Mobile Tech News -- Palm Centro in Pink, Pocket Informant 8, Fictionwise Acquires eReader, and More

Palm Centro Now Available in Pink

The Palm Centro has been a hot seller for Palm and Sprint, with users siting the ease of use and size of the device as the main points of interest. And to capitalize on the looks department, Palm has announced the availability of a pink version of this smartphone that is now available for Sprint customers.

The Palm Centro is available from the Palm web site and Sprint retail outlets.

Pocket Informant 8 Released for Windows Mobile

Pocket Informant has long been a popular PIM replacement application for Windows Mobile users. Version 8 has been recently released with several new features, improved performance, and greater compatibility across Windows Mobile devices.

Some of the new features for Pocket Informant 8 include:

• Events View
• Journal View
• Automatic Links
• 5 Scalable User Interfaces to choose from
• Interface designed for complete one-handed interface
• Franklin Covey support (Mission, Goals, and Compass/Roles)
• Filmstrip mode Designed especially for Landscape devices, the Month Filmstrip mode makes using the Month View far more productive
• Incoming Call Journal Turn on the Incoming Call Journal and whenever an incoming phone call comes a new Journal will pop up
• And more

For more information on Pocket Informant 8, and to download a trial version or purchase ($29.95), visit the Pocket Informant web site.

Fictionwise Acquires eReader Ebook Business Unit From Motricity

Ebooks have come into the mainstream eye a bit more lately, and with such popularity there's often some consolidation in the market. In a recent move, Fictionwise, a popular ebook library and seller, has purchased the eReader ebook business unit from Motricity.

eReader/eReader.com is one of longest-running ebook retailers with a large customer base and over 23,000 titles available from major publishers and authors. Electronic books from eReader.com work on a wide variety of handheld devices via the eReader application.

Fictionwise says it plans to maintain eReader.com as an independent web site to capitalize on its strong brand and loyal customer base. However, Fictionwise plans to build on the success of the eReader ebook format by expanding the product to function on an even wider range of handheld devices, allowing customers the flexibility to read on whatever devices best meet their needs.

For more information, on Fictionwise and the eReader acquisition, visit the Fictionwise web site.

Lygue Games Releases Bananas Puzzle Game for Windows Mobile

Puzzle games are a popular genre for games for mobile devices, and a new release named Bananas seeks to invigorate the genre with an original action puzzler. Bananas is a 24 level puzzle game where Filbert the Monkey is guided to collect the five Totems of Power.

Bananas features:

• 8 Original music themes
• 5 Big Bosses, 3 Difficulty levels
• Integrated Level Editor
• Automatic save
• and Multi-language support: English, French

Bananas is compatible with Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices (touchscreen required) and QVGA and VGA resolution. A free trial is available, or Bananas can be purchased for $9.95.