Mobile Tech News -- Tradewinds 2, Triples Independence Day Edition, FlashDash 2

Astraware Releases Tradewinds 2

In the mobile gaming world, nothing beats a compelling story and interactive gameplay. Tradewinds was a popular Astraware release combining RPG elements into a game that sold extremely well on both Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. With the latest release of Tradewinds 2, Astraware looks to continue that success with a new story line, more characters, and improved gameplay.

Tradewinds 2 offers a new adventure based in the exotic seas of the Caribbean, and features 20 ports to explore, new ships and weapons to buy and upgrade, new goods to trade in, and a brand new feature by which completing tasks to complete gains honor and rewards. Two play modes, five characters, and hundreds of tasks that vary depending on the character chosen make this game highly re-playable.

Tradewinds 2 is available for Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices with a touch screen running WM2003, 5.0, and 6.0. Visit the Tradewinds 2 website for more information, to download a trial, or to buy ($19.95).

Triples Independence Day Edition Introduced by Smart Box Design

For a limited period, June 28 to July 28, Triples Independence Day Edition will be available for download from the Smart Box Design web site. This special edition features all the capture, blocking, and trapping fun of the original version, but with patriotic extra features. The game board is enhanced with stars and stripes pieces and includes the political option to play either as a Democratic or Republican.

Triples Independence Day Edition is available for Palm OS 5 Hi-Res Devices and Treos and is priced $14.95. Owners of a registered copy of Triples (original version) can download the Independence Day Edition for free.

Detailed information and a free trial version are available at smartboxdesign.com.

FlashDash 2 Now Available for Windows Mobile

Animated and versatile theming of the Today screen is one of the advantages that Windows Mobile users exploit to customize devices. FlashDash 2 takes this up a step by integrating a launcher, task manager, battery and memory viewer, theme manager, and more into a Flash-based theme for the Today screen.

Some of the features of FlashDash 2 include:

• Finger, Styles and Keyboard input
• Static and Animated Themes
• 14 day Task and Calendar look ahead
• Battery, Memory and Storage graphics
• Program Launcher with finger control
• Integrated Theme Manager with live preview
• Running Task Management
• Large analogue clock display
• Full screen animations with FlashDash Themes
• High resolution and Landscape device support
• Full International support for 12 languages

FlashDash 2 requires the free Adobe Flash plug-in for Pocket PC. For more information, and to download a free trial or purchase ($19.95), visit the FlashDash web site.