Mobile Tech News -- Astraware Fireworks, CallsToJournal, SplashID 4, and More

Celebrate 4th July with Fireworks from Astraware

With the 4th of July fast approaching, Astraware has released a new version of Fireworks. This is a free application, showing sequences of fireworks flying and exploding into the air while playing tunes such as the Star Spangled Banner and Stars and Stripes Forever and showing patriotic backgrounds of the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, and the Stars and Stripes.

Fireworks is available for devices running Palm OS and Windows Mobile, and offers support for 240-by240-pixel square screens and QVGA landscape smartphones. It can be downloaded for free to a Windows Mobile or Palm OS device from the Astraware web site.

Chapura Launches CallsToJournal for Windows Mobile

Voice is still the most popular use for mobile devices, and Chapura's latest release of CallsToJournal for Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices seeks to bridge the gap between the voice call and advanced call logging.

This application keeps track of smartphone conversations on the users desktop by uploading the call log to Outlook Journal entries, and linking them to the corresponding Outlook Contacts. These detailed entires keeps track of when calls happen, and are editable via Outlook to send to other programs or upload to the smartphone for additional record keeping.

CallsToJournal is available for $19.95 on the Chapura Web site and requires Windows Mobile 5 or 6 and Microsoft Outlook.

SplashID Version 4 Released

While organizing one's calendar and keeping track of contacts has always been a popular feature of handhelds, another popular item has been to jot down information that would otherwise be lost on little scraps of paper and sticky notes.

SplashData's SplashID has long been a solution for keeping track of those little bits of information that also need a high measure of security, and with its version 4 release, SplashID adds enhanced security and improved ease of use throughout the handheld and desktop applications.

Some of the new features included in this version are:

• Auto lock-out after 10 failed attempts, password strength meter, and password hint option
• One click to open a web site on the desktop and login automatically
• An enhanced lookup feature
• The ability to email securely encrypted SplashID files to other users
• And many more.

The regular price for SplashID is $29.95, but those upgrading from a previous version can do so for $9.99.

For more information about SplashID and to download a trial or upgrade from a previous version, visit the SplashID web site.

CO2Global for Palm OS Introduced by Handcase

The use of PDAs for personal information management is nearly matched by their use in vertical application to collect and manage data. CO2Global is a vertical application that enables the control of emissions and management of carbon credits.

This freeware application from Handcase makes it possible to manage the purchase and sale of carbon credits, to plan for sustainable actions and control of emissions, to organize the bought certificates, to establish levels of additionality, emission, reduction and much more.

To download for Palm OS devices at no cost, visit the Handcase web site.