There are a few smartphone applications that reveal totally new aspects of mobile computing and handheld utility by extending its capabilities.

Rick Whitt’s Directory Assistant (DA) is one of them.

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With HolidayDB/Maker, you can store all your holiday and anniversary dates in one place that can be exported to your Palm Calendar or a HolidayDB database. This provides a convenient, single-point view of all your holidays, something that is not available with the in-built Palm Calendar application.

Sure, there are several similar shareware programs available for your palm that have more extensive features and prettier (inter)faces, but I like the HolidayDB/Maker for its simplicity and small footprint.

Read the rest of this review of its interesting features before you try this FREEWARE…

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There are several launchers available (freeware, shareware and trialware) for your PalmOS device. In-fact, this concept has spawned a whole genre of its own, To me, one outstanding launcher stands out in the crowd.

It goes by the rather unimaginative name of "ScreenButton", shortened to "ScrBtn". And it is freeware to boot!

Read on for some views on why ScrBtn is oustanding …

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TeleTone is a USD 5.00 utility from ShSh Software that emits DTMF beeps over your mobile phone speaker.

So you ask, "Of what use is this?"

Consider the following scenarios:

- You need to make some calls in a no-service area and you are downgraded to using a landline phone.

- You need to make some calls at work and the contact numbers are in your handheld addressbook (you’d rather the calls were charged to your employer).

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Instant Text Mobile for Palm OS5 is relatively expensive (USD 29.00) but once you use it, you’ll surely be hooked. It provides a fast, accurate and consistent method of entering text into your palm device.

This nifty utility from Textware Solutions is an offshoot of a previous pen computing initiative – and from the blurb appears to have been in development since 1995 – uses a patented "Jump Ahead" technique that can only be described as magical!

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