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Who says iPhone can only view Word documents. Well, I do. But now thanks to Glide Mobile — which previously brought Windows Media support to the iPhone — users of the Apple’s handset can now edit, format and share their Microsoft Word documents.
Glide Write 2.0 — part of Glide Mobile offering — is not a native iPhone app. Rather it relies on AJAX-based technology to deliver the MS Word-like experience through the built-in Safari web browser. While this may sound too-slow-to-be-useful — it is slower to be fair — bear in mind that thanks to the web environment, the collaboration element is built inside Glide’s product/service. What this means is that more than a single person can work on a document, while emailing and chatting with others at the same time.
All the editing capabilities are there, hence you can format the text and even insert photos, music, video, documents, bookmarks or calendar events. Then, once the document has been created, you can export it to Microsoft Word, PDF or RTF and take it from there.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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