Netflix on the go

With Netflix Mobile you can view and manage your queue with your Internet-enabled mobile phone. Bookmark this page and you can instantly add recommended movies to your queue as soon as you hear about them.

Recycle With an Electronics Score

In addition to carriers, electronics stores, such as Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples, are also major suppliers of cell phones and are concerned about the effects of electronic waste.  As a result, these companies have also instituted in-store programs to aid mobile phone recycling.  In each store, there are collection areas where you can drop-off your cellular phone for recycling. Learn More

Recycle With the Phone Manufacturer

Many of the major cell phone manufacturers – LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson offer mail-in options for recycling your cell phones regardless of the cell phones’ carrier or manufacturer.  You’ll need appropriate packing materials to mail your phone, but the manufacturers take care of the postage with pre-paid labels that you can print out.  Some additional considerations to remember when mailing your phone:

If you’re including batteries, please ensure that the battery is fully discharged and your phone is powered off. Please do not include any loose batteries.
Place phones in appropriate packaging/envelope. There’s no need to add extra packaging materials.
Print the pre-paid postage and affix it to the package. Make sure any previous delivery address and barcodes are covered.
Drop off the package/envelope in the mail. Learn More

Google Maps Mobile

Google offers all the utility of its Google Maps in a mobile web version for your mobile phone. With Google Maps Mobile, you can view maps, get turn-by-turn directions, see traffic conditions, find nearby businesses, and even find out your current location—without needing GPS. This service works for most web-enabled phones.

App lets parents monitor kids’ texting

It can be hard for parents to keep up with the new technology their kids are using. A new app from MyKidisSafe gives parents a measure of control over their children’s text messaging. Parents can restrict their kids’ mobile phone use while driving or during school hours. Parents can also enable filters that block objectionable content sent to their kids’ devices. Yet another way mobile technology can help give parents some much-needed peace of mind.

Bookmark and organize all your mobile websites

Mobiseer is a web service that lets you find mobile websites, mark them for later use, and even build a mobile web page with your favorite links for quick access Go to mobiseer.mobi on your cell or visit their website.

Find it fast

Boopsie is a downloadable application that allows for extra fast mobile searching.
This search tool helps you find whatever you’re looking for with as little typing as possible by combining live search with topic-specific search channels (dictionary, news, movies, etc.).

Create your very own mobile web pages

WireNode is a web-based mobile page creator where you can quickly put together your own mobile start pages. Create as many mobile websites as you like. Each site gets its own location and can include multiple RSS feeds, links, images, custom text, etc.

Beam it up Scotty!

This website lets you easily transfer files from your computer to your mobile phone. In just three simple steps you can upload and send any picture, music track, video file, office document or any other file to your cell phone. Upload your file, indicate whether you want Beam-it to compress it and enter your phone number. Shortly after Beam-It will send you a text message (SMS) with the download link to the uploaded file.

See how your site displays on cell phone

emulator is a website that allows businesses and individuals to test out their website to see if it is mobile ready.

Scan, copy, and fax from your cell phone

Just take a picture and send it to scanR from your Blackberry or other web enabled phone and they turn it into text that can be shared via email or fax. Store business cards, newspaper articles, and even info from white boards.

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Find the mobile version of your favorite website

Not sure if your favorite website is compatible with your mobile web browser? Well, Tilt View can tell you. The website has options to check for IE Mobile, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Opera Mini and Symbian. It also works on all mobile browsers.

No GPS? No problem.

Just dial DIR-ECT-IONS (347-328-4661), request a location or business and seconds later a text message with step-by-step directions will arrive. Its as simple as 1-2-3 and it’s completely free.

Need that blackberry to move a little faster?

There are dozens of shortcut keys or keystroke combinations that allow better Blackberry usability. For example, hitting ‘J’ while reading emails will immediately call up the oldest message in the email chain.

Google Docs—Now!

A free application from the iPhone’s app store will download all of your documents and spreadsheets from Google’s Documents (link to Apple application store) feature, making them available to read and access even when away from a data connection. Perfect for storing and accessing shared lists even when you’re on the go.

Voicemail to text service works on airplanes

There are a lot of options for voicemail to text conversion services, such as PhoneTag and PhoneWire, each costing $9-$30 a month, but SpinVox has a unique feature that others don’t.  While all of these services convert voicemails to text or email messages, SpinVox’s new feature will provide added benefit busy business travelers.  Federal regulations prohibit making phone calls during a flight, but SpinVox users can continue to get their voicemails as text messages or emails during a flight in a data-only environment and respond via email while still in the air or by text once on the ground.

Use Outlook mobile on ANY cellphone

Emoze is the first free mobile push email service.  Emoze allows you to receive emails and Outlook data anywhere on your mobile phone even if it’s not a Blackberry or PDA.  It is completely secure and allows email access without connecting to a service or clicking send\receive.  You can also manage contact, calendar, and other personal information all for free using your mobile phone.

GrandCentral manages multiple phone numbers

GrandCentral, Google’s latest acquisition, hopes to make managing multiple phone numbers an easier process. The service allows users to send calls from multiple phone numbers to one number, combine voicemail accounts and answer phone calls even as the caller is recording a voice message. Grand Central also allows users to record calls on the fly access the recordings online, receive voicemail notifications via email or SMS and others. One particularly innovative service is the ability to have people leave voicemails via a web service that hides your phone number.

HP’s Mobile Remote Printing Technology

HP’s CloudPrint service allows you to remotely print using your mobile phone.  Email a document to the CloudPrint virtual print server which will store a copy and send an SMS to your phone with a reference ID. Once you get to a computer, enter the code on the CloudPrint web site and the server will find the nearest local printer.  This service allows you to save multiple files on the server, keep the reference IDs on your phone and print from any computer.  Additionally, you can print mobile photos or files from your phone to your home printer.

Mobile comparison-shopping with Slifter

An exciting free cell phone service called Slifter lets you comparison shop for products in nearby stores right from your mobile device!  Now when you’re out shopping you can immediately find out whether that new camera you’re looking at is $20 cheaper on the other side of town.  Save money, time, and worry by signing up for this free service today.