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Consumer
mobile
software roundup:
July - August 2009
- Compiled
August 13, 2009, by Gary Thayer, MobileVillage Editor
Below are
new product releases and updates through August 13, 2009. Prices
quoted are in US dollars.
Android
DataViz announced the availability of their
mobile Office suite application, Documents To Go, on the Android
Marketplace store. Users can view, edit and create Microsoft Word
files, including Word 2007, and se a desktop application to provide
two-way file synchronization. A version with support for attachments
is also available for Microsoft Exchange e-mail users who need
to send, receive and edit attachments on their iPhones. The trial
edition of Documents To Go is free, and the premium features edition
is priced at under $30.
BlackBerry
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e-Mobile
Software has updated its eMobile Weather app
to v 3.3. The app automatically updates the forecast for
local or favorite locations every 30 minutes. eMobile Weather
works with Blackberry OS 4.2.0 and up, including Bold, Pearl,
8800, 8300, Curve, and Storm phones. eMobile Weather is
available at
Handango for $15.95.
Besides
weather forecasts, the company also offers management tools
for tasks,
calls,
email,
stocks,
and more.
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ShoZu
has launched its ShoZu social media app that lets BlackBerry
users update multiple sites simultaneously and receive updates
from others. The client offers status updates, photo uploads,
blogging, tagging, video sharing, and responses to comments in
one central location. ShoZu currently works on Curves, Pearls,
and Bolds, with Storm and Tour support coming soon. ShoZu is available
from BlackBerry App
World for $4.99, and a free trial is available.
More
new apps: See a complete list of Handango's new
and updated BlackBerry apps.
iPhone
/ iPod Touch
Electric Pocket has added an iPhone version
of its PhoneFace photo speed-dial app, already available
for BlackBerry and Android users. PhoneFace users can select
any photo or avatar for their contacts, take a photo with the
iPhone's camera, or let the app automatically locate and update
the pictures of contacts with their most recent Twitter profile
picture. PhoneFace will launch phone calls, text messages and
emails with a simple click on a contact's photo or avatar. PhoneFace
is available from the iTunes App Store for an introductory price
of 99 cents.
Fonix has unveiled its iSpeak 1.4
voice control / dialing app for original iPhone and iPhone
3G handsets. iSpeak lets users speak the phone number or name
of a person in the address book, followed by a location, to
dial the contact by voice. Like other recent voice dialing systems,
iSpeak 1.4 doesn't work over Bluetooth, but once the call dials,
you can transfer it to a Bluetooth headset for the conversation.
Fonix iSpeak 1.4 is available from Apple's App Store for $2.99.
Mitek Systems announced its Mobile Receipt
application, which converts the photo of a receipt taken with
the iPhone camera into a high quality image and, with one tap,
converts the data into an expense report. Mobile Receipt is
available for $4.99 from the App Store on iPhone or at itunes,
or at miteksystems.com.
PhatWare has released WritePad Professional Edition,
a combination of its WritePad Affairs, Events, and Notes apps
that were launched back in May. WritePad now supports Voice
Notes, allows multiple folders of each kind, and uses new OS
3.0 features. It also allows users to transfer individual items
between several iPhone devices via Wi-Fi, and Affairs now has
a reminder feature implemented using the PhatWare provider server.
WritePad Professional Edition is available on Apple iTunes for
$9.99.
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