Download Squad http://www.downloadsquad.com Download Squad http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/%SiteURL%/media/feedlogo.gif Download Squad http://www.downloadsquad.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Opera Mobile 9.5 beta 2: Now with widgety goodness]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/10/20/opera-mobile-9-5-beta-2-now-with-widgety-goodness/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/10/20/opera-mobile-9-5-beta-2-now-with-widgety-goodness/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/10/20/opera-mobile-9-5-beta-2-now-with-widgety-goodness/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Opera 9.5 beta widgetsOpera has released the second public beta of Opera Mobile 9.5. There are two major changes since the last beta release. First, Opera Mobile 9.5 is available for Symbia UIQ as well as Windows Mobile devices. And second, the browser now supports Opera Widgets.

Widgets for mobile devices don't necessarily work the same way as widgets on a full sized computer. You can't fit a bunch of widgets on a 2 or 3 inch screen at the same time the way you can with desktop widgets. So what exactly is an Opera Mobile Widget?

Basically, it's a one-click web application. Rather than launching your mobile web browser and navigating to a page, you can click a widget icon and access a web page or application designed to work well with the Opera Mobile browser. Right now there 5 widgets available, including a clock, weather app, and Twitter application. The advantage of using widgets instead of bookmarks is that you can save the icons on your home screen or in a widget directory and you can access them with a single click.

Opera Mobile 9.5 also features the ability to view the full desktop version of web pages or zoom in for a closer look, much as you can do with Safari for the iPhone or the Google Android web browser.

The browser is free while in beta. No word on when the final version will be released, but there's a good chance that it will cost about $30 when it is available. That's the price Opera typically charges for its mobile browser. Of course, if Mozilla manages to push out Firefox mobile before then, Opera might feel the need to drop the price a bit.

Opera Mobile 9.5 beta 2: Now with widgety goodness originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>mobile-browseropera-mobileopera-mobile-9.5opera-mobile-9.5-beta-2Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Speed up browsing on low-speed connections with Toonel.net]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/29/speed-up-browsing-on-low-speed-connections-with-toonel-net/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/29/speed-up-browsing-on-low-speed-connections-with-toonel-net/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/29/speed-up-browsing-on-low-speed-connections-with-toonel-net/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , ,

Toonel.netIf you frequently find yourself browsing on a low-bandwidth connection, you can potentially speed up your browsing experience by using the compressing proxy server at Toonel.net. The concept is simple: install their application on your computer (versions are available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Sun Solaris, and even Windows Mobile and Symbian), then set your proxy settings to point to your localhost IP address on port 8080 (127.0.0.1:8080). Once you do, all of your web traffic is routed through Toonel.net's server, which compresses it before it gets to you.

The compression used is lossless, which is required to ensure the pages show up as expected, though there are image-specific options that allow you to change the compression that is applied to JPEG and GIF images. This is likely only worthwhile on a very slow network, since it takes the server a bit of time to recompress images before your browser can download them, but could be handy on a struggling network.

I wouldn't recommend running Toonel.net full-time, or even at all if you're always on a broadband connection, but if you find yourself struggling with a lack of bandwidth, this is a great trick to have in your back pocket.

[via TechRadar]

Speed up browsing on low-speed connections with Toonel.net originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ScummVM 0.12.0


The developers behind ScummVM, the open source tool that lets you run classic DOS games like The Secret of Monkey Island and Sam & Max Hit the Road are back with version 0.12.0. The update brings support for 5 new games including additional games in the Legend of Kyrandia series.
The new version also adds support for new platforms including the Nintendo GameCube and Wii and the PlayStation2 version is now up to date after a period of stalled development.
ScummVM is available for Windows, Linux, OS X, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Solaris, BeOS, AmigaOS 4, and a bunch of game systems including the Dreamcast and PlayStation Portable. Many of the games that run on the platform are still protected under copyright which means you should have a legally paid for copy if you want to run them. But there ar a handful of free games available at the ScummVM homepage as well.

