Google has discontinued the mobile Java and BlackBerry versions of the Gmail app. The app still works and is the best way I’ve found to access Gmail on non-touchscreen feature phones. Download it here. Continue reading
Protect your email from hackers and snoops with encrytion. Continue reading
First Y!Mail version that can move mail to folders AND follow links and have them open right in Opera Mini Continue reading
I spend quite a bit of time in email on my phones and I’ve come to the conclusion that there are only two things that really matter in the usability of a mobile email application; speed and click distance. Speed, as in the number of seconds it takes to delete or file the current message and load the next. Click distance meaning how many key presses it takes to read and manage my mail. I’ve been primarily using the gMail … Continue reading
I discovered something neat. Nextel and Boost customers can download the Gmail Java application over the air (OTA) for free. No data cable needed. There are two ways to get it. Using your PC go to nextelmedia.sprintpcs.com. DON’T choose a phone yet! Gmail only works on MIDP 2 phones (the ones with 3 digits in the model name, i730, i855, etc.). There’s a bug in the site where if you choose a compatible phone, Gmail won’t be listed. You are … Continue reading
SoonR has released a new feature called AnyTime which I’ve had the pleasure of beta testing for the last month. Read all about it on the SoonR website. I covered SoonR extensively last month so I’m not going to go over all the details again here but basically SoonR lets you access files on your PC remotely using any browser including the browser in your phone. SoonR also lets you initiate cheap Skype calls from your phone using the copy … Continue reading
SoonR is hardly new but I never really looked at it until now. A demo at Mobile 2.0 opened my eyes to what SoonR can do. It’s a unique application and web service that uses your mobile browser to really extend your phone’s capabilities in may ways, not the least of which is making cheap International calls using Skype and accessing your PC’s files and Outlook. After you sign up for the free service, and install a small application on … Continue reading
A free mobile email service that lets you retrieve email from POP3 and IMAP server and also offers free Microsoft Exchange accounts with Blackberry and ActiveSync support. Continue reading
