David K 
It looks like Microsoft has got its mojo back. In the most recent customer satisfaction surveys for Microsoft reveal a 73% satisfaction rate. That compares to a 65% customer satisfaction rating for Apple. Why do we care? Because it seems that MS is back to understanding the importance of customer satisfaction and loyalty tends to … Read more
Just a quick thought on where apps are and where they are headed. Everyone loves glossy looking apps. And one of the prettier things is the barrel style menu where you can flick through the columns to input information. It’s fun and pretty. But, it really is cumbersome. Think of the act of scrolling through … Read more
Your Bill is a great bill splitter that does pretty much anything you would want it to do in a great package. The first screen lets you input the bill, tax (you can change the rate applied) and the gratuity (again variable). Everything is large enough that you won’t have any problems hitting the right … Read more
I’m not naming names, but I bet some of you are Mac users out there. Well Real released RealPlayer SP for Macs today. This has long been available for PC’s. This lets you download videos from online sites like YouTube and transfer them to your portable devices and even XBox and lets you post them … Read more
Working on the earlier work to enable pretty bubbles in your text messages that we reported here, user Astronaut has come out with two new improved SMS skins. There’s a new look and the pic of your contact remains on top all the time. Remember that this works for the traditional SMS screen only and … Read more
Just saw this little utility that some of you may find useful. It lets you wake up, shut down, reboot or log off from the PC’s on your network via you WM device. Here are the requirements: # Wifi active on wm and connected on same local network as PC’s # Wake-On-Lan enabled on PC’s … Read more
Here’s last week’s smartphones roundup, based on some leading mobility sites all around the world!
There’s a new version of HDWobble out (remember,this is the app that lets you make still images get a little jiggle to them in just the right places:)) But before we get off topic, the real beauty of this release is the ridiculous 3D\gsen image viewer that’s been incorporated into the app. It really shows off what’s possible on WM using OpenGL. Just take a look at it in action:
Really impressive work. That alone is worth the price of admittance. Of course, this is only part of the app. The other part is the wobble part (warning, NTSW: not safe for wives:))
PPCGeeks member lwrdrchvy2 is an employee of T-Mobile (apparently in Missouri) and has been told that the HD2 will be released on March 24. Pretty exciting. He even has a picture to prove it:) There’s no pricing available yet, and of course these dates may change, but it’s good to have a date. via TmoNews
Wow, this came from nowhere:) New XDA member Timmy212 has released a new MP3 player (currently at version .3) that works and is phenomenally easy to use and beautiful to look at. But don’t take my word for it. Take a look at this video and watch how many different options are at the tip … Read more
I know, two Panoramic’s back to back…I went to the site and saw them both, what can I say?:) Here’s a beta release of Launchpad. It’s a full screen quicklauncher. The first page is favorites and you can add programs, contacts, settings or folders and there are two pages you can swipe between (16 icons … Read more
I just came across Panoramic Software’s Guitar Suite which has a release date of February 4, 2010. Looks pretty neat for $4. Here’s their description: The essential application for any guitar player. Panoramic Guitar Suite contains five essential screens: Chords, Scales, Digital Tuner, Tune by Ear, and a Metronome, making it a great and comprehensive … Read more