Want to check out the latest version of WinMo, but don't want to spring for a pricey device until 7? Go grab the free Developer Tool Kit from Microsoft here. With it you can run 6.5 in an emulator on your PC! You might  decide after trying it you want to spring for a new HTC toy after all!

 "Paragon Software Group is glad to announce a new version of our bestselling app - Handy Weather for Windows Mobile. Handy Weather provides one-click access to always accurate and up-to-date weather forecasts for over 40000 cities anytime and anywhere. New version is specially optimized for finger-tip control."

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  I have several older iPAQ models just laying around, so why not have some fun with them, right? In this edition of the iPAQ tribute, we are going to talk about some pretty cool ways you can use them to run other operating systems. Several models have ready Linux builds that can be downloaded and installed via storage card or Active Sync connection.

 "16th of June 2009, VITO Technology releases new versions of SMS-Chat and ZoomBoard and bundles these two applications in one pack - Quick SMS. Both programs have been improved with minor bug fixes. ZoomBoard gets a new skin for the "Bright" theme that now matches the Communication Suite. SMS-Chat gained a distinct chat view for all three skins."

 Congrats to the winners of the Wizcode software giveaway, as the contest ended last night! Thanks especially to Anton Tomov and his team for sponsoring our little blog event. If your name appears after the break, you are a winner, which essentially everyone was. Details are also provided on claiming your prize, so click on the read more link below.

WinMo users have had App stores (plural) since before the iPhone was a little baby, and Handmark--being just one among many places you can stop to grab good software--is a prime example. Pocket Express is Handmark's free mobile information center. Download it now and for the month of June, a banner will appear (in the News channel) announcing the 99 cent app of the day....sweet!

 I was so impressed with how the Wizcode team rallied around their product during my recent review tests (and tweaked it), I asked them to offer some free copies of the 3 great new utilities. You can check out my review/tests here. If you want to get these storage media repair tools, this might be your chance.

Well, I know I promised to update my iPAQ tribute posts every week or at least every other week, and well, I guess that didn't happen (sorry, iPAQ fans). I am still working on the next post on running Linux, mostly spinning my wheels to find ways to get good screenshots and make stuff work properly.

“May 25th, 2009 - SBSH Mobile Software is excited to announce GoNews Touch release! GoNews Touch is a news reader application that brings the latest news directly to your smart-phone, aggregating only headlines of your interest based on your personal configuration.

Wizcode has updated their product suite, including the now 3 separate utilities (ScanDisk Mobile, Undelete Mobile, and Defragment Mobile) for dealing with ugly storage card issues like fragmentation or card errors. Formerly, you had to purchase the full Pocket Mechanic product to get these tools. Read on to check out my tests and review, which met with mixed results.