Mail.com gets a voice
Mail.com, a Web-based free e-mail service, is giving its subscribers the option of listening to their e-mails.
According to TechWeb, Audio Webmail uses speech synthesis software to read aloud the contents of the mail. Users can also convert their mails to audio files for download to portable devices.
Audio Webmail is being offered in 11 different languages and works directly from the Web browser. More languages are expected to follow at a later date.
IM for banks
Californian-based Butte Community Bank is installing an instant messaging (IM) service on selected pages of its Web site. The service will be managed by the bank`s PR staff and will act as a customer service portal.
The software is embedded, which means the client will not have to download it.
According to a press release, most of the major American banks are predicted to have a similar service by the end of 2006.
Gmail open in Japan
Information Week NY reports that Google will be offering Japanese users an open sign up policy for Gmail.
In most countries, access to Gmail is offered through a user invite system only. According to Reuters, Japan is the third market (others being Australia and New Zealand) to have open sign up access to Gmail.
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