via Mashable! by Paul Glazowski on 7/5/08
Windows Mobile users may often get passed over when talk of handhelds these days invariably turns to the iPhone and the irrational exuberance it manages to inflict on the human population. Case in point: iPhone 3G-hungry linemakers in the heart of New York City sitting eager and idle about a week before the official launch date, just to be among the first to handle a $199-dollar-or-more plastic-backed wonder toy. That's what much of the technorati are talking about today. Blog press coverage naturally goes where consumer conviction leads. (Disclaimer: I am a happy iPhone owner who knows excessive technological zealotry when I see it.)
But for those of you content to play by Redmond's rules, and even enjoy yourself a little Zuckerberg Network now and again, hear this.
Dieter Bohn of WMExperts says that a new application by the name of FriendMobilizer has dropped. It can be found at Macrospecs Inc's FaceofMobile.com. And while it's not the prettiest thing to hit the scene as of late - it is ad-supported - users are bound to think it a welcome alternative to the Web-based equivalent offered by Facebook. Which, as those familiar with it may know, is by no means the benchmark by which mobile social Web services are presently judged.FriendMobilizer will most likely be trumped by a more fit and suave offering by third-party iPhone developers and they're curvy curves and elegant transitions in about a week or so, give or take some beta room. But right this second, FriendMobilizer has the Windows Mobile crowd covered. Sound good? Good.
Unfortunately, I can't say this is a first for the handheld realm. BlackBerry and Palm folk have enjoyed native Facebook support for some time now. Better late than never, then?
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