There are a lot of players out there with their takes on how your “main” screen should look. Some of them do it as simple today plugins, but others go much further. Winterface is one of those players that tries to take the WM touch interface to the next level. This newest update adds a fair bit of new content, chief among the new features being a today screen plugin. I’m not sure how this will work out, as I no longer use a WM device, but we did review Winterface when it first came out if you’d like to know more about it.

I’m not going to go overboard an an iPhone interface comparison here, but another one of the new features is adding favourite websites as shortcuts. That’s pretty neat!

In any case, jump for the full release and all of the features and bug fixes (and there are enough changes to make it worth reading).

Winterface 1.2 – Best Windows Mobile Interface for Winter
Shows great performance in Summer, Spring and Autumn as well
   November 25, 2008 – VITO Technology releases Winterface 1.2 –
mobile shell for Windows Mobile devices. Winterface greatly improves
default Windows Mobile interface by making it more customizable,
finger-friendly, and functional. Since its release Winterface has
proven to be very popular among WM users.
   Winterface gives Windows Mobile users unlimited freedom to
customize interface. They can place icons to applications, settings,
contacts, files, and favorite web sites to access any of them with one
tap. Most important icons also show actual information, like number of
unread text messages, missed calls, scheduled event, active phone
profile and many more.

   Winterface 1.2 features many improvements and bug fixes. New features:
       •       Today plug-in
       •       Auto start after soft reset
       •       Option to add favorite web sites
       •       Portrait\landscape mode icon switch
       •       Screens rotation with joystick
       •       "Close All" button in "Running"
       •       Clock icon shows indicator when the alarm is on
       •       SMS-Chat icon shows number of new text messages
       •       Bluetooth status icon toggles Bluetooth on/off with one press
       •       Battery icon shows when there is low charge
       •       Alphabetic ruler for quick scrolling when adding a file
   Winterface 1.2 fixes the following bugs:
       •       Bug with notification not visible under the lock screen
       •       Bug with power icon on HTC Touch HD/ PalmTreo Pro/ Samsung i900
       •       Winterface lock screen no longer interferes with the default lock screen
       •       Day of the week is displayed below the date on Calendar icon and
the indicator of upcoming events doesn’t close the date

   VITO Technology Inc. is known for its innovative products in the
field of Windows Mobile, iPhone, web 2.0 software, and custom
projects. Introduced in this press-release Winterface is the next
generation mobile shell for Windows Mobile.
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(c) VITO Technology 2008. All rights reserved.
EDITORIAL COPY AVAILABLE upon REQUEST
Useful links:
Winterface page http://iwindowsmobile.com/vito-mobile-shell.html
Winterface download exe: http://iwindowsmobile.com/Winterface.cab
Winterface download cab: http://iwindowsmobile.com/Winterface.exe
Winterface screenshots:
http://iwindowsmobile.com/images/winterface01.png,
http://iwindowsmobile.com/images/winterface02.png

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