From any cell phone browser, you can go to m.facebook.com and pull up a mobile version of the social networking website.

You can upload pictures and video from your cellphone by sending a multimedia message (MMS) to mobile@facebook.com.

In the video below, we review the Facebook application that was designed for the Palm Treo 680, 755p, and the Centro. Facebook is accessed using the internet connection through a program instead of the web browser.

To download it directly to your compatible Palm device, use the phone’s browser to go to http://mobile.palm.com/facebook. The installation process is also covered in the video.

Click “Continue Reading…” to view the video.

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YouMail is a great free alternative for voicemail on your cell phone. I tested it out and overall it works very well. Read on for pros and cons, instructions for setup, and other features.

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Pros:

• One minute greeting recordings
• Set greetings based on caller
• Custom and prerecorded greetings
• Blocked Numbers cannot leave messages
• Email and text alerts for new messages
• Check messages on the phone or online
• Voice to text voicemail (beta)

Cons

• Messages capped at 2 minutes
• No import feature to get contacts from outlook
• Caller ID notification is dependent on landline CNAM information or your YouMail contacts list, not the phone’s address book

Setup

Setup is pretty easy. Go to www.youmail.com.

Enter your cellphone number.

You will receive a text message with your PIN.

Sign up using your First Name, Last Name, and email address.

Before the next step, you may want to go into your phone’s forwarding settings and record the numbers your phone uses to forward unanswered calls, unavailable, and busy. Save these numbers if you ever want to switch back to your old voicemail.

On your cell phone, dial *004*17142043114# and press send. This sets the number used to forward your calls when unanswered.

Now you have to set your alerts. You can set change these at a later time. I set alerts by text message, which gives me a detailed text with caller information and length of the message left. You can also receive email alerts that allow you to check your voicemail from your computer.

You will then have to program your voicemail key to dial +17142043114. Most phones dial the voicemail by pressing and holding 1. The procedure to change this varies from phone to phone.

After that, you can keep the same PIN they sent you or change it to a new PIN, between 4-12 digits.

You are now done with the initial setup and it will take you to the home screen.

At the home screen, you can view your Voicemails, change Greetings, and edit contacts.

Greetings

By default, YouMail sets a smart greeting which states your name when a caller hears is transferred to your voicemail. If they are stored into your contacts on YouMail, it will also state their name. You can record a greeting from the phone or from your computer. You can record greetings up to one minute in length.

Having web based control lets you change your greeting “on the fly,” helpful if you are about to go into a meeting or step out for lunch.

There are also many prerecorded greetings that you can choose from. I especially like the one that says “I’m sorry, that number is no longer in service. You will have to find a new boyfriend.” There are a lot of free prerecorded greetings.

If you don’t see a greeting you like, you can upload any Mp3 or wav file and use it as a greeting.

A great feature is being able to block numbers from leaving a message. You can set this under the all greetings section.

Contacts

The contacts section allows you to enter in contact information and set specific greetings to play when those numbers are sent to your voicemail. You can also assign contacts to groups and have certain messages play when a member of the group leaves a voicemail.

Other Features

If a caller gets to your voicemail but hangs up, you can still receive a text notification with caller ID information and notifies you that no message was left.

There is currently a beta version of voice to text that attempts to transcribe the message left into a text or email. You can set this for all messages or just for people saved in your contacts list.

You can reply to a voicemail message from your web browser via voice, email, or text message.

If I left out a cool feature, feel free to post it in the comments section.

[Update 6/11/2008 – (via Engadget) The software update may come earlier than expected.  Apple’s Australian website is showing that the App Store will be available on June 27th)

Back in March, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a software update that will help the iPhone evolve and better position itself in the business segment and against other smart phones. With rumors circulating about a 3G iPhone release, early adopters of Apple’s wireless device can get the software upgrade for free and take advantage of true business applications, without having to upgrade their device. These applications include access to Microsoft Exchange’s wireless sync capabilities, increased control by IT administrators, and third party application support. Jobs anticipates that this software update will be released before the end of June, probably around the one year anniversary of the iPhone launch date. We will have a video review when the update is released. Read on for more details about the update.

Currently, iPhones can access corporate email using POP or IMAP access to their company email server. Many IT admins do not allow this type of access because of security reasons. Contact and calendar data must be synced using a USB cable connected to the user’s computer. The iPhone software update will bring Microsoft Exchange capabilities to the iPhone, allowing users to securely receive their email from a company’s Microsoft Exchange server (2003 or later). Outlook data, such as contacts, calendar, tasks, and memos will also synchronize over the air. iPhone end users will have access to their company’s Global Address book, giving them the ability to view colleague

IT administrators will also have increased control over iPhone users accessing corporate information. Admins will be able to remotely configure IT policies on iPhone devices. This is especially important for businesses that transmit proprietary information. Mandatory passwords can be implemented to devices to protect data from getting into the wrong hands. A lost or stolen iPhone can also be remotely locked until the device is recovered or the data can be completely wiped from the device. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) can be used to access information on a company Intranet, whether it is using the at&t data network or through built-in wifi capabilities.

The most anticipated feature is the ability to download third party applications for the iPhone. Wireless phone users love to customize their device to fit their individual business and personal needs. iPhone users will be able to access the Apple App Store and download applications directly to their device. The Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) for the iPhone was released about the same time this software update was announced. Third party application developers have been working hard to come up with applications to be used on the iPhone, some even being free of charge to the end user.

Wireless I.Q. specializes in helping professionals customize their wireless phones to assist wireless users in becoming more efficient in their day to day activities. We look forward to the release of the software update and being able to better people’s lives through the use of technology.

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions that you may have.

Ben

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