(Click for larger screenshot)"As great as the Pocket PC OS is, there are a lot of missing components that many Pocket PC users consider as seriously needed in a mobile platform," says an Spb spokesperson. "These are simple things, like a close button that really closes, the ability to open multiple windows in Pocket Internet Explorer, the ability to view file properties in File Explorer, a task manager, the ability to place shortcuts on the Today screen," and "many others."
Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 improves the features already resident in previous versions, while adding "many new features that Pocket PC users consider as missing in the official OS updates," Spb says. More and more Pocket PC devices are becoming keyboard oriented, according to Spb, and that's because Windows Mobile 5 has significantly improved working with keyboards on Pocket PC devices. But there still are gaps.
Key enhancements in the latest version include:
- Safe Mode
- "Alt-Tab"-Style Task Switching
- File Encryption in File Explorer
- Icons in Tabs on the Today Plug-in
- A Close Icon in the Close Button Context Menu
- "Open in Background" in Pocket Internet Explorer
"One thing users miss when working with a Pocket PC device and a keyboard is a simple task switcher like the Alt-Tab functionality on a desktop PC," the company claims. Spb Pocket Plus extends the list of commands that can be assigned to hardware buttons by adding an "Alt-Tab style" task switcher and 40 other commands: "Backlight Loop", "New Task", "Screen Toggle", and others.
Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 is available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, and Russian upon release. A free 15-day trial can be downloaded at the site below. Purchase price is $24.95 USD. Owners of Spb Pocket Plus 2.x can upgrade for $9.95. A free 15-day trial can be downloaded
here.
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