ScummVM 0.12.0: Now with GameCube and Wii support originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adventure-gamesgamesscummvmscummvm-0.12.0Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Mobile carriers worst nightmare has come true, thanks to Qik]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/07/07/mobile-carriers-worst-nightmare-has-come-true-thanks-to-qik/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/07/07/mobile-carriers-worst-nightmare-has-come-true-thanks-to-qik/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/07/07/mobile-carriers-worst-nightmare-has-come-true-thanks-to-qik/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Live video streaming from your mobile phone is probably a mobile carrier worst nightmare simply because the amount of bandwidth video consumes. And leading that nightmare is Qik.

Simply put, Qik takes your mobile phone's built in video camera and transforms it into a webcam that connects to the Qik site where it will host live feeds of your video, as it happens. That's right, people can now watch you make a fool of yourself anywhere you go.

We were able to test the Qik service on our 3G connected Windows Mobile phone. The installation was quick and only required a few SMS messages be sent back and forth to authorize our account. Once configured just launch the application and your video will automatically appear on the Qik website. Video quality is acceptable and we only experienced slight delays due in part to our mobile connection and location.

Once you end your transmission the live video is then archived to the site for later viewing. Of course like any good site, they offer 2 different privacy settings for your feeds, public and private. At least this way not everyone in the world can see that you haven't cleaned up your room.

Currently in alpha, Qik supports a handful of Windows Mobile and Symbian phones with iPhone testing starting soon. We hope that future updates to the service will also include the ability to adjust video size and image quality. They do recommend an unlimited data plan and in the few days that we used the service we would also recommend it as well.

Mobile carriers worst nightmare has come true, thanks to Qik originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Opera Mobile 9.5
Opera's been working on its next generation mobile web browser for months now. And while a handful of folks have been able to get their hands on devices preloaded with Opera Mobile 9.5, most of us have been waiting impatiently to get our hands the downloadable version.

While Opera might not have much market share in the desktop browser space, the company's mobile browser is miles ahead of the browsers that come standard with most Windows Mobile, Symbian, or other cellphones. Opera Mini and Opera Mobile 8.65 are already some of the best mobile browsers around. Opera Mobile 9.5 adds Flash Lite 3 support, quicker page rendering, full page zoom, a password manager, and the ability to copy and paste text selections.

Today the Opera Mobile team announced that the first public beta version of Opera Mobile 9.5 will be available for download on July 15th. If history is anything to go by, Opera will probably charge somewhere between $20 and $30 for this browser eventually. But while in beta, the browser will be free.

[via jkOnTheRun]

Opera Mobile 9.5 coming July 15 originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>operaopera-mobileopera-mobile-9.5Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia buys out Symbian, announces platform to go open source]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/06/24/nokia-buys-out-symbian-announces-platform-to-go-open-source/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/06/24/nokia-buys-out-symbian-announces-platform-to-go-open-source/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/06/24/nokia-buys-out-symbian-announces-platform-to-go-open-source/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

SymbianNokia has announced that it is buying out the 52 percent of Symbian that it didn't already own and opening up the platform. Nokia and a number of other companies including AT&T, LG, and Samsung have also announced the creation of the Symbian Foundation.

Now, open source software is great for developers because it mean that anyone can easily look at the code, tweak it, and write applications designed to run well on the platform. But ther's also a huge benefit for telecom companies. Nokia will provide access to the Symbian OS royalty-free to members of the Symbian Foundation. And anyone can join the foundation for a nominal $1500 annual fee.

Symbian currently has about 60 percent of the mobile browser market share. The move to make the platform open source should help Nokia and Symbian maintain that lead in the face of challenges from the LiMo Foundation and Google's Linux-based Android platform.

