Make a Pocket PC Phone More Like a Smartphone with Spb Mobile Shell

Spb Software House has just announced Spb Mobile Shell, an application that replaces the standard user interface on a Pocket PC Phone with one that is is more appropriate for a smartphone. Or at least that's the goal of its developers.

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A statement from the company sums up its goals:

The Pocket PC user interface has not been significantly changed for the last six years. Originally the Pocket PC was a PDA designed for stylus navigation and long but infrequent periods of general use. It has since evolved into many things, including a phone. Along the way, though the people who use a Pocket PC and the tasks it is made to perform have changed, the main interface has not. The goal of Spb Mobile Shell is to close this gap between the old Pocket PC interface and one people should expect from such a smart, modern and powerful device.

It offers the most relevant information displayed on one screen:

• Phone-style menu  
• Photo speed dial
• Application launcher
• Weather forecasts
• World time

Spb Mobile Shell is currently available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish, and Traditional Chinese.

A free 15-day trial can be downloaded, or the full version of this application can be purchased for $29.95, from the Spb Software House web site.