Last week’s Photo Contacts PRO 5 contest generated some interesting numbers. There are a fair few of you with a four-digit collection of contacts, which really gave the Thoughts Media Random Number Generator (patent pending and all that jazz) a workout. The odds were slim, but in the end, five of you pulled through to win a copy of Photo Contacts PRO 5, as well as a bonus copy of the High Quality Ringtone Pack.

Congratulations to barmach (Smartphone), Catman51 (Pocket PC), jvanliew (Pocket PC), nunoeca (Pocket PC), and raweaver (Pocket PC). Please check your Inbox in a few hours time for additional details.

A big thank you to PocketX Software for their generous donation. If you missed out, don’t forget that you can still pick up a copy of Photo Contacts PRO 5 from our affiliate software store for $29.95.

As spotted on PocketGear is MobiSudoku, which according to the blurb is “a superior version of Sudoku. With MobiSudoku you can set, play or solve any Sudoku puzzle. MobiSudoku can set an infinite number of unique Sudoku puzzles and you can set the skill level. If you have a puzzle too difficult to solve, or if you want to check your solution then let MobiSudoku solve it for you!”…

C2Matrix has released Fire Hawk, a top-down shooter with a huge list of features:…

“It took “a little bit longer” but finally, the long awaited SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and Smartphones can also purchased in the UK. So far, users outside the U.S. only had the option to test the 30 days trial version from the U.S. site but it was (virtually) impossible to buy it from any other locations. Now, UK users can also buy the Windows Mobile clients to enhance the use of the Slingbox. SlingPlayer Mobile lets you watch your TV and all of its programming on Windows Mobile cell phones or PDAs. This means you can have worldly mobility.”

If you’re in the UK and you’ve been waiting patiently for the Slingplayer client for your Windows Mobile device, it’s finally here. Go check out Arne’s story for more details.

“The Mobile and Embedded Devices Conference (MEDC) is taking place in Vegas next week, and I thought I’d post a little fun here to get things going. Mel Sampat stopped by to demo some fancy-schmancy stuff in Windows Mobile 6.0. There’s more going on now for both devs and users. One of the nicer things about 6.0, at least from a dev standpoint, is that the .NET CF 2.0 and SQL Server Compact Edition 2.0 both ship in ROM, meaning you can deploy your nice little apps without having to deploy the runtime as well.”

Mel Sampat stopped by Channel 9 recently to demo some of the developer-oriented features of Windows Mobile 6. If you have half an hour to spare, check out the video here.

Please accept my apologies for the broken layout you’ve had to endure over the past 48 hours or so. We were swapping out some advertising code, and due to a miscommunication amongst the Thoughts Media team, the bottom 125 x 125 banner wasn’t removed as it was supposed to be. The new code, coming from DoubleClick, coughed up a huge error and unfortunately I wasn’t alerted to it until this morning. Things should be back to normal now, and we’ll keep an eye on things like this in the future.

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.

“PhoneWeaver is a phone management application designed to help control your phone state parameters using profiles in the most intuitive way. Using profiles you can link between your phone state and your agenda, time of day and much more. Using PhoneWeaver you can define smart profiles that are activated manually or automatically based on the time, appointments or phone state. Each smart profile can fully control the state of your phone radio, Wi-Fi, push mail, Bluetooth, ringer, vibrate state and much more! PhoneWeaver also adds a clean and straightforward plugin to your Today screen, allowing you to view and control the currently active profile. PhoneWeaver is the best way to link your information stored on your mobile device with your device phoning capabilities!”

SBSH has just released PhoneWeaver, a lightweight application that adds advanced profile functionality to Pocket PC Phones. PhoneWeaver supports manual, time-based, and event-based profiles with audio, radios, and backlight serving as changeable parameters. It also includes a compact Today plug-in, and supports devices with VGA displays, Windows Mobile 6, and multiple languages. Interested? Head over to our affiliate software store and grab a copy for $14.95. Alternatively, if you’ve been seeing a few too many four-leaf clovers as of late, stick around and you just might hit gold in our PhoneWeaver contest that’s set to kick off tomorrow.

Let’s talk more about hardware today.

As seen in the top image, the S710, with the keyboard fully extended, fits into the palm of my hand (and I’ve got small hands). It’s really amazing how far we’ve come in getting our electronics to be so small. Both keypads are backlit blue, and turn on in low light conditions. The keyboard has a minimal amount of buttons, fewer than does the HTC… Read More

pocketnow.com has arranged a special 20% discount code for an exciting way to personalize your mobile devices: skinit.com. To use this discount code, simply visit skinit.com and enter the code “pocketnow” in the coupon/discount field at checkout.

We mentioned skinit.com in our “Best… Read More

Tim writes, “When it comes to protecting our investment, the non-iPod users of the world are mostly left out in the cold. We must create our own or modify existing cases if we protect the device at all. Griffin Technology is here to help. With the release of their California Roll, a mostly universal digital audio device case, perhaps even I can finally find a case that works with my current MP3 player.”… Read More

“Thanks to T-Mobile Germany, I’ve recently received a T-Mobile Ameo, also known as HTC X7500 Advantage or under its code name HTC Athena. This unique, fully integrated Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition has a detachable keyboard and large VGA 5″ screen that makes working on the move easy.”

Arne at theunwired.net has got his hands on a T-Mobile Ameo (nee Advantage) for a review. If there’s something you’re burning to know about the Ameo/Advantage that hasn’t been asked already, go ahead and comment - he’s taking questions while preparing for a full review. In the meantime, enjoy the pics!

Pocket PC guru Menneisyys has got his hands on the first beta of the upcoming MMORPG Shadow of the Legend, and is mightily impressed. The full article is available over at Aximsite, but a quick summary of the key points is below:…

A quick post to remind you that there is only one day left on our Eggstreme Easter competition, where we’ve teamed up with Clickgamer to offer $100 worth of gift certificates to the player with the highest score on the timed Pocket PC game. Lynn Jones currently holds the record with a whopping 6,208,250 - can you beat it?…

Looks like someone over at HoFo managed to accidentally upload what appears to be the new WM6 ROM (full, not beta) for the Dash.

If you’re interested, and can’t wait until Friday, the rapidshare link can be found somewhere on this page.

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