Mobile Tech News -- Palm Presentation, IM for for BlackBerries, SunnySoft Contacts Updated, and More

Palm to Present at Merrill Lynch Technology Conference

Palm is presenting at the 2008 Merrill Lynch Technology Conference which takes place Thursday, May 8 in New York City. Citing its years of innovation and performance in the handheld space, Palm will be one of many presenters at this conference.

The presentation will be broadcast live at at 9:45 am Eastern Time at investor.palm.com.

WebMessenger Mobile for BlackBerries Released

With many enterprises running both BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Microsoft Office Communication Servers side by side, the release of WebMessenger Mobile for BlackBerries presents a unified communications solution. WebMessenger Mobile allows for the management of instant messaging, VoIP, and audio/video presentations from a single communications server across users and now multiple types of mobile device deployments.

WebMessenger Mobile for Microsoft OCS is deployed as an on-premise enterprise solution, and can be used by itself or in conjunction with other WebMessenger Mobile solutions to federate leading IM networks, connect with enterprise voice IP PBX platforms, extend persistent group chat solutions, or leverage existing auditing and compliance tracking solutions.

Pricing for WebMessenger Mobile for Microsoft OCS starts at $72 per seat. For more information and pricing options, visit the WebMessenger website.

SunnySoft Contacts Updated

Options for alternative contacts managers for Windows Mobile devices keep growing. SunnySoft Contacts version 1.3 has been released. This new version features a refined user interface and new configuration options.

SunnySoft Contact manager is available in several languages including  English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish, and Czech and also supports Hebrew.

For more information and to download for Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices, visit the SunnySoft website.

Gameloft Announces Wimbledon 2008 Tennis Game

In honor of this year's Wimbledon tennis championship, Gameloft has announced that its popular Tennis Open 2007 has been picked up as the official Wimbledon 2008 mobile tennis game. Featuring sings and doubles modes, this game allows digital tennis players to choose clay, grass, and artificial turf surfaces. There are five training mini-games, and an extra Wimbledon Championships history section with interesting facts from the tournament's past.

Gameloft's Wimbledon 2008 is available as a Java-based game, compatible with most handsets that have Java installed. For more information and to download, visit the Gameloft Wimbledon 2008 website.

CinemaNow Remote Download Service for Full-Length Movies

With household devices gaining connectivity options, it was only a matter of time before downloading movies became a mobile event as well. CinemaNow has announced a service where by accessing the CinemaNow website on a mobile device, users can download full-length moves to  any of CinemaNow's Media Manager-enabled connected devices, including PCs, digital television sets (DTV), portable media players (PMP), set-top boxes (STB) and network attached storage (NAS) devices.

Leveraging the wireless Internet, CinemaNow gives users access to thousands of movie titles which can be previewed on mobiles devices, and then downloaded to compatible hardware.

For more information about the CinemaNow Download Service, or to access CinemaNow on a mobile device, visit the CinemaNow mobile website: http://mobile.cinemanow.com