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Mobility Digest Review: ThumbCal v1.4.0 Beta – PIM Replacement

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Ever since my original Palm Pilot days I have searched for a simple way to enter and edit tasks and appointments on my portable devices. I have tried more than a half dozen PIM replacement apps and have active licenses for most of them. They all worked well in their own way, but over time I found them cumbersome to navigate and simply too complex to use regularly. A stylus was a must, and I really stressed when I had to insert some data, usually waiting till I got back to my desktop to load an entry directly into Outlook.

Right behind using you device to make and receive phone calls, Personal Information Management (PIM) is the next most important feature (or should be), which is crippled by Microsoft’s poor excuse for a PIM application, seeing little improvement except for maybe the most recent builds. Really sad when you think about it.

Well, introducing ThumbCal, a totally finger friendly Task & Appointment PIM replacement for your phone. I first posted about this app back in July when I installed it and things just keeps getting better. It is one of my “Top 5 Apps” that I could not imagine being without. Once you try this app, at least in my opinion, I can’t imagine why or how you would ever want to use anything else. I honestly now look forward to entering tasks and appointments on my phone and although I sit in front of my PC every day, I have not entered anything directly into Outlook in months. The app started out as an XDA thread and went commercial more than a year ago. The thread is here and the developers site is here. The current price is $19.95, but there is a 14 day trial; plenty of time to fall in love with this must have app. Ok, enough of my hyperbole, let’s go take this baby for a test drive.

If you want to know more about  ThumbCal v1.4.0 Beta, then head on over to our forums (CLICK HERE) and read my complete review and join in our discussion of ThumbCal v1.4.0 Beta

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Symbian Open Source: Better Late Than Never

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My first mobile device’s operating system was … Symbian.  My father had discovered the Revo (a touch-screen PDA), and bought one for himself, my mother, my sister and myself.  He has stayed with Symbian, choosing the barely-maybe-available-in-the-US-anymore Nokia Communicator (he bought his and my mother’s from Europe.  Isn’t the Internet grand?).   So according to … Read more

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer to Host Windows Phone Press Conference

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The press release says it all: Press conference and live webcast to take place at Mobile World Congress 2010. REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 10 What:       On Feb. 15, 2010, Steve Ballmer will host a press conference to discuss Windows® phones at Mobile World Congress 2010. Who:        Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corp. When:       3-4 p.m. CET Where:      … Read more

Showcased

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Marketplace has added Help Haiti and Scramble to it’s list of Showcased apps. If you recall, Help Haiti (discussed here) is the freeware app from The Auri Group that lets you donate to help the relief efforts and gives you information to find people and provides other relief information. Scramble is Herm Software’s addictive word … Read more

Goog Maps With a Little Buzz

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Version 4.0 of Google Maps is out with Buzz. Buzz is Goog’s new social networking attempt. Buzz lets you: Share a tip, make a recommendation, post a picture, or say what’s happening now and tag it with a place. Find out what people are talking about (for example, a concert or upcoming traffic jam) by … Read more

Touch Alarm by MobilityFlow

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Touch Alarm is a free, easy and convenient alarm clock for PDAs with ability to install different skins, quick alarm set with finger before bedtime. There are two versions, Touch Alarm free & Touch Alarm Pro Touch Alarm Free Quick finger set-up Wheel for easy choice of minutes and hours with finger Beauty. Skins support … Read more

Spb Wallet & FireFox 3.6 are now Friends

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For those of you that have been using Spb Wallet and FireFox 3.6, you will be happy to know Spb has released a compatibility update. Version 2.1.2 (February 09, 2010): Compatibility with FireFox 3.6 Get the update here: http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pocketpc-software/wallet/

This Valentine’s Day, Apps on Verizon Wireless Phones Help Spark the Love

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anim_msg_bearBalloonBASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Love can be found on the Verizon Wireless 3G  network this Valentine’s Day. Verizon Wireless phones glow with everything from tips on what signs to look for in a significant other to animated messages that help you spread feelings of love close to home or far and wide.

Apps to Start the Love

Not a smooth talker? Find your happily ever after with the aid of Verizon Wireless apps.

  --  With AstroLove 2, discover your general traits and romantic sides as
       only the stars can tell, then let the Star Match feature give insight
       on your relationship or use the Sign Chart guide if you've ever


      wondered if those around you are right for you.
   --  Want to learn a new language of love?  Spanish Valentine Flirt Dict
       and French Valentine Flirt Dict teach you a rich vocabulary of
       flirtatious and amorous words to delight your loved one's ears.


  --  Crush or Flush - Chat Date Flirt turns the process of meeting new
       people into a game.  Browse real picture profiles, "Crush" the ones
       you like and "Flush" the ones you don't.  When there is a mutual
      "Crush," you can chat one on one.

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MS Is Back On Top

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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