With so much of our work and home activities based around our PC, it often feels that you're chained to the desk 24/7. Sometimes even while you're out and about you're probably itching to get home and check your emails or finish that Word document. Thanks to Remote Desktop for Mobiles you don't have to worry because the program lets you access your Windows desktop from wherever you are.

Basically, RDM + Remote Desktop can activate a new channel of communication between the two systems. In this way, you can interact with the Windows desktop, from your phone, starting or stopping services, viewing system resources, restarting or shutting down the machine remotely, among other possibilities.

To enable the connection, the program uses a BES meeting, BIS, TCP / IP or http. It supports password access, includes a system of encryption to protect transfers and has a number of options for rapid mapping functions on the keys of your device.

This software doesn't give you access to all the apps on your computer but ultimately, if you want to control the basic functions of your PC from your phone, RDM + Remote Desktop is a sound choice.

Download RDM+ Remote Desktop for Mobiles 3.7.5 (SP) in Softonic

Mobispine is a mobile media browser which gives you the news you like from your favourite sources. The amount of news and blogs being updated everyday increases all the time. Mobispine tries to help users to find what's important from the sea of information out there and gives you what you need to read it. Mobispine is intelligent enough to learn what you like and will help you keep up with your interests.

This sounds great! What does it cost?

Mobispine is the cheapest way of accessing Internet-based services on your mobile. We minimize your Internet costs by using RSS-feeds, i.e. web sites with re-occurring updates.

Your friends' blogs, news and entertainment are good examples of this. On our start page you can find more feeds that may be of interest to you.

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IM+ is a complete Instant Messaging solution for your PC or Mobile device which supports MSN , ICQ, AOL, Yahoo! and Jabber messaging systems. With IM+ you can communicate using encrypted messages, directly from your PC as well as from your mobile device, in real-time, cost-saving, within a group conference and many other features.

IM+ keeps the contact list information on the respective servers. So, IM+ and your ordinary desktop client always use just the same contact list. E.g. if you add a new buddy in your contact list with desktop client, you will also see him in your List if you connected with IM+.

Other features of IM+ include:

• Email addresses and Web URLs in conversations are automatically hyperlinked, and you can email or surf to these links
• Simultaneous connection to all selected systems
• Add/Remove Contact functions
• Ability to send mail to offline MSN users
• Configured alerts
• Sound and volume control
• Support of TCP/IP & HTTP connections
• Full presence status support
• Message History
• Working in Background Mode
• Predefined Messages
• Storage of several accounts

The comprehensive chat program for your Blackberry.

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There are so many different social networks out there nowadays that it's virtually impossible to keep on top of all of them on a daily basis.

ShoZu gives you a fighting chance though, by allowing you to access some of the most popular social networking sites instantly from your iPhone. From a single user environment you can hook up to Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, Blogger, and others.

With ShoZu you can publish photos and videos directly from your device, download images from Flickr, read and post comments on Facebook, update your status, add labels and descriptions, and even geo-tag your photos.

All this is available from the stylish interface in ShoZu that is easy to get around. You simply need to select none of the available social networks from the menu, choose one of the possible actions, then get going.

If you belong to lots of social networks, ShoZu provides a handy way to stay on top of them all from your Blackberry.

Download ShoZu 4.0 in Softonic

ShoZu is a free service for your phone that makes it incredibly easy to send and receive photos, videos and music while you're on the move.

Depending on the ShoZu services you use, the ShoZu phone application:

• Displays videos and photos on your phone so you can send them to Share-It destinations
• Displays ZuCasts so you can enjoy downloaded photos, videos and sounds files
• Monitors your phone address book for changes
• Transfers photos, videos, contacts and other data to and from your phone

ShoZu gives you the following options:

Saving to Flickr

Once activated, each time you take a new photo, ShoZu will give you the option of uploading to Flickr (You may turn this off if you wish). If you click OK, the photo will be uploaded quietly in the background, leaving you free to do other things.

Descriptions and Tagging

You can also save items to Flickr later, from within the ShoZu application. This allows you to take your time to choose which images to upload or add a description or tags to each image. To add a tag, just type in the keyword within angled brackets at the end of your description.

Emailing

Using ShoZu, you can also send your images by email directly from your phone to one of the contacts in your address book.

Download ShoZu S60 3rd 4.0 in Softonic

There are so many different social networks out there nowadays that it's virtually impossible to keep on top of all of them on a daily basis.

ShoZu gives you a fighting chance though, by allowing you to access some of the most popular social networking sites instantly from your iPhone. From a single user environment you can hook up to Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, Blogger, and others.

With ShoZu you can publish photos and videos directly from your device, download images from Flickr, read and post comments on Facebook, update your status, add labels and descriptions, and even geo-tag your photos.

All this is available from the stylish interface in ShoZu that is easy to get around. You simply need to select none of the available social networks from the menu, choose one of the possible actions, then get going.

If you belong to lots of social networks, ShoZu provides a handy way to stay on top of them all from your phone.

Download ShoZu 4.0 in Softonic

In this, the Internet age, we now have a wealth of resources available to help us get through our day-to-lives. The problem, of course, is that it's all scattered around the Net and we need to take measures to bring everything together.

There are plenty of portals and online services that help you to do this, and Viigo offers an interesting solution for Blackberry owners, providing a gateway to news websites and some of the most popular content on the network.

With Viigo, you can subscribe to all kinds of RSS news channels, with previews of all the articles, allowing you to download all of the articles that interest you and view them whenever you want on your mobile screen.

Although it doesn't offer much in the way of exclusive content, Viigo offers a dead simple way of accessing a wide range of information from one place. For instance, you can subscribe to local events where you live, get local weather forecasts, check the latest sports results, or search the Internet. The fact you can subscribe to RSS feeds means that you can stay on top of your life from wherever you go using your Blackberry.

Ultimately Viigo offers a one-stop solution for checking certain kinds of information that you need on a daily basis.

Download Viigo 2.3.35.19 in Softonic

If you can't get enough of Twitter and want to keep tweeting even when you're not at a computer, then give Tiny Twitter a try.

Tiny Twitter allows you to check your Twitter feeds and send tweets from your Windows Mobile device. Ultimately, it represents a much cheaper way of spreading the word from your mobile than using Twitter's SMS-sending function.

Using Tiny Twitter is a straightforward affair for anyone who has used the Twitter service before. Once you've signed into your account, you're presented with a list of the latest updates from the feeds you're subscribed to. Adding your own updates is simply a matter of clicking 'Tweet' and tapping in your message. Tiny Twitter lets you know how many characters you've got left as you type. Like the full Twitter, the app allows you to insert photos, taken from your camera phone into your message. You can even enter your precise location automatically by harnessing your device's GPS capabilities.

Although there are some useful interface customization tweaks and synchronization options in its settings menu, Tiny Twitter is still very much a stripped-back version of the Web service, and many of the profile management and people-finding tools of Twitter aren't included.

Nevertheless if you're keen to keep up with updates and spread the word about what you're doing every second of the day, then Tiny Twitter represents a handy mobile solution.

Download Tiny Twitter 1.85 (SP) in Softonic

If you can't get enough of Twitter and want to keep tweeting even when you're not at a computer, then give Tiny Twitter a try.

Tiny Twitter allows you to check your Twitter feeds and send tweets from your Windows Mobile device. Ultimately, it represents a much cheaper way of spreading the word from your mobile than using Twitter's SMS-sending function.

Using Tiny Twitter is a straightforward affair for anyone who has used the Twitter service before. Once you've signed into your account, you're presented with a list of the latest updates from the feeds you're subscribed to. Adding your own updates is simply a matter of clicking 'Tweet' and tapping in your message. Tiny Twitter lets you know how many characters you've got left as you type. Like the full Twitter, the app allows you to insert photos, taken from your camera phone into your message. You can even enter your precise location automatically by harnessing your device's GPS capabilities.

Although there are some useful interface customization tweaks and synchronization options in its settings menu, Tiny Twitter is still very much a stripped-back version of the Web service, and many of the profile management and people-finding tools of Twitter aren't included.

Nevertheless if you're keen to keep up with updates and spread the word about what you're doing every second of the day, then Tiny Twitter represents a handy mobile solution.

Download Tiny Twitter 1.8.4 in Softonic

IM+ is a complete Instant Messaging solution for your PC or Mobile device which supports MSN , ICQ, AOL, Yahoo! and Jabber messaging systems. With IM+ you can communicate using encrypted messages, directly from your PC as well as from your mobile device, in real-time, cost-saving, within a group conference and many other features.

IM+ keeps the contact list information on the respective servers. So, IM+ and your ordinary desktop client always use just the same contact list. E.g. if you add a new buddy in your contact list with desktop client, you will also see him in your List if you connected with IM+.

Other features of IM+ include:

• Email addresses and Web URLs in conversations are automatically hyperlinked, and you can email or surf to these links
• Simultaneous connection to all selected systems
• Add/Remove Contact functions
• Ability to send mail to offline MSN users
• Configured alerts
• Sound and volume control
• Support of TCP/IP & HTTP connections
• Full presence status support
• Message History
• Working in Background Mode
• Predefined Messages
• Storage of several accounts

The comprehensive chat program for your java cellphone.

Download IM+ (IMPlus) for Java 4.2.2 in Softonic

Combining directions, maps, and satellite imagery, Google Maps is a free download that lets you find local hangouts and businesses across town or across the country — right from your phone.

Detailed directions

Whether you plan to walk or drive, your route is displayed on the map itself, together with step-by-step directions.

Integrated search results

Local business locations and contact information appear all in one place, integrated on your map.

Easily movable maps

Interactive, draggable maps let you zoom in or out, and move in all directions so you can orient yourself visually.

Satellite imagery

Get a bird's eye view of your desired location.

Real-time traffic

See where the congestion is, and estimate delays in over 30 major US metropolitan areas.

Download Google Maps for mobile 2.3.1 in Softonic

If you're lucky enough to have a 3G unlimited Internet plan, perhaps you might want to think about turning your phone into a WiFi access point with Joikuspot Light.

Using JoikuSpot Light you can share your high speed wireless connection with other devices, such as your laptop, iPhone, iPod Touch, etc. The application is very easy to set up and takes no more than a couple of minutes to get going. Once installed, your connection will be detected by any WLAN-enabled device in the surrounding area.

For web browsing, JoikuSpot Light supports HTTP and HTTPS, giving you secure access to pages. For added security it also lets you protect your connection using a WEP key. JoikuSpot Light includes support for VPN access, giving you access to your company's intranet, network and your email inbox wherever you may be.

JoikuSpot Light is really useful if you have other devices you want to share you wireless 3G connection with. If you haven't got any other devices, you won't really get any use out of the program.

Download JoikuSpot Light 2.2 in Softonic

fring offers a mobile solution to making cheaper calls based on the comforts enjoyed by lovers of VoIP services such as Skype and text messengers like Google Talk and MSN. It enables users to make cheap mobile internet calls, transfer all contacts from internet messenger services and engage in multiple conversations simultaneously (which I must admit was too difficult and pointless for me. If I talk to someone I don't want them talking to someone else at the same time.). All your PC-based contacts can be merged into one long list which is very useful and 'presence status' lets you know when they are available.

Of course, the most important detail is the pricing. fring is free software which is great news and offers significantly cheaper calls than normal mobile rates. Check the website for details but from what I can see, local and international calls are free using WiFi connections, and very, very cheap for 3G and GPRS callers and to send an SMS. That all sounds very good to me. While PC-based solutions offer a completely free package, if you need to look for a mobile-alternative then fring appears to be leading the way.

Download fring 3.35 Beta in Softonic

IM+ is a complete Instant Messaging solution for your PC or Mobile device which supports MSN , ICQ, AOL, Yahoo! and Jabber messaging systems. With IM+ you can communicate using encrypted messages, directly from your PC as well as from your mobile device, in real-time, cost-saving, within a group conference and many other features.

IM+ keeps the contact list information on the respective servers. So, IM+ and your ordinary desktop client always use just the same contact list. E.g. if you add a new buddy in your contact list with desktop client, you will also see him in your List if you connected with IM+.

Other features of IM+ include:

• Email addresses and Web URLs in conversations are automatically hyperlinked, and you can email or surf to these links
• Simultaneous connection to all selected systems
• Add/Remove Contact functions
• Ability to send mail to offline MSN users
• Configured alerts
• Sound and volume control
• Support of TCP/IP & HTTP connections
• Full presence status support
• Message History
• Working in Background Mode
• Predefined Messages
• Storage of several accounts

The comprehensive chat program for your Java cellphone.

Download IM+ (IMPlus) for Java 4.2.1 in Softonic

Mobile instant messaging applications are quickly beginning to seem like Sudoku games: lots of them around and they’re all more or less the same. That said, they remain very popular and useful programs which are often at the forefront of the convergence trend just beginning to sweep the mobile communications industry.

YehBA* Instant Messenger is one of the new kids on the mobile IM block. It’s a well designed, compact option for those who want a chat program compatible with their phone yet without any of the extra bells and whistles now common in other clients. Its interface is original, if a little cutesy, and we found it adequately easy to use.

Setting up YehBA* was as simple as we’ve ever seen on a mobile IM program. The program has a built in ‘wizard’ which checks all your connection settings prior to launching the service. This is a run-once feature and it sets up your account with YehBA* as well as leading you through the account setup process for your MSN and/or Yahoo IM accounts – all with a cute cartoon of a wizard in the background. Nice.

Once up and running, there’s not much to choose from between YehBA* and the majority of its competitors in the IM market. Your options are simple: add or remove chat accounts, check your contacts list, communicate with buddies. The methods for communication extend beyond simple chatting, with ‘Call’ and ‘SMS’ included as options, However, seeing as these features don’t seem to have been implemented properly yet, we couldn’t gauge their eventual functionality. We figured that none of our contacts had the proper information entered into their MSN profiles but still… a little guidance would have been handy.

This is one of the areas where YehBA* starts to fall short of other clients we’ve tried in the past couple of months: its level of built-in help and advice is pretty low and it barely seems to offer support for features it boldly claims to offer. For example, setting a Google Talk account is supported by YehBA*. However, to realise this, you’ve got to know that Google Talk is based on Jabber and you’ll need to check Google’s homepage for the correct server settings to get your chat up and running – not something you’ll be able to do if you’re already out and about.

In some ways, this omission is understandable – there are, after all, a multitude of chat services out there and YehBA* can’t offer automatic setup for all of them. However, there are also plenty of chat clients out there that do offer a quick setup process for Google Talk – so why should we choose YehBA* over them?

The answer is that if all we’re looking for is a simple way to chat with MSN or Yahoo buddies while away from a computer, this is a perfectly robust option. You can communicate with your contacts or send them pictures from your phone – and that’s about it. Other much-lauded features, such as ‘blogging’ and chat rooms seemed potentially popular but essentially useless. We should also add that the program crashed once – not a particularly rare occurrence for a mobile application but annoying nonetheless.

YehBA* Instant Messenger is, on balance, a mostly stable and reliable IM program with good support for its basic features and not much else. If all you’re looking for is a way to chat with buddies from MSN or Yahoo! Messenger then this program is a perfectly decent choice. If, however, you’re looking for a program which offers advanced features, VoIP calls, or any other more advanced features, YehBA* isn’t the program for you.

Download YehBA* Instant Messenger 1.0.6 in Softonic

IM+ for Skype Software allows you to perform Skype functions and experience Skype features on your mobile. Chat with your Skype contacts, call them, enjoy the conveniences of Skype on your mobile device. IM+ for Skype Software is available for BlackBerry RIM devices and Symbian Series 60 v.3 phones .

Benefits:

• Stay in touch with Skype contacts
• Call and commmunicate with anyone at a low cost
• Get rid of high long distance and international call charges
• Communicate securely
• One-Time Fee. Get all future updates for free

Features:

• Call Skype contacts on their PCs
• Call any landline or mobile phone
• Receive calls from Skype contacts
• Get full presence status support
• Exchange instant text messages with your Skype contacts
• Receive notifications of missed calls and new voicemail messages

Download IM+ for Skype Blackberry 3.3.3 (ImPlus) in Softonic

IM+ is an excellent solution that will allow you to connect directly from your mobile phone to instant messaging services from the most popular networks. With IM+, you can connect to Messenger, ICQ, AOL, Google Talk and Jabber using any means of connecting to the Internet (i.e. Bluetooth gateway, WiFi, GPRS or UMTS).

