Upgrade your mobile experience with sturdy and secure cases, to protect your mobile mate, courtesy OtterBox.

Yesterday OtterBox released three new cases which will enrich the Impact, Commuter and Defender Series.

The newly released cases are the:

• Impact Series for Nokia X6
• Commuter Series for  Samsung Mythic
• Defender Series for HTC HD2 (international version)

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Each series has a different protection degree: the Impact Series case will protect from bump and shock (and will assure extra grip), while the Commuter Series will add protection without adding excess bulk.

Finally, the ruggedness of the Defender Series will protect your device with three different layers of protection, i.e. a clear protective membrane on screen and keypad, an Hi-Impact polycarbonate shell and a durable silicone skin.

The press release follows:

Step Up to Smartphone Protection: OtterBox Cases for Nokia, Samsung & HTC

Step up to safeguard smartphones with three different levels of protection from OtterBox™. Whether it’s the Impact Series™ for  Nokia® X6™, Commuter Series™ for  Samsung® Mythic™ or Defender Series™ for HTC® HD2™ (international version), OtterBox protects technology for any occasion.

The Impact Series from OtterBox offers a durable silicone skin with inner-coring on the back and corners to dissipate shock away from the device. For the Nokia X6, this silicone will not only protect from bump and shock, but also is textured to give the silicone extra grip when handling the phone. These features make this silicone skin unlike any others on the market.

With the large touch screen on the Samsung Mythic, the OtterBox Commuter Series is just what any user needs to keep the screen and phone protected. Composed of a silicone skin wrapped in a polycarbonate shell, this case gives protection to the Samsung Mythic without adding bulk.

Known for its rugged durability, the Defender Series is a classic OtterBox design providing complete protection for all HTC HD2 (international version) users. With three layers of protection and a ratcheting belt clip holster, the Defender Series can accompany your device on any adventure:

• Layer 1: Clear protective membrane on screen and keypad
• Layer 2: Hi-Impact polycarbonate shell
• Layer 3: Durable silicone skin

With three levels of protection to choose from, there is no way to go wrong with OtterBox. Drop, bump, shock and more, your technology will withstand the demands of life with cases from OtterBox.

Impact Series: Nokia X6 case

Commuter Series: Samsung Mythic case

Defender Series: HTC HD2 (int.) case

If your device needs extra protection against bump, shock, drop and dust intrusion, you will want to give these cases a try.

Link: OtterBox

SPB Software has recently announced an update to their Symbian port of the Windows Mobile classic Mobile Shell.  The new update, version 3.5.5, brings several optimizations and new features to touch screen enhanced Symbian S60 v5 users.  The full press release with details is below:

The Bestselling Symbian App – SPB Mobile Shell – Gets Updated

June 17th, 2010 – SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer, announces the update of its major Symbian application – SPB Mobile Shell.

Being recently launched SPB Mobile Shell for Symbian got #1 best selling position world-wide one day after its initial release.
The new version of SPB Mobile Shell has optimized memory usage, which allows reducing RAM consumption by 10 Mb. Thus the range of the supported Symbian smartphones significantly grows.

The new version also includes a media player widget. Now the users can reach their player much easier and faster right from the home screen. SPB Software also releases 4 new free themes for Symbian. So the user interface can be more customized, depending on the tastes of the device owners.

Full list of new SPB Mobile Shell 3.5.5 features includes:

- Memory optimization (10M less RAM usage)
- Media player widget
- 4 free themes for Symbian
- Operator Name Widget
- Shortcuts to the most used files
- Autorestore of the settings
- New Memo/New Anniversary items in organizer menu
- Customized Call Button
- Landscape/portrait orientation control

Pricing and Availability

SPB Mobile Shell 3.5.5 for is available for Symbian-based touchscreen devices (works on Symbian S60 5th Edition and higher) from 17 June 2010. It can be purchased for $29.95 or a 15-day free trial version may be downloaded at www.spb.com. It is a free update for the existing SPB Mobile Shell for Symbian users.

Further Information

SPB Mobile Shell for Symbian touchscreens
http://spb.com/symbian-software/mobileshell/

SPB Mobile Shell screenshots
http://spb.com/symbian-software/mobileshell/screenshots.html

SPB Mobile Shell evaluation copy downloading page
http://spb.com/symbian-software/mobileshell/download.html

SPB Software’s Symbian Foundation member page
http://www.symbian.org/users/spb-software-inc

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.

SPB Mobile Shell was named the best-selling Windows Mobile application globally in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by online mobile software store Handango. Several millions licences were shipped by more than 15 device manufacturers and in 2010 SPB Mobile Shell won the Marketplace Race to Market Challenge in the category ‘Most revenue made by paid application’.

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http://twitter.com/spb_software

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Today is Free App Friday at Handango and this time they are giving away 3D Nine Hole Golf game for the major platforms out there: BlackBerry, Android, Windiws Mobile and Symbian.

Visit Handango and follow the instructions, you will be able to download and play a Golf match:

Watch the U.S. Open Golf Tour from Pebble Beach AND play golf on your Smartphone at the same time.  Why would you want to spend your weekend any other way? 3D Nine Hole Golf provides unique real-time 3D graphics that make this golf game stand apart from the rest. Easy control and challenging elements offer great action play for the golf addict and the mobile gamer alike.   Download 3D Nine Hole Golf for FREE by using 100% off code FAF618.

Gameplay includes:

• Real-time scene rendering and sophisticated 3D camera with particle effects allow you to easily track the ball’s flying trail
• Realistic ball physics reflect the player’s stroke choice, terrain, wind direction and intensity
• Play three luxurious golf courses, each with a distinct landscape and climate for a total of 27 holes

I am not a game aficionado, but I like golf games, and free can’t be beaten.

Via: Handango

You like Nokia devices but don’t like their OS choice? Well maybe you will be one of the first to buy a new Nokia Windows Phone.

Image courtesy of Eldar Murtazin

I know. I was too fast, but the slide shown by Jukka Kiiskinen (head of Internet services at Nokia) during a presentation allows us to fly with our fantasy.

The slide shows a sketch of 2010 Nokia’s apps and services, and at the OS level we find a Windows box, near to the Series 40, Symbian and Maemo OSs. This could also refer to Nokia’s Booklet 3G, but the next netbooks by Nokia should be running MeeGo, not a Microsoft OS.

I don’t like Symbian but I like Nokia’s design and hardware, and it wouldn’t be so bat to find some Windows on them, what do you think?

Via: WMPowerUser

SPB Brain Evolution for Maemo

In case you’re scratching your head, wondering what Maemo is right about now, it’s the Linux operating system that runs on Nokia devices like the n800, n810 and n900.  It’s only logical that if SPB Software was going to release anything for this platform, or anything Linux oriented in general, that the price would be a whopping $0.  Typically software is for Linux, and therefore Maemo, is free, and moreso it is typically open source.  I definitely don’t suspect that SPB went the open source route, though, and I understand as it would undermine their IP on other platforms to one degree or another.

If you are using a Nokia nxxx series device, you are likely going to want to check out SPB Brain Evolution here.  If you do, we would love to read your comments!