Psi or Spark, who can withstand stpeter’s 1500-user roster?
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The Great Roster Test: Who will win?
Experimental Gameplay Project
Ok, this is awesome. Check out these EGP guys. Lots of cool physics games. Some are pretty gruesome but I kinda like gruesome sometimes. :) Screenies:
Octro: Hot new Windows Mobile Jabber client
Just came across this on ye blogosphere. I haven’t yet tried logging into my other XMPP accounts, but it does let you specify a full JID so I’m assuming it will allow this, despite the Google Talk label.
Feature-wise it looks pretty cool. The GUI is better than most IM clients I’ve seen on Windows Mobile, but not that flashy. Not sure what to think about the VOIP, I see no evidence of these in the GUI. Oops, spoke too soon, I see “call” there now. Neat. I don’t have many contacts to test it with however. Add halr9000@gmail.com to your roster and let’s test it out. :)
“OctroTalk is currently in BETA, and is available for download. The current download will expire on March31st, 2007.”
Darn, it’s not freeware.
Here’s the canned bit from their website:
OctroTalk. Mobile Instant Messaging with full voice integration. This always-on product keeps you connected with your buddies, and your buddies reach you whenever, wherever. Works seamlessly over GPRS/EDGE/CDMA/Wifi/Bluetooth data connections, and cuts down your phone bills. OctroTalk now supports GoogleTalk, MSN, AIM, ICQ and Yahoo.
Features:
- Always on connected to Google Talk with MSN, AIM, ICQ and Yahoo transports
- Complete VOIP product. Access to PSTN coming soon.
- Supports Low Bandwidth Codec (even works with EDGE/GPRS/CDMA).
- Streamlined UI. Optimized for one-handed operation. Today Screen on Pocket PC. Home Screen support for Smartphone.
- Low CPU usage. Only VOIP product that works on Treo 700w (300 MHz processor).
- Secure and Encrypted connection to GoogleTalk. Google Talk messages are encrypted using industry standard TLS/SSL.
- Message Archiving in your GMail Account.
- BOTs coming soon. Access your computer remotely.
And some screenshots from the manual:
