisure Suit Larry: Love For Sail today from WinPlay for only $9.99

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Friday, June 13, 2008

Astraware Bubble Babble for Windows Mobile Now Available

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone Software" @ 12:42 PM

http://www.astraware.com/all/bubble.../?link=1/spin/0

"Challenge your word power with this undersea bubble-bursting brain teaser! Link together letter bubbles to form words and impress Wordsworth Smartygills - your friendly fishy host! Bubble Babble includes a fun interactive tutorial to teach you how to play with the bubbles and make words from them. Score points for each word you make. Impress Wordsworth with more complex or unusual words and he'll reward you with shiny shells for your collection!"



Astraware has released Bubble Babble for the Windows Mobile platform. This undersea puzzle game puts you in the center of the ocean so you can spell out words with bubbles. Sounds silly when you say it out loud but I'm sure like all Astraware games this game will help you kill that dreaded downtime when you're out and about and need something to do. Normally this game would cost you a whopping $19.95 but from now until June 21st, 2008 you can pick this game up from our affiliate store(s) for a low $9.95. [SPT] [PPCT]

Be sure to pick up your copy today! Continue reading for the full press release. Read more...


Friday, March 28, 2008

Astraware Casino v1.20 Review

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone Software" @ 04:00 AM

http://software.smartphonethoughts....ct.asp?id=15782



Product Category: Games
Manufacturer: Astraware
Where to Buy: MobiHand [Affiliate]
Price: $19.95
System Requirements: Windows Mobile 2003 or later. QVGA or QVGA Landscape resolution screen.

Pros:
  • Fun and addicting
  • Great way to pass the time
  • Includes instructions for how to play each game
Cons:
  • Smartphone button layouts can make gaming awkward
Summary: I’m going to spoil this review for you from the get go and let you know that this is one of the most entertaining games I have ever played on my Windows Mobile handset. I would also like to start off and mention that I do not gamble one bit. I don’t even play the lottery. Reason being is I happen to get bored very easily and always end up making stupid betting decisions just to make things a bit more interesting… and then I lose all of my money. It’s a vicious cycle I tell you! This is where Astraware came in and saved the day. You can still lose in Casino – In fact I have lost a lot in Casino – but Astraware has found a way to make losing virtual money entertaining by giving away souvenirs for just about everything, including losing! So enough with my rambling and let’s get on to the review! Read more...


Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Windows Mobile Virus on the Loose

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone News" @ 02:55 PM

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/0...s-on-the-loose/

"There's nothing special about Windows Mobile, Palm, or Symbian devices that make them virus-resistant. It's just that for the most part malicious hackers haven't tried to target mobile devices because there hasn't been that much information worth stealing. But as people put more and more valuable data on their cellphones and PDAs, those devices are becoming more attractive targets. And so we probably shouldn't be surprised that McAfee released an alert this week that a virus targeting the Windows Mobile operating system is making the rounds..."



Huh, well look at that. I guess this answers that age old question for us as to why some carriers feel the need to install, what we thought to be, useless anti-virus software on our devices before sending them out in the wild. According to McAfee's website, the WinCE/InfoJack trojan sends valuable information about the infected handset to the author of the application. Some of the data that is being sent are things like the devices serial number, operating system version and anything else it can get its grubby little hands on. On top of that, it also leaves the handset vulnerable for silent installation of other types of unsigned applications and malware. This is some pretty serious and scary stuff!

The worst part about this trojan is that it appears to have been distributed via applications for stock trading, some games and even Google Maps! Now before you start panicking, I should point out that if you downloaded your Google Maps application from Google or your games applications and stock trading tips applications from or their respected developers and not off of some shady website behind the Great Wall, you're most likely in the clear! I guess our happy-go-lucky days of installing applications without a care in the world are officially over.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

8 Classic Arcade Games in 1 - Arcade Pack for Smartphone

Posted by Mike Temporale in "SOFTWARE" @ 10:00 AM

http://software.smartphonethoughts.com/product.asp?id=7810

"The Arcade Park collection was carefully designed to revive the legendary games of the past. Classics such as Arcade Ball, Asteroids, Rushman, Digger, Gold Hunter and Galaxy Invaders are available alongside military games Real Tanx and Riverside Assault."

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There's nothing like some good old fashion arcade fun! It's funny how things have advanced by leaps and bounds in the gaming world, but we're all still attached to the classics. Well, I am at least. I cant' speak for all of you. 8) You can download a free trial or purchase a copy at our affiliate store.


Saturday, July 21, 2007

Sale - Pocket Mini Golf from Momentum Games

Posted by Mike Temporale in "SOFTWARE" @ 06:45 AM

http://software.smartphonethoughts.com/product.asp?id=6744

"Pocket Mini Golf is a highly addictive, multi award winning miniature golf game. Pocket Mini Golf features 3 courses of increasing difficulty, with 18 holes per course. It has 4 different players to choose from and 3 different game types. Play standard golf rules or against the clock, the choice is yours."

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While it's no where near the same as a real game of golf, fans will no doubt agree that this is a great game for the Smartphone. Pocket Mini Golf is currently on sale. A savings of over 40% brings the price down to just $8.95. You can downloat the trial version of purchase a copy form our affiliate store.


Thursday, March 8, 2007

AMD Announces Suite of Tools for Developing Handheld Games

Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 03:00 PM

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070308-amd-brings-xbox-360-tech-to-handhelds.html

"At GDC today, AMD announced a suite of tools for developing handheld gaming content for the company's next-generation mobile graphics parts. The suite includes Rendermonkey 1.7, a shader tool that will let game developers write graphics code for a range of devices that support the OpenVG 1.0, OpenGL 2.0, and Unified Shader Architecture technologies. ATI's Unified Shader Architecture in particular is one of the main selling points of the Xbox 360, and AMD will offer support for unified shaders on its next generation of mobile parts...The Imageon processor line, announced by AMD last month, is essentially a "GPU" for mobile devices. Imageon is more flexible than a desktop GPU, of course, since with a mobile device you want to save on cost and battery life by cramming as much of the phone onto one piece of silicon as you possibly can. So Imageon has support for 3D and 2D graphics, audio processing, digital still and video cameras, TV out, video recording with image stabilization, video transcoding, and various other multimedia features. All of this stuff is on a single chip that's separate from the phone's radio chip, so that the handset maker can upgrade to a new version of Imageon without having to go through the process of FCC qualification each time they add features."

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We haven't seen a Windows Mobile device with an Imageon processor yet, but we can always hope. If the power requirements could be kept under control, a GPU could really help boost media processing on the device that's now currently done by the CPU - and we all know that once we start playing a game that uses up 100% of our CPU, battery life goes into the toilet along with overall device performance (your device will check email and the game will sputter). Before we see the software though, we need the hardware - developers need a platform with which to sell their wares. I wonder if we'll see any Windows Mobile devices with an Imageon processor out this year? i-Mate's Ultimate line would have seemed to be a good fit for something like this.


Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Gigantic Giveaway - 3 Games from eSoft Interactive

Posted by Mike Temporale in "EVENT" @ 04:30 PM

http://www.esoftinteractive.com/

The Gigantic Giveaway Event continues. This week we have 3 games from eSoft Interactive: Traffic Jam, Word Challenge, and Arcade Challenge. If you've been looking to have a little more fun with your Windows Mobile Smartphone, then eSoft has what you need. We have 3 copies of each game to give away. All you need to do to win one, is reply to this thread and tell us what you love most about Smartphone Thoughts. We will randomly draw 3 winners who will each receive get a copy of each game. You have until 11:59pm (PST) on Monday June 19th to enter. Winners announced on the following Wednesday. :)

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"Traffic Jam: Traffic Jam is a puzzle game that's guaranteed to keep you glued to your handheld for hours! The goal of the game is very simple, get the yellow Beetle out of the traffic jam by moving vehicles out of its way.

Word Challenge: Four of the most popular and addictive word games have been combined into one exciting gamepack! These word games will challenge your word knowledge, eye coordination and quick thinking.

Arcade Challenge: A collection of 10 never-before-seen, one-button controlled action-arcade games for the small screen! Whatever type of arcade game you're into, chances are, you'll enjoy this compilation of eSoft Interactive's latest offering in its Challenge series of games."


Friday, June 9, 2006

Updated Games From Pocketnapalm

Posted by Rocco Augusto in "NEWS" @ 11:00 AM

http://www.pocketnapalm.com

Pocketnapalm has updated JewelHunter (TM) and Joker's Quest II(TM). Both games now support QVGA, square and landscape screen Smartphones! Right now you can also take advantage of their fantastic 40% off sale when you buy both brilliant games on Handango. Pocketnapalm offers trial versions of both games which can be downloaded from their website.

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JewelHunter - "Hunt for jewels through more than 120 levels in five mysterious worlds with Sarah or Johnny, use your brain and combine it with quick reflexes - that's JewelHunter(TM) - a funny and exciting arcade adventure game for all ages. The usual Pocketnapalm quality graphics, unique gameplay and brilliant music in this console quality game to your PDA!"

Joker's Quest II- "Ryper is back and his mind is full with only one thing: Revenge. That's Joker's Quest II� - the second episode of the funny action strategy game in a beautiful underwater world. The usual awesome Pocketnapalm quality graphics and sound, well-thought-out gameplay and interesting story lines to bring a console-quality game to your PDA!"


