Mobile Tech News -- Handy Weather for Free, Free Ebooks from Diesel, iWindowsMobile Communication Suite, and More

Get Handy Weather for Windows Mobile for Free

Update:  This special offer has expired, but keep checking Brighthand for future offers.

The Brighthand Software Store is giving away Handy Weather, a weather information application for Windows Mobile, with any purchase.

It allows any device with an Internet connection to get weather news and forecast for 40 000+ preset cities, with data provided by Intellicast.

This application normally sells for $14.95 but for today only, Thursday, March 6, it is free with any purchase over $5.

To get this deal, visit the Brighthand Software Store, add Handy Weather to a shopping cart, along with other products totaling $5 or more, and enter the coupon code WEATHERFREE on checkout.

Diesel eBooks Adds 750 Free Mobipocket Ebooks

Diesel eBooks is celebrating the addition of Mobipocket ebooks to its inventory by permanently offering over 750 Mobipocket titles for download at no charge. These are being added to Diesel's existing collection of Adobe, Microsoft, and Palm/eReader formats, and brings the current inventory to over 200,000.

The Diesel Mobipocket Gratis Collection includes Sense and Sensibility, Peter Pan, David Copperfield and other classic titles that are traditionally hard to find in this format.

In addition, this ebook seller is offering a 15% off coupon for Brighthand readers. To receive the discount, enter this code at checkout: brighthand981256. Offer expires March 20.

To browse the full collection, visit Diesel eBooks' web site.

VITO Now Offering iWindowsMobile Communication Suite

VITO Technology has combined some of its best-selling application into the iWindowsMobile Communication Suite. This contains GoodWin (mobile launcher), FunContact (contact manager), SMS-Chat (threaded SMS messenger), and ZoomBoard (onscreen keyboard).

iWindowsMobile Communication Suite sells for available for $39.95, a savings of $25 from buying these applications separately.

Handango Gets $9.5 Million in Venture Funding

Handango, the online mobile software retailer, has raised an additional $9.5 million in its Series C round of financing.  Handango plans to use part of this to enhance the consumer experience to make smartphone content easier to browse, find, and purchase online and directly from a mobile device.

Participating in the Series C round are Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV), Centerpoint, Neo Carta, Pharos Capital Group and SSM Partners.