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Mobile Marketing Magazine, September 2010
SPB Mobile Shell is a sophisticated next-generation user interface for Windows Mobile and Symbian phones. The app offers distinctive 'professional' and 'lifestyle' desktops; integration of picture contacts with Facebook; account-sensitive email indicators; time and weather screens; widgets; reponsive kinetic scrolling; a 3D animation engine; and other assets that change the way the phone is used.
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DigiTimes, July, 9th 2010
Interview with SPB Software's CEO Sebastian-Justus Schmidt
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Smartphone Essentials, Issue 97
With Mobile Shell you can access most of the most-used functions on your smartphone without ever needing to take the stylus out of its silo. It looks grest, with plenty of flashy animations adding some much-needed pazzazz to the proceedings, but this never obstruct the core functionality of the app.
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Clinton Fitch
"SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 is in my opinion the best shell replacement application for Windows Phone. I have had the opportunity to review many of them and while some are good they all pale in comparision to Mobile Shell. The level of configuration available to users make this application truly customizable to any users needs. Add to that the wide range of built-in widgets and integration points with other SPB applications and you end up with a unified user experience that is difficult to beat. I have been using SPB Mobile Shell since the 2.0 release and no matter the phone, this is the first application that gets loaded on it".
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Just Another Mobile Monday
"SPB Software has put together a fantastic update with SPB Mobile Shell’s 3.5 revision. The update includes additional widgets ranging from enhanced clock and weather widgets, to Facebook and Twitter widgets, to the much longed for Tasks widget. The previously existing widgets have all seen refinements in functionality and aesthetics, as has the whole system for managing them."
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WMExperts
"All in all, we are quit impressed with the updated version of Mobile Shell. SPB Mobile Shell has traditionally focused on putting more functionality at your fingertips and the updated version maintains that tradition really well. Add the vast amount of customization that is present and you get the flash with the functionality."
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MobilityMinded
"With the release of SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 and the developer’s focus on using widgets a next level in personalization of your Windows (Mobile) Phone is set. The extensive amount of widgets and options make it possible to create a unique user interface that suits your personal needs at best, without losing the basic concepts of SPB Mobile Shell version 3.0."
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WMLouisville .com
"SPB has created a stunning user interface, and 3.5 simply takes it to another level."
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Mobility_Site
"This may sound like hyperbole, but, if I could have only one 3rd party application on my Windows Mobile Phone, this would be it. No, really. If you own a Windows Mobile phone, you owe it to yourself to try it out."
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ZDNet.com
"If you want an optimal user experience on your Windows Mobile device then I recommend spending some time with Spb Mobile Shell 3.5 because after initial setup and customization it can really provide you with an experience that lets you get to where you want to be quickly and more efficiently than using the default Windows Mobile UI system."
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PocketNow.com
«The people at Spb have released some of the best Windows Mobile interfaces in the industry. Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 incorporates some of the best features around; excellent touch response, smooth animation, very finger friendly and superior usability.»
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Cnet .com
"Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 can not only make your phone look like a million bucks, but it can also do it two ways while making the phone's other features easier to access and control."
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MobilityMinded.com
«Personally I do think that SPB Softwarehouse again has released a great application, which builds further upon the success of the previous versions. SPB Softwarehouse keeps on improving their applications, resulting in very clever improvements which make your device even more usable. In other words the bar is raised again with the release of version 3.0 of SPB Mobile Shell.»
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Softpedia
« Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 brings the perfect usability balance to Windows Mobile touch screen devices, as users will be able, while only using one hand, to get information, launch programs, make calls and navigate their device in a simple and flexible manner.»
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WMLouisville .com
«Spb Mobile Shell version 3 offers different modes for work and for play, along with integration of picture contacts with Facebook, account-sensitive email indicators, widgets, responsive kinetic scrolling and other enhancements.»
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Mobiletech Addicts
«SPB have done a delicious job of putting together a powerful and exciting piece of software. They had to, in a market that contains Touchflo 3D and the X1’s interface provided by the manufacturer as default and software such as Winterface and PocketBreeze this is the friendliest and most accomplished I’ve used.»
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LapTopMag .com
« This piece of software, which sits on top of Windows Mobile Professional, makes viewing all of your tasks, messages, contacts, and applications much easier and in a much more visually pleasing way.»
