The virtual wallet market is popular with software developers. Nearly all PDA users make use of some sort of virtual wallet program to store their credit card numbers, email passwords or other personal data. eWallet, already regarded by most as the leader in its field has improved on its already excellent reputation with version 4, a feature packed virtual wallet application which is near perfect.

Whatever information you want to keep safe, eWallet is designed to help you entering and retrieving your data with the least hassle possible. Like most virtual wallet programs, it includes a range of categories to choose from as well as a ‘custom’ category option. However, because eWallet’s range of categories is so expansive (check out the ‘internet settings’ option with space for IP addresses, default gateways and more), you may find that you never even need to create a custom category.

When you create a new card (a card can represent an actual credit card or any other record), you’re immediately given a range of customisation options which exceed the offerings of other programs. Change the colour of your card, add a custom .ico icon file, or even a sound effect to make each entry unique and easily recognisable. Cards can be created in the main set of your data store or in unlimited levels of subcategories, offering a level of organisation which is simply unavailable in other applications.

eWallet’s level of security is also impressive. With frequent requests for your passcode, you can be sure that no one can simply pick up your PDA and gain access to your cards. eWallet offers 256-bit encryption where some of its competitors still don’t encrypt your data at all. It also offers you the option to set password hints on individual items, a handy and popular data-protection technique often employed on websites. With top level stability, eWallet can be relied on to stand up to the job, even if you use your virtual wallet application frequently.

As you may be able to tell, we were pretty happy with this version of eWallet! It has so few flaws that the biggest issue we had was with the non-alphabetic listing of icons in the card-editing screen – hardly a critical issue. Synchronisation via SyncPro is actually far better than using ActiveSync, given that it doesn’t need to upload/download the entire database each time it syncs: SyncPro is capable of only updating the latest changes you’ve made, saving you precious time.

eWallet performs its core role with simplicity and ease of use and then offers you a higher level of customisation than any of its competitors. It’s not only the best in its category but one of the few absolute ‘must have’ programs for Palm, Pocket PC and Windows Smartphones. With practically no negative points, it just can’t get a higher recommendation!

Download eWallet 6.1.3 in Softonic

Blackjack! Aces Blackjack™ is a classic blackjack game with a few extra twists. Play in classic style and use the included reference card to improve your game or kick it up a notch and go for the high scores!

Included in Aces Blackjack™ are Aces Time Crunch and Aces Hand Challenge. With Aces Time Crunch, race against the clock as you try and see how much money you can win. Aces Hand Challenge is similar to how blackjack tournaments are played, you have a certain number of hands to see how well you can do! Be careful, Aces Blackjack™ is very addicting with all the options and games included!

Game Features:

• Set the number of decks between 1-10
• Play the Aces Time Crunch game for high scores as you race against the clock!
• Aces Hand Challenge game lets you see how much you can win in a set number of hands
• So every hand counts!
• Included Blackjack reference card to help you improve your game
• Included card shoe with yellow cut card indicating how much of deck has been dealt
• Great sound effects with on/off option and volume control
• Play in portrait or landscape mode
• Supports hi-res and all screen sizes
• Navigational key and stylus support
• Statistics for games and your career statistics
• Play 1 of 4 game speeds
• Set the table limits
• Choose to allow splitting of hands
• Split up to 3 hands
• Choose whether to allow Double Down or not
• Choose if you want the dealer to offer you Insurance
• Set betting to automatically start at the previous bet amount
• Setting to pause at the end of a hand
• The game is automatically saved for you so that you can resume it later

Download Aces Blackjack 1.0.12 in Softonic

If you're a big pinball fan but can't be bothered to drag yourself down to the local arcade, it might be worth installing Pinball Evolution on your Pocket PC.

Pinball Evolution is a fab looking pinball sim for your mobile, which plays almost like the real thing. The game includes three different table layouts - a ship, a factory and, my personal favorite, a motocross course. Each is lovingly rendered in great detail with superb sound effects and background noises.

If you're into pinball in a big way then you'll be pleased to hear that Pinball Evolution includes multi-flippers and multi-ball support, along with power-ups such as multipliers, bumper attacks and points busters. There's even a multi-directional touchscreen tilt built into the game.

Pinball Evolution is fairly customizable too - you can tweak the graphics and sound settings, as well as defining your own control keys.

