Filed under: Mostly Mobile, New Technology | Tags: Android, application, Buxfer, Google, Google Gears, Internet, mobile, offline, web, Windows, Zoho
This is where Google Gears starts making real sense. It has been handy to be able to launch your web application when you don’t have internet connectivity, but how often does this really happen? Your mobile however is probably offline most of the time, so now that Google Gears work on mobile devices, you can start up your favourite web app even when you’re offline (Windows Mobile 5 or 6 devices only – not Android).
The partners for the launch are Zoho and Buxfer. Zoho Writer, which now works with Windows Mobile 6.0 devices, offers offline viewing of documents, while editing will come at a later stage. Buxfer, whose mobile version is available at m.buxfer.com, now enables you to access your bank account balances, transactions, and analysis charts in read only mode without internet access.
To hear Andrei Popescu and Dave Burke talk about working on the Google Gears mobile project, click the link below:
Or to read about the technical details, DOM, and limitations of Windows Mobile 5 and 6 go to the official Google Gears mobile page.