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WMExperts
«We have always considered the Mobile Shell line-up as a "must have" application for Windows Mobile and version 3.0 isn't any different. »
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CNET.com.au
«Spb's Mobile Shell is a must-have for Windows Mobile users. It's design improves the use of Windows Mobile smartphones dramatically, as well as adding some much needed eye candy.»
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PocketNow.com
«...The upgraded version now supports many new features that include customizable widgets, professional and lifestyle home screens, Facebook integration, 3D screen switcher, kinetic scrolling and Windows Mobile 6.5 support .»
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Just Another Mobile Monday
«Mobile Shell 3.0 provides such a rich experience and an abundance of data at my finger tips, making it one of my must-have applications .»
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Mobile Shop .com
"Spb Mobile shell really does take customisation to a new level, and lets you set up not just what your phone looks like, but how you interact with it. That rocks."
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WindowsMobileItaly.com
«Insomma con questa nuovissima release della sua interfaccia tattile Mobile Shell la famosa software house Spb Software si è superata ancora una volta, migliorando ulteriormente un prodotto di per sé già ottimo.»
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MasaMuneto .fr
«Ce que je trouve vraiment de formidable c’est qu’il est possible de placer n’importe quel Widget où bon nous semble et aussi d’en choisir la taille de l’icône qui va le représenter, de voir ou pas son nom, de le supprimer, d’en changer le lien.»
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Clove Blog
"Best of all is the level of customisation to the screens so you can arrange the layout to suit your needs, just as you would if you were organising your desk. The application has been optimised to be able to use touch gestures rather than the stylus and there is a good range of default layouts for you to begin with.
Having used this now for 4-5 weeks it would be hard to go back to either the standard windows start screen or the Touch Flo."
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PianetaPDA .com
«Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 rappresenta una vera perla per tutti i dispositivi Windows Mobile e sono sicuro che lo vedremo installato di default su numerose marche di palmari.»
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Mobile Jaw
"Spb has really made Mobile Shell 3.0 VERY customizable.
I am happy to say and am impressed with how fluidly Mobile Shell 3.0 runs on my hardware. It is finger friendly and scrolls very well. It really made my Touch seem like an all new device!"
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SoftKey .Info
«"Свободный вид" - это новый экран в Spb Mobile Shell, представляющий собой то, как мог бы выглядеть экран "Сегодня" в Windows Mobile 6.5, если его разрабатывали Spb Software.»
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PocketPC.ch
Im Großen und Ganzen ist Spb MobileShell ein Tool, das ich nicht mehr missen möchte.
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Elimde Kidunya
Spb Mobile Shell benim vazgeçemediğim programlardan birisi. Telefonumun orjinal arayüzünden çok daha başarılı ve hızlı olduğunu düşünüyorum. Spb Mobile Shell sistem kaynakları kullanımı konusunda da oldukça başarılı. Benim cihazımda normal arayüzden çok daha az kaynak kullanıyor.
SPB Mobile Shell is much more convenient than the original interface of my phone and it works faster. SPB Mobile Shell also uses system resources effectively.
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Just Another Mobile Monday
«I really think that SPB Software House is one of the best developers out there for Windows Mobile and that their Mobile Shell is one of the best things to happen to WinMo since… well, forever.»
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PocketPC reviews .com
«The new Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 is a vast improvement over an already brilliant interface that we had in version 2. I particularly like the rotating carousel feature and integration with all the key functions you need in a Windows Mobile platform. This application is so much more than just eye candy. It's highly functional, very customisable and just plain fun to use.»
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Xperiancer .com
«With Shell 3.0, SPB has won me over completely. It is customizable to a great level, provides a lot of cool features, has facebook integration to update contact pictures (no more cropping and copying of pictures to the mobile!), is extremely touch-optimized, extremely smooth and appealing animations, love the carrousel, and the lifestyle home screen is simply awesome. If i were to rate this software, it would definitely rate a 5/5.»
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Know your Mobile
"There’s no doubt then that SPB Mobile Shell is an essential purchase and the slickness of the effects is impressive, besting what the manufacturers themselves are coming up with."
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World of PPC .net
«... ein absolutes Muss auf einem Windows Mobile-Gerät!»
