Electric Pocket Launches BugMe! for Nokia Series 60 Platform; Users Can Now Create Multi-Media Reminder Notes On their Cell Phones.Business Editors & High Tech Writers WYE VALLEY
Electric Pocket Limited today announces it has released a new version of its popular BugMe! application for the Nokia Series 60 platform. BugMe!, one of the most popular applications for Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld computers, will now enable users of cell phones including the Nokia 7650 and Nokia 3650 to quickly enter notes using text, voice and photographs. Users can set a reminder alarm on each note, which will pop-up on the screens of their handsets at the appropriate time. BugMe! has long been heralded for being one of the most essential and easy-to-use mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings applications on the market. In the new version of BugMe! for Nokia Series 60, stationery templates provide an easy-to-use starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the for creating notes. BugMe! templates cover a range of practical uses, including alarms, appointments, check lists and reminders. Users choose a template which fits their needs and can personalize them with text and voice notes, or by adding address book contacts. BugMe! also takes advantage of the multi-media capabilities of the Nokia Series 60 platform, giving users the ability to incorporate their own color photographs into their BugMe! notes. Each note can have an alarm added it to it, which shows the note on the handset screen at the appropriate time. This approach makes it very easy to create a reminder to place a phone call, for example. The user selects a `Call' template, adds the contact information and then selects the reminder time. When the reminder alarm sounds, the user simply presses one button to initiate the call. Electric Pocket offers a number of applications for the smartphone and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. segment. Recent developments include enhancements to Pixer (MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. picture messaging), Mailer (wireless email), and Ringo (a ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. manager for the Handspring Treo Communicator series), plus the launch of its new TapDial quick-dial program for Palm OS smartphones. BugMe! for Series 60 is the company's first application for the Nokia Series 60 platform, and was developed by Degel Software Ltd., who are also engaged by ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. to port its messaging client. The stationery templates and graphics for BugMe! Series 60 were developed by Handtap Communications. "We are excited by the Nokia Series 60 platform, and look forward to the new opportunities it presents for us to bring our unique blend of innovative, practical and fun-to-use applications to a new type of user," said Iain Barclay, Electric Pocket's Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer. BugMe! regularly retails for $19.95, but is available for a limited time only to Nokia Series 60 users for $14.95. A free trial is available from http://electricpocket.com/series60 or by sending the word "bugme" in a text message from a Nokia 7650 to +447766244891. About Electric Pocket Limited Electric Pocket is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. offering leading-edge mobile and wireless computing applications and solutions from its base in Wye Valley, UK. The Company's product portfolio includes wireless messaging solutions (MMS and email) and a rich set of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and consumer-focussed applications for wireless PDAs and smartphones. Electric Pocket provides wireless solutions to global companies including Vodafone, Ericsson, Palm and Handspring. For more information, visit www.electricpocket.com. |
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