If your mobile device has no Live Messenger (MSN Messenger), then you can open your web browser and start using Microsoft Live Messenger, that is now in beta:

First of all you need Live Messenger ID (username and password):

After logging-in you can select your status and go online:

After this you will be able to see who is online and available for chatting:

The service includes lost of options, but one of the most important for users is “Refresh“. You will have to manually refresh the page manually:

After writing a message you must press “send” button:

The service includes a great number of smileys:

You can change name and status in settings:

Summary:

The service, not being a functional as Live Messenger in Windows Mobile 6, can prove to be quite useful.

Study: Mobile Users Look for Toilet Hire and Diving Services

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M-Spatial conducted a study on the usage of mobile Internet in the UK. The study showed the increasing interest in local mobile search. In fact the users are becoming more competent in the area of Mobile Web. They are eager to get more high-quality services that provide a wide range opportunities.

There is a great number of Internet cafes and other establishments providing Wi-Fi access, and the consumers are eager to find these locations. Moreover the study has revealed that users find benefits from local search. Not only when they are away from home, but also for some local area categories like traffic info, live travel updates, local cinema. The study reveled 100% increase in consumers checking traffic cameras.

Cinema searches still top the index, with Odeon and Cineworld ahead of the others.

Consumers are looking for esoteric things like Lime kilns, toilet hire, diving services, marine engineers, genealogists and historians, model villages and animal transportation.

Andy Walker, CEO of m-spatial, commented on the results of the study:

“The Index again highlights the breadth of local content that users are demanding while on the move. Perhaps more significantly, this quarter’s search index highlights the growing trend of repeat usage of mobile local search services with consumers increasingly realising the value of search, not only when in an unfamiliar area, but on a regular basis near home, when making regular journeys and when planning a night out. This is a significant step in the development and mass market adoption of local search.”

Top Ten Local Search Brands January - April 2007 according to the study:

1. Odeon
2. Cineworld
3. Tesco
4. Domino’s Pizza
5. Pizza Hut
6. Asda
7. Vue
8. Premier Travel Inn
9. Sainbury’s
10. Halfords

Top Ten Local Search Categories January - April 2007

1. Cinema
2. Fast Food
3. Drinking
4. Taxi
5. Supermarkets
6. B&B
7. Clubbing
8. Electrical & Electronics
9. Home
10. Clothing and Fashion

PLIBA: 1st Worldwide Mobile Rental Service

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Pocket Live TV is now available in two versions: both with or without touch screen Windows Mobile Platform. The service (it can also be called a program) allows users to watch TV over 3G or Wi-Fi.

You can watch what you like from Cartoon Network to ABC News:

After you install the program it appears in the menu as “Pocket Live TV“:

You will have to enter activation information when you use Pocket TV for the first time. After doing that you will see the following message:

Here is the main menu of the program:

The second screen includes flags and channels from other countries:

The quality of TV varies with the channel, from high to poor:

Some of the channels take only part of the screen while others fill all the space:

Summary:

Pocket TV is a great mobile service that offers a wide choice of channels from all over the world. To use the service you don’t have to install a receiver with broadband at home. The program is simple to use and the service is likely to expand in the future.

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