Mobio – Mobile lifestyle applications

It seems to become quite common to create widgets for the mobile phone. Where does so (I will introduce this product later) and now another company starts with widgets for the mobile market.

Mobio makes mobile lifestyle applications, is written as first sentence on the companies about site. This sounds great and let us expect nice widgets.

Due the fact that I’m Austrian and therefore use an Austrian carrier I wasn’t able to test the application, so I have to trust this paragraph:

A special feature of the GetMobio lifestyle portal is something we call mobile collections. Each collection represents something you like to do while you are out and about, like “Stepping Out” or “Outwitting the Kids”. Use the collections we give you “as is” or create your own here on the web, using our dead simple self-publishing tools. The GetMobio service is available for no additional fee and works on most makes and model of popular model phones include the Motorola RAZR V3 and Samsung BLADE. Suddenly your mobile phone isn’t just for talking and for texting. It’s for living.

This really sounds great and I would like to test and use it in Europe as well!

Geotagging with ZoneTag

ZoneTag is a software for your phone developed by YAHOO! Research to upload photos to flickr straight from your phone.
This wouldn’t be something to mention but ZoneTag also supports geotagging. Which a GPS-enabled device your photos are tagged with the location of your current position and will be positioned on the photo-map within flickr.

Great idea for your next trip.

JAJAH Mobile Plugin

JAJAH is a VoIP (Voice of IP) service which allows you to make free or cheaper calls all over the world straight from your normal phone.

Usually JAJAH is used via a web-browser and the number is called by typing the number into a web interface and initiate the call. You’re then called back by JAJAH and forwarded to the number you dialed.

The really amazing thing and the reason why I write about here is, that JAJAH also provides a plugin for mobile phones and enables you to use the service without the use of a PC.
The plugin runs in the background and when you call a number outside your homezone the plugin forwards the call to JAJAH and you will pay the JAJAH fees, not the more expensive ones from your provider.

The best of this is, it works really great and helps you to save a lot of money! But take care if you’re outside your homezone. The plugin opens a webconnection and this means that you have to pay for roaming. This could end in a even higher fee.