If you reply to the email, your message will be sent to the recipient’s phone, allowing you to have a two-way conversation. TextPort uses the email address assigned to every mobile phone number by their carrier (for example 123456789@txt.att.net) to transfer these messages. Messages have a limit of 140 characters. Using TextPort, you can also send messages to other countries for a small charge.

Features:

• Send free text messages to US based cell phones.
• Include email address to receive a reply.
• No registration required.
• Similar tools: JaxtrSMS, Cloud SMS, FutureMessage, TextMe2Day, TxtDrop, 160by2, GizmoSMS, FreeSMSText.org and ConnectMe.

Visit TextPort @ www.textport.com

PhoneGetters is a simple and free web service that rings your phone from the internet. All you have to do is enter your phone number along with the area code. You also need to enter a captcha confirmation code. Finally you click on the “Call it!” button and the call is made. The service is for US numbers only.
Key Features:

• A user friendly web service.
• Ring lost phone to find it.
• Is very helpful when you cannot find somebody else to call your phone.
• Works for US numbers.
• Similar tool: Whereismycellphone and FoneFindr.

Check out PhoneGetters @ www.phonegetters.com (By Umar from TechCityInc)

This tool allows you to access your Google Calendar data with one call. You can also check scheduled meetings, search for agendas, and create new items in your calendar.

Setting up VoiceCal is very easy. You only need to log in with your Google account and enter your phone number. VoiceCal will then confirm your account by calling your phone. Answer the call and follow the activation instructions. Once done, you will get your VoiceCal number which you can use to call and arrange a meeting.

It is like having your own secretary on-call 24 hours 7 days a week.

VoiceCal is a nifty app for people who need immediate access to their calendar wherever they are. This is especially useful if you do not have a computer or a smartphone with 3G coverage.

Features:

• Acces and organize calendar via voice call.
• Log in with your Google account.
• Runs under Google’s Appspot infrastructure.

Check out VoiceCal @ www.voicecal.appspot.com

If you have a landline, you can call your phone and see where the ringing is coming from; but if you do not have a landline, FoneFindr is the best option.

FoneFindr is a free to use website that serves an important purpose. The site’s layout is very user friendly and clutter-free. You can enter your cellphone number on the homepage and have the website call your phone.

With your phone ringing, you can follow the sound and find the phone. When you find your phone, you can answer the call and record where you found your phone. Your recording is then available on the website where you can hear others’ recordings and see where they found their phones.

For all this to work, the phone should not be on silent or vibrate and you must have a US phone number.

Features:

• Call to find cell phone.
• Very user friendly site layout.
• Can call your cellphone so you answer it.
• Compatible with US phone numbers.
• Lets you record messages about where you found your phone.
• Lists the places where people most commonly find their phones from.
• Similar tool:  Whereismycellphone.

Check out FoneFindr @ www.fonefindr.com

Setting up an accounts with Gabble is fast and easy. Once you have set up your accounts, you can invite your friends to start a new conversation, which is essentially a private video message. You can also watch public video messages, or browse through direct messages and favorites.

You can also send video directly to Gabble from your mobile phone via email or by using the mobile version of the website.

A cool feature of this app allows you to send a one-clock quick response for incoming messages. This makes the video messaging experience less of a chore. This app runs all these features from the browser, although you will need Flash to use the desktop version of the app.

Gabble is a lightweight, distraction-free that is useful web app for anyone who want to send a video messages seamlessly.

Features:

• Send private video messages to your friends.
• Organize friend and groups.
• No download is required.
• Send videos from your phone via e-mail or through the mobile website.
• Similar tools: Recordr and TwitVid.
• Also read related articles:  Top 4 Sites To Share Private Home Movies With Family & Friends.

Check out Gabble by HP @ www.hpgabble.com

For example, you may create a rule to get an alert if your mobile phone is at your office location on weekends. Whenever this happens, ZenTracker will send you a notification. You can use ZenTracker to track up to 6 mobile devices for free and also view their GeoLocation history for last 3 days. It is a great tool to protect your smart phone and be able to track it if its lost or stolen.

Features:

• Track your mobile phone online.
• Get notified if your phone is outside your provided perimeter.
• Track up to 6 phones for free.
• Runs on the powerful Google Latitude platform.
• Get Email, Twitter and SMS notifications for a small monthly fee.
• Similar tools: GoogleLocationHistory, Locle and BuddyWay.

Visit ZenTracker @ www.zentracker.com

You can specify up to 40 different factors including price, height, weight, display size, Dual SIM, resolution, camera, bluetooth, GPRS, memory card slot, touchscreen and many others. You can specify the network bands you want the phone to work on for e.g. 2G or 3G. If you don’t care about most of these features, just leave them to “It Doesn’t Matter“.

Keep in mind though that the more features you specify, the narrower your search. You can also focus on phones that are available or phones that are coming soon, discontinued, canceled or even rumored.

Features:

• Search for a phone that suits you.
• Choose from over 40 different features.
• Specify price range to narrow down results.
• Restrict results by entering a model name.
• No registration required.
• Similar tools: TryPhone

Visit PhoneFinder @ www