[via OStatic]

Nokia buys out Symbian, announces platform to go open source originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fennec tabs
Now that Firefox 3 has finally shipped, the developers at Mozilla are starting to make time for other projects. Don't get us wrong, those busy little bees are already working on Firefox 3.1, but they're also working on something entirely new: a mobile web browser.

The mobile version of Firefox, (currently codenamed Fennec -- a final name hasn't been picked yet), will use the same rendering engine as Firefox 3. In other words, any web page you can view with the desktop browser will be usable on a mobile device. That includes AJAX-heavy web applications. But nobody's pretending that you can just run Firefox 3 on a cellphone without making any changes. After all, mobile devices have small screens, slow processors, low amounts of memory, and often rely on relatively slow internet connections.

Last week we showed you a first look at a concept interface that might make its way into the final product. But it might not. So we decided to speak with Jay Sullivan, VP of Mobile for Mozilla. He gave us a run down of what's in store for Fennec, including what types of devices will be supported and when you'll be able to try the browser out for yourself.

Continue reading What to expect from Mozilla's mobile Firefox web browser

What to expect from Mozilla's mobile Firefox web browser originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>browsercellphonefennecfirefoxmobile-phonetweet-thisWed, 18 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Opera Mini 4.1 final released]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/05/13/opera-mini-4-1-final-released/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/05/13/opera-mini-4-1-final-released/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/05/13/opera-mini-4-1-final-released/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


Opera Mini 4.1 guided tour
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A little over a month after releasing a public beta of Opera Mini 4.1, the Opera team has pushed out the final version of its latest cellphone browser. The newest build is reportedly 50% faster than opera mini 4.0. It also has a handful of new features including the ability to save web paes fr offline viewing, the ability to upload and download images from within the browser, and improved page and web search features.

The final build looks a lot like the public beta, but the developers have fixed a bunch of bugs and made some changes to the page saving and address auto-complete features.

Opera Mini 4.1 is available as a free download for dozens of different cellphone models.

Opera Mini 4.1 final released originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cellphoneoperaopera-miniopera-mini-4.1web-browserTue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[DivX Mobile Player 0.90 released for Windows Mobile]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/05/05/divx-mobile-player-0-90-released-for-windows-mobile/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/05/05/divx-mobile-player-0-90-released-for-windows-mobile/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/05/05/divx-mobile-player-0-90-released-for-windows-mobile/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Divx Web Player

For years TCPMP was the reigning champ of Windows Mobile video players. The program is light weight, customizable, and can handle practically any video codec you can throw at it. But the developers of TCPMP have moved onto the commercial CorePlayer. So when we saw that there was a new version of the DivX Mobile Player, we figured we'd take it for a spin and see how it stacks up.
The application is pretty. Like really pretty. When you load it up, DivX Mobile Player will automatically detect any videos on your device which it can play. It will then create thumbnail images form the files to make your video list easier to navigate. Unfortunately this can take a while and the program doesn't respond to taps very quickly while your phone or PDA is busy grabbing thumbnails.
The video playback screen is sparse, which is a good thing if all you want to look at is the video. You get a black background, a scrollbar, two menu buttons, and your movie. You can watch your videos in fullscreen mode and get rid of the toolbar buttons. And you can adjust your colors and a few other settings. But there are some important features that are missing, like the ability to adjust your aspect ratio. Seeking also takes an excrutiatingly long time.
We're not quite ready to throw away TCPMP yet, but the DivX Mobile Player is worth keeping an eye on. The latest version features improved power management features, which should help improve battery life while watching videos. The DivX Mobile Player is also available or Symbian devices, but the latest version is 0.89. An update shoul be coming soon. You'll need to register for a free DivX account to download the mobile player.
[via Pocket PC Thoughts]

DivX Mobile Player 0.90 released for Windows Mobile originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 05 May 2008 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>divxdivx-mobile-playertcpmpMon, 05 May 2008 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[StyleTap PalmOS emulator coming to Symbian, maybe iPhone]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/04/11/styletap-palmos-emulator-coming-to-symbian-maybe-iphone/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/04/11/styletap-palmos-emulator-coming-to-symbian-maybe-iphone/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/04/11/styletap-palmos-emulator-coming-to-symbian-maybe-iphone/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

StyleTap is an application that lets you run PalmOS software on Windows Mobile devices. The company has been working on a Symbian version of StyleTap since last year, and is now looking for beta testers. The test will begin on May 12th, and users can sign up by sending an email to StyleTap asking to be part of the beta.