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Shift Delete.net
«SPB Mobile Shell'in en büyük avantajı firmanın ‘thumb touch' diye adlandırdığı parmak dokunuşuyla kullanılabilecek kadar büyük ikonların tercih edildiği arayüz. Bu arayüz sayesinde stylus kullanımına mahkum olmaktan kurtuluyorsunuz ve son dönemde hayli popüler hale gelen dokunmatik akıllı cep telefonu deneyimine kavuşabiliyorsunuz. Windows Mobile'ın başlat menüsüne stylus'la erişimle uğraşana kadar SPB Mobile Shell ile konforlu bir kullanıma ulaşabiliyorsunuz.»
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pocketpc.ch
«Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 ist ein hervorragendes Programm, welches auf jedem Pocket PC mit Telefonfunktion vorhanden sein musste. Endlich kann im Spb Menu auch mit den Fingern weitergeschaltet werden, endlich kann der Now Screen auch mit den Fingern einfach verlassen werden und endlich wird weniger RAM gebraucht.»
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LearnbeMobile .com
«Ein besseres Benutzer-Interface als Spb Mobille Shell 3 findet man zurzeit nicht!»
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Softpedia
“Spb Mobile Shell is one of the best Today screen organizers, offering the most important information on ONE screen. Even after an endless number of customizations the application continued to work flawlessly. I strongly recommend Spb Mobile Shell to any Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 owner, but also to those heavy users who like to access any info about the phone with only one click. What's more important is the fact that you can do all this without the need of a stylus.”
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PocketPC Blast
«I would highly recommend Spb Mobile Shell to anyone who wants better one handed operation of their PDA, and frankly, anyone who just wants their Pocket PC Phone to look good. It is simple, flexible, powerful, and gorgeous! This one is a "must have" for any Treo 700wx owner and definitely for any MDA or XV6700 user. It is an obvious choice for the pdaBlast! Top Pick Award. Great job Spb!»
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PDA Essentials & GPS Advisor
«Spb Mobile Shell may well have been the inspiration for the HTC Touch, and installing this next generation user interface is the first step towards making your Pocket PC finger-friendly.»
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WMExperts
«Having used it rather intensely for the last week, my usage has revolved around 4 screens: SPB Now, Menu, Speed Dial and my Today screen, which is to say those screens constituted 95% of my daily usage.»
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Windows Mobile Louisville
«TouchFLO 3D is a really cool user interface, and I am delighted that HTC has made something that gives Windows Mobile devices a badly needed facelift in a time of steep competition. I look forward to their continued developments (as well as the continued plethora of hardware to choose from!). But at this time, I have to say that Mobile Shell simply provides a superior interface for the way I use my device. Three very logical panels, my Today screen - I'm a happy camper!»
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PDA Essentials & GPS Advisor
«Completely overhaul the look and feel of your Windows Mobile device with this superb new app. The success of the iPhone in 2007 may have focused everyone's attention on the user interface, but Spb was already well on the way to making the WM platform more usable than ever. Version 1 of Mobile Shell brought large finger-friendly buttons and widespread customization to the PPC interface to replace the stylus-sized icons and unwieldy menu system. With version 2 it has refined the app further, confirming its place as on of the first programs a new WM user should install.
Verdict: Simply stunning - a must for anyone with a PPC Phone. »
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Mobile Computer
«Such thoughtful touches abound in Mobile Shell and it's by far the best program of its type. Despite being almost endlessly configurable, it works perfectly from a fresh installation and it's a fantastic attempt at addressing Window's Mobile's multitude of foibles.»
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Pocket PC Live
«Though the application brings in a very good user interface with fancy stuffs... if you're moving to PocketPC from long days of Nokia or other phones, sure you will love SPB Mobile Shell on your PocketPC.»
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Clinton Fitch (Dot) Com!
«While I have covered the majority of Spb Mobile Shell v2, I strongly recommend that you download and try the application yourself. There are many settings and adjustments you can make to this application to make it fit your needs and style while also enhancing your productivity.»
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Boston Pocket PC
«This is a one of those must have programs for Windows Mobile 6 Professional owners paired with Spb's Pocket Plus it makes for a great user experience that I wish was inherent in the UI of Windows Mobile and now I have it!»
