iPhone Application Watch: OneTeam, Wooo Button, Widget Monkey, Berlin Metro app banned
OneTeam
OneTeam is the "first business-class instant messaging client for iPhone", offering secure and flexible IM access for business users.
It offers access to existing IM accounts on AIM, MobileMe, ICQ, MSN, Windows, Yahoo, and GoogleTalk through server side gateways and XMPP servers. This makes it easier for a corporate IT department to manage IM for security and compliance.
Key features of the of the OneTeam service include:
- No per-message charges - OneTeam uses a users' existing data plan
- Enables users to access their Gmail® account directly
- Clean and streamlined workflow
- Compliance with the open XMPP standard
- OneTeam can be used in a corporate environment with a corporate XMPP server
- Users can chat with their contacts on other IM networks
Available now for £3.49.
Wooo Button
Wooo Button is the kind of application you'll probably either love or hate.
It simply places a button on the screen which, when pressed, causes a "Wooo!" sound effect to be played. That's it. No extra noises (as far as I can tell). At least it's free.
Developed by Aaron Burke from the Merge Agency, what would actually be a lot more fun is if he built it in to the financial application he's currently working on.
Widget Monkey
Widget Monkey is now available on the iPhone for just 59p ($0.99).
The "rag doll" monkey that graced the OS X Dashboard can now be put on your iPhone. Press the screen to make him collapse, or shake the phone to make him go wild.
Berlin Metro timetable app banned
Bad news for those hoping to use Fahr-Info Berlin -- it's been banned by the company which runs the Berlin Metro because the original timetables are copyright, though because the application pulls data directly from the BVG (official) web site I'm wondering whether bandwidth (running automated services that pull information from other sites is often frowned upon) and lack of advertising/marketing opportunities are the real reasons.
The same issues could be faced on other transport systems, which means that if the companies involved want to be helpful to mobile users, they'd better seriously improve their own online offerings. Using the Transport for London web site via iPhone over 3G is doable, but fairly painful.
To return to the original story, the ill-informed Berlin company's spokeswoman, Petra Reetz, said that "That is our copyright and Apple is one of the richest firms in the world."
Presumably, when they release their own application, it will be free and then everything will be OK. Some companies think innovation is a bad thing. Obviously letting other people use your data might actually encourage them to use your services, and we couldn't possibly have that, could we?
(Via WIRED)
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