With all the mobile sync options for ACT!, it can get a bit confusing. Let’s make it easy.
Here’s a primer on what sync options you have, how much each one costs, and what the pros/cons are to each. The best option for you will depend on what you’re looking to do.
It’s official. The first BlackBerry with a touchscreen will release on November 21, 2008 through Verizon.
In case you missed all the buzz about what features and capabilities it has, here’s a quick refresher from Wired Magazine:
Users who want to get their Microsoft Outlook contacts on their T-Mobile G1 phones can use CompanionLink. In addition to synchronizing contacts, CompanionLink can sync Outlook calendar events, recurring appointments, tasks, and alarms and reminders with Google Android phones (like the T-Mobile G1).
In staying true with our corporate culture, CompanionLink Software is the first company to annouce and release a two-way sync solution for Google Android phones.
Our software synchronizes contacts, calendar and tasks between Android phones and desktop software like Microsoft Outlook, IBM Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise, ACT! by Sage, FrontRange GoldMine, and Palm Desktop.
Available on November 4, 2008 through AT&T. $299 with a two-year contract.
Here’s the full press release.
The Bold will have more CPU power, memory, and a better screen. GPS and Wi-Fi are built-in. They also have a neat Music Sync application that allows you to sync your iTunes songs to your BlackBerry.
This just leaked: a version of the new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm will be coming to either AT&T or T-Mobile. Here’s the full story.
This will be the first Google Android phone. It will be sold exclusively through T-Mobile on October 22, 2008. The phone will cost $179 with a two-year agreement.
CNET sums up the T-Mobile G1 handheld quite nicely:
“…it has the potential to make smartphones more personal and powerful. That said, it’s not quite there yet, so for now, the G1 is best suited for early adopters and gadget hounds, rather than consumers and business users.”
Read the full review here.
The BlackBerry Storm, their first attempt at a touch-screen device, is coming for thie 2008 holiday season. It will only be available through Verizon. Essentially, it boasts a touch-screen display with a tactile response. When you touch the screen, you’re actually pushing down on it. The screen moves down as you push. This is called haptics. I think “touch-screen” should be replaced with “push-screen”.
The device will run BlackBerry’s newest OS – BlackBerry OS 4.7. CompanionLink expects full compatibility with this OS and device.
Here’s a full review of the BlackBerry Storm.