How do you get your e-mail on your cellphone? You probably don’t, because moving e-mail onto phones is a hassle.
Gmail has a client for most phones, but what if you want to use a POP account? And what about instant messaging, and all the rest of the communication tools we use today? The sad truth is that most non-voice communication on cellphones take the form of SMS messages, and we know how expensive those can be.

One of the smoothest solutions to all-around phone communications comes from Israeli company Tjat, which has phone client solutions for the full range of traditional PC-style communications – e-mail, instant messaging, and social networking.
Most of Tjat’s services are for operators, but you can check out their take on IM on your phone at wap.tjat.com, or by installing Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile and Series 60 phones.

And while there are other applications you can use on most platforms to access IM and and social networking, Tjat’s is tops – evidenced by the fact that the company has signed a deal with Qualcomm, with the company installing Tjat IM widgets for its Plaza Mobile Internet platform. The blessed event took place Wednesday at GSMA.

“Our solution is turning into the standard in the world market in providing text solutions for leading edge users,” said Dr. Oleg Golobrodsky, executive vice president of Tjat Systems.
“The deal with Qualcomm, in addition to our deal with Opera, will allow us to provide services to users around the world and open doors to enable us to reach cellphone operators who can provide our solutions to hundreds of millions of customers.”
Tjat is hot stuff!

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HTC, a device manufacturer from Taiwan and a member of the OHA (Open Handset Alliance), is scheduling to release the first Android based devices at the end of 2008.
HTC’s declaration ignores the unscheduled delay from Google, the founder of the OHA organization and Android mobile OS developer.

It seems like HTC wants to take advantage of the Android mobile OS and to refresh its line-up with devices that are based on more than one OS. Currently HTC mobile phones run Microsoft Windows Mobile OS.

HTC designs and manufactures its own branded devices for the past 2 years now while in the past they only manufactured OEM devices. The Israeli device market works with HTC devices that were using the “i-mate” brand before 2006. HTC’s main problem is the transition from an OEM manufacturer to a branded phones manufacturer. The move from OEM to branded phones requires a paradigm shift in many issues concerning the device and its stability. While in the OEM market they needed to release the newest features and very fast on the expense of the stability of the phone, branded phones manufacturers put more emphasis on the stability and testing of the device before they release it to the market.

HTC’s decision to ignore the delays of the other organizations it is dependant on, demonstrates that they still prefer to release an unstable device with many features and to be first to the market. If that will be the case, it will be very interesting to see the device technical failure rate and the return rate. It will show if the strategy of go first to the market even if the device is unstable is the right decision.

Cellular-news reports that Qualcomm is also working on an Android based device.
There are not too many details regarding the Qualcomm’s Android device, but Qualcomm’s COO mentioned that the Snapdragon chipset will feature a 1Ghz processor and will support up to 8 megapixel camera.

We should expect an internet centric / iPhone rival to come at 2009 or even at this year if it depends on HTC.

Via intomobile & Cellular-News