This week has been the battle of the HTML email viewers. Who’s included in this friendly battle? Empower HTML Mail Viewer and BB Smart Email Viewer. In this post our Blackberry Blog we wanted to give everyone an introduction to the companies and their BlackBerry html mail viewers application. Our follow-up article will display the differences and what other Blackberry users have to say. Let’s get right into the review.
GetemPower > Empower HTML Mail Viewer

BBSmart - Html Viewer

GetemPower > Empower HTML Mail Viewer - REVIEW:

Allows you to view html formatted emails on your Blackberry via your regular email. You can now read emails the way they should be read. Every received a message and couldn’t see the images , email address, or important links? You can now see them with Empower!

Read some of the features that caught our attention:

Features:
Integrates into the Native Email Client.
See images in your email.
View clutter-free meaningful *hyperlinks.
Better expressions with real graphic *Smileys.
Add To Task - quickly add an email to Task.
Add Appointment - create Calendar appointments from your email.
Image Caching for faster viewing experience.
Support for both: In-memory & SDCard cache. You can even browse the SDCard cache using RIM Media Manager.
Even detects Signature blocks in incoming emails and replies, and shows them in different colors.
Option to load Images on-Demand on a per email basis
** New Feature Wifi Device features

Empower OTA Blackberry Browser download

BBSmart HtmlViewer

BB Smart asks, ” Are you tried of not being able to read emails as if you’re were reading HTML emails via your email client on your computer?” Now that’s a great question. BBSmart has gone all out and created the beast of all beast applications to save the day of all HTML email readers on their Blackberry. BBSmart is said to be an advanced Blackberry HTML Email Viewer. Below we’ved listed some features:
Use real graphic smileys
Change the background color, font size, style, and color to see emails exactly how you want
Works with your existing native Blackberry email program
Allows you to add email as task and calendar entries.

BBSmart Html Viewer download - ota
BBSmart Html Viewer download - Desktop Manager Download

Okay, So we’ve got two HTML Viewer Applications. Which one stands the strongest? They both seem to stand their ground pretty well. We’d like to hear from Blackberry Users to get their opinion. In the meantime ,we’ll be away in the lab testing both app more and follow-up shortly with our review.

Other interesting articles about the Blackberry HMTL Email Application Face-off applicants:

Blackerry Review: Empower Html Email Viewer
BlackberryCool: BBSmart Review
Blackberry Only: Empower Review
Blackberry Forums: Empower vs. BBsmart

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