geekypeek.com - 11/18/2008
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So we just finished the big upgrade, apologies again for the outage. The biggest feature outside of texting is that we now support almost all image types.
There has been a bit of confusion about attachments. You can view images on your Peek. Previously you could just view jpegs, but as of ...
techcrunch.com - 11/16/2008
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techcrunch.com —
AOL is on a product-cutting spree. In addition
to the shuttering of XDrive, AOL Pictures, MyMobile And...
Bluestring, the company will also be shutting down the AOL Video Uploads service starting this week. Users must move their videos prior to ...
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AOL Gets Out Of User Generated Video Business
aolsync.aol.com - 11/20/2008
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aolsync.aol.com —
Combines your AOL contacts and calendar events from
Outlook, Windows Mobile, and your mobile phone. Wirelessly sync...
to your mobile phone Set it and forget it with Auto Sync Fast and easy to set up Already have a screen name? Sign in. Screen Name: ...
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AOL Sync
news.cnet.com - 11/20/2008
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news.cnet.com —
It's been a busy two days for AOL
Mail. On Wednesday, AOL launched a beefier version of...
the AOL Mail gadget for iGoogle . On Thursday, AOL won a few more fans with the introduction of its beta feature AOL Sync. AOL Mail for iGoogle improves upon the ...
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AOL Sync beta launched for Outlook, phones | Webware
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Peek e-mail device gains unlimited texts, image viewing
jkOnTheRun —
... but I need to get on it. Up to now, it was a little barebones for my usage. I'll have to get on the review soon but before I do, I can share some good news for the Peeksters out there. There was a service upgrade last night from the company and it adds two key features that make the Peek more usable by a larger audience. ...
Peek email device: now with text messaging and image viewing capabilities
Engadget —
... It's barely been two days since we heard that "Dan" at Peek had opened a suggestion box for would-be customers to recommend "minor" tweaks for their email only handheld, so we assume today's news is unrelated. Regardless, there was a pretty decent upgrade ...
Peek add SMS, image attachment viewing, to email messenger
SlashGear —
The Peek email messenger is either the pinnacle of task-specific devices, or an under-functional waste of pocket space, depending on your stance on convergence. Reviewers seem fairly happy, but one regular critique is the device’s unwavering obsession with email above all other types of messaging. Now Peek have responded by adding SMS compatibility, together with updating the email app to support a broader range of image attachment viewing.
Rather than introduce a new app, sending an SMS uses the existing email ...
Peek Gets SMS, Picture Support
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... image types). Both of these are well within the spirit of email, and the SMS function would probably have made me buy this back when I was trying live without a cellphone.
Messages are sent by adding an @cell.getpeek.net suffix to the phone number, and then sending them like normal emails. The Peek people warn that this is a strictly alpha service right now, but certainly a welcome addition. Better still, the Peek can now be had for just $80
Of Upgrades & Attachments [Geeky Peek via JK on the Run via Brownlee] ...
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