MoonPhase is a free J2ME application that shows the current moon phase on your mobile phone. It can also display the dates of all new/full moon phases for a given year. The program works on MIDP2 compatible Java-enabled phones.

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Opera mini is out of beta and the full version 4.2 is available for download from opera mini webpage. Opera Mini enables you to take your full Web experience to your phone. Its Fast, Faster mobile internet as data is compressed before being sent to your phone. and best of all its free, Opera Mini is free to download. It is the definitive mobile web browser.

Here’s a list of changes since the beta:

* Small font now contains Cyrillic
* Some language fixes
* Bugfixes based on your feedback

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It is currently compatible with all J2ME-enabled phones in the U.S. and works with a variety of carrier service plans.

When you pointed your computer Browser at the Web address given by Google to download it, you are indeed met forwarded to Google Mobile with no option to download Gmail Java Mobile.

Gmail Java Mobile IS Available Outside USBeing the inquisitive little ferrets that we are, we jumped on to our ever-at-hand mobiles to try the same thing. Not expecting much, as we’re outside the US, you can imagine our surprise when we were given the option of downloading the app – but persisted with the US/Canada only malarky. We were warned that the app might not work correctly.

A little frisson of excitement hit the room (yes, it’s true) as the app flitted over the air, all 112k of it. We were met with the gmail login screen, which after entering the relevant, we crossed our finger (nto before hand, have you tried typing with crossed fingers?).

Gmail Java Mobile IS Available Outside USArgh .. the handset we used fell at the final hurdle, but we pressed on with some others until success! We checked in with Cristian Streng to find out he’d had success too using his Nokia E50 in Romania.

We can confirm that the app is a big improvement on the previous browser-based version with the number keys being used to carry out commonly-used functions.

So non-US, Java-mobile phone carrying, gmail users – with a desire to get your mail on the go (phew), you can rest assured that you can get access to it.

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velox uses a bluetooth or internal gps receiver to get the speed and calculate the travelled distance. velox is optimized for 176×220 and 240×320 pixel displays.

Supported features:

• display speed
• display total time
• display travel time (= time with speed > 0)
• display daily distance
• display total distance
• display gps information (number of satellites, height, travelling direction)
• display average speed
• record gps tracks

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Paragon Software Group, the leading developer of software for mobile devices and PC desktops, announces the release of Handy Weather application for Java-based mobile phones. The program enables mobile users to get wireless weather forecasts in Celsius and Fahrenheit from any point in the world directly on their mobile device, subject to network connection and carrier capabilities. Wireless Internet compatibility is the only requirement needed for users to get real time weather information.

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Opera Mini 4.2 beta is now available for testing, the application will be installed next to your other Opera Mini version(s), so there’s no need to delete anything before downloading the beta.

Here are the new features added since Opera Mini 4.1:

• Synchronize, edit and delete notes via Opera Link
• 24 new languages
• Better handling of RTSP, enabling more users to watch video
• Skins are back (along with new skins)
• “Accept” link at the end of the EULA (for BlackBerry users)

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IQ Halloween – Thematic software for celebrating Halloween. Launch the application and enjoy the laughing pumpkin. Note: Please enable your warning tones to hear the creepy laughter. Tested OK on a Nokia N95-1 and Sony Ericsson W902

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Gmail 2.0 is now available. Check the video for new functions.