Day: April 17, 2008

“Astraware and Idigicon are excited to announce the release of Platypus – the squishiest shoot-em-up ever – for Palm OS and Windows Mobile smartphones and PDAs.Based on the cult classic for PC and Mac, Platypus is a fast, frantic and fun side-scrolling arcade shooter with a difference – the entire game is made from clay! The vast continent-spanning city of Collosatropolis has finally reached the limits of its expansion, and tall buildings cover every available space. The Collosotropolan leaders have decided the simplest solution is to invade the neighbouring country of Mungola. They don’t anticipate much of a struggle – Mungolans are simple, earthy types without much love for industry. In fact, Mungola’s entire defence force consists of a single squadron of fighter planes – the venerable F-27 ‘Platypus’.Your mission is to pilot your trusty Platypus and save peaceful Mungola! Fly across the squashy fields and trees, avoid the snowy mountains and protect your planet. Shoot down the enemy ships and marvel as they disappear in a splat! Collect fruit bonuses and a range of power-ups to aid you in your quest! Platypus is a fantastic, fun arcade game featuring 4 massive worlds each with several challenging levels. It’s the perfect casual game for arcade gamers and the perfect arcade game for casual gamers! Platypus is optimised for play with 5-way or stylus and is available for Palm OS and Windows Mobile smartphones and PDAs here. Versions for Symbian S60 and UIQ will be released in Q2 of 2008.

“PaintBall is back with more addictive, faster and richer gameplay! HiRes plus graphics with millions of colors, stereo sound, 5 different modes of gaming and Bluetooth multiplayer where you can play against your friends wirelessly. PaintBall 2 is the successor of our best seller, original, ball-sucking game, developed in a way that we can guarantee it will keep you hours and hours on your PDA phone. PaintBall 2 features:1) Remade 16bit graphics.2) Stereo Sound3) 2 times faster gameplay4) 5 different gaming modes5) Bluetooth Multiplayer6) 3 different ball styles7) Vibrations & Joystick support.8) Export Hi-Scores to intern— 17/Apr/2008 Update v1.3 —* New resolution support: 320×320.* Runs on: 400×240* Runs on: 440×240* Bug when writing hiscore fixed.* Minor bugs fixed” Check this great game here:

“Write on iPhone in your handwriting. Now thanks to the Chinese developer who recently released unique handwriting recognition software now you can. Known as HWPen, the software application can be downloaded from Installer.app. Thinking How to install? Okay! Click on Source, then Edit and Add new source http://iphonecake.com/src/new. Refresh the sources to locate HWPen in the iPhoneCake packages. Install the software and restart your iPhone. After you install you will see a writing area making the standard keyboard vanish. Although it is in Beta 1.0 version and has some errors but you can still use it. I hope all the bugs are fixed soon and we get a solid version.” via mobilewhack.com

“CorePlayer Mobile is at the center of the CoreCodec Universe for playing multimedia on your mobile phone, portable media players, PDA, GPS or convergence device. CorePlayer is truly the next-generation in multimedia playback. Its simple yet powerful interface and advanced features is designed to empower the CoreCodec community.See why the Chicago Suntimes times says that it, “actually has a user interface designed with bipeds in mind” and why companies like Joost are using CorePlayer technology! Features:

• Built-in YouTube Support
• Bluetooth support [A2DP / AVRCP]
• Supports over 15 Languages
• Advanced Streaming support [HTTP, UDP, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, SDP, Unicast, Multicast]
• IPTV / DVB-H Ready
• Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, MKA, WAV, OGG, Speex, WAVPACK, FLAC, MPC, AMR, GSM, ADPCM, ALaw, MuLaw, MIDI, WMA
• Video: CoreAVC [H.264], AVCHD, MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-4 part 2 [ASP], DivX, XviD, MJPEG, RLE, MSVIDEO1
• Images: JPG (420, 422, 440), BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF
• Containers: Matroska, ASX, ASF, TS, PS, M2TS, 3GPP, MOV, AVI, MPEG-4, NSV
• CoreUI / Universal Skins allows you to create custom user interfaces
• CoreTheque media library for easy multimedia management of your podcasts, playlists, bookmarks
• Standard and Enhanced Podcast Support” Check it here:

Mwg, formerly O2 Asia, are set to release two Windows Mobile smartphones soon. The two devices are the Atom V, and Zinc II. You can read a press release on the Atom V here. Zinc II:

• Connectivity: UMTS Tri-band, GSM Quad-band HSDPA 3.6 Mbps, WLAN (802.11 b/g) and BT v 2.0
• CPU: Samsung 500 Mhz processor
• Display: 2.8” TFT QVGA (Touch Screen)
• Operating system:Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Form-factor: Semi automatic sliding mechanism with qwerty keypad
• Camera: 2MP (rear)
• GPS : SirF Star III
• Dimension: 109.5 x 59 x 18 mm

Atom V:

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
• CPU: Intel XScale PXA 270 Processor at 520 MHz
• Memory: 256MB Flash ROM, 64MB RAM
• Cellular Data: UMTS (2100 MHz), Quad-Band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz), HSDPA 7.2Mbps (network dependant)
• Wireless Connectivity: Bluetooth v2.0, 802.11b/g WLAN
• Display: 2.8″ 265K QVGA TFT LCD
• Radio: FM Radio with RDS
• GPS: SiRF Star III GPS
• Camera: 2MP
• Weight: 133 grams
• Dimensions: 116 x 59 x 14.95 mm