It's great fun to play and looks great, I just wish Pinball Evolution had a few more table designs.

Download Pinball Evolution 1.01 in Softonic

Use Chronos to to save valuable time and avoid looking at the clock every minute. Chronos fills the gap in Windows Mobile operating system by offering:

• Unlimited number of highly customizable alarms
• Unlimited number of countdown timers
• 2 multi-stage lap timers

Chronos alarms offer complete control over alarm behavior:

• Alarms can be set to signal only on certain days of the week, they can be one-time or repetitive.
• Alarm can notify you by playing sounds (unique: MP3 support), turning on/off vibration, blinking the LED.
• You can select custom sound stored in memory or on the storage card.
• The sound can be played with ascending volume and in loops (i.e. as many times as you need).
• Vibration (requires hardware availability of the feature) can be set to work before or with the sound. Pulsation is customizable too.

Countdown timers are used to notify you when certain amount of time elapses. Countdown timers can have two time periods (second period starts after first period of time is complete). You can completely customize sound and vibro notifications for the timer (in the same way as for alarm). Settings of each countdown timer can be saved as a template for future use.

Two multi-stage timers let you count time of some action and compare results of two attempts. You can use timer to fix intermediate results (for example when you run 5 laps, you can track time of each lap).

An extensive, full featured 'time tool' for your Pocket PC.

Download Chronos 3.9.4 in Softonic

If you've got a Pocket PC then did you know you can convert it into a portable DVD player too with just a few clicks?

Xilisoft DVD to Pocket PC Ripper is a fast and easy to use DVD ripper which helps you rip DVD to Pocket PC supported file formats. The quality of conversions is generally excellent and the conversions speeds are fast. However, note that this may not work as well with all portable PCs. The developers claim that it has been optimised for use with HP, Dell, Toshiba and other popular brands but there can be no guarantees for other brands. The program allows you a certain level of control over such aspects as bitrate and video size although the number of formats it can convert to seem generally limited to WMV, MP3 and WMA. Overall, the interface is simple and easy to navigate around with a preview window in the bottom left to help you review conversion or select which part of a DVD you want to convert.

Fast and easy to use, this conversion tool could do with converting to a few more formats but it's more than enough for most Pocket PC user's needs.

Download Xilisoft DVD to Pocket PC Ripper 5.0.40.0729 in Softonic

GPS Tuner is a high precision measurement, mapping and geocaching tool for Pocket PC. You are able to record high precision waypoints (even sub-meter) thanks to the averaging technique. GPS Tuner provides flexible management of waypoints, geocaching files, tracks and routes. GIF, JPG, PNG or BMP files can be used as maps. With Digital Compass you can easily navigate to a waypoint or walk along a route.

For your offroad trips

Excellent tool for hiking, geocaching, boating, flying, driving and many other sporting activities where monitoring of the length, distance and speed would be important. You are able to load Geocaching LOC or GPX files directly into GPS Tuner and start the treasure hunting immediately.

You will never be lost

With the help of the Digital Compass, you can easily get to a previously set geographical coordinate or to a selected waypoint. In case you wish to pass along a way (or its waypoints) from the beginning till the end, Digital Compass will also be useful to you.

Manage your waypoints easily

Save, modify, import or export waypoints with GPS Tuner. Defining custom picture, sound or video to your waypoint is just a click! You can also share your waypoint file with your friends, because GPS Tuner supports the common GPS Data Exchange Format: GPX

All the GPS functionality you could look for, in one product.

Download GPS Tuner 5.4 F in Softonic

GPS Tuner is a high precision measurement, mapping and geocaching tool for Pocket PC. You are able to record high precision waypoints (even sub-meter) thanks to the averaging technique. GPS Tuner provides flexible management of waypoints, geocaching files, tracks and routes. GIF, JPG, PNG or BMP files can be used as maps. With Digital Compass you can easily navigate to a waypoint or walk along a route.

For your offroad trips

Excellent tool for hiking, geocaching, boating, flying, driving and many other sporting activities where monitoring of the length, distance and speed would be important. You are able to load Geocaching LOC or GPX files directly into GPS Tuner and start the treasure hunting immediately.

You will never be lost

With the help of the Digital Compass, you can easily get to a previously set geographical coordinate or to a selected waypoint. In case you wish to pass along a way (or its waypoints) from the beginning till the end, Digital Compass will also be useful to you.

