Firms using the Lotus Domino email system can now provide push email to people using Apple’s iPhone. The only requirement is that the Domino servers be running Lotus Domino server version 8.5.1 or higher, and must be configured to use the optional Domino Traveler software module.
Once the Traveler software is installed, users can connect to [...]

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Today Microsoft finally launched the consumer versions of its Windows 7 operating system. While the software ushers in several new features like a much improved Task Bar, the most ground breaking is new support for Touch Screen devices.
Experts say it will take time before software such as office tools and consumer titles will be updated [...]

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In September Google announced the availability of its Push email service for iPhone, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile devices.
The idea behind the Push service is that notifications of new email messages are sent, or pushed, directly to the phone as soon as an email arrives at the Gmail server. This is in contrast to the [...]

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Launched in August, Apple’s Snow Leopard server operating system includes a new beefed up mail server that supports Push email to the iPhone.
Following the update, Snow Leopard will contact users whenever it receives new mail. Without Push, each user’s mail software must poll the server every few minutes to see if new mail has arrived.
Adding [...]

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Apple has released version 3.1 iPhone software but Internet telephone app vendor Truphone warns users not to upgrade just yet.
Truphone said customers may encounter service problems with the current version of the Truphone application (version 3.0.2) if they install OS 3.1.
Truphone makes software for the iPhone which enables people to make telephone calls via the [...]

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Apple today launched the new version of its iTunes software for Mac and Windows PCs. The new software is available as a free download and will be installed automatically provided users allow the automatic update feature to function normally.
In The Hypervisor tests the first thing that most people noticed was the Snow Leopard style facelift [...]

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gSyncit is a plugin for Microsoft Outlook that synchronizes Contacts and Calendars between Google’s free Gmail service and those in Outlook.
In The Hypervisor tests we found gSyncit could handle multiple Outlook calendar and contact folders and offered a wide range of flexible configuration options. For example, calendars and contacts are configured separately, and for each [...]

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The iPhone gained another free sync option following news from web based sync specialist Soocial that it has finished the first version of its sync app for the iPhone.
Stefan Fountain, Soocial chief executive officer, told The Hypervisor, “We submitted our iPhone app to Apple’s App Store so it might take a few weeks before it’s [...]

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Synchronizing the calendar and contacts information between your iPhone and a Google Gmail account is free and easy to setup. As an added bonus, the synchronisation happens virtually in real time and “over the air” using the iPhone’s WiFi or cellular data connection to the Internet. This means if you change something on the iPhone [...]

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Synchronizing contacts and calendars in your iPhone with Microsoft Outlook is easy enough if you use one computer, but it gets more tricky if you want to sync with two or more PCs.
Apple’s iTunes software is available for Windows and Mac computers, and will synchronize the iPhone with Microsoft Outlook Contacts, Calendar, Email and Notes. [...]

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