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Windows Mobile Louisville
«Mobile Shell 2.0 has now become a necessary "extension" of the operating system, making a Windows Mobile device even more powerful and easy to use than ever.»
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Tiltsite.com
«I find myself not using the today screen at all since I have installed Mobile Shell. The ease of access to everything through the panels make it unnecessary to use the Today screen provided you don't have any today screen plug-ins you cant live without.»
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The Sydney Herald Morning Blog
«HTC's TouchFlo feels very clunky and tacked on compared to the iPhone, whereas Spb's Mobile Shell and Online Shell are smoother and more tightly integrated with the operating system.»
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WMExperts
«Spb Mobile Shell is a great investment and one of my top software picks of 2007. If you are new to the Windows Mobile platform, frustrated with the current UI/Start menu or just want to fit all of those plugins on one screen, giving your device a nice facelift, consider giving a SPB Mobile Shell a 15-day trial run, I'm sure you'll be impressed.»
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Pocket PC Thoughts
«I am actually pretty amazed that Spb House released this program, because it takes several of their popular Today Plug-ins and offers "lite" versions of each rolled into one very nicely rounded application. I recognize bits borrowed from Spb Weather, Spb Time, Spb Pocket Plus, and perhaps snatches from a few of their other titles. This is a really great program for someone that doesn't need all of the extra features in the other full Spb applications, but it will also integrate and play nicely with the Spb titles I just mentioned and others. I like that it allows such a high degree of personalization while making the entire one-handed mobile phone experience even better with my Treo. Spb Mobile Shell has earned a permanent spot on my Treo.»
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Pocket PC Louisville
«Very clean simply design that anyone, including someone who has never picked up a Windows Mobile device, would be able to navigate through their software. You are able to use it while only using one hand and this is a very big plus for anyone using a smart phone or a converged device. There are a ton of new Vista-inspired themes designs that are bright, and they all look good on any device. The new menus and the new Today Plug-ins are stunning in their ease of use. The fact that The Now Screen allows you to turn on your device and see all that you need to see on one clean and well-designed page without having to go through lots of steps is a joy.»
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Windows Mobile Usergroup
«Durch den "Jetzt" Bildschirm fuehle ich mich besser und schneller informiert als je zuvor. Alles Wesentliche auf einem Blick und das auch noch uebersichtlich dargestellt. Wo ich vorher oftmals auf dem Heute Bildschirm aufgrund der Informationsflut und der vielen zahlreichen Plug-Ins erst mal einen Augenblick genau die "eine Information" suchen musste, habe ich diese nun innerhalb einer Sekunde.... kann ich mir meinen MDA Vario ohne Spb Mobile Shell nicht mehr vorstellen.»
The "Now" screen gives me a feeling of being better and much faster informed than ever before. All necessary items at a glance, all perfectly arranged. All the relevant information I had to seek on my Today screen before I am getting now within a second. I can't imagine my system without Spb Mobile Shell any more.
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Tucows.com
«Spb Mobile Shell is one of those programs that just clicks. It gives you optimal functionality that's also easy-to-use. It makes everything easier to do. Get information, launch programs, navigate your device, you name it. So, if you have a smartphone device that uses Windows Mobile 5.0, you have to give Spb Mobile Shell a try.»
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TamsPPC
«For PocketPC, user interface replacements are rather rare. SPB's Mobile Shell is one of them, offering a new launcher, a today plug-in with various features and - last but not least - a new "overview" screen which shows time, appointments, etc. ...Overall, SPB's Mobile Shell is a program that has the potential to save loads of time once set up correctly.»
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Kerim Satirli.com
«If you are looking to beef up your device with a collection of useful tools, Spb Mobile Shell is the application you want.»
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The Unwired.net
«Spb Mobile Shell Version 2.0 scores mainly with a improved user interface. In my opinion the design is much better, but this is a matter of taste. But Mobile Shell 2.0 also received some worth memory consumption updates and since memory is a valuable good even in modern devices, it is nice that Spb reduced the memory consumption by about a half.»
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PDA Soft.cz
«Spb Mobile Shell works absolutely without problems on my device. Program is quick and screen change is smooth. For lowend devices is possible switch off animations and get and configurate it for better performance. I can suggest it for all users. Just try it.»
