2. Mobile Devices Come in all varieties… Blackberry, iPhone, Android, Symbian*, etc… *Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic and Samsung
3. What can they do? LOTS! Most importantly… Sync information across multiple devices Communicate (Call, text, email, tweet, facebook, etc) Browse Websites Access files
4. Syncing Services Each type/brand of phone has its own syncing service. iPhone – MobileMe Android – Google Sync Windows – My Phone Nokia – Ovi
5. Cross-Platform Syncing Google Sync is available as a cross-platform solution. Google Sync is pre-installed on Android.
7. Syncing Contacts Sign up for an account with the syncing service of your choice Download the necessary app to your phone. Your phone’s contacts will be uploaded
8. Syncing Calendars Syncing services also sync calendars Works great if everything is the same brand Some work-around needed for cross-platform support PC to iPhone Mac to Android GroupWise to Anything
9. Syncing Email Using web-based email generally removes this need. Using apps designed for your phone removes duplication (read and unread messages)
10. Communication It is a phone after all! Phone numbers on websites show as links Dialing the old-fashioned way Email SMS/text messages Instant Message Many IM Services Aggregators
11. Twitter Brief communications Mentions/Direct Messages Use short URL’s Tinyurl.com Bit.ly Tr.im Links to content Multiple interfaces Twitter Mobile Site Seesmic App Twidroyd App
12. Facebook Longer description Rich links Full titles Additional Description Thumbnails Links directly to content Can “import” or “embed” content Several interfaces available touch.facebook.com m.facebook.com Facebook App
13. YouTube Large, rich description Full and multiple URLs Is the content Singular interface (minus YouTube apps) YouTube App m.youtube.com
14. Mobile Websites Some websites can detect mobile devices and alter their format Some text-based some graphics based. Mobile browsers vary on how pages display library.msstate.edu/m m.lib.auburn.edu
15. Accessing Files Google Docs can create many types of documents Word processing Spreadsheets Presentations Forms/Surveys
16. Accessing Files Dropbox is an online storage utility that syncs your files between devices. 2GB Free 50GB $9.99/mo $99/year 100GB $19.99/mo $199/year
