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Telefonica and Microsoft announced a partnership agreement under which the operator will be deploying a range of Windows Live for Mobile apps on the mobile devices it offers. The idea is to provide Telefonica’s more than 100 million customers across Latin America to download a Java-based client that gives them access to Microsoft’s popular services like Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Spaces.
In addition, Telefonica will also introduce a Windows Live Messenger client pre-installed on a mobile phone SIM card, enabling the application to work over SMS.
These Windows Live mobile services will become available early this year in a phased roll-out across Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Initially customers will need to download the Java client, but over time these services will be preinstalled on the mobile phone device or SIM card.
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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.
