BeeJive

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BeeJive (sometime’s refered to as JiveTalk) has made a pretty slick mobile instant messanging client for the Windows Mobile 6+. It supports a wide variety of chat protocols and sports a easy to use interface that works well even on smaller screens (like the Blackjack II’s).  I’ve replaced Palringo with BeeJive.. They’re very similar applications but BeeJive makes alittle better use of the screen real estate and I like how it notifies of new instant messages/updates to instant message conversations in the background.

BeeJive is currently FREE for Windows Mobile 6.x because its in beta — if/when BeeJive costs money I will most definitely switch back to Palringo.

BeeJive supports:

• AIM / iChat
• MSN / Windows Live
• Yahoo!
• GoogleTalk
• ICQ
• Jabber
• MySpace

Much like Palringo (and most other mobile instant messanger clients) this application is a battery hog and will probably cut your battery life in half if leave it running in the background … So make sure to exit the program when you’re done using it!

Palringo

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My favorite instant messaging client… and its FREE to boot. Works with AIM, GTalk/Jabber, MSN, ICQ, Yahoo and Gadu. The Palringo team does a pretty good job of updating the software every 3-4 months adding new functionality and features. They monitor their forums pretty well — If you have a suggestion for them you should drop by and leave them a note.

• Requires registering (free) with the Palringo server at www.palringo.com.
• Newly supports multiple conversations at a time via the “Chats” list.
• Layout is not tailored to the Windows Mobile Smartphone’s 320px x 240px screen.
• When Palringo is run in the background for long periods of time (several hours) battery life is drastically reduced. Paringo has released a Data/Power Saving option in the “Settings” menu, however I have not had a chance to test how this effects usability or battery life.