In other news, while the company hasn't exactly committed to releasing a version of StyleTap for the iPhone, it's looking more and more likely that we'll see an official version at some point. In February, the team posted a video demonstrating an experimental version of StyleTap running on an iPhone. This was before Apple released the iPhone SDK, so the team obviously had to Jailbreak an iPhone to get the software running.

Now that the SDK is available, an official version could be in the works, but according to the StyleTap blog, developing the application isn't quite as easy as you might think, thanks to some "legal roadblocks." So StyleTap is asking anyone who'd be willing to pay for software that lets you run Palm apps on an iPhone to let Apple know.

[via jkOnTheRun]

StyleTap PalmOS emulator coming to Symbian, maybe iPhone originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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StyleTap, makers of PalmOS emulation software for Windows Mobile is showing off a video demonstrating their software running on an iPod Touch. The company has made it abundantly clear that there are no plans at this point to release StyleTap for the iPhone/iPod. But you know, they could if they wanted to.

Apple hasn't actually released an SDK for the iPhone yet, so the only way to run third party applications like the one StyleTap is demonstrating would be to hack your iPhone. Since StyleTap is a commercial product, we're going to go out on a limb and assume they wouldn't sell software that requires you to Jailbreak your iPhone. The company would probably wait until after the SDK is released before launching any sort of a product.

In the meantime, StyleTap is working on a version that will run on Symbian phones.

[via Palm InfoCenter]

Palm apps might be coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch originally appeared on Download Squad on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Opera plans to show off its next generation mobile web browser at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. While Opera Mobile 9.5 won't be available commercially until this spring, the company has released a video previewing some of the browser's more exciting features.

Opera also has a tendency to release public betas of its mobile software several months in advance of a commercial release. So there's a good chance you'll be able to use Opera Mobile 9.5 beta for free for a while before buying it.

In a nutshell, Opera Mobile 9.5 appears to have many of the features that have made Opera Mini popular. But unlike the Java-based Opera Mini, Opera Mobile is designed to run on Windows Mobile and Symbian phones. Opera Mobile 9.5 allows users to view full screen versions of web pages, or to zoom in for more detail. You also get tabbed browsing, fast page rendering, and convenient bookmark, transfer, and history managers.

The browser will also include a mobile version of Opera's widget engine which allows you to access some web content like Flickr images without opening a web browser. It also packs Flash Lite 3 integration for accessing Flash-heavy web pages like MySpace or YouTube.

[via the::unwired]

Opera Mobile 9.5 coming soon - Video originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>mobile-browseroperaopera-miniopera-mobileopera-mobile-9.5tweet-thisTue, 05 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Seesmic announces new features, much needed mobile support]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/30/seesmic-announces-new-features-much-needed-mobile-support/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/30/seesmic-announces-new-features-much-needed-mobile-support/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/30/seesmic-announces-new-features-much-needed-mobile-support/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Nokia N95Social video site Seesmic has announced some cool new features at DEMO08, a conference that showcases new software and web projects. Even though it's still in private beta, the so-called video Twitter now allows you to instantly see video responses to posts as an uninterrupted stream.

Now Seesmic also has a mobile application for Nokia's multi-talented N95 smartphone. Rather than being a live stream application such as like Qik, mobile Seesmic posts will be pre-recorded video snippets. You will also be able to view Seesmic videos on the mobile application.

