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Consumer
mobile
software roundup:
Nov. - Dec. 2008
- Compiled
December 18, 2008, by Gary Thayer, MobileVillage Editor
Below are
new product releases and updates through December 18, 2008. Prices
quoted are in US dollars.
Multi-Plaform
Bubble Motion has expanded its BubbleCLIENT
messaging software to support to include iPhone, Sony Ericsson,
and Motorola devices. (BubbleCLIENT already supports Nokia and
BlackBerry devices.) The BubbleCLIENT software is a free download
for end-users, and enables the ability to 'Send a Bubble message'
from directly within the phone's native address book. The software
is designed to work with the BubbleTALK voice messaging system
that is deployed at mobile operator partners. BubbleTALK continues
to work across all handhelds and networks without use of a handheld
client, but the handheld client makes sending Bubble messages
faster and easier for BubbleTALK's heaviest users. For more information
on Bubble Motion and BubbleTALK, see the company's summary
page on MobileVillage.
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CoreCodec has updated its CorePlayer Mobile multimedia
software for Palm OS, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. Version
1.3 doubles the number of supported streaming formats from
YouTube and also adds support for YouTube HD videos. CorePlayer
v1.3 also improves DivX/Xvid support, improves changelog
reports and CoreUI interface speed, and adds additional
language support. CorePlayer Mobile v1.3 is $29.95 at Handango
for Palm
OS, for Windows Mobile
Smartphone, and
WM Professional.
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Momail's
free mobile email service has added Flickr photo sharing
and searching integration. Just by sending an email message,
users can now upload photos from their phone, search and download
public and private photos, and receive information on recent
updates from friends and family. Momail automatically
optimizes all photos for the user's handset, saving mobile data
costs. Users can activate Flickr on Momail under "On-demand"
in their Momail account. For
more information or to download Momail, see momail.com.
BlackBerry
DataViz
has released a BlackBerry version of its Documents To Go
Premium Edition, which lets users view, edit and create Word,
Excel and PowerPoint files and attachments, including Office
2007 files, on their phones. The Premium Edition also includes
PDF To Go, which lets users view native PDF files. Documents
To Go Premium Edition is available in English, French, German,
Italian and Spanish. A non-expiring license for $69.99 at
Handango.
S4BB
has released BerryDialer, which lets BlackBerry users
take advantage of calling cards. Version 1.6.2 is $29.99 at
Handango in English, German, and Spanish.
Unbound Medicine's professional healthcare references
can now be downloaded directly to BlackBerry devices, in addition
to current support for Palm and Windows Mobile. References include
Nursing Central, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, Davis's Drug
Guide, The Merck Manual for Mobile and Web, The Merck Manual
with Patient Symptoms Guide, and The Merck Manual Suite + Davis's
Drug Guide. For more details, see unboundmedicine.com.
iPhone
/ iPod Touch
Location Based Technologies says its PocketFinder
GPS service is now on the Apple App Store. The service works
with LBS's PocketFinder and PetFinder portable devices, which
can be accessed via the Internet, cell phone or landline to
show their exact location in real time. The devices include
several advanced features, such as designating customizable
alert areas as electronic "fences" to notify when
a family member or pet leaves or enters a specified area. The
devices can even track vehicle speeds to encourage safe driving
decisions.
Weather Underground (WU) has released WunderRadio,
an iPhone app that plays local radio stations for weather updates,
travel advisories, or even police and emergency services announcements.
WU also announced its "i.wund.com" weather and
storm update service, which provides weather updates, radar
images of a storm, forecasts and more on the user's iPhone or
BlackBerry. iPhone users can enter "i.wund.com" on
their iPhone, and BlackBerry owners can go to m.wund.com. Both
i.wund.com and WunderRadio are available on Apple's App Store.
Palm
Dataviz has released version 11.00 of Documents
To Go for Palm OS, which
lets users view, edit and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint
files and attachments, including Office 2007 files, on their
phones. Version 11 adds 10 new starter templates, changes
tracking, apply styles, and other advanced formatting features,
as well as bug fixes. Documents To Go for Palm OS is $27.95
at
Handango.
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