e-Mobile Software has recently released e-Mobile GTask version 1.0 for Android to the JAMM Store.  e-Mobile GTask is a task/to do manager that allows users to organize their busy lives based on what needs to be accomplished.  Users can expand or collapse items for easy organization, filter tasks based on status, completion, due date, etc and perform powerful searches.

e-Mobile GTask is currently available in the JAMM Store for $9.99.  A free trial and more product information is available here.

While visiting, be sure to check out the rest of the new and updated Android titles.  Links to the product pages are below.

New Software

• Executive Ringtone (Rainbow) v1.0
• Funny Eggs v1.0
• e-Mobile GTask v1
• PaderSyncFM – Android v1.1.15
• Patrik’s Cocktails v1.0
• VoiceIt v0.9
• MemSkill v1.0
• VoxNotes v1.0.0.2
• QuickVox v1.0.0.2
• Contact Send v1.0.0.2

Updated Software

• MultiReader v1.0
• aTAKEphONE v1.10
• Mobiola Video Studio:Watch your favorite Videos, DVD, YouTube, iTunes on mobile v3.1.22

Here’s an interesting one for BB users: if you’re looking to expand your media awareness on a certain topic, Twitter is one of the best modern hot spots for discussion. One of the cool things about it is that it’s pretty easily searchable, and you don’t even need a Twitter account to take advantage of all the information being tweeted around. Twitterlerts takes advantage of this by automatically searching for tweet topics you’d like to be alerted to. Just type in the key words and the app will ding you when a new tweet is found — from there you can view it or share it with friends or co-workers in a quick e-mail.

If you’re interested. Twitterlerts is available from Electric Pockets for $4.99, and there’s also a free trial on Blackberry App World.

And so we come to the end of the Registration Drive.

Many thanks go out to Proporta, ElectricPocket, Otterbox, PPCTechs and Skooba Design for the prizes they kindly donated! I would also like to thank YOU, dear readers for participating and registering! To all the new readers, I hope you enjoy JAMM and will come back for the content, not just the contests!

And so, onto our winners for the Grand Finale.

As picked out by Stealth, the winner of the Checkthrough(r) Backpack Bag is:

Larry W.

And as picked out by Bomber, the winner of the Checkthrough(r) Messenger Bag is:

Darkcorner

Congratulations – they are some awesome prizes! I’ll email you for details!

And, as has been requested many a time – here’s pictures of the Magic Cats – the two adorable creatures who pick the winners for each contest:

Stealth & Bomber!

Photo via Mobile Jaw

It looks like Mike Temporale over at Mobile Jaw has had his hands busy with some new Windows Mobile Standard phones recently. He posted his review of the HTC Snap earlier this week. To finish out the week he posted a review of the Samsung Jack. And since the two are so similar, what better way to help the readers decide than to throw them into a head to head showdown!

I am still a firm believer that Windows Mobile Standard is one of the best platforms out there for productivity in addition to being a much better phone than any Windows Mobile Professional device I have used to date. I spent a few days with the Samsung Jack a couple months back. I was very impressed with the build quality and the keyboard. I did find he battery a bit anemic since it wouldn’t even get me through the day.

I don’t know about you, but I’m going to see what Mike thinks about these two phones. Hopefully I will avoid the desire to get another WinMo phone…

Let’s just get this out of the way quickly.  Word Ace is my new favorite game, and is the best game currently available for the Palm Pre.  OK…I know saying that any game is better than other games on the Palm Pre may not be much of a compliment…but this really is a fantastic game.

Word Ace is a combination of Texas Hold’Em and Scrabble.  Like Texas Hold ‘Em, you will be dealt two cards, followed by five shared community cards.  Your job is to use those seven cards to make the best possible hand.  The twist here is that the cards are not numerically based.  Instead, each card bears a letter.  Like Scrabble, different letters are worth points.  Most are worth a single point, but some letters (such as X or J) will score a whopping 8 points.  Your job is to create a word of up to seven letters which will maximize the number of points you are awarded.  Score the most points and you will win the hand.  Be sure to go for those bigger words, not only will they score more points, but you will also score a bonus for making words of 5, 6, or 7 letters.

As you might expect, each hand consists of several distinct betting rounds.  During each round of betting, you can call by matching another player’s bet, fold out of the hand, or raise the bet.  I will say, though, that I was not impressed by the betting system in place in this game.  Like Apple’s Texas Hold’Em for the iPhone, it uses a dial, which you spin to set the amount of your bet.  This is a terribly imprecise method of setting your bet, and frequently resulted in bets along the lines of $107 instead of an even $100. 

Once all of the betting has concluded and the final cards have been dealt, it is time to assemble your word.  You only have a limited amount of time in which to lock in your word.  At the end of that time, the highest scoring word will win the hand. 

Be careful, though.  If your word is not in the computer’s fairly extensive dictionary, then you will be revealed as a failure and lose the hand.

Another cool thing you can do is connect with other people online, to create a community of Word Ace “friends”.  Once you have connected with other people, you can create your own invitation-only tables, ensuring that only your friends are able to take your Word Ace “money”.  Of course, if you prefer not to play live online, you can always select practice mode and play against computerized opponents. This is a great way to brush up on your skills, without laying your Internet account on the line.

This game is absolutely fantastic, and a real creative twist on one of the most popular games around these days.   Plus, as a former English major, I loved the vocabulary building aspect of this game.  Like I said, by far this is the best game available for the Pre today.  I any of you are playing, keep an eye out for me (username: lawyerboy) and make sure to hit me up with a friend request.