While we're happy to see Seesmic branching out, we can't help but hope they touch more mobile phones than just the N95. Perhaps they can expand to additional Nokia handsets or even better yet, to Windows Mobile.

[via CNet]

Seesmic announces new features, much needed mobile support originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia phoneThe largest mobile phone maker in the world, Finland's Nokia, has made a major move by acquiring TrollTech. You may not have heard of TrollTech, but you've probably used their software. They are the make of an application development framework called Qt. This framework is used for creating GUI programs and other programs that are used in applications. TrollTech's Qt is used in notable software packages such as Skype, Google Earth, and Opera, among others.

What does this mean for the average web/computer user? Basically Nokia's acquisition means in the future we will be able to enjoy awesome applications that work on our computers, Nokia mobile phones, and on the Internet. Current platforms that are similar to Qt include AIR, Flash, and Java.

The acquisition needs to be approved by TrollTech shareholders and regulatory, but it looks very probable that the acquisition will go off without a hitch.

[via Engadget]

Nokia makes a splash by acquiring TrollTech originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>flashnokiaqttrolltechMon, 28 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Google expands YouTube Mobile: Watch any video on your phone]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/24/google-expands-youtube-mobile-watch-any-video-on-your-phone/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/24/google-expands-youtube-mobile-watch-any-video-on-your-phone/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/24/google-expands-youtube-mobile-watch-any-video-on-your-phone/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

YouTube MobileYouTube has launched some major upgrades to its mobile video site. While a number of blogs are reporting that Google launched a new m.youtube.com site today, that web page has actually been active since last summer.

But when YouTube Mobile launched, users could only access a small subset of YouTube videos. Now Google has made the entire YouTube universe available via the mobile site. The new improved mobile site has all the usual features. You can search, favorite, leave comments, or share videos with friends. Plus you can rack up minutes on your data plan. How can you beat that?

Google has also released a public beta of a YouTube Java midlet that should work on some phones. Nokia's N73, N95, E65, 6110, 6120 and SonyEricsson k800 and w880 are officially supported, but you may have some luck getting the program to run on other handsets if you're lucky.

[via NewTeeVee]

Google expands YouTube Mobile: Watch any video on your phone originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>m.youtube.commobileyoutubeThu, 24 Jan 2008 17:30:00 EST<![CDATA[ScummVM 0.11.0 released for almost every OS ever]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/17/scummvm-0-11-0-released-for-almost-every-os-ever/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/17/scummvm-0-11-0-released-for-almost-every-os-ever/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/17/scummvm-0-11-0-released-for-almost-every-os-ever/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

ScummVM
Ever wish you could play your favorite adventure games from the 80s and 90s on your PDA, iPhone, or modern PC? ScummVM is an open source project that lets you run a huge number of games including classic LucasArts titles like Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island.

ScummVM 0.11.0 was released today with support for two new operating systems including the iPhone and Maemo (which runs on Nokia's internet tablet devices). There's also support for a number of new games including the freeware game Lure of the Temptress. The updated version also includes improved support for 64-bit systems and more support for non-English versions of games.

On the downside, while ScummVM releases are usually available for pretty much every operating system on earth, the latest version does not include PS2 or GP32 ports because the development team doesn't have anyone available to write those ports at the moment.

ScummVM 0.11.0 released for almost every OS ever originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gameslure of the temptressLureOfTheTemptressscummvmThu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST<![CDATA[5 things missing from your mobile life in 2008: Google Mobile and more]]>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/08/5-things-missing-from-your-mobile-life-in-2008-google-mobile-an/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/08/5-things-missing-from-your-mobile-life-in-2008-google-mobile-an/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/08/5-things-missing-from-your-mobile-life-in-2008-google-mobile-an/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

mobile life google reader
Life's getting mobile, and it seems that's the way it's always going to be. Humans don't come off as the traveling type, yet we do. From horse carriages to cell phones, we're always looking for ways to do more on the move, so what's missing from your mobile life in 2008 and how can you fix it? The following list may help.

