Now it's easier to customize your Momail account

Yesterday, Momail updated its service to make it even easier to use!

Among other cool updates, we've simplified the ability to customize the type and size of the attachments you'd like to receive to your mobile.

For example, if you'd like to receive music files on your phone, just go to the "Control Panel" within your Momail account, click the type and size you'd like to receive, and save. Just be aware that these attachments will not be optimized (at least not yet!), and therefore you may incur additional data expenses. However, if you have a flat-rate data plan from your operator, feel free to go crazy ;)

These adjustments can be made for multiple file types, from graphics, to video, to music, and even for various document types. Check it out, and let us know what you think!

Access your mail on Android with Momail

Do you have a Google Android handset, and would like to access more than just Gmail? Momail can help! Just follow these simple steps to access your all your email (without pesky Google-inspired restrictions ;)

Is the Gmail mobile app really that good?

Momail's customers don't think so.

As most familiar with us know by now, one of the key features of Momail is that we enable users to consolidate their email into one easy to access mailbox, both on the mobile handset and web. According to our statistics, users forward their Gmail mail into Momail many, many times mor than any other major webmail service. The primary reasons:

- Usability: Momail is easier to use, and is available on more handsets
- Data optimization: Momail minimizes the amount of data delivered to the handset by up to 99%
- Attachment handling: As Momail works on the native platform of the handset, it is much easier to save attachments to the phone, as well as attach photos stored in the phone

What is your experience? We'd love to hear!

Zmail of China partners with Momail

Momail recently announced its cooperation with Zmail, China's largest provider of email solutions for SME's. This is a great start for our Asian operations, and further proof of the ease of working with Momail for extending current email platforms into the mobile space.

Microsoft OneApp - a nice start, but...

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the development of OneApp which is targeted to the emerging markets, and is thus very light to download, eases access social networks, and should work on basic handsets. That all sounds great. However, upon researching further, the supported handset list is quite limited - and functions primarily on higher-end handset such as the Nokia N- and E-series. So is it really a service for emerging markets?

Comparing Momail and OneApp, Momail proves again to be the better option for those wishing for an easy and light product to "smarten-up" the largest number of handsets - both "basic" and "smart".

As Momail leverages the native handset platform, it requires no memory to set-up, all emails are saved in the cloud, and Momail optimizes data in order to minimize the data used. In addition, Momail already enables users to access services such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and more.

We therefore clearly think Momail is the better option for the emerging markets.

Facebook lite - simpler, faster

... sounds familiar to Momail users!

Facebook recently rolled out a new version of its service, called "Facebook lite", which is designed to be easier to use, and provide faster download times.

Momail has already been following this policy since our launch - ie, simple, fast with a strong focus on customer usability. While Facebook lite is targeted to developing countries, Momail's email service is available to all users - on most handsets, with any email account.

Momail and Twitter - a brilliant combination

For many reasons, Twitter has become the hot topic for 2009. The service has proven to be massively popular and useful for everthing from communicating about the latest world events (eg, Iran election) to daily dribble (eg, "out to get a coffee"). One of the challenges, however, is updating from your mobile economically. Twitter offers and SMS service in some countries - but unfortunately, it is often expensive.

Momail helps make mobile updates to Twitter both easy and inexpensive. All you need to do is set up Twitter in your Momail account, or create a special "send-to" email address with a service such as Twittermail.

User feedback thus far has been great - highlighted by this Tweet "Twittern mit dem Handy für weniger als 1cent pro Nachricht. Momail und Twittermail machen es möglich!" (Translation: Twitter with the mobile for less than 1 cent a message. Momail and Twittermail make it possible!")