A new screenshot has appeared on the 4a5c688bd8ce" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outbound/www.clickgamer.com/moreinfo.htm?pid=13735_038_section=PPC_038_PHPSESSID=da6047d7a761ae550d3ebr_/_br_/_4a5c688bd8ce');">Flurkies product page, offering a glimpse of this so-far rather mysterious game from Elements Interactive. According to the blurb, “The Flurkies need your assistance! Help the cute and adorable little hairballs finding their way back home. Guide the Flurkies through all the levels by collecting coins, pushing crates, getting colour showers, gliding over ice and making them work together.”…

“For those of you waiting patiently for your HTC jack-of-all-trades to hit the doormat, you can at least kill some time by picking up one of these new docks and trying to envision a phantom Advantage resting comfortably in the slot. The docking station features a second battery charger, two USB ports, a miniUSB port (for charging and syncing), a 3.5mm headphone jack, and two video out options (VGA and S-Video) — giving you at least a few ways to get inside (and out) of the Advantage when you’re at home.”

The HTC Advantage is not only one of the few cutting-edge devices I’m not interested in (But that’s not a knock on it’s abilities, just my current needs), it’s also one of the few devices that’s dock looks almost as impressive as the device! Anyone getting the dock now in anticipation of the Advantage later?

“An additional 20 Microsoft Windows Mobile 6-based handsets will be launched before the end of 2007 and global shipments of Windows Mobile-based devices are expected to top 20 million units in 2008, according to sources at Microsoft Taiwan. With the recently launched Windows Mobile 6 platform, Microsoft’s share in the global mobile devices market is expected to double to 20% in 2008 from the current level of 10%, said Eddie Wu, managing director of Microsoft ODM embedded devices, Asia. Wu made the remarks as the software giant officially launched its Windows Mobile 6 OS on June 26 in Taiwan.”

While this sounds like an awful lot of devices, it’s still small fry compared with a global market that swallowed a billion phones in 2006 alone. I’m also a bit dubious about the 20% market share claim (what the h-ll is the global mobile devices market?). Nonetheless, the number of devices are increasing, and so is market acceptance - something to keep in mind as we enter the “iPhone era”.

Yes, readers, today I waited in line for over an hour to give in to Apple. But is it really giving in? Perhaps I’m indulging.

What a production they put on at the Apple store! Five minutes before opening their doors, about 50 workers from the store ran down the line cheering and getting everyone in the line fired up. They were also passing out free Smart Water (very classy) so that… Read More

Apple’s mobile device has caught the cognoscenti’s attention.

It was all go as I drove past the Arlington, VA Apple Store in Clarendon. The blinds were up and the line was long, very long. I estimated that there were several hundred people in the queue.

Early reviews are mixed, and personally, I think I’ll wait and see… I still remember… Read More

“FlashDash is a dazzling new Today Screen replacement system for Pocket PC 2002 and Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 2005 and Windows Mobile 6 Professional devices. It integrates the most popular Today screen features into the desktop of tomorrow, today. FlashDash will display all of your Pocket PC Themes, Animated Themes and FlashDash Themes on any resolution device. FlashDash incorporates all of the most requested application features into a single application including launcher, task manager, battery and memory viewer, theme manager and lots, lots more all in a beautiful and fully integrated Pocket PC application.”

Tired of your boring Today screen? Check out FlashDash 2. This new release supports Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6, and features a refined user interface, improved battery support, and additional language support. A free trial version is available from our affiliate software store, and if you like what you see, $19.95 will get you the full version.

While there’s yet to be a wave of new devices running Microsoft’s latest mobile-device platform released, a few smartphones have shipped. And if you’re not ready to spring for a new model, you may be able to upgrade your current one to Windows Mobile 6 anyway.