Google Syncs Your Phone
February 25, 2009 by Jeff Hester
Filed under Mobile
I can remember when… (man, I sound like my grandpa)
I remember when your cell phone (we didn’t call them mobiles) had it’s own address book, and you had no way to back it up. If you lost the phone and didn’t have a redundant storage system (paper or PC), you were screwed.
Smartphones emerged and we could sync! Well, we could if ActiveSync didn’t act up and give us grief. But we were still tethered to a single PC.
The phone companies started offering to backup your address book from your phone — for a cost. Are you kidding me?!
Now Google comes along and introduces Google Sync, promising to sync not only your contacts, but your calendar entries as well (if your phone supports it). Google Sync is currently in beta, and works with the iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and many Nokia phones. Of course, you’ll have to have a Google account to make use of this, but if you do, you’ll want this.
The beauty of Google Sync is that you can make changes on either your phone or on the web (via any internet-connected PC) . The updates syncronize in both directions.
Here’s a video overview of Google Sync:
There are some subtle differences between features and functionality on different devices, so be sure to check their site for the details on your phone.
And remember that this is beta — be sure to backup your contacts and calendars just in case. Google even reminds iPhone users:
Important! Google Sync uses the Microsoft© Exchange ActiveSync© protocol. When setting up a new Exchange ActiveSync account on your iPhone, all existing Contacts and Calendar events will be removed from your phone. Please make sure to back up any important data before you set up Google Sync.
All existing contacts and calendar events will be removed? Gulp!
Seriously, back up first, but give it a try. I’ve been using it happily for some time with no serious problems.
BeeJive IM Now on the Blackberry
February 23, 2009 by Jeff Hester
Filed under Blackberry
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – February 23, 2009) – As a thank you to its loyal BlackBerry community, Beejive today announced a week-long sale on BeejiveIM for BlackBerry, the most reliable and user-friendly mobile IM application on the market today. This native, highly customizable application will be available for as little as $14.95, a $5.00 discount, from midnight PT, Monday, February 23, until midnight PT, Sunday, March 1.
“Beejive has been wildly successful in bringing the power of desktop instant messaging to mobile users,” said Kai Yu, founder and CEO, Beejive. “We would like to offer the BlackBerry community, which helped us build our business, a chance to get BeejiveIM for an unprecedented low price before we issue a major new release — which will be a free upgrade — in just a few more weeks.”
BeeJive contacts list
BeejiveIM for BlackBerry supports AIM®/iChat®/MobileMe®, MSN®/Windows Live®, Yahoo!®, MySpace, GoogleTalk®, SameTime®, ICQ®, & Jabber, allowing users to access all of their IM clients from one user-friendly interface. With BeejiveIM, users can experience the connectivity and full features of desktop instant messaging from their BlackBerrys, making it much easier and cost-effective to communicate than via texting.
In addition to the BeejiveIM for BlackBerry device license being available at a $5.00 discount, the user license will also be available for only $24.95, down from $29.95. The user license is for use on one BlackBerry device at a time but can be transferred to other BlackBerrys for free, allowing users to bring their license with them as they change models.
To purchase the BeejiveIM for BlackBerry licenses at the special sale price, please visit http://beejive.com/blackberry/.
About Beejive
Based in San Francisco, Beejive (pronounced \be-hiv\) is a privately held company specializing in the design and development of software for mobile devices. Founded in 2006, Beejive strives to become the world’s premier developer of fast, reliable, and easy-to-use mobile software. BeejiveIM, the initial offering from Beejive’s product portfolio, is a multi-protocol instant messaging client that connects the mobile user to the major instant messaging networks. BeejiveIM was created to address the lack of reliable, user-friendly instant messaging applications available to mobile users. For more information, please visit www.beejive.com.
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