Skyfire today announces an updates to its web browser, bringing version 1.1 to both Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones. The new version will improve the performance, especially the speed improvement on the scrolling and zooming. The new version is available at http://get.skyfire.com (at this time I am still getting v1.0 cab from the site) continued »

Korean mobile software developer, DIOTEK has recently unveiled its new multi-lingual text entry software, SmartFinger 1.0 with a finger-touch method for touchscreen devices based on Windows Mobile. This product supports entry of English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Korean, and provides two kinds of QWERTY keyboards with key alignment optimized by each language and handwriting recognition features. continued »

Released for Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile phones, Google has updated its Google Maps for Mobile with version 3.2. The new version allows you to add many layers of information to your maps such as public transit, traffic condition, local search results, Latitude friend locations, Wikipedia and more. continued »

Last week, Microsoft has officially released its native Facebook application for Windows Mobile, allowing Windows Mobile users to access facebook easily for friends' photos, status updates or video/photo uploading. A new version 1.0.0.7p is now available with bug fixes. You can download the new version here, but make sure you uninstall the old application first and remove the facebook.vol and ... continued »

Spb Software today releases Spb Mobile Shell 3.0, its next-generation user interface for Windows phones. Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 accounts for two different smartphone use scenarios: at work and at play. The application offers distinctive 'professional' and 'lifestyle' desktops, integration of picture contacts with Facebook, account-sensitive email indicators, widgets, kinetic scrolling, 3D animation engine, and other appealing assets that change ... continued »

Spb Software, famous for its Windows Mobile software, will offer a sneak preview of the new Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 at Mobile World Congress 2009. The new Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 is fitted with a flexible engine for 3D animation, Facebook integration, kinetic scrolling, widgets, and others. continued »

Vyke Communications has announced the launch of a beta version of its mobile VoIP software and service for all Windows Mobile 6.0. This solution is based on Vyke's stand-alone proprietary mobile VoIP technology, allowing it to provide high quality voice service while circumventing any operator handset tampering issues that may prevent users of Windows Mobile based smartphones from benefiting from ... continued »

VITO Technology releases a new version of free Weather application. Weather 1.2 includes 100% of USA cities and all major world cities. Weather can display forecast for up to 10 cities. Users make a swiping gesture on the screen for smooth sliding to the next page with a forecast for another city. Users can also determine the order in which ... continued »

CIO editor Martin Veitch interviewed Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO recently and confirmed that Zune software will be available in Windows Mobile. continued »

Read from the little clues in a Microsoft's job posting, it looks like Microsoft has learned what their competitors (Google's Android OS, iPhone App Store) are doing and is prepearing to launch a software marketplace for Windows Mobile. The posting also stated that the marketplace service will be launched together with the new Windows Mobile 7, which will be early ... continued »