Google released today a Java client for their Gmail service which works on all Java-enabled cellphones (mobile web-based client also available). Click through to see many screenshots from the app. Having used it for a few hours we conclude that it's very usable, very fast and it can even read and display images and MS/OOo attachments. More reviews on this app here and here. Additionally, now the Google-owned YouTube is preparing for a mobile launch within 2007, while Google is a major partner in the Opera Mini project. Version 3.0-beta was released yesterday. It now supports SSL, RSS feeds and content folding (which unfortunately does not play nice with OSNews' mobile page). Screenshots inside.
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I just installed this on my samsung D500 (gmail.com/app) but it complains about certificates? I think this only works in USA.. the link http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/ redirects me to http://www.google.com/mobile/index.html .. this is so stupid :'(
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how come they aren't downloadable from the desktop? my carrier doesnt allow dowloads. But i can load stuff with the data cable and as you can see opera mini works on it. is there something i can do to download from the desktop?
Browser: Opera/8.01 (J2ME/MIDP; Opera Mini/2.0.4459/1378; en; U; ssr)
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You must download the user agent extension for Firefox and create a new profile entry called "Nokia". Then, select that profile, go here http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/ and download the JAR file shown in that page. Then, send it via Bluetooth or USB to your phone (except if it's a Samsung, in which case you can't send Java files via BT/USB -- only via the network via a direct link).
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wget -U Nokia http://gmail.com/app/v1.0.0/en/gm-Nokia-Advanced_MIDP2.jad
wget -U Nokia http://gmail.com/app/v1.0.0/en/gmail-nokia-g.jar
Update: it works as direct link from Firefox too.
Edited 2006-11-03 13:41
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After having tried numerous smartphones over the past several years, it's my opinion that none of them is really worthy of everyday use. The screen real estate is too small, content is too difficult to read, the hardware/software is too slow, and the user interfaces are poorly designed and require too many steps. Sure, there are times when you need information and a smartphone is convenient to have; however, I'm betting that it's probably going to be far more useful to a larger number of people to use text-messaging services (ie. GOOGL) to request specific pieces of information than build the kitchen sink into a phone. The advantage of the GOOGL-like approach is that every phone capable of doing text messaging can take advantage of this service. Smartphones are more of a niche market -- and not growing nearly fast enough to justify the hype.
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thanks Eugenia and Andrej. You both helped. and I didn't know you could do that with wget. cool.
since my phone isn't nokia. it's a motorola iDEN so i put motorola in the user agent extension and google let me get a generic version. links if someone else is like me.
gmail
http://www.gmail.com/app/v1.0.0/en/gm-Generic-Advanced_MIDP2.jad
http://gmail.com/app/v1.0.0/en/gmail-g.jar
opera mini
http://beta.mini.opera.com/mini.jad?rnd=1862277251&edition=hifi
http://beta.mini.opera.com/dl/CL3O3V*jd*BFGpvCjqgAABbZDw8C/mini.jar
i havent tried them yet because i think i need windows to run the java application loader for it. but i'll see if it'll work on wine.
Edited 2006-11-04 01:56