SPB Software has done it again, by porting another great game, Quads (check out Brian’s review of SPB Quads for Windows Mobile)  to the iPhone platform.  SPB Quads is now available for iPhone OS 3.0 and higher for 99 cents from the APP Store per the press release below.  SPB Quads is also available for Windows Mobile Pro Smartphones.

January 12^th, 2010 – SPB Software, a leading mobile applications and games developer announces the release of the iPhone version of SPB Quads – an extremely addictive mobile game created to help killing time with use. Now iPhone users have a good way to spend 5 boring minutes in line or challenge their Windows Mobile rivals’ dominance in our online score table.

Based on SPB Quadronica game, SPB Quads is the new arcade game for iPhone/iPod touch in which one has to put together all his/her pattern-finding skills to succeed. A player’s goal in this game is to reveal and mark rectangles’ corners of the same colors in a field filled with color bricks, thus “destroying” them and earning scores. There are two modes in the game: a time-limited mode and an endless, “strategic” mode. This effectively creates two different scenarios of playing.

SPB Quads for iPhone Main Features:

• Addictive game play
• Two game modes for different gaming scenarios
• Attractive graphics
• 6 different types of bonuses
• Online high scores

Pricing and Availability

SPB Quads for iPhone is compatible with iPhone OS 3.0 and higher, and may be purchased for $0.99 from the Apple AppStore. SPB Quads is also available for smartphones running Windows Mobile touchscreen version.

Further Information and Downloads

SPB Quads for iPhone webpage

SPB Quads for iPhone screenshots

About SPB Software (www.spb.com)

SPB is a leading brand in mobile software, standing for a unique line of popular consumer products and partnerships with the world’s most innovative handset makers and wireless carriers. SPB’s software solutions deliver richer smartphone experiences and enable subscribers to do more with their mobile data connections. SPB Software is the maker of the world’s single number one bestselling mobile application – SPB Mobile Shell. For more information, please visit www.spb.com.

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HTC announced today a new compact touch device with an intuitive user experience based on HTC Sense technology. This is a fully customizable Smartphone with Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform, providing a higher end device at a reasonable price.

This is a nice looking device, and we’re curious to find out more regarding the Brew implementation.

Check out the full Press Release below:

HTC smart defines a new category of

smartphones for the masses

HTC Smart’s friendly, compact design and integration of HTC Sense will

appeal to a broad range of people all over the world

LAS VEGAS, Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – Jan. 7, 2010 – HTC Corporation, a global smartphone designer, today unveiled HTC Smart, a new type of smartphone that creates a new category of easy-to-use, connected smartphones that are accessible by people all over the world. The HTC Smart will be available this spring across Europe and Asia.

“HTC has always focused on listening to customers and setting the stage for new mobile categories, and HTC Smart is the response to customer demand around the world for an easier-to-use, affordable smartphone,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. “Just adding a touch interface doesn’t mean a phone is a smartphone. The integration of HTC Sense brings an unparalleled smartphone experience for people looking to do more on their phone.”

Bringing HTC Sense to the Masses

HTC Smart begins with a friendly, compact touch design and integrates an intuitive user experience that is centered around HTC Sense, an HTC design philosophy that puts people at the center by focusing on three core areas: Make It Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected. HTC Smart enables personal customization of each person’s own phone experience. It also provides a quick and easy way to see what friends are up to via various social networks as well as quickly communicating over the phone, through text messaging or e-mail.

“HTC Smart breaks new ground in delivering the powerful, in-demand smartphone features that consumers want on a more accessible device for global markets,” said Paul Jacobs, chief executive officer, Qualcomm Incorporated. “We are pleased to be supporting HTC as they utilize the capabilities of Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform open operating system to offer high-end capabilities and a compelling mobile user experience at mass-market price points.”

Qualcomm Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP)

HTC Smart utilizes Qualcomm’s Brew MP, a popular mobile operating system that enables smartphone devices to be offered at more aggressive price points, providing HTC with the flexibility to deliver smartphone features on devices across multiple tiers.

About HTC

HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry and continues to pioneer industry-leading mobile experiences through design, usability and innovation that are sparked by how the mobile phone can improve how people live and communicate. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.

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Head on over to Phatware Corp.’s website for a 50% discount on all of their software offerings, including  iPhone, Windows Mobile, Smartphone and Windows PC software.  It is not often that Phatware’s whole line-up is discounted, so if you’ve been debating whether or not to purchase one of their cool products like PhatPad or PhatNotes, now is the time to make your move!

Just as a reference, PhatNotes for iPhone is now only $19.97 (regularly $39.95).

Hurry, as the sale runs from now until January 15th!

Read all about the sale here: http://phatware.com/index.php?q=page/show/howtobuy/pocketpc

As announced earlier today and spotlighted on Engadget, Verizon will be launching this new Android 2.1 phone in the Spring.

This is a very cool device with a 3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, including Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1, as well as A2DP stereo Bluetooth.  I’m really looking forward to the Ogg Vorbis music support, along with MP3 and AAC audio capability.

Check out the official Google Site for all the details here: <Nexus One Website Link>

HeroCraft PDA, has a really neat promotion for Tomorrow 12/10 and Friday 12/11, where you can pick-up two of their Windows Mobile or Symbian platform games “Totally FREE”.  How cool is that!

All that you need to do to get this promotion is to fill out a short form on their website and HeroCraft PDA will send you license codes for both games.

Check out the details below:

The Christmas present from HeroCraft – 2 fun games for free!

Don’t miss great opportunity to present to yourself, your friends and family mobile games to forthcoming holidays! Only the 10th and 11th December – you can get our games – Twice! and Snow Lines for free! The only thing you should do is to fill simple form with your email address on the game page and get the free activation key.

If you don’t know what game you want – don’t hesitate, just get both of them! Let us present the Christmas games for you:

Snow Lines is arguably the best Lines game yet. You will be able to play against the clock or to set up dizzying records; achieve high scores; or try to overcome dozens of original levels. Several game modes give the opportunity to get as much amusement as possible out of Snow Lines, and flexible rules help you to find something new in this game every single time you play. Just load it up and you’ll be inveigled into a vortex of smiles, excitement and riddles which get ever more complicated the more you play.

The smart logic game Twice combines the main principles of a classic game: an attractive appearance, popular and simple rules and a variety of game modes. Its rules are well known: you have to flip the face-down tiles in the puzzle one by one and remember the pattern on the other side. When you flip two identical tiles, you score points. To complete the level you have to find all of the pairs. Twice has three game modes so you can pick the game that suits your tastes – race against time, limited number of attempts or no limits at all. Just choose one of them and you will not be able to stop playing! The magical graphics and traditional Oriental music add a mysterious charm to this game.

Attention! Promotion is actual only for 10th and 11th of December and also only for Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms! Get hurry, don’t miss our Christmas present!