Picasa Web albums come to Windows Mobile

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Picasa Web albums come to Windows Mobile

by Brad Linder Apr 3rd 2008

Google has developed a version of Picasa Web Albums optimized for Windows Mobile 6 devices. The update packs many of the features you can find in the iPhone version of Picasa Web Albums, including slideshows, search, and full image views.

The Windows Mobile version also makes use of the recently released Google Gears for Mobile to enable offline viewing of your web albums. You'll need to download and install Google Gears for this feature to work.

You can also add a Picasa icon to your Windows Mobile programs fodler so that you can launch Picasa Web Albums without firing up your web browser first.

In order to access the new Picasa Web Albums interface, just visit picasaweb.google.com using the mobile version of Internet Explorer on any touchscreen Windows Mobile 6 device.

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Tags: google-gears, picasa, picasa-web-albums, windows-mobile

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