Manage your waypoints easily

Save, modify, import or export waypoints with GPS Tuner. Defining custom picture, sound or video to your waypoint is just a click! You can also share your waypoint file with your friends, because GPS Tuner supports the common GPS Data Exchange Format: GPX

All the GPS functionality you could look for, in one product.

Download GPS Tuner 5.4 F in Softonic

Ever find that one countdown timer just isn't enough? Me too, and that's why I installed TouchWatch on my Pocket PC.

Imagine you need to do several things at once like boil an egg, run a bath, marinade a chicken, and wash some clothes in the washing machine. Ordinarily you would need four separate watches or timing devices in order to track how long each one has got left. Not with TouchWatch though, because the program lets you run up to four timers simultaneously.

Configuring the timers in TouchWatch is a simple affair. You just need to touch one of the four timers on display and use the corresponding arrow buttons to set the hours, minutes and seconds (you can't enter these manually, unfortunately).

Among the other features of TouchWatch are the ability to set auto notification and vibrate notification. You can also customize the background image and notification sound, although you'll need to enter the path to these files manually as there is no 'Browse' button.

It still feels very much like a Beta release (which it is) but TouchWatch is nevertheless an easy way to run multiple countdown timers.

Download TouchWatch 1.1 Beta in Softonic

phoneAlarm is a Today screen plugin - giving you total control over your Pocket PC Phone. Never miss an important call, SMS or Email again. Automatically switch profiles and quickly access Inbox, call history and control the state of bluetooth directly from the Today screen. Optimised for one-handed and in-car use.

phoneAlarm key features:

• Provides repeating alarms on new SMS, Email, missed calls & voice messages
• 7 Custom Phone profiles with manual / time-based automatic switching.
• Alarm notification on weak battery and phone signal (WM 5.0 only)
• Customise sound, volume and options for each alarm type in each profile
• Mute device and phone volume
• Skinnable user interface (How to create skins)
• Bluetooth and Flight mode control via profiles (also for Widcomm/Broadcomm stack)
• Auto-profile change on <'ActiveSync'> (Work) and <'Power - no ActiveSync'> (Car), also based on time or Appointment category
• 1-hand skin navigation and quick-dialer for last 10 numbers (only for WM 5.0 & WM 2003 SE)
• Icons provide direct access to Inbox, missed call history etc.
• Task-switcher pop-up to close running applications
• Option to cycle radio (off/on) to change user on dual SIM
• English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Czech, Hungarian, Russian and Chinese user interface
• Supports VGA display
• Optimised for fast performance and maximum platform support
• Simple installation

Download phoneAlarm 2.06 in Softonic

If you still hold fond memories of those old-fashioned dial phones, then you may want to install Old Phone on your Pocket PC.

Old Phone replaces the default Windows Mobile phone component, adding a real dialing disc in the style of those telephones. You can then 'dial' your number using Old Phone simply by clicking on the number on the display. The dialer will then spin around and the digit you entered will be displayed at the top.

There are a few options in Old Phone that you can tinker around with, such as the ability to toggle between a normal call and a hands-free one, switch back after a set number of seconds, and enable or disable the dialing sound effect (which is very realistic, incidentally).

Old Phone is great fun to play around with for a while, although after a while you get a bit annoyed by its slowness. It can take a couple of seconds for each number dial to animate, so I wouldn't recommend it for making emergency calls!

Ultimately Old Phone is a bit gimmicky, but it makes for an interesting customization for retro fans.

Download Old Phone 1.2 in Softonic

They say that keeping fish is a relaxing stress-reliever. Well, install Insaniquarium and you may disagree with this theory.

Insaniquarium is a colorful game in which you must keep a tank of fish thriving. You need to feed the fish regularly by tapping on them to release a flake of food. You'll know when they get hungry because they turn green. This is more difficult than it sounds because the fish in Insaniquarium are a greedy bunch and they often cluster together, making it hard to single one out for a dose of food.

There's plenty more to Insaniquarium than just feeding hungry mouths. Along the way, you'll have to collect coins to buy new fish, better food, and even weapons, which you'll need to defeat the alien intruders that come along from time-to-time.

Insaniquarium may be a little strange but it's actually a pretty decent game. There are four different game modes to keep you occupied and the graphics and sound effects are quite amusing, even if the music gets a bit annoying.