Thursday, March 23, 2006

Graphics with DirectX in Windows Mobile 5.0 Games

Posted by Mike Temporale in "ARTICLE" @ 10:30 AM

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/Graphics_DirectX_WM5_Games.asp

"Gaming on mobile devices has become very popular in recent years. The hardware capabilities of these devices are better than ever. Many new devices that contain improvements like very high quality displays, faster processors, more memory, and hardware three-dimensional acceleration pave the way for developing games that take advantage of all these features. As a developer, having to manage and write graphics code to suit each device can be difficult. Thanks to Direct3D Mobile and DirectDraw, application programming interfaces (APIs) within the DirectX family, developing games for Windows Mobile 5.0 powered devices is much more manageable than in the past."

This MSDN article is aimed at those game developers that are switching over from the desktop to the mobile world. If that's you, then this 24 page article should make as some nice bedtime material. ;)


Thursday, February 2, 2006

Free Games for Owners of i-mate Devices

Posted by Mike Temporale in "SOFTWARE" @ 08:00 AM

http://www.clubimate.com

If you have picked up one of the hot new i-mate devices (Smartphone or Pocket PC) then you can enjoy some free games courtesy of i-mate. There are 5 Smartphone games in total and they are: Reversi, Minesweeper, Match Game, Freecell, and Checkers. All you have to do to get your copy is sign up at the Club i-mate website then click on Members / Free Downloads. This news is by no means "new". However, I thought we should pass it along to all the new i-mate owners in the crowd. Enjoy! 8)

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Thursday, December 8, 2005

Christmas Sale: 35% Off Select PDAmill Games

Posted by Jerry Raia in "EVENT" @ 03:00 PM

http://www.pdamill.com/

"According the old European tradition Santa Claus is coming to town tonight. As Santa is soon giving away his gifts PDAmill has an offer for you as well: If you order any of our games listed below you get a 35% bonus discount! Snails, Flux Challenge, GameBox Solitaire, and GameBox Solitaire II."

My favorite game there is Flux Challenge. This is a great deal if you are interested in any of these games for your SmartPhone. To get the discount go to PDAmill, add the titles to your shopping cart, enter the code, SANTA2005 and hit Recalculate.


Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Want to Make Games for Smartphones?

Posted by Kris Kumar in "DEVELOPER" @ 02:30 PM

http://game-editor.com/

"Game Editor is the game design software that gives you the power to create the games of your dreams, with little or no programming or technical knowledge required. Game Editor lets you design and develop 2D games for personal computers and mobile devices. No need to worry about system issues or compatibility, no need to do anything other than come up with the ideas! Game developing has never been easier!" 8O

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If you are not happy with the games currently available on the market for Smartphones? And have an awesome plot for a game? But you don't know the bits and bytes of programming. Don't worry, Game Editor lets you create the game of your dreams. 8) Any game developers out there, who have tried this awesome tool? We would like to hear your comments.

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Friday, September 23, 2005

Astraware Announces Windows Mobile� 5.0 Support for Several Games

Posted by Jerry Raia in "SOFTWARE" @ 11:00 AM

http://www.astraware.com/company/whatsnew.php#117

"Astraware, a Microsoft� Certified Partner Company, is excited to announce that several of their games have now been updated to support devices running Windows Mobile� 5.0. A total of 11 games have been updated to support Windows Mobile� 5.0 for Pocket PC handhelds, with 4 of these titles also supporting Windows Mobile� 5.0 Smartphone devices."

Good to see software companies coming out with this before the devices are actually readily available. It seemed with WM2003 it was reversed. I recall waiting around for a few applications to be upgraded.


Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Camera-Enabled Mobile Games or "Motion Games"

Posted by Jerry Raia in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 10:00 AM

http://www.textually.org/picturephoning/archives/2005/06/008766.htm

"EyeMobile brings mobile gaming to the next generation: camera-enabled mobile games or "motion games". Don't let the buttons get in your way: just tilt the phone to control the action. Play your game -- including snowboarding, driving, flying and more�simply, intuitively, naturally."

This is a great idea! If it works well it ends the problem for some phones that have poor gaming joysticks like the 5600. :)


Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Watch Live Animated Baseball Games on your Mobile Phone

Posted by Mike Temporale in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 09:30 AM

http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=1289

"In Japan, baseball fans will be able to watch live baseball games on their cell phones this season - in an animated form. This means that avatars take the place of players, and action is transformed, play by play, into a cartoon like environment. This includes the roar of the crowd, the scoreboard, the pitch, the strike, and the trajectory of the ball. This isn't a game, but a cartoon version of a live game, produced by Craftmax's Digital Stadium and broadcast to DoCoMo 3G mobiles."

This just begs the question, why? Is there nothing better to do on a 3G mobile phone? Here's an idea, stream the actual baseball game - with real people playing. Not just some silly cartoon version. :roll:


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