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Consumer mobile software roundup: Jan. - Feb., 2009

- Compiled Feb. 26, 2009, by Gary Thayer, MobileVillage Editor

Below are new product releases and updates through February 26, 2009. Prices quoted are in US dollars.

BlackBerry

Cortado has released its SMS2Desk text-to-email converter for BlackBerry 8700, Bold, Storm, Curve, and Pearl phones. SMS2Desk lets users read and reply to text messages as emails, both on their phone and when accessing their email on a PC, Mac or laptop. The software is compatible with Outlook, Lotus Notes, GroupWise, and other email programs, SMS2Desk is available for free at Handango.

There's also a $6.98 Premium edition of SMS2Desk that lets allows users send several SMS with one e-mail, forward/save all SMS to another e-mail account, and limit the maximum number of text messages sent if desired.

Cortado says it also expects to release a corporate email server for the iPhone this summer.

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S4BB (formerly Blackberrybooks) has released version 3.0 of its NextAction! time management app. The Professional Edition helps BlackBerry users with implementing David Allen's popular "Getting Things Done" methodology. The Professional Edition now includes priority support and voice actions that allow users to voice-record a task. Priorities can be added to each action for more specific organization. Both NextAction! editions offer categorization by context and project, one-click context and project switching, one-click "task completed" marking, context filtering, "someday/maybe" lists, and other features.

Because NextAction! integrates with the BlackBerry's internal task database, users can synchronize tasks with Microsoft Outlook and Apple iCal. Enterprise synchronization with systems like Exchange, Lotus Notes, Groupwise, and Act! is supported through BlackBerry Enterprise Server. NextAction! can also integrate with S4BB's other productivity applications such as the recently updated TaskReports. NextAction!™ 3.0 Professional Edition supports all BlackBerry models running BlackBerry OS 4.2.1 and higher. NextAction! Professional Edition is $119.95 at Handango, and the Standard Edition is $49.99 at Handango.

iPhone / iPod Touch

Callpod has launched Keeper secure information manager for iPhones, its first smartphone app. Keeper lets users store and index sensitive passwords, notes, lists and other personal information in a password-protected, encrypted environment. Information is stored on the device and is backed up on the user's PC or Mac. Keeper protects data with 128-bit military-grade AES encryption, but if the phone is lost or stolen, the user can set the data to "self-destruct". The beta version has already become the most frequently downloaded iPhone password storage system, according to Callpod. Keeper is available on iTunes for 99 cents or at callpod.com.

SplashData has just released File Magic, a file transfer utility and desktop companion software that lets users drag and drop any type of file on their Windows or Mac desktop to their iPhone or iPod Touch. File Magic comes that makes it very easy to sync documents, videos, music or pictures from your desktop to your iPhone or iPod touch. Users drag and drop any file into the File Magic desktop and it is transferred over Wi-Fi to the device. A progress bar of the transfer appears on both the desktop and handheld. File Magic is available on the Apple App Store.

Unbound Medicine has released iPhone and iPod Touch versions of its Davis's Drug Guide professional professional drug information reference that allows for offline access. A Davis's Drug Guide subscription includes download to one device plus one year of free updates and web access. After one year, users can keep the content on their device without updates or renew at a discounted rate. Davis's Drug Guide is available on the Apple App Store.

Xumii has just released its social networks contacts aggregator app of the same name. Xumii combines iPhone contacts with friends from Facebook, MySpace, imeem, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, MSN and Flickr. Users can see everyone's status in one place and chat and share photos with friends across and between different networks. They can also update their own status and have it broadcast across all of their communities at once. Xumii is free and available on the Apple App Store and at xumii.com.

Zecter has created a special "Supersize Me" branded iPhone version of its ZumoDrive cloud storage app, already available for other phones, Internet devices, and notebooks. ZumoDrive lets users access their music, photos and documents over Wi-Fi, 3G or Edge networks, just as they would while accessing the data locally. Users can still open their documents from a file manager, play songs in iTunes, and browse images with their own programs. ZumoDrive's "Supersize Me" is available in the Music and Utilities categories of the Apple App Store. The regular price is $4.99, but ZumoDrive is giving the application away free for a limited time. The primary ZumoDrive service, available at zumodrive.com, offers 1 GB of free space. Plans with more storage start at $2.99 for a monthly subscription.

Palm

Ryhor Burakou has released version 2.2 of his TouchLauncher home screen and app launcher. TouchLauncher features include finger scrolling, rearrangeable apps, drag and drop, custom icon sets, wallpapers, weblinks, contact icons and more. Version 2.0 adds new customization options, a keyboard filter and search feature, contact info and link display, and more. TouchLauncher comes with a free trial period and costs $6.99 to purchase at Palm Infocenter. This update is free for current users.

 

 
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