Insaniquarium provides an interesting diversion for any fish fanatics out there.

Download Insaniquarium 1.00 in Softonic

SKSchema is a multi-functional scheduler allowing to automatically perform different actions at the time specified as well as to perform actions depending on other programs being launched/closed. The program can be used as an advanced alarm clock and also as a reminder.

SKSchema features include:

• Runs programs, plays sound files at the specific time, with the specified periodicity
• shows a reminder at the time specified along with a signal (a sound file, vibro). A reminder can be postponed
• Sends sms at the time specified
• Makes a phone call at the time specified (it is very useful when somebody should be woken up automatically)
• Switched PDA on and off and makes a soft reset at the time specified
• Closes the indicated programs at the time specified
• Clones an event (for example, to beep every 25 min within 5 hrs)
• Switches a phone on and off (PIN-code input is possible), BT and Wi-Fi on/off
• Emulates a screen tap or a keyboard input
• Supports scripts which are to be executed at the time specified as well as directly from Explorer or with a shortcut in Start Menu
• Watches launched and closed programs (by window name) and performs different actions for these events
• Has an adjustable Today plug-in showing the most immediate tasks and also used for a quick-launch of SKSchema
• It is possible to create frequently used sets of events

A multi functional sceduling tool for your Pocket PC.

Download SKScheMa 1.2.10 in Softonic

SKMenu is a powerful menu tool, file manager and explorer and desktop organization solution for your Pokcet PC. With a huge range of features and functions, SKMenu allows you to personalize every single aspect of your Pocket PC user experience and puts other 'launch' type applications to shame.

Some key features include:

• Freely positionable SKMenu symbol on Today screen/Task /Tray bar
• Freely positionable SKMenu symbol as indicator with status display
• Indicator modes: digital, graphic
• Freely selectable SKMenu symbol size
• Freely selectable fonts (name, size, type)
• Freely selectable color for menu text
• Freely selectable color for menu highlighted text
• Screenshot option
• Freely selectable sound (.wav) for Screenshot option
• Clear Type On/Off
• Freely definable colors for SKMenu window like symbol background, fonts, separators, window background, highlight background)
• Freely selectable color for menu font
• Freely selectable color for separator line
• Freely selectable size for separator line
• Freely selectable color for highlight background
• Skinnable Menu window background (picture support .jpg, .png, .gif, .bmp)
• Assumption of actual theme for Menu window background
• Wallpaper effects: Tile/Stretch
• Import/Export function for skins
• Direct access to system settings

...and much more besides! Install SKMenu for a trial run today and you'll never look back!

Download SKMenu 1.7.5 in Softonic

Why phone someone when you can chat with them using instant messaging? I guess there are about a million answers to that one, but nevertheless if you're hooked on IM then you may wish to text chat via your mobile phone. Slick is a free instant messaging client that allows you to talk online with your friends via the most popular IM networks.

Specifically, the client lets you connect and communicate with friends on ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM and MSN Messenger. Besides just sending and receiving messages you can also add emoticons (not enough to choose from for my liking though), change your status and add new contacts.

The interface is not too taxing to find your way around and owes much of its design to the popular IM clients. Thankfully, it also brings with it some of the more advanced features of these clients too, including the ability to share files, view chat history, and set up all manner of alerts.

If you're looking for a no-nonsense way of chatting with your IM contacts on the bus then Slick provides a, well, slick, means of doing so.

Download Slick 0.43 in Softonic

As a kid I used to dream that one day I would drive a monster truck. Little did I know that one day I would be able to do it using nothing but my mobile, thanks to 3D Owen's Monster Truck.

In 3D Owen's Monster Truck you take the role of Owen, or one of his three racing-mad pals and must battle it out against each other on the track. The good thing about being in a monster truck is that you can roll over small obstacles, and in 3D Owen's Monster Truck you get to use a series of weapons and power-ups to help you knock your opponents off course or put them off.

The overall presentation of 3D Owen's Monster Truck is generally very good. The sound effects and music are ace, and the graphics are pretty detailed with smooth animation. There are some occasional glitches with the collision detection but not enough to put you off your play.

3D Owen's Monster Truck is great fun to play and reminded me of Mario Kart in a lot of ways. It's easy to control and comes with an auto-accelerate option that lets you concentrate all your efforts on steering, laying traps, and blasting your rivals with weapons.

