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These are thoughts in my mobile life. By Jeb Brilliant

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Entries from July 2009

Rim is getting PWND but they did it to themselves

July 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Blackberry is in trouble, I mean deep trouble.  The trend lately has been for anyone and everyone to go out and pick up a smart phone when it’s time for a new phone.  People are no longer just getting ultra basic phones and only making calls and sending sms on them.  The masses want more [...]

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Tags: Mobile Messaging · Nokia · Thoughts · emoze

The Address Book standards are broken

July 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments

Alright, I’m sick and tired of the address book standards we have now.  It’s utterly ridiculous that I can’t sync across multiple platforms specifically Google Contacts which includes Gmail and Google Voice 2 mobile numbers for the same contact.  Even worse why in the world can’t I have 2 people in the same contact and [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Nokia · Rant · Thoughts

When will we have one inbox for all communications?

July 19th, 2009 · 6 Comments

I use messaging a great deal, from sms to email to instant messaging to Twitter to video chat to voice mail (unfortunately), I spend a lot of time communicating.  I was thinking recently when will we see messaging apps evolve again?  I’m hoping Google Wave will help but I don’t think it will take it [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Mobile Messaging · Nokia · Rant · Tech · Thoughts · emoze

N97 Review, it’s not pretty

July 16th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I want to start off by thanking WOM World once again for sending me the amazing Nokia N97.  It is without a doubt in my mind one of the most technically advanced and good looking mobile phones on the market to date.  It blows many handsets out of the water, chews them up and spits [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Nokia · S60

Emoze to the rescue as usual when Nokia Messaging hiccups

July 16th, 2009 · No Comments

I’m a fare guy, I use 2 apps to do the work of 1 because I like to see them in action.  I’ve been using Nokia Messaging for my email for a while now and have gone back and forth with it.  I also use emoze (a client of mine) to collect my email.  emoze [...]

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Tags: Mobile Messaging · Rant · emoze

Apps I loaded on E71

July 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I left on vacation a few days back, as I write this I’m in the passenger seat of a giant 12 passenger Ford F350 van.  This thing is a monster but I like it. I’ve been preparing my electronic gear bag (I like to call it my toy bag) and I never know exactly what [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Mobile Messaging · Nokia · S60 · Tech · Travel · emoze

emoze in Ovi Store for S40 now

July 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Great news for Nokia S40 users, emoze is now being shipped with a link in the Ovi Store to download emoze. This is a really big deal because S40 is the single most popular platform in the world for mobile phones.  I’m on vacation (holiday) so instead of going into detail I will just copy [...]

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Tags: Announcement · Mobile Messaging · Nokia · emoze

How to configure OWA in emoze on a Symbian S60 phone

July 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The following post is from Kkndka over at Bright Hub.  He wrote one of the best step by steps I’ve ever read covering emoze Exchange OWA installation and I just had to republish it.  It’s part of a series he’s writing and I’m very impressed.  Kkndka please contact me, I’d love to chat with you [...]

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Tags: Mobile Messaging · Nokia · S60 · emoze · step by step

How To Install Emoze Push Email on your Symbian Phone

July 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

A writer over at Bright Hub named kkndka (I’m trying to get his real name) wrote a great 3 part piece about how to set up emoze on Symbian S60 handsets.  Part 1, below is an explanation on how to get the emoze app on your phone.  Part 2 which I’ll publish soon is about [...]

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Tags: Nokia · emoze · step by step