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The Unwired.net
«Spb Mobile Shell is a program designed to simplify your daily job with your Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition and Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones. While sitting on top of the Today screen, you can reach the most important functions and programs with 2 taps only. It dramatically improves the standard user interface and adds features that most users expect from a modern PDA phone.»
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Trusted Reviews
«It offers an extremely effective and flexible way of transforming Windows Mobile from clunky beast into something a lot more usable. If it had the option to permanently replace the Windows Mobile Today page with its fantastic Now screen, I'd take it up on its offer without hesitation.»
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Pocket PC Magazine
«While I was perfectly happy with version 1.0, I am elated with version 2.0 and its new functionality. I think you will be too. I recommend that you give it a try and suspect that once you have it onboard, you will want to purchase it and make it yours.»
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Pocket PC Thoughts
«Well, if you're into customization and tweaking of the interface 'just for you', Spb is has everything you need... It's a big step forward from the previous generation, and Spb has done its usual superb job with the interface. »
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Pocket PC Freak
«The guys at Spb did it again, Mobile Shell 2 is as close as it gets to a masterpiece. The finger friendly design, the convenience, the great graphics, the functionality, all of them together brings our devices to levels that Microsoft never dreamed off. After a week of use I can definitely say that Mobile Shell 2 is one of the best pocket pc softwares that I ever used on my device.It is a must have software for every user that wants to get from his device a little bit more.
In three words: I love it!
In four words: I love it a lot!»
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Just Another Mobile Monday
«No matter how you use your device, Mobile Shell 2 is going to make it faster and more accessible... The truth is that there is simply no other program available for Windows Mobile today which gives you the same kind of access, ease of use, and control over your device. Add to that, the implementation of animations, finger friendly controls, and interaction through gesture controls, and Mobile Shell 2 will quickly stand out as the single most indispensable program on your device. Once you start using it, you will never look at Windows Mobile the same way again.»
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4winmobile.com
«Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 builds upon the finger-friendliness of the original Mobile Shell application. For me, it remains the first application that I install on my device (even before my backup application). Spb have identified where Microsoft should have improved upon the operating system to make devices not only functional and easy to use, but also graphically beautiful.»
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Aximsite
«I find myself not using the today screen at all since I have installed Mobile Shell. The ease of access to everything through the panels make it unnecessary to use the Today screen provided you don't have any today screen plug-ins you cant live without. Lastly I'll mention that there are many customization options in Mobile shell that are far beyond the scope of a review. There is a demo to download as a trial and I highly recommend you check it out for yourself.»
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Mobility News
«Spb Mobile Shell dient dazu die typischen Arbeiten mit einem Windows Mobile Gerat so einfach wie moglich zu machen. Damit das Ganze auch Spass macht hat Spb versucht dem Programm eine optisch angenehme Oberflache zu geben.»
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Mobile Gadgeteer
«I am VERY impressed with Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 and it will be the first application I load on my touch screen Windows Mobile device from now on as it lets me be more efficient and I have not noticed any slow down or negative impact on the device. If you have a touch screen device, then I highly recommend you at least give this application a try to see if it can help you out as much as it has me in just the past week.»
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Mobile Review.com
«When we installed this shell on our communicator, it is a huge relief, partly thanks to the fact that we didn't have to take the stylus in hands too often, if ever; and when we had no other option, it was only in applications that weren't optimized for finger-based navigation. On the plus side, this utility doesn't require your mobile device to be a powerhouse and has almost no effect on the performance of fairly old or slow systems.»
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Aximsite
«I'll spare you the hyperbole. The developers at Spb simply got it right with Mobile Shell. This software could top the list of the "must-have" software for all WM5 devices in 2007. Novice users will appreciate Mobile Shell's simplicity. Power users will appreciate its flexibilty. It looks gorgeous. It is incredibly fast. Pocket PC users will enjoy it. WM5 Smartphone users will wonder how they managed to live without it.»
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AsusPDA.pl
«Program posiada bardzo duzo opcji, ktore w latwy i szybki sposob mozemy konfigurowac. Spb Mobile Shell jest prawie odwzorowaniem idealnego launchera, ktory pomaga uzytkownikowi w szybkim dostepie do najwazniejszych programow.»
(This program has a variety of options which can be configured very quickly. Spb Mobile Shell is almost a perfect launcher, which helps in a rapid access to key programs.)
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