With five different courses and five characters to choose from 3D Owen's Monster Truck has plenty of variety, although it would've been nice to see some more game modes included in there, such as a Mario Kart-style battle mode.

Overall though, 3D Owen's Monster Truck is a great way to experience the thrill of driving a high-powered motorized beast.

Download 3D Owen's Monster Truck 1.1 in Softonic

Accessing applications and resources on your Pocket PC can sometimes be a bit fiddly. So, perhaps it's time you installed an application launcher on your Windows Mobile device.

Elecont Launcher is a fully-featured quick launch plug-in for your Today screen, designed to provide you with speedy access to your favorite programs, web addresses, documents, or control panel items.

Setting up Elecont Launcher proves very easy. You simply need to click the icons you want to appear on the Today screen from the list displayed. Here you can even set up quick links to files on your device that you regularly need access to. Other things you can customize are the size of the icons (small, medium, big, very big), sounds, and the interface language.

Elecont Launcher certainly offers a finger-friendly way of accessing apps and files from the main Pocket PC display. However, you should be careful about adding too many shortcuts with Elecont Launcher, as your Today screen can end up looking a little overcrowded.

If you're sick of having to wade through countless screens to get to your favorite apps, then Elecont Launcher is well worth a try.

Download Elecont Launcher 1.0.74 in Softonic

Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. It’s free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers.

Download, register, install, plug in your headset, speakers or USB phone and start calling your friends. The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don’t even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear. It just, you know… works. And now you can use the world famous program on Pocket PC! Is this the end of the telephone?

Download Skype for Pocket PC 2.2.0.45 in Softonic

Bejeweled is the official handheld version of the incredibly popular online puzzle game

Amazingly simple to play - Unbelievably hard to put down! One of the rare games that you can play all day ''just one more go'' at a time. Choose from a relaxing and absorbing easy game, or a frantic timed game, as you tap adjacent pairs of gems to swap them and make matching horizontal and vertical lines of three or more.

In recognition of the Handango Champion Awards, Best Game Application 2003 we are excited to offer the all new ''Game of the Year'' Edition featuring the original PopCap pulse-pounding music soundtrack by famed Future Crew composer Skaven.

Bejeweled Features:

• Addictive Gameplay Faithful Conversion of the online game
• High quality grey or color graphics and animation
• Sound Effects
• Really Addictive Gameplay
• Two Modes - easy for relaxation, and Timed for a frantic game
• Export High scores to the Astraware Bejeweled Internet High Score Table
• Instructions and Tips included to get you started
• Automatic Hints to help you play
• Did we mention it was addictive?

Download Bejeweled 2.61 in Softonic

There are many Blackjack games around and they all promise to be the best. Well Super Mega Blackjack Supreme is certainly the most hyperbolic card game I've ever come across. The problem is Blackjack is such a simple game how can one claim to be so much better than than the rest? Well the secret is in the options available and the accessibility to players of all levels from novice to professional.

There are several different tables you can play at from beginner's all the way up to the Grand High Roller's Table, which is not a place for the nervous. However, cash is unlimited through handy bank loans so don't get too anxious. Also you can apply for your very own personal assistant who will guide you through each game and show you that it's really not so simple after all. All the fun you'd expect from playing at the casino is here including 'doubling down', payout insurance, hand splitting and even card counting. Plus the graphics are nice and slick.

Download Super Mega Blackjack Supreme 1.4 in Softonic

Master Kick arises in glory of the best arcade version of table soccer seen till now! It's not just a game with stunning graphics of various playfields and players, weather visual effects, or live cheering. Master kick gives you the full atmosphere of soccer match combined with 'foosball' skill.

Highly sophisticated AI plus numerous formations selection, playing in a league or quick match will not fail any soccer fan expectations. Great dynamic music and sound powered by MODULA Audio Engine and fullscreen support enlarge the overall game experience. Master Kick is available for all the PocketPC and PalmOS devices.

Game features include:

• Great atmosphere
• Addictive gameplay
• Amazing visual effects
• Six fields and six teams
• Vivid sound effects and music
• Action replays
• And much more!

One thing is for certain, Master Kick tried once, will become your favorite addiction!

Download Master Kick 1.4.1 in Softonic