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Spb Software releases Spb Traveler 2.0, the new version now offers finger-friendly user interface, a subscription-free flight search engine (powered by OAG), an animated 3D Globe with real satellite image of the sky, and a Geo Game for fun and learning.

 

Spb Traveler provides useful tools and information to travelers such as world time and global weather service (powered by Foreca, the trusted provider of msn.com), tip calculator and multilanguage phrase book, as well as currency, unit, and clothing size converters.

 

 

What’s New in Traveler 2.0

• Subscription-free Flight Search
• Spb Traveler delivers real-time flight information directly to Windows Mobile handsets.
• 3D Globe (Animation)
• Spb Traveler 2.0 displays an actual real-time sky image on top of its animated 3D Globe. Spb’s globe shows not only the sunny and cloudy parts of the planet, but also the night shadowed regions and selected flight routes, as well as locations of favorite cities with local time, date, and weather information.
• Geo Game: An exquisite animated self-learning game that turns the boredom of waiting at check-in and gates into fun.
• Improved Trip Assistant

Spb Traveler is compatible with Windows Mobile Professional 5.0 or higher; all Windows Mobile screen resolutions are supported. A free, 15-day trial can be downloaded, or Spb Traveler 2.0 may be purchased for 29.95 USD, or upgraded from 1.х Spb Traveler versions for just 14.95 USD, at www.spbsoftwarehouse.com.

Sony Ericsson is set to announce new walkman phone on November 6th Thursday, according to semcblog. At least one walkman phone and music accessory will be announced. The walkman phone is said to be W705, which has the similar design as the Sony Ericsson G705.

The slider phone comes with a 240 x 320 display screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, built in WiFi and aGPS. With a 120MB built in memory storage, the source says Sony Ericsson will bundle a 4GB memory stick together with the retail packaging, this could be different depends on your region though. The W705 should be available in February 2009.

The new music accessory will be a Wireless Portable Speaker MBS-900, suitable for those who love to share their music easily on the go.

Casual game publisher Sandlot Games has recently launched their first game for the iPhone - Glyph.

In partnership with Handmark, Glyph is one of Sandlot Games' most popular and addictive puzzlers, and is the first of many upcoming titles debuting on iPhone and iPod touch over the next few months.

In the game you help rescue the dying world of Kuros by breaking through layers of rock and uncovering the powerful and ancient glyphs buried below. With more than 200 levels, and two unique game modes, help uncover the powerful and ancient glyphs that hold the key to restoring Kuros to its former beauty.

"We are thrilled to partner with Handmark to bring Glyph to iPhone and iPod touch," said Daniel Bernstein, president and CEO of Sandlot Games. "Glyph represents the first game in our initiative to bring all our best-selling titles to this revolutionary new platform."

Glyph is available now, for a limited time only, for just $1.99!

We just got our G1 Android phone and we will be providing a review later. So far I've been playing Pac-Man on the device and it's pretty fun.

I downloaded it from the Android Market, and according to the NY Times, the early download numbers are impressive with the estimate of nearly 3 million downloads in the first week. You can see more data on the number and types of apps on a report from Medialets here.

Among other announcements today, Nokia has revealed that, as part of its continued reorganization that began in January, over 600 employees could be laid off.
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Verizon just released firmware updates for the Samsung SCH-u940 Glyde and the Palm Centro. Both are small updates, addressing a few bugs and stability issues.
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After incessant delays, AT&T has finally launched the BlackBerry Bold 9000. This candybar smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard and tri-band 3G HSDPA(850/1900/2100MHz) support for AT&T's 3G network.
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In addition to all the new low-cost phones it rolled out today, Nokia introduced two new services for emerging markets: Mail on Ovi and Nokia Life Tools.
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With the released of HTC Touch Pro on Sprint network in US, AT&T will be offering the pda phone soon for its subscribers as HTC Fuze. According to the source, it will be available within 2 weeks for $349.99 with $50 MIR and 2 years contract.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and HTC TouchFLO 3D, the HTC Fuze features a large VGA touch screen and a 5 row slide out QWERTY keyboard for quick text entry.

Key HTC Touch Pro Specifications

• Size: 102 x 51 x 18.05mm
• Weight: 165 g
• Connectivity: WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA
• Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Display: 2.8-inch VGA touch screen
• Camera: 3.2MP, with video calling
• Internal memory: 512 MB flash, 288 MB RAM
• Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
• Keyboard: Slide-out 5 row QWERTY keyboard
• Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
• Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g
• GPS: GPS/AGPS
• Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
• Battery: 1350 mAh
• Talk time: GSM: up to 8 hours
• Standby time: GSM: up to two-weeks
• Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz

[via xda-developer via BGR]

Nokia slid the 7100 Supernova into its existing Supernova lineup today. This stylish slider features a 1.3 megapixel camera and an FM radio, for entertainment on the go.
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