1. Full access to YouTube in Windows Mobile: Everyone's got a solution for playing YouTube Mobile videos on a Windows Mobile phone, but it seems no one's giving Windows Mobile users a way to access YouTube.com's full, flash video library. Oh wait, there is a solution. It only requires users to install a specific version of TCPMP and the Flash Video Bundle, an add-on to TCPMP to give it the ability to play flash video. Use Pocket IE to navigate to YouTube (a few other flash video sites are also supported). Clicking on a video will open TCPMP to play it. Easy, right?

You could also install Orb on your PC and use the Orb mobile client to find YouTube videos on the go, but that solution requires you to leave your home PC on all the time.

Continue reading 5 things missing from your mobile life in 2008: Google Mobile and more

5 things missing from your mobile life in 2008: Google Mobile and more originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RSS is a fantastic technology, but what about 'on-the-go'? Sure, you could use Google Reader, or Newsgator Mobile, but what if you wanted to be SMS-messaged when a new post appears on a particular feed? That's where Pingie comes in.

By now, you're probably wondering what on earth the service could be used for. Let's share with you a few examples. Perhaps you're wanting to follow Download Squad's coverage of a particular operating system, category of software, or even a particular author's posts (all of which have feeds found by adding /rss.xml to the page's URL), you simply enter the Feed URL, your email address and your mobile phone number and Pingie does the rest. Easy!

Of course, when you're wanting up-to-the-minute event coverage say from sister sites' Engadget (at the Consumer Electronics Show) or TUAW (at Macworld Conference and Expo) this might just allow you to keep your finger on the pulse, no matter where you are.

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Get RSS delivered to your phone with Pingie originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RSS SMS for your cell phone: annoying or useful?
At first, it sounds like a texting nightmare from hell, but RSS via SMS has a place in our world through Web-Alerts, a small web experiment that may get lost in the vast internet desert that is web 2.0 failures. The service sends you a text message for every update to a chosen site's RSS feed.

The service is simple and easy to use. When you first visit the site, it'll ask your to enter a web address. If it finds an RSS feed for your chosen site, it'll ask you to enter your cell phone number. Should any updates happen to your chosen feed, a preview of the update will be forwarded to your phone. Removing a subscription is easy enough. "Just open the link in your text message and choose 'My Alerts' to remove any alert you are subscribed to." Furthermore, you can enter a keyword with your phone number so that you'll only be forwarded updates via SMS when they contain the keyword.

This could be extremely useful for someone closely watching a specific topic such as a stock broker. It could also become extremely annoying if you find yourself answering your phone every ten minutes to stop the latest SMS from incessantly vibrating in your pocket. Our advice: use wisely.

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RSS SMS for your cell phone: annoying or useful? originally appeared on Download Squad on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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FringWe introduced you to Fring earlier this year, and now it has become even more useful. You've always been able to use Fring with Skype, Google Talk, Twitter, ICQ, and MSN Messenger; but now the application has the added ability to use AIM and Yahoo! Messenger.

Fring doesn't support voice calls on the new services, but does allow for IM conversations. You can, however, use Fring to make VoIP calls on Google Talk and Skype, along with Fring to Fring calls. With the new service additions, Fring is now a premier universal IM client for the mobile platform.

To use AIM or Yahoo!, simply load up Fring on your cellphone and go to settings -> services and add your AIM and/or Yahoo credentials to hop on those networks. No update to the Fring application is required.

In other Fring news, you can now connect with Free World Dialup (FWD) users using Fring.

Because Fring supports SIP, FWD can easily be used to connect via VoIP to your FWD friends. Details are a little sketchy on how to make mobile FWD calls, but details can be found on FWD's website. You will need to have a supported handset and your FWD# and password.

Note: you must have a Symbian or UIQ handset to utilize Yahoo/AIM.

Fring adds Yahoo! and AIM support, FWD connectivity originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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