Newsletter #45 - June 2006

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1. DEV UPDATE: Windows Mobile 5 Device Support Status
2. We Support the New Palm Treo 700p
3. Mark/Space Offers Money Saving Crossgrades
4. Sync Palm OS Device Movies to iPhoto
5. Latest 1SRC.com Podcast Features Missing Sync Review
6. Save Big on Astraware Sudoku!
7. We've Added Handheld Apps From Beiks and Astraware
8. Mark/Space Exhibits at MacExpo Germany, June 8-10
9. How to Unsubscribe, Get Support, etc..

Our engineering team has been working long hours to finish development work on our upcoming release of version 2.5 of The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile. Version 2.5 adds support for devices running Windows Mobile 5 and runs natively on Apple's latest Intel- powered Macs.

When it ships, version 2.5 will be a free upgrade for all registered owners of v2.0, while owners of other Missing Sync products will be able to upgrade or crossgrade for $19.95. New purchases will cost $39.95.

If you already own v2.0, you're eligible to try out the alpha pre- release of v2.5. The alpha build of v2.5 isn't yet feature-complete, but if you have access to a device running Windows Mobile 5, you might want to give it a try. Be sure to read the Known Issues page on our website before deciding to try the alpha, and if you do decide to give it a spin, definitely back up your data first.

Learn more on our Windows Mobile 5 and Testing pages:
http://www.markspace.com/wm5.html
http://www.markspace.com/testing/

Palm's new Treo 700p ('p' for Palm OS) is now shipping. Like its Windows Mobile-powered counterpart, the 700w, the 700p offers lightening fast EvDO wireless broadband support, with DSL-like Internet speed on Sprint's and Verizon's networks in the United States.

The Missing Sync for Palm OS is a great partner to the Treo 700p. Our current version, 5.1, already supports the Treo 700p, including synchronization of contact photos, calendar categories, iPhoto albums, iTunes playlists and more. The 700p introduces a new Anniversary field in the Contacts application, for which we will be add support in a future release.

The new Palm Treo 700p starts as low as $399 when purchased with a wireless plan, and Palm is offering a $150 trade-in credit when you upgrade from a Treo 650 to a Treo 700p. Complete details are available from Palm's website: http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/treo700p/index.html.

If you own any of the following current or previous version products...

• The Missing Sync for Palm OS
• The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile
• The Missing Sync for hiptop
• The Missing Sync for Pocket PC
• The Missing Sync for Sony CLIE
• The Missing Sync for Garmin
• The Missing Sync for Tapwave
• The Missing Sync for Samsung i330

To receive your special crossgrade price on The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile (with a free upgrade to the upcoming 2.5 version), Palm OS, or hiptop, visit: http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_upgrade_matrix.html.

A cool feature in Apple's iPhoto 6 is its support for a wide range of MPG/MPEG movies taken with digital cameras. The Missing Sync for Palm OS, v5.1, helps you get the most out of your camera-equipped Palm OS device by importing the photos and movies you take right into an iPhoto album of your choice.

To import handheld movies into iPhoto, double-click the Mark/Space Photos conduit, check the box next to "Download pictures from handheld", and pick an iPhoto album into which your movies (and photos) will be placed. Alternatively, you can choose to download movies and photos to a folder on your Mac, but you'll be missing out on all of iPhoto's awesome organizational capabilities.

If your Palm OS device has a camera, check out photo and video syncing today!

In his latest podcast at www.1SRC.com, "The One Source for all things Palm-Powered," Alan Grassia reviews The Missing Sync for Palm OS, v5.1. Mr. Grassia's review covers all the bases, and he concludes: "If you have a Palm OS handheld and a Macintosh, you need to be using Mark/Space's Missing Sync for Palm OS."

We agree wholeheartedly. If you haven't upgraded to v5.1 yet, it's a free upgrade from version 5.0 or $24.95 from v4.0 or other Missing Sync products. Visit the Palm OS product page to see what you're missing: http://www.markspace.com/palmos/.

Thanks to the good folks at Astraware, Mark/Space is now offering a 25% discount on the amazingly addictive Astraware Sudoku game through the end of June. Regularly $19.95, but now only $14.95, and available for both Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices, Astraware Sudoku is a must.

If you don't already know, Sudoku is a logic puzzle, where you fill in a crossword puzzle-like grid, but with numbers. Clues are gleaned from the numbers already present in the grid, and the answers all follow a logical and easy-to-understand format. It's incredibly fun, and it takes no time to get started.

If you haven't joined the Sudoku craze that has been sweeping the globe, delay no longer! Save big on Astraware Sudoku today at the Mark/Space Store. Use the Shop tab in The Missing Sync for Palm OS or point your web browser to one of the links below.

Palm OS: http://store.markspace.com/product.php?id=6034
Windows Mobile: http://store.markspace.com/product.php?id=6035

We've been working hard to source the best handheld apps from great third-party developers, so we can offer them to you in our online store.

From Beiks, we have added ten of their highly useful Talking Dictionary titles, for both Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. These new titles cover a range of languages: English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Each dictionary includes a wide selection of phrases grouped into key topics, including Greetings and Farewells, Traveling, Eating Out and Directions. To help you achieve the correct pronunciation, a digital recording by a native speaker is provided for each entry. At $19.95, the Beiks Talking Dictionaries are affordable and provide an incredibly useful function for anyone who travels or wants to learn key words and phrases in a different language. Check them out in the Mark/Space Store: http://store.markspace.com/.

From Astraware, we've added their latest games for Palm OS and Windows Mobile: Chuzzle, My Little Tank and Astraware Sudoku.

Chuzzles are googly-eyed little balls of colored fur that giggle, squeak, and sneeze as you push them across the board. Definitely weird. Definitely Fun. $19.95.

My Little Tank puts you in command of a powerful and agile tank that you direct around the screen to destroy enemies and collect power-ups that provide added destructive power. For tank commanders everywhere. $19.95.

Astraware Sudoku brings the Sudoku craze to Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. With a ton of levels, you'll quickly find your wits and logic challenged. A great and addictive brain builder. Regularly $19.95, but on sale through the end of June for only $14.95. http://store.markspace.com/

Mark/Space will be exhibiting at next week's MacExpo show in Cologne, Germany. If you'll be there, come and visit us at stand number 240B, where we'll be showing off our Missing Sync products with cool devices. We hope to see you there!

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