Netflix, the online DVD rental site, has finally made their site user friendly for those of us that want to occasionally add a movie to our queue when not at our full sized PCs.

You can view the top 10 items on your queue, see what you have out or what is on the way, search for movies, read brief a brief synopsis on a movie, then add - or save in the case of unreleased DVDs - a DVD to your queue. Pretty sweet!

“Spb Software House, the leading Windows Mobile software developer, releases Spb Diary 2.0, a major update to the award winning Pocket PC PIM Today plug-in. For the 16 months that Spb Diary has been on the market it has become a “must have” application and now holds a firm place among the top-selling Pocket PC applications. For many users, Spb Diary is the first application they install on a brand new device. In 2005, this application was the finalist in Microsoft’s Mobile2Market contest and in 2006, Spb Diary won one of the most recognized prizes: the Shareware Industry Award for “Best Program for PDA’s”. Spb Diary 2.0 is a feature-rich Today plug-in for your Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Notes and Messages providing users with the highest level of functionality and usability.”

Spb Diary 2.0 is here and includes a flurry of new features worth writing home about - namely, support for contact photos and dialing, robust stylus-free navigation, a new special events tab, enhanced document management, skin support, and database engine improvements. Clinton Fitch has just reviewed this new version, so if you’re interested in learning more about Spb Diary, do give his review a read.

Thanks to Spb Software House, we have a special 50% off discount code for use at our affiliate software store. Simply add Spb Diary 2.0 to your cart, enter in DIARY41THOUGHTS as the promotion code, and hit the “Recalculate” code to bring the price down from $19.95 to $9.95. The code is valid for 14 days from today, but if you’re a Pocket PC Thoughts subscriber, you won’t have to worry about taking advantage of this offer within the fortnight. There is a non-expiring version of this code in your discounts page, so you can use it whenever you want, even for subsequent releases of Spb Diary. Enjoy!

Jason Langridge has posted a shot of a Fiat steering wheel in a car model that has been fitted with Windows from the Windows Automotive group.

I just hope it isn’t a 7 click process to close a application!

DivX has just opened the doors to its DivX Mobile testing program. While TCPMP handles DivX files pretty well, you may prefer to try a solution direct from the company. To join the program, you need either a Pocket PC or Smartphone, a data plan, a memory card, and must live in the United States or Canada. More information over at the DivX Labs.

Asspotted on Handango is Minefield, a Minesweeper clone from Kragesoft. Unfortunately, Handango has gone all AJAX on the product information, and the required bit won’t load. The demo won’t download, and going by the screenshot it appears to be another Java applet. Minefield, if you want to take the risk, is available to buy for $6.99….

Mauro Rilla has released MR CrossWordsMaster, a game which, judging from the screenshot, is more a word search than a crossword puzzle, confirmed by the description on the game’s website. MR CrossWordsMaster is available to try or buy for $3.99….

I’ve been back in Chicago for about 2 weeks now, getting to know a new company, a new department of really cool employees, a new product, new System, etc. The one thing that (thankfully) hasn’t been new are my trusty ol’ Pocket PC’s.

My 6515 has been doing pretty well under the pressure. I’ve been trying to find the best balance of running applications (Snoopsoft… Read More

“WikiPedia has become by far the best source of really up-to-date information ? in many respects, even better than the online Oxford English Dictionary (see ?The Definitive Roundup of All Pocket PC Dictionaries Part II ? non-WordNet-based English Dictionaries? for more info if interested on the well-known, alternate sources of available information.) In this roundup, I elaborate on how you can access information in WikiPedia on your Pocket PC other than directly browsing its pages in your Pocket PC Web browser.”

Unless you’ve been hibernating under a rock for the last few years, most of you should be very familiar with the power and convenience of WikiPedia. For me, it’s pushed standard dictionaries into obsolescence. Well, Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine have published an article on the various offline methods of viewing WikiPedia content on your Pocket PC. Check it out and let us know your thoughts!

SoloPalmari’s review of the i-mate JASJAM is in Italian. Admittedly, the online translation is so-so, but there are still plenty of high-resolution pictures available for you to see this 3G device from all angles.

Here’s a list of various Secure Digital cards listed in Pricegrabber’s database, and the lowest price on each model. Clicking through to the vendor selling the product helps support this site, so if you’re interested in learning more about the product, click. Here are the five most popular Secure Digital cards and their prices according to Pricegrabber searches:

You can browse the Secure Digital card category to look for more deals.

“Expand your mobile device with cool content! You can get a 50% discount on WorldMate travel organizer or a 10% discount off your next order of any other software found at the PocketPC Thoughts software shop powered by Handango.”

50% off of WorldMate is a very nice deal, especially if you’re a global traveller looking for a high-quality all-in-one type of application that covers world time, currency/metric conversions, weather and more. If you already have WorldMate or are eying another application available at our Handango store, you can opt for the 10% off discount. Be sure to click here for the full details. Happy shopping, everyone!

A new SlingPlayer Mobile Beta has surfaced, boasting enhanced video performance, a new conflict management system, expanded use of favourites, and other random bits designed to improve the user experience. You can grab the beta here, and just a reminder that you have until September 16 to register your new Slingbox to receive SlingPlayer Mobile for free.

“Unlike desktop and notebook computers, data display and the mobile device’s tiny screen that contains them have proved extremely difficult to view and navigate for many of us. All shrink into such a small real estate of our mobile device, surely we have to live with the limitation. Until now, that is. Today, through a revolutionary approach, Adisasta comes out with a fantastic solution: WinMobile Lens Pro. “

If there are times you’d like to be able to zoom in on your Pocket PC’s screen, you should give this software a shot. It is $18 from their site and runs on Windows Mobile 2003/SE and WM5.