Skyfire Update Version 0.6.0.4489

It’s no secret that I have really liked Skyfire. Version 0.5 was excellent with a few bugs. I sent some feedback to them along with what I am sure is a ton of other Beta Testers and they listened! Some of my suggestions was editing bookmarks, and multi line editing for Google! Version 0.6 has all of these in it! I am really excited about this release and have been playing with it all morning. Update came at 6:30am! (zzzzzzz)

Here are the updates log:

• Multi-line text entry (2000 character limit)
• Auto-complete text entry
• Paste into URL or search
• Ability to delete bookmarks
• Multiple zoom modes for touch screen phones
• Double tap to zoom in and zoom out
• Support for custom virtual keyboards (SIP)
• Web search shortcut in softkey menu
• Access to Windows Mobile Taskbar in softkey menu
• Persistent settings for Smartfit, Mute and Zoom size
• Support for 12 key and 1/2 QWERTY Devices
• Password Masking
• Backlight usage based on system settings
• OK button sends Skyfire to the background

This is a lot of updates! I think Skyfire may have launched themselves to the front of the Browser Race with this latest release. Check out a ton of screen shots after the break.

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Skype for Mass-Market Mobile Phones

I use Skype all the time and find it very reliable in my day to day calls.  Having it on my device will be a huge advantage for some of the calls I make.  At this point in time, the devices that are supported are limited and one can only hope that Skype will make this beta version available for Windows Mobile devices soon.

Following recent moves to extend Skype conversations to a wide variety of new mobile and wireless devices, Skype is taking another major step as it continues to merge its internet communications software with mobile phones. Today, the company released a beta version of Skype for your mobile, a mobile “thin“ client that works on about 50 of the most popular Java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.

The beta version of Skype for your mobile is available worldwide with a feature set that includes chat, group chat, presence (seeing when your contacts are online), and receiving calls from Skype users, and through SkypeIn.* Additional features, which include the making of Skype-to-Skype and SkypeOut calls from the mobile handsets, are initially supported in seven markets: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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Want to Play Second Life on your Phone?

I don’t, but I am sure there are some that do. So, here is your chance… Well, if you have a 3G enabled phone. Thanks to Frank for the tip.

This is it! Finally! Real access to persistent worlds directly from your mobile. Vollee is offering mobile access to Second Life world as an open beta free of charge. All you have to do is pre-register here and if you have a supported handset we will contact you shortly with instructions to get your mobile client. Initial roll-out will be this coming May in the US with more to follow based on pre-registration requests. If you have questions take a look at the FAQ.

Head over to Vollee.com to sign up for their beta. Check out this in action by reading on…

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Nokia Comes With Music

Nokia has announced that SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT has joined Nokia Comes With Music.

People who buy a Nokia Comes With Music device will have a year of access to the SONY BMG rich catalog of music. Consumers will be able to download tracks to both their mobile device and computer through the Nokia Music Store during the first twelve months that they own their Nokia device.

At the end of the one year period, they can keep their downloaded tracks and, should they purchase a new compatible device or computer, they can transfer their downloaded material by substituting their new device or computer for the original devices.  As a result, music fans who participate in the Comes With Music experience will be able to keep their downloads on their device and/or computer for the rest of their lives.

“SIGHTSPEED LIGHT” WIDGET AVAILABLE ON MYSPACE

SightSpeed Offers First and Only V-Mail and V-Chat Widget on MySpace

With Easy-to-Use, No-Download Video Conversation Application

SightSpeed Inc. announced that a new easy-to-use, no-download version of its video application, “SightSpeed Light,”  is now available to MySpace users.

SightSpeed is the first company to offer integrated video mail, public video posting and free video chat between members of MySpace. SightSpeed Light works on any computer (PC or Mac) through any standards-based Web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari), with no downloads or installation required.

SightSpeed Light makes video conversations with MySpace friends livelier, whether they’re real-time, face-to-face chats or threaded posts created by friends recording and posting video messages.

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Unlimited International Calls

…. for $9.95/month

As long as I have an Internet connection I can make a call and my experience with Skype’s unlimited calls to the U.S. and Canada for $3 a month has been nothing less than extraordinary.  I would expect this new Skype plan will be just as good.

So what are they doing?  Well, it is a pretty neat plan for those of you that have a real need to make overseas calls.  Today, Skype introduced its first plan for unlimited calls to overseas phones and this plan will allow unlimited calls to land-line phones in 34 countries for $9.95 per month.  The included countries are most of Europe as well as  Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Malaysia.

Calls to domestic land lines and cell phones are included as well, as are calls to cell phones in Canada, China, Hong Kong and Singapore, but not cell phones in other countries.

Read the full story here

i’m MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Did you know that every time you start an “i’m” conversation using Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft donates to the cause of your choice?

Makes you think, doesn’t it?

Check out “i’m MAKING A DIFFERENCE” here

Tungle - A FREE, effective and simple meeting coordinator.

This is something you just may want to check out if you have a lot of meetings that you need to schedule.  Tungle saves you an immense amount of time coordinating meetings. You can use it to share your availability with anyone before sending a meeting invitation.  What is special is that Tungle works across organizations, independent of the calendar or groupware system that is being used.  Sound interesting?  It did to me so I’ve decided that I want to give it try and thought that I would pass this on to you.

Coordinating meetings can take more time than the meeting itself. Outlook users have been confined to using solutions like Exchange, to help them in this task. Unfortunately, these expensive solutions fall short of solving the pain of coordinating meetings with people inside and outside their organizations, on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux) and calendar applications (Outlook, iCal, Google Calendar), across time zones and geographic locations.

Interested?  Read on after the break and find out a little more and there is a nice video that gives a terrific overview.  It convinced me to sign up for the beta!

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Honey, what’s on TV?

Ever get that question? Or have you asked it yourself?  Well you can now get the answer quickly with TV Guide Mobile where you can download to view TV show schedules,as well as have a program home and away option, all completely FREE!

That’s right, now you can find out “what’s on TV” right on your mobile phone from America’s #1 television authority. Get television listings, movie reviews, entertainment news, watch lists, favorites and much more.

• Access personalized enhanced listings
  with familiar TV-like interface
• Set program reminders by episode or series,
  all delivered as an SMS text message right to your phone
• Daily recommendations picked by TV Guide^®
• Home and away options,
  see schedules for locations wherever you go
• Share a show with friends or family by forwarding listings
• Stay up to date with Hollywood news,
  and popular TV Guide^® editorial columns

How do you get it?  Click this link and enter your mobile number to get FREE TV Guide Mobile directly to your device via SMS text message

Do you need Windows Live Hotmail Access?

If you have a device with Windows Mobile 6, you expect that it will come with the full version of Microsoft‘s Windows Live for Windows Mobile but unfortunately some mobile operators ship devices without the Windows Live services available.   That is a huge pain for some but Jason Langridge has let us know that there is available a version of Microsoft’s Windows Live for Windows Mobile (without Messenger) that you can download for FREE at http://wl.windowsmobile.com.

What does it give you?  You will be able to take advantage of push Hotmail access, Windows Live Contacts synchronization, a Live Search bar for your homescreen and one-click photo upload to Windows Live Spaces.

You can download it from HERE

 

Picasa for your device

Here is a nice addition to add to your visits with your device.  The Google Photos Blog had this heads up that is really pretty neat.  They have built a mobile version of Picasa Web Albums to support as many devices as possible and now there is some exciting news for Windows Mobile touchscreen devices!

They are launching a special mobile interface for Windows Mobile 6 touchscreen devices. You can enjoy Picasa Web Albums slideshows, community photos, and all of our other mobile features using an interface that takes full advantage of the advanced browser in Windows Mobile 6. To see the new interface, just visit picasaweb.google.com on your Windows Mobile device.

via the::unwired

 

MoovieLive! - a Social Network Site…

…for PowerDVD 8 users and Movie Enthusiasts

MoovieLive extends the movie experience for PowerDVD 8 users from watching movies to online social activities

CyberLink Corp. today officially launched MoovieLive.com a brand new web service for movie fans and PowerDVD users.

Like all art forms, movies transcend boundaries and unite people of different cultures with common interests. “In the offline world, so many social activities can evolve from a box office movie,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “With today’s internet technologies MoovieLive extend that movie experience from purely watching to a series of online social activities and connecting PowerDVD users across the world with the same movie interests and exploring new movies from friends.”

MoovieLive.com is an extended web service for PowerDVD 8 users to rate movies, write reviews and find friends with similar movie taste. The website also works seamlessly with PowerDVD to build a database of movie information contributed by millions of PowerDVD users worldwide.

MoovieLive.com also serves as a platform to upload and share Movie Remix files created by PowerDVD users. Movie Remix allows users to overlay graphics, objects, subtitles or voice over the original movie title. Movie Remix can be used creatively by movie enthusiasts to create new stories from existing DVD titles or to express their views in unconventional ways.

Signing up on MoovieLive is free. Users without PowerDVD can also take advantage of this platform to build their movie collection, rate movies and find friends.

For more information, please visit: www.moovielive.com

Another new Windows Mobile Related Blog to Launch

 
Tommorow, yet another Windows Mobile related blog is launching. No, it’s not one of mine. I am not creating any new sites for a while, in fact, I am questioning my future with any sites right now. No, this one is created by a couple people blogging at other places that have come together to create this one.  From the soft launch last week, it seems like they will be reviewing software, post info about software news and releases, and offer software contests. They seem to be dedicating it to just Windows Mobile.  (link)

RSS to MMS Tool for Mobile RSS Feeds Launched by Cellyspace

Auto-Converts RSS with Multimedia to Engage Mobile Readers

Skycore LLC, developers of Cellyspace.com, has today launched an RSS to MMS publishing tool for content providers to automatically convert and deliver syndicated RSS feeds directly to mobile subscribers’ messaging in-boxes using Cellyspace’s MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) technology.

According to the company, auto-conversion of RSS content will make mobile syndication easier and more readily available and by delivering multimedia feeds rather than short, text-only feeds subscribers will be more fully engaged in the content.

Keep reading to learn more!

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CallWave to demo FUZE at CTIA Wireless 2008

CTIA Attendees Can Preview FUZE from CallWave, An Easy-to-Use, Personalized Communication Service for the Mobile Professional

CallWave, Inc., a leading provider of Internet-based telephony applications and services that integrate mobile phones and computing, announced today that it will demo FUZE, an easy-to-use, personalized communication service for today’s mobile professional, at the CallWave booth # 808 at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas, April 1-3. CTIA attendees are encouraged to stop by and see first hand how FUZE lets users communicate and collaborate in any way, from anywhere, from a computer or mobile phone.

What is FUZE? Keep reading after the break!

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