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Thursday, November 02, 2006
Google Gmail, now in Java ME
Update: Added some more links, including to the press release from Google. Will Yahoo! and MSN etc feel pressure to improve their mobile email support? It sure will.
Update: This works well from outside of US as well, even though you get a warning message. I tried it on my M600i and the application scales correctly to the phone display despite the phone's unorthodox 240 by 320 resolution (which is easy to do in Java ME). I wonder why they chose to make a 2-level menu, that cripples usability a bit, but I applaud the general ease of use. Worth a spin. Download it via your phone from "gmail.com/app". I'm a bit surprised it gets so much press though. Was the browser access to Gmail that bad?
Most interesting is the mentioned arguments for why a Java ME solution is better than a browser ditto:
* Five times faster access and use.
* Fewer keystrokes for reading, composing, and searching mail.
* Attachments that are automatically resized to fit your device.
Surely attachments could be resized on the server based on information about the actual phone etc, but a browser-based solution can't be as user-friendly as a Java ME application optimally can be, due to how a browser works.
Drawbacks:
* Doesn't check emails autonomously
* Application is free but of course the data transfer is not
Due to the latter the former is good.
Quote: is currently compatible with all J2ME enabled phones in the United States
That must have required a lot of testing. It must work also outside USA, but it's much harder to guarantee function in those more "chaotic" markets.
The press release:
Email On-the-Go Now Even Easier -- Google Launches New Mobile Application for Speedier Access to Gmail
Commentary:
The Experts' View of Mobile Gmail - Yahoo! News
Google Aims For Speedy Mobile Email - Yahoo! News
Google takes aim at fast e-mail for cell phones - Yahoo! News
Little Springs Design - designing the mobile user experience » Blog Archive » local applications with web content: Gmail App
C. Enrique Ortiz Mobility Weblog
Gmail Goes Mobile | Portal IT news :: Hardware, Software, Games, Internet, Security alerts
SmartPhoneToday: News: Google Ups Ante with Gmail For Mobile Devices
dBusinessNews :: Daily Business News Delivered to Your Desktop
Google Launches Gmail Java Application (MobileBurn)
Google Takes Aim At Fast E-Mail For Mobile Phones - Yahoo! News
iTWire - Google Gmail now on cellphones
Google launches Gmail for mobile devices - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal:
Google introduces Java Gmail app - MobileTracker
The Cleveland Leader
Google Drops Gmail Mobile App at MobHappy
Google Gmail Goes Mobile - Mobiledia
Google email goes more mobile - Yahoo! News
Google preps mobile app for Gmail | InfoWorld | News | | By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service
GMail Mobile Rushes E-mail to Your Phone - Gizmodo
Update: This works well from outside of US as well, even though you get a warning message. I tried it on my M600i and the application scales correctly to the phone display despite the phone's unorthodox 240 by 320 resolution (which is easy to do in Java ME). I wonder why they chose to make a 2-level menu, that cripples usability a bit, but I applaud the general ease of use. Worth a spin. Download it via your phone from "gmail.com/app". I'm a bit surprised it gets so much press though. Was the browser access to Gmail that bad?
Most interesting is the mentioned arguments for why a Java ME solution is better than a browser ditto:
* Five times faster access and use.
* Fewer keystrokes for reading, composing, and searching mail.
* Attachments that are automatically resized to fit your device.
Surely attachments could be resized on the server based on information about the actual phone etc, but a browser-based solution can't be as user-friendly as a Java ME application optimally can be, due to how a browser works.
Drawbacks:
* Doesn't check emails autonomously
* Application is free but of course the data transfer is not
Due to the latter the former is good.
Quote: is currently compatible with all J2ME enabled phones in the United States
That must have required a lot of testing. It must work also outside USA, but it's much harder to guarantee function in those more "chaotic" markets.
The press release:
Email On-the-Go Now Even Easier -- Google Launches New Mobile Application for Speedier Access to Gmail
Commentary:
The Experts' View of Mobile Gmail - Yahoo! News
Google Aims For Speedy Mobile Email - Yahoo! News
Google takes aim at fast e-mail for cell phones - Yahoo! News
Little Springs Design - designing the mobile user experience » Blog Archive » local applications with web content: Gmail App
C. Enrique Ortiz Mobility Weblog
Gmail Goes Mobile | Portal IT news :: Hardware, Software, Games, Internet, Security alerts
SmartPhoneToday: News: Google Ups Ante with Gmail For Mobile Devices
dBusinessNews :: Daily Business News Delivered to Your Desktop
Google Launches Gmail Java Application (MobileBurn)
Google Takes Aim At Fast E-Mail For Mobile Phones - Yahoo! News
iTWire - Google Gmail now on cellphones
Google launches Gmail for mobile devices - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal:
Google introduces Java Gmail app - MobileTracker
The Cleveland Leader
Google Drops Gmail Mobile App at MobHappy
Google Gmail Goes Mobile - Mobiledia
Google email goes more mobile - Yahoo! News
Google preps mobile app for Gmail | InfoWorld | News | | By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service
GMail Mobile Rushes E-mail to Your Phone - Gizmodo
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In fact, if Google ever got around to releasing a single app that combined Gmail, Gtalk and GCal, they might have an instant winner on their hands.
Actually not google but another application named Morange has put all these together, push mail, IM, calendar, virtual disk , Push RSs etc, etc, It ranked high in GetJar and so far the users love it
Actually not google but another application named Morange has put all these together, push mail, IM, calendar, virtual disk , Push RSs etc, etc, It ranked high in GetJar and so far the users love it
Morange looks really powerful with lots of functionality. More than I've seen in any other specific application. The requirements on the phone are pretty high though.
Morange (full version) doesn't connect to the server, so I couldn't try it out. Others have also complained it doesn't connect.
hi anders,
See my video review of Gmail Mobile http://mobiko.blogs.com/mutant/2006/11/gmail_mobile_re.html#comments
See my video review of Gmail Mobile http://mobiko.blogs.com/mutant/2006/11/gmail_mobile_re.html#comments
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