In an lengthy overview of all the key Resco Suites, our contributor Sue Bennett writes:

Always on the lookout for utilities and fun stuff for my Pocket PC, I turned to Resco and was given the opportunity to check out some great software.  Resco is a Microsoft Certified Partner thus allowing them to produce software that not only compliments your phone but makes it an extension of your day to day living.  With a swag of awards, and a reputation for being an industry leader Resco doesn’t disappoint with its new releases.

So I started by installing the Utility Package...

Check out the rest here on our sister site! 

 


Direct from Alex Kac: First, we have the announcement that Pocket Informant 8.5 was released today with many improvements in Smartphone and Pocket PC editions. We have some major improvements in the Calendar, Tasks View, Missions, and Contacts and it is now available as a free upgrade to all Pocket Informant 8.x owners. Version 8.5 of Pocket Informant is a mature PIM on Windows Mobile and most of our major improvements have been focusing on ease of use, improving the basic usability in finger touch modes, stylus, and one-handed usage scenarios. We don't want  just cram more features in. Some areas like Journal and Events Views received a lot of attention. Furthermore as a limited time special promotion we are selling Pocket Informant for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile at $16.95 - our regular upgrade price!

Just visit <http://www.PocketInformant.com/pocketinformant> for Windows Mobile to upgrade or take advantage of the current pricing or <http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=pocketinformant_bb> for BlackBerry. While you are at our site, take a look at the PDA Essentials Editor's Choice Review of Pocket Informant: <http://www.pocketinformant.com/graphics/ads/078-079_PDAE_80.pdf>

Resco -- one of our favourite software suppliers for the mobile platforms (we'll have a whole mini-review segment coming of Resco programs) now is actively supporting the G-sensor technololgy. We know that these accelerometers are becoming more and more prevelant in upmarket mobile units, such as the HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro, as well as the Samsung Omnia. The Apple iPhone and iPod Touch also have these G-sensors implemented.

Resco's announcement goes a lot further that just using this technology for fun and games... How cool would it be in business applications?

Check out Resco's Press Release here.

WebIs just announced an edition of Pocket Informant for the BlackBerry.

Here are some details from their Press Release today.

 One of the most prolific makers of smartphones and PDAs, HTC, has been bringing out a slew of devices onto the Australian market. 

Today we will be reviewing the Touch Cruise which is a GSM phone (not suited, however, for the NextG network).
One of the main features of this device includes the TouchFLO technology that will allow you to scroll, pan and zoom in on your photos as well as access different programs.  Another key feature is the built-in navigation software from ALK technologies: Co-Pilot Live.
Let's have a look at the other features that make this phone an outstanding choice if you are happy to use the Windows Mobile platform.

We'll soon have a short review on the HTC cruise on the site. We currently are testing it out and so far are quite impressed with the device. You will remember of course that the Cruise has Co-Pilot Live installed and that's part of the main attraction.

Also, we will endeavour to have the HTC Touch Diamond on our test bench when it becomes available here in Australia in August.

Stay tuned.

The BT-Q1200 SOLAR Ultra Travel Recorder GPS from Qstarz is launched today and with its solar panel should be able to really stretch your time out in the open. Up to 48 hours.

This bluetooth device is also capable of logging your whereabouts and where you've shot all your pictures.

With 200.000 waypoints it has plenty of memory. No pricing available yet .

The PDA phone models from HTC have rapidly taken pole position here in Australia.
One of the latest, the HTC P3470, now comes with Co-Pilot Live 7 Software which we reviewed earlier.
This unit can be mounted to the dashboard of your car even though the screen is not as large as that of a dedicated PND. With features that include a 2.0 megapixel camera, Blueooth connectivity and expandable memory for mapping and other data storage, the P3470 is a very capable unit at under AUD650.
We're stil working on our review of the HTC Touch Dual 850 which is an equally impressive unit.
 

Resco just launched a Best Skin Contest for the Resco Keyboard Pro.

Starting today for the period of one month, users will be able to add their own skins and thus participate in the contest. Everyone who submits their own, original skin automatically gets a free license of Resco Keyboard PRO. People will be able to download, try out and from May 23, 2008 vote for the skin they like the most. The winners will be announced in mid June. There are many interesting prizes, including a brand new HTC Touch device, for those who submit their original skin and get the most votes.
 
To see the official press release, please click http://www.resco.net/company/press/releases/2008-04-23.htm

 
Through this contest Resco aims to encourage and award people who like to create their own skins and offer them to fellow users.
 

So what are the specs for these two new Glofiish devices, the M750 and M810?

Both have a Samsung S3C2442 500MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 256MB ROM, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, GPS (SiRFstar III), a 2.0-megapixel camera with auto-focus, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a microSD slot, and a 2.8" QVGA touch screen, and, of course, Windows Mobile 6 Professional.

The M810 also has tri-band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity.