Information services for communicators and smartphones based on Windows Mobile

Argue that the efficient delivery of information is one of the foundations of a successful business, there will be none. In many countries a cup of coffee and a fresh edition of the newspaper has long become a tradition. Development of the Internet has brought to this process nuances. The news service is developing rapidly. With a little time searching for satisfying the requests a subscription, you can easily get the latest news releases on the PC. But until recently, this service was available to owners of smartphones and communicators. Late last year the situation has changed. Immediately two news resources have to provide fresh issue to its subscribers. We consider them as part of a review.

Newsland

Is a direct descendant of service Mobilizer, familiar to users with the experience. In November last year, service has ceased to provide new mailing was succeeded Newsland. Website - www.news-on-mobile.com. Newsletter offers owners of smartphones and communicators based on the system Windows Mobile 2003-2005. To gain access to the subscription you must register. After creating a profile of subscribers will be automatically activated to access the management service.

All newsletters are structured and divided into groups. Total number of such groups fourteen. When selecting a list of sources that provide news information. One such source is also the site of mobile-review.com. Newsletter, the proposed site, formed from the freely available news sources.

Maximum number of mailing lists for unregistered visitors is ten. For registered users there are no restrictions. I note that the service is completely free, and the authors of the I paid subscriptions are not going to. So check it makes sense. Choosing the group, and noting the necessary items, you are building a personal subscription, which will come to the communicator. Naturally, to activate the service on the latter, you must install the software, also available on the site.

After installing the software on the device opens the main window.

The main control panel is located at the bottom. Will allow for the transition between articles, return to the homepage, download new releases. There's also a built-in help.

Menu

The menu depends on the type of an open window. From the main window menu you have access to the main point the program settings. These include the account information to customize the interface, the choice of places to store information and a way to get new deliveries. You can enable automatic synchronization channels for each connection. It should be noted that the software client supports the log-file and allows you to sync only download an update. To enable log in to edit the registry key value to the HKCU \ Software \ Newsland \ Channels \ Settings \ Log Level = 1. The remaining menu items of the main window allows you to mark a message as unread, clean store, open the saved page, go to the help window and displays information about the program.Management will allow us to go one level up / down, back to the main window, or download the new release.

Clicking on the news line takes the user browser in order. In going to view news items of the main menu change. Crossings appear in the main window, update and save the page, change the font size. The last item allows you to comfortably view the information even for people with not very good eyesight.

Any issue can be saved for later viewing. At this point it makes sense to stay a little more. In principle, any information obtained on the device by default saved in the NL Channels in the form of files with attachments, but that's just the kind of these folders are quite specific, and quickly find the need to become practically impossible. The program is built option to save pages. But, unfortunately, it is flawed. Firstly, we can not once specify a folder and location for the saved pages. Each time they have to re-enter. Even if the settings to save the channel has been specified memory card, the program still offers to save the default page in the main memory in the folder "My Documents". Secondly, while maintaining display incorrectly with Cyrillic characters. To correct encoding must type a file name from the keyboard. Files are saved as documents mht, including pictures, so that on subsequent viewings of the information is displayed in full.

Update issues on the mother's site is independent of the sponsors of service and due to the frequency of admission of new materials from the outside. Sometimes, no updates for a whole day, but this situation is rare, usually on weekends. More typical situation, when new releases appear several times throughout the day.

Impressions and conclusions.

Use the service very convenient. Synchronization channels can be carried out using GPRS-connection, and through ActiveSync. Time to download new releases depends on the number of subscriptions and connection speed. Usually in the morning I downloaded the new release, the size of which ranged from half to four megabytes. For a brief acquaintance with the headlines in such a case, quite a few minutes. A more careful reading of news takes a much longer time. In exceptional cases, some filed absent in this case points to the inability to obtain necessary information. The big plus of this service is its full free, but the exclusive content available at the same time.

Abooxi

Website - www.abooxi.com.

In terms of delivery issues - quite a similar service. The main differences from Newsland are in principle the formation of user registration. All users can select one of the groups for which there is a formation issue. News content is provided by the newspaper Vedomosti, Expert magazine and the NTV. And in the open access that content is not available. There are several groups. Presents - "Newsline", "Banking and Finance", "Energy and Industry, High Technology, Politics and Power", "Development and Construction" and "Consumer Market". By the logic of development of service user can relate themselves to one of the groups - select all of the group when you subscribe through a WEB-interface can be, but the issue still comes to only one. When registering or renewing a subscription to the Communicator is available initially only one of the groups that should be noted.

To install the service on the device to download the client. The first version had a bug that prevented use of mailing. The new version of these mistakes corrected. Connection to the server is in any mode - via GPRS through a regular Internet access. Although the site has a warning stating that the subscription fee, while testing is available to all registered users free of charge and shall be renewed each day. The list of supported devices - smartphones and communicators based on Windows Mobile, is expected shortly clients for smartphones based on Symbian (UIQ and S60).

To subscribe, you must enter the IMEI machine on which you installed the client. You can specify a cell phone number - in this case you will be able to manage the service via SMS.

For subscription renewal dvenadtsatiznachny uses a unique number, but so far the service is running in test mode, it is not required. The list of countries for which a phone number, only Russia, Ukraine and United Kingdom. Residents of other countries, simply uncheck the appropriate item.

Then, after selecting a group and receive confirmation of registration you are ready to download registration - activate the corresponding main menu item.

The main menu consists of items loading issue, reboot (with the already-loaded output becomes active), service management (paragraphs registration and renewals), and control the size of the font. With the help of other icons in the bottom of the window you can start browsing with the first article ("Start" button), remove all paper and no breakdown by category and go to the archive of stored materials.In the transition to object to the icons at the bottom of the window increases. Add icons badges article, removing it in the basket and return to the home page. When you activate saving options paper is transferred to the archive. For formation of preferences in some papers are invited to express an opinion about the article and send a response.

Impressions and conclusions.

Service is very friendly and helpful. You can get information that is available only by purchasing the relevant publications. Developers are closely watching your preference, the composition of output depends on the choice of the group.

Two described the service complement each other well. With the help of Newsland can be obtained on standard PDA newsletter - it might be a good tool for fans to be always in touch with the latest events. Abooxi provides private content, which is in the public domain can not find so easy. This service features a large number of analytical materials.

Wire services were tested on the communicator Qtek S110, provided by Vobis. In preparing the material and solving the current problems with the activation and configuration service was attended by director of communications at the company Newsland Galina Semenova and representative Abooxi Anatoly Livinsky.