Perhaps Spb Software House have put a little more effort into the latest release of their flagship Pocket Plus application than is first apparent, certainly they haven't been slacking.  They have just announced that addition of some extra plug-in goodies for the product... and they're free!

So if you're wondering whether to upgrade tht V2.x version, perhaps this will help make the decision easier.

Here is the press release:

"July 26, 2005 - Spb Software House releases an additional icon set and two new Tab plug-ins for Spb Pocket Plus.

All of them are free downloads for all registered Spb Pocket Plus 3.0 users.
 
Tab plug-ins extend existing Spb Pocket Plus Today functionality with additional Tabs. This help you place more information on your Today screen and organize it in a convenient way, so that you have fast easy access to your
most important information. The following Spb Pocket Plus plug-ins are available:
 
 - Weather forecast
 - Calendar
 - Tasks
 - Contacts
 - Notes
 - Finance information
 - Network traffic monitoring
 
Now you can add: the Spb Folder Tab for fast access and editing of your most frequently used documents; and Spb ToPlay, a Tab to control your music playback with Windows Media Player 10.
 
 
*** Spb Today Folder ***
 
Spb Today Folder is a Today plug-in that helps you work with documents from your Today screen. Spb Today Folder shows documents from a folder of your choice including options to choose the number of columns and rows, whether or not to show the file size, etc. It also supports file operations like renaming and deleting right from the Today screen.
 
You can insert the Spb Today Folder plug-in as a tab in the Spb Pocket Plus Today screen. This way, it will not
take up space on the Today screen. But, at the same time, you can easily access all your most important documents in just one-two taps.
 
 
*** Spb ToPlay ***
 
Spb ToPlay is a simple Today Plug-in for controlling music playback in Windows Media Player 10. With the help of this plug-in you can easily switch to the next track, view the currently playing track, control volume, etc.
 
Spb ToPlay is skinnable and supports small and large icons.
 
 
*** Extended IconSet ***
 
The icons used to show items on the Spb Pocket Plus Today plug-in are customizable. Users can assign one of 64 standard icons to any program or document. The Extended IconSet provides additional icons that can be assigned to various programs and documents on the Today screen."