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AOL releases new Windows Mobile AIM client, hell freezes over

Posted by The Boy Genius on Jun 23, 2008 5:07 am 27 comments
Filed in Software, Windows Mobile

This is a happy, happy day for any AIM addicts toting around a Windows Mobile device. There are 3rd party solutions (JiveTalk, what up!), but it’s always comforting to get a piece of software directly from the source. AOL has finally released an updated AIM client, and boy does it look sexy! We’re giving it a go right now but sadly, it doesn’t look as if we’ll get file transfers at the moment. Let’s hope this feature makes it way into the final build as it is still in beta. It also is said to be compatible with just about every Windows Mobile device — Standard or Professional, 5 or 6. Anyone looking to give it a try? Hit us up and let us know what the verdict is!

[Via XDA-Developers]

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  1. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 7:41 am, mo Said:

    pretty but i still love my blackberry tho’

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  2. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 7:53 am, DRTigerillly Said:

    not really interested until they really make it useful and put aimphoneline access in it.

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  3. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 8:32 am, demik1020 Said:

    seriously what took them so long? i checked it out, its on point, doesn’t turn your windows mobile into a sidekick killer. there was so much more could’ve been done with it. i would rather keep my tag team of a treo and sidekick. plus im sure the connection would drain the battery in no time. plus its a little laggy

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  4. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 8:51 am, Sam Said:

    Downloading ….. Installing….dosent work on my t-mobile dash because it wont let me type the letters w e r s d f x c v q a z.

    Retarted program 8 years in the making and it still wont even work right.

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  5. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 9:01 am, murph Said:

    5 years ago…this might have been useful. now i just use AIM over SMS.

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  6. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 9:13 am, demik1020 Said:

    that might be because its a smart phone and not a pocket pc

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  7. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 9:34 am, 1adonis1 Said:

    Works great. Cool not to use my sms messages to send IMs. About time AOL.

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  8. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 9:35 am, poco153 Said:

    I put it on my Q and it seems alright, but I can’t seem to backspace. It does the normal ’step backwards’ action that ends up closing the program.

    it’s also a bit slow, but I’m hoping that’s just because it’s a beta.

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  9. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 9:59 am, e Said:

    where do we fin this????

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  10. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 10:23 am, 1adonis1 Said:

    20% Memory use! WTF!

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  11. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 10:24 am, Kyle Said:

    works pretty good. I’m actually impressed. It just took way too long to come out and Google Talk is way better.

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  12. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 10:28 am, Someguy Said:

    Claims it works on “All WM 5 and 6 devices”…. T-Mobile Dash is WM 6, (you could assume that the “ALL” part would mean smartphone or not)but it still does not work….

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  13. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 11:49 am, Adam Z Lein Said:

    AIM was also brought back to Windows Mobile by AOL as part of “MyMobile” in April.
    http://www.pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=news&id=5244

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  14. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 11:50 am, 1adonis1 Said:

    After playing with this for an hour or so. It’s pretty darn nice…the interface is cool. I’d give it two thumbs up.

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  15. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 12:38 pm, theregoesdave Said:

    AIM mobile should work on both Pocket PCs and Smartphones if I remember correctly. The controls allow you to do everything with the directional pad and two soft-buttons at the bottom.

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  16. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 5:32 pm, Marty Mar Said:

    nice program i guess.

    shit murdered my battery though.

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  17. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 8:43 pm, Hijazi23 Said:

    its a nice program but doesnt work on my tmobile shadow i cant type

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  18. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 10:46 pm, Glenn Said:

    It lags quite a bit on the Mogul and it’s a bit hard to scroll down on your buddy list becasue it selects a screen name instead of doing the finger flick like for example in JiveTalk.

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  19. On Jun 23, 2008 @ 11:54 pm, KT Said:

    i have it on the wing, and it lags, but it may be a combo of it being on the wing and beta. but once they get the bugs out, this is gonna be the shit!

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  20. On Jun 24, 2008 @ 2:19 am, Rich Porter Said:

    Beejives beta program for WM is 1000x better than this.

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  21. On Jun 24, 2008 @ 2:40 am, Licia Said:

    Yeah, the lag on my Mogul is driving me nuts. I hope they fix the bugs soon. I’ve been waiting so long for this!

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  22. On Jun 24, 2008 @ 6:56 am, bo0gzz Said:

    hmmmm still not better than SIDEKICK aim thou

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  23. On Jun 24, 2008 @ 9:24 am, 1adonis1 Said:

    Still running smoothly on my 8525, but it will destroy your battery life.

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  24. On Jun 24, 2008 @ 3:07 pm, 1adonis1 Said:

    Ok,I saw someone post that Beejives beta was much better. They are 100% correct. I’m off to delete AIM off my phone.

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  25. On Jun 25, 2008 @ 3:47 pm, drew Said:

    good idea..like the interface but
    problems, lags like crazy.. no way to backspace on moto Q.. every time u exit it it disconnects..
    hope these get fixed for the final release..

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