| Consumer
mobile
software roundup:
Nov. - Dec. 2008 |
(For
iPhone, BlackBerry, & Palm apps see Page
1)
Symbian
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DataViz also released RoadSync 4.0, the latest
version of its Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync client. Version
4.0 is the first to display HTML formatted e-mails on all
Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and Feature Pack
2 mobile devices. New features include tasks and contact
photo synchronization, pop-up notifications for new e-mails
and keypad shortcuts for the most common messaging functions.
Version 4.0 also improves installation, mailbox subfolders
support, font zooming, and Internet AP handling. RoadSync
4.0 for S60 is $49.99
at
Handango.
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Lonely Cat Games has updated its ProfilMail email
client to version 3.0. As an alternative to the built in Pocket
Outlook, ProfiMail offers Outlook features and then some, such as
a faster interface. Like Outlook, ProfiMail supports POP3 and IMAP,
and now also supports IMAP IDLE for real-time push like email from
Gmail and similar IDLE supporters. Version 3.0 also adds a new today
screen plugin. ProfiMail v3.0 is compatible sells for US $31.99
at Handango
for Symbian s60 and UIQ.
Tagggit has officially launched their Taggit
mobile GPS application for Nokia S60 phones. Tagggit's geo-tagging
mobile application can find a phone's position indoors, within
a few seconds and accurate to fifteen feet, according to the company.
Tagggit also lets users create geo-tags -- text and/or images
tied to a physical location. These tags can be marked as private
or they can be shared. Members can choose to share tags with the
world, their friends or a community. Members can also search for
geo-tags using their mobile and assign star ratings or add comments.
Tagggit has an integrated mobile browser to pinpoint the user
and each tag's location on a map. Tagggit can be downloaded from
tagggit.com.
Windows
Mobile
Electric Pocket has released a Windows Mobile
edition of txtForward, its application for automatically forwarding
text messages to any e-mail address. TxtForward is $9.95 at
electricpocket.com. A version is also available for BlackBerry.
Lonely Cat Games has updated its ProfilMail
email client to version 3.0. As an alternative to the built
in Pocket Outlook, ProfiMail offers Outlook features and then
some, such as a faster interface. Like Outlook, ProfiMail supports
POP3 and IMAP, and now also supports IMAP IDLE for real-time push
like email from Gmail and similar IDLE supporters. Version 3.0
also adds a new today screen plugin. ProfiMail v3.0 is compatible
with Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices, sells for US $31.99 at
Handango for
Smartphone and
WM Professional.
MobiMate's WorldMate mobile travel service
has added hotel booking within the web application and WeatherCaster
within its Windows Mobile application. WeatherCaster is a voice-animated
weather forecast and alarm clock that can be customized to the
user's city/location and programmed for daily alerts. WorldMate
Live's mobile hotel booking now also offers a web-based service
that allows members to book hotel accommodations directly and
securely on their PCs. Members can map their itinerary locations
alongside recommended hotels while viewing hotel details to help
them select the best match.
MobiMate is currently offering WorldMate Live members up to $100
off every hotel booked directly through either application. WorldMate
is free at
Handango for
Smartphone and
WM Professional. The software is also available for
Symbian S60.
Pandora's personalized Internet radio
service is now available for select Windows Mobile phones.
The mobile application offers the same functionality as the online
version of Pandora, such as creating new stations, bookmarking
songs, and rating songs with thumbs up or thumbs down. Pandora
for Windows Mobile is available for download at pandora.com.
Paragon Software has released PenReader
Touch, a multilingual handwriting recognition application.
Unlike stylus-dependent applications, PenReader Touch allows users
to write with their fingertips, without any additional training
or handwriting adjustment, according to the company. The software
currently supports 30 languages, and works with all Windows Mobile
devices 5.0 or above. It sells for $34.95 at
Handango for
WM Professional.
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