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WeatherBug Direct for Windows Mobile

Posted By: Syed Shakeer Hussain Posted Date: July 05, 2010 Points: 2 Category :.NET Framework

WeatherBug Direct is a Free Weather tool for Windows Mobile devices. It allows you to retrieve live, local weather and forecasts from more than 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations around the U.S. and display this weather information on your Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone. WeatherBug can be run directly from your home screen and is displayed on your today page via the today plugin.

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