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The first Google Android OS cell phone, the T-Mobile G1, is considered a best seller by anyone’s standards, with 1 million devices sold in just 61 days (a faster pace than the first iteration of the Apple iPhone). While I’ve personally been pleased with its performance during my long-term testing of the device, I’ve noticed that many people I talk to are instantly dismissive of the the G1 – considering it a flawed first effort.

Commonly, this criticism traces back to the lack of proper Microsoft Exchange support on the device. Sure, you could always have your G1 log in and poll your Exchange mailbox using the standard IMAP4 e-mail protocol, but then you’ve sacrificed all the features that make consumers and corporations choose Exchange over simple e-mail: The integrated contacts list, the terrific calendar functionality, extra e-mail features, built-in security, and a first-class desktop application for when you are at your desk. Read the rest of this entry »

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Many of our users and customers have been asking us about upgrading our mail2web LIVE and Personal Exchange services to Exchange 2007 over the last couple years. Well, now it is here! But there are some important changes to make note of.

We have done our best to keep mail2web LIVE a Free service, but along with Exchange 2007 come some changes which we weren’t able to work around. As a result, the free version of mail2web LIVE under Exchange 2007 will not include the popular ActiveSync service. For our Personal Exchange users, nothing will be changing, with the exception of the name. And we will also be introducing a third option for users who need even more. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Free Services, Microsoft Exchange, News & Announcements, mail2web.com ~ 44 Comments

Google’s share of web searches for Feb 2009 was at  72.11%, up 8 percent year-over-year. Still not quite at the 90% share predicted by one Jason Calacanis one year ago, but, hey, it’s getting there.

Google Ups Share of Search To 72%; Yahoo, MSN and Ask Continue To Tank - Search Insider, March 11 2009

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In case you haven’t already heard, Microsoft has officially rolled out support for POP3 on all Windows Live Hotmail accounts. This means anyone with an @hotmail.com or @live.com email address can now use mail2web.com to check their account. We’ve had a lot of users and visitors ask us about hotmail support over the years, and now we can finally say “It Works!”

And for those of you who have a mail2web LIVE, Personal Email or Business Email account with mail2web.com, it means that you can now use our Email Aggregator feature to download your hotmail directly into your Exchange account. Then when you use ActiveSync on your Windows Mobile, iPhone or other device, you’ll get your hotmail directly on your phone. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Free Services, Microsoft Exchange, mail2web.com ~ 1 Comment

Good day,

I wanted to take the time to inform you, as a valued customer of mail2web.com, of some recent changes in our management. Tony Yustein has, effective immediately, resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of SoftCom Technology Consulting Inc. We wish Tony success in his future endeavors.

Co-founder and former Vice President of Operations and Software Development, Turker Sokullu has been appointed as a director and the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Secretary of SoftCom Technology Consulting Inc. Firat Eren has also been appointed as a director and the Chairman. Read the rest of this entry »

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