March 7th, 2007 - Wizcode LLC , the leading producer of applications for Windows Mobile devices announced today an update to its fully featured alarm clock application - Pocket Alarm.
The update adds two new voice packs (Chinese and Polish languages) and a number of new features including configuration of the drop down hour/minute selection menu (file alarms.xml), different visualisation of contiguous days (Mon...Fri instead of Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri), the ability to turn off the alarm sound for a period of time (tap and hold on the today plugin stop sound button), alarm cycling option (set to "in" and "always" in alarm properties dialog), and fixes a daylight savings alarm issue.
Pocket Alarm is an alarm clock application for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs that allows you to create recurring MP3 alarms with handwritten notes, see upcoming alarms on the Today screen of your device, create, edit, view and delete complex recurring or pattern-based alarms, launch applications on alarm etc.
Registered users are encouraged to download and update their existing installations. Upgrades are free for registered users.
Unregistered users are encouraged to download a free 30-day trial version.
Tariq Bamadhaj from Eten blog Dot Com has written an excellent review of Pocket Alarm:
"Waking up in the early morning is not exactly one of my forte and I could use all the help I can get in doing so. Unfortunately, the default alarms that come with Windows Mobile just doesn’t do its job well. Whether you are a WM2003 or a WM6 user, your complaints might sound similar to mine. With Wizcode’s Pocket Alarm, those days of waking up late will soon be a thing of the past..."
Read the full review here.
