for those of you that can"t get enough IM
Tags :Technical
For all of you Trillian, billion screen name
junkies (talking to me?), here comes another leap.
AgileMobile
is seeking to gain traction for its mobile IM application, which -- like
Cerulean Studios' Trillian and other players' offerings -- enables messaging
to and from a number of proprietary IM networks, including AOL Instant
Messenger, ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN Messenger.
Like a number of the latest-generation mobile IM applications, Thailand-based AgileMobile's Agile Messenger runs in the background on 2.5G/3G phones, surfacing only when a user receives or wishes to send an IM. Currently, it works with Symbian devices, including the Nokia 7650 and 3650, and the Ericsson P800. The firm said it's in the process of developing a Microsoft Smartphone OS version soon.
| So basically we move from connected
all over to connected to all over all the time? Yes most of the IM
providers now offer wireless version, but not in one interface. I
use the Jabber interface on my Toshiba PDA, but nothing on my cell.
Of course Microsoft never wants you to work hard to do anything so I present you their new toy. Microsoft, especially, has been pushing hard to "mobilize" MSN Messenger. In addition to supporting sending IM's to wireless phones via Short Messaging Service (a feature shared by its rival networks,) the software titan also has struck a deal with KT Freetel in Korea to develop a phone with a branded MSN Messenger button -- enabling users to launch an IM session easier than with most rivals' menu-driven systems. |
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On Monday, September 22nd, 2003 by Chris Miller
