New Technologies
Free mobile e-mail services hit Canadian users
By Briony Smith
ComputerWorld Canada
Two companies are leading the charge to bring user-friendly e-mail to basic cell phones, one with a Web-based approach, and one going with a downloadable program.
Thousands have already used Santa Monica, California-based Teleflip’s service in the States, one-third of which, estimates CEO Tony Davis, are business users. Even 300 Canadians have signed up, prior to the product’s official launch in Canada.