Deal: iTunes $100 Gift Card – $85 Emailed
Walmart offers a 15% discount on all-things-iTunes, as well as the Mac App Store, and the upcoming release of Mountain Lion.
Next BIS Update Featuring Two-Way Google and Gmail Sync in March
The next update to RIM’s BlackBerry Internet Service protocol used for data access on the BlackBerry device lineup will feature full Google and GMail sync after years of dependence on third-party tools and applications for incomplete synchronization between device and accounts according to a leaked internal PDF. BIS 3.0 will allow message status changes made […]
Sprint Pre Homebrew Not Dead
Following up on the announcement of the latest Sprint Palm Pre update, new information has surfaced on the extent of the fixes. The main issue being fixed was an exploit that was being used to install homebrew applications with unsigned code on non-root enabled phones by sending an email with the installer link. The problem […]
Microsoft Releases Windows Mobile 6.1 Email Patch
Microsoft has released a patch for Windows Mobile 6.1 users that addresses a sporadic issue wherein an email account set up on the device using a carrier designated account can become corrupted if the carrier does not specify an outgoing email server of its own. If the connection subsequently fails to connect to a user […]
Helio Adds Push Email Capability to Devices with Ultimate Inbox
Helio and its partners providing POP/IMAP email access (which include Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, and AOL) have added push email capability to the Fin, Ocean, and Mysto devices which feature the Ultimate Inbox application. The functionality can be enabled by checking email from any supported email account, which the program will then prompt for the user […]
SpinVox Offers Visual Voicemail for BlackBerry
The UK based company, SpinVox, recently launched a new plug-in for BlackBerry users. This subscription based service now allows voicemail to be delivered to the user as an email. The most intriguing part of the service is that it links the caller’s number to the user’s address book making a reply by email easier. This […]
Google Adds IMAP to Gmail
Google has announced that they have finally added IMAPv4 to GMail. IMAP has been a long-awaited feature, requested by countless GMail users. IMAP enables an email user to access an email account using server-side access. Meaning, that while your email client exists on your PC or device, it is accessing and storing email messages on […]
Sprint Gives SMS An Email Touch
Over the past week, Sprint has been deploying a massive expansion of their SMS text messaging features. The new SMS functionality integrates with Sprint’s My PCS account access system. It allows customers to both log in and send, as well as read text messages without their phone. The new My PCS Text Messaging tools function […]