Like conventional messaging clients, IM+ allows you to view contacts online, send and receive voice and text messages, transfer files, store and display talk histories, control multiple conversations at once, manage contacts and modify states. Regarding their connectivity, IM+ allows connecting with the various services on a selective basis or for you to connect with all simultaneously.

IM+ is a complete and powerful solution for those who have friends spread over many different IM networks.

Download IM+ All-in-One Mobile Messenger 3.64 (UIQ) in Softonic

Keep in touch with all your yahoo needs with the latest version of Yahoo! Go. The all-in-one app hosts everything from news, chat, sport, maps and local information. It all comes in a sleek new scroll bar and perhaps best of all will keep track of all the data you want to know about. So if you have some shares you hope to see accelerating on the stock market, Yahoo! Go will watch them for you.

Similarly with news and sport. If you want the news from the BBC, Yahoo! Go will allow you to add BBC News to your Yahoo! Go news widget. Plus the software stays in sync with your email account so you don't lose all those contacts and email addresses if you misplace your mobile. It's a comprehensive new package from the Yahoo team which should fit all needs and sizes.

Yahoo! Go packs a raft of web content into one easy to use program. Recommended.

Download Yahoo! Go 3.0.19 in Softonic

ProfiMail is application for your everyday life. It is a communication solution for your mobile device. Wherever you go, you have your e-mail with you. With program's user interface, you can see a great part of message on screen at a time, and easily navigate during reading.

You can use ProfiMail for your professional work - reading documents sent in messages, comfortably answer to sender, or send documents from device. You can also use ProfiMail for being in touch with your friends, who use e-mail on a desktop computer. For example, you can send photos taken with phone camera immediately. The program was designed to be as simple as possible, while offering very easy controlling, and many useful functions, essential for comfortable work with your e-mail.

Features of ProfiMail include:

• Automatic synchronization of messages with mail server
• IMAP folders
• Attachments - view, save, send
• HTML messages with images and hyperlinks
• Built-in File Explorer
• Address book
• Signatures
• Support for POP3 / IMAP / SMTP mail servers
• Writing mails using T9 dictionary
• Multiple email accounts
• Rules and filters allowing selective message download
• Opens and browses ZIP archives
• Support for various character encoding - Western, Cyrillic, Central European, and more
• Build-in image viewer - JPG, PNG and other popular formats
• Text viewer for standard text, HTML and Word documents
• Optimized for GPRS - get headers first, then download message bodies which you really want to see
• Scheduled message download
• Sound notifications

From now on, don't be tied to your desktop PC. Simply have e-mail always available to you anywhere you go.

Download ProfiMail 2.91 in Softonic

Skype is great for making free or cheaper calls from your computer. But what if you're out and about and want to speak to your Skype contacts on the move? Then you need iSkoot.

iSkoot is a free program that puts Skype on your Smartphone. As a result, you can make calls to people, chat via IM and even receive Skype calls to your mobile. You can also use iSkoot to make cheaper international calls using the SkypeOut service.

Setting up iSkoot is a painless procedure. You just need to select your model, download the installer and enter your Skype ID and password once the client is installed (you can create a new account if you need to). Your Skype contacts are automatically displayed and you can start calling right away by clicking on the name. Anyone familiar with Skype will be able to pick it up straight away, but there is a handy online help section if you need some assistance.

Call quality in iSkoot is generally excellent, and data connection speeds aren't really an issue, due to the way the system works. iSkoot basically connects you to a server which is in turn connected to the voice network via a regular mobile call. The only problem with this method is that it means you may get hit with long distance call charges, since you don't know what the number will be until the iSkoot server makes the call. The upshot of this is that if you're using your phone abroad you could end up racking up a large bill calling home as you will get hit with roaming charges. For making Skype calls in your own country though, the service is great as you bypass the need to pay call charges.

Provided you're only using it close to home, iSkoot offers a great way to chat cheaply on your mobile.

Download iSkoot 1.1 in Softonic