Communications

for the week of: November 01Downloads

1.
Yahoo Go for Mobile
SMS Tools5,976
2.
BlackBerry Desktop Manager
SMS Tools4,022
3.
Mobile Number Locator
SMS Tools2,893
4.
Mobile Number Locator
SMS Tools2,566
Windows Marketplace for Mobile

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Skype for Windows Mobile
Web Phones & VoIP Software1,217
6.
IM+ All-in-One-Messenger for BlackBerry
Chat1,029
7.
TwitterBerry
SMS Tools969
SugarSync Mobile for Blackberry

Sync all your files across all devices including PC, Mac, Blackberry.

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8.
IM+ All-in-One Mobile Messenger (Pocket PC/Windows Mobile)
Chat760
9.
Yahoo Messenger for iPhone
Chat625
10.
VZO Mobile Video Phone
Chat550

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CaptureWizPro

Capture screen images, video and audio

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IM+ All-in-One Mobile Messenger for Palm Nov 03
Chat
IM+ All-in-One-Messenger for BlackBerry Nov 03
Chat
iText Pro for iPhone Nov 02
SMS Tools
gDial Pro for Palm WebOS Oct 26
Web Phones & VoIP Software
IM+ All-in-One Mobile Messenger (Pocket PC/Windows Mobile) Oct 26
Chat
zhiing - LBS for Everyone Oct 20
SMS Tools
Zhiing for Symbian Oct 20
SMS Tools
Zhiing - LBS for Everyone Oct 20
SMS Tools
Zhiing for BlackBerry Oct 20
SMS Tools
Zhiing for Android Oct 20
SMS Tools

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1.
Yahoo Messenger for iPhone
Chat with your Yahoo friends from your iPhone.
2.
Quip for iPhone
Send pictures to your friends from your iPhone.
3.
YouMail (iPhone)
Check your YouMail voicemail directly from your iPhone.
4.
TwitterBerry
Post updates to Twitter via your Blackberry device.
5.
BeejiveIM for BlackBerry
IM your friends from all the major IM networks on your BlackBerry device.
6.
Ascendo Money for BlackBerry
Manage your personal finances on your BlackBerry.
7.
IM+ All-in-One-Messenger for Android
Chat within AIM/iChat, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk, and MySpace messengers.
8.
GPush
Receive Gmail message notifications on your iPhone that include the subject line and sender.
9.
Skype for Windows Mobile
Experience high-quality voice communication over the Internet via your Pocket PC.
10.
Yahoo Go for Mobile
Bring Internet content, including e-mails, news, and Flickr photos to your phone.

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an introduction to Communications

The Internet is all about communication. From e-mail software to chat clients to the latest in VoIP software, Download.com's Communications category has everything you need to reach out and touch someone.

Of course you use e-mail, but which e-mail program should you use? A number of e-mail programs are free, from the venerable Microsoft Outlook Express to our current favorite, Mozilla Thunderbird. Thunderbird supports IMAP and POP mail protocols and can handle all your RSS feeds. It features cutting-edge antiphishing and spam filters in addition to advanced security features such as S/MIME, digital signing, and message encryption.

You'll also want to download all the latest e-mail extensions, such as spam filters and programs that notify you when e-mail is sent to your online accounts.

If you're too impatient for e-mail, chat software allows real-time communication between any two PCs. Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, MSN Messenger (soon to be Windows Live Messenger), and AOL Instant Messenger are the major players in the chat market, with ICQ still a popular choice among hard-core chat fans.

If your friends use different clients and you don't want to install them all, Trillian lets you chat with everyone regardless of chat platform, including IRC-based chat rooms.

Of course, why bother typing e-mails when you can just talk to someone over your PC? Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, allows you to turn your PC into a Web phone to call other Internet-connected PCs and talk as long as you want at no charge. Programs such as Skype, GloPhone, and BuddyTalk are painless to install and easy to use, and all three allow you to place calls to regular phones by signing up for a calling plan. For more information, check out the Download.com guide to Net Phones.

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an introduction to Communications