Best Free Windows Mobile Apps

There are some great apps for Windows Mobile out there, although you wouldn't know it these days and a lot of them are free. Here's a list of some of the great free apps I've downloaded to my AT&T Tilt. Note: Check out pocketpcfreeware.com for a huge library of free WM apps.

• AgileNotes: Great note-taking app.
  
• Google Maps: The best mobile mapping app. If you have GPS on your phone it's even better.
  
• Klaxon: I simple and effective alarm app.
  
• MyTravlr: Surprisingly robust travel companion with weather, international clocks, and more.
  
• Opera: The second best mobile browser.
  
• Skyfire: The best mobile browser. Includes great social networking features.
  
• Viigo: A very full-featured RSS/Podcast client. Amazing it's free.
  
• PockeTwit: A full featured, polished Twitter client.
  

Defense Against Butt Dialing

This morning I "butt dialed" my parents' house 20 times on my walk into work. I imagine they were crazy with rage by the time I realized it. I got to thinking why don't mobile phones have a built in "Butt Dial Defense System?" (BDDS). Sure, I could have turned off the phone or locked the screen before I threw it in my pocket, but that requires some action on my part.

Why can't a phone be programmed to recognize when it's dialing a number accidentally. If the same number is dialed more than 3 times in the span of a minute and there is no direct voice input on the caller's end how about the screen locks with a message saying "Accidental Call Suspected" or something to that effect?

Also, I wonder how much cell phone companies make each year on butt dialed calls. Someone should do a study.

On The Go: Googlify your cell phone - Lifehacker

Google's been doing some great things for mobile devices. I was particularly blown away last night when I downloaded Google Maps for Palm. Over a wi-fi network it's really impressive. Google Blogoscoped has more (via Lifehacker).

On The Go: Googlify your cell phone - Lifehacker