10 Mobile Small Business Applications
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Have you ever wanted to make last-minute changes to an Excel spreadsheet while away from your computer? How about charging someone's credit card on the go? Today's crop of applications for your mobile phone are sure to increase your productivity while away from your computer. Click forward to see 10 convenient mobile applications you'll surely want to pick up.
Next: Westtek Jetcet PDF and PrintMore Mobile Solutions:
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Westtek Jetcet PDF and Print
Jetcet Print and Jetcet PDF add 2 features not normally found on your PDA or Smartphone -- PDF viewing, and document printing. The application supports most Bluetooth and network enabled printers.
Price: $9.95 (Jetcet Print) and $8.95 (Jetcet PDF)
Mobile Platform: Windows Mobile and Google Android (Jetcet PDF only).
Where:www.westtek.com
Next: WMWiFiRouterMore Mobile Solutions:
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WMWiFiRouter
WMWiFiRouter turns your Windows powered Smartphone into a wireless router. Being able to take the (broadband) connection on your Smartphone, and share that over WiFi with your laptop or other wireless device means you can get your laptop online, without having to invest in any additional equipment.
Price: $29.99
Mobile Platform: Windows Mobile
Where:www.wmwifirouter.com
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PDANet
PDANet does for the iPhone, Android, Palm and Blackberry what WMWiFiRouter does for Windows Mobile. The application shares the (broadband) mobile connection using WiFi or the USB port of your device, allowing you to use your phone as a modem. Sadly, iPhone users will not be able to use the device without "jailbreaking" their phone, possibly voiding your warranty.
Price: $34
Mobile Platform: Android, Windows Mobile, Palm, iPhone and Blackberry
Where:www.junefabrics.com
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Dataviz Documents To Go
Documents to Go offers a very powerful suite of office tools, allowing you to create, edit and view Word and Excel files on your mobile device. Blackberry, Palm and Windows devices can also view PowerPoint and PDF files.
Price: From $19.95
Mobile Platform: Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Android and Symbian. iPhone support coming soon.
From:www.dataviz.com
Next: Zoho MobileMore Mobile Solutions:
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Zoho Mobile
When it comes to online applications, not much can beat Zoho. This suite of online tools offers everything from customer relationship management to email, document management and project management.
Price: Free (for a limited number of users)
Mobile Platform: Any mobile web browser.
Where:www.zoho.com
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Timewerks
Timewerks is an amazingly powerful mobile time management, billing and invoicing tool for the iPhone. The application can even be expanded to accept credit cards for immediate payment. At the end of your work, you can export all the information onto your desktop computer.
Price: $9.95
Mobile Platform: iPhone
Where:http://www.sorth.com/timewerks/
Next: Celio Redfly Mobile ViewerMore Mobile Solutions:
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Celio Redfly Mobile Viewer
The Celio Redfly Mobile Viewer allows you to "clone" the screen of your Windows Mobile device on your laptop. This means you'll be able to turn on your laptop and connect to your device using Bluetooth or USB. The advantage of recreating your PDA or Smartphone on your laptop is of course being able to move from a small 3" screen to your regular laptop or desktop screen.
Price: Currently free (during initial beta phase).
Mobile Platform: Windows Mobile
Where:http://www.celiocorp.com/viewer
Next: SugarSyncMore Mobile Solutions:
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SugarSync
SugarSync provides a two-way file synchronization service which constantly keeps files on your desktop, in sync with the SugarSync servers, and an unlimited number of other computers. A file you create or edit on one PC, is instantly updated on any other computer you include in your "sync cloud."
Price: From free (for a limited 2GB account) to $24.99/month for 250GB of storage
Mobile Platform: Blackberry, iPhone, Windows Mobile (native applications) or any mobile web browser
Where:www.sugarsync.com
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Sprite Backup
Sprite Backup can make scheduled backups of everything on your device, and store it on the memory card. In addition to this, the application can send backups to your desktop PC (when connected). Advanced users can even configure Sprite Backup to send important stuff to an FTP server. Should disaster strike, you can restore all your data in a matter of minutes.
Price: $29.95
Mobile Platform: Windows Mobile
Where:www.spritesoftware.com
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TeleNav
TeleNav brings full turn-by-turn navigation to your Smartphone. Instead of investing in a car GPS unit, you simply load the TeleNav application on your device, and for just under $10/month, you get a very powerful navigation system.
Price: $9.95/month (lower prices are sometimes available through your mobile operator)
Mobile Platform: Windows Mobile, Palm, Blackberry, Google Android, Java
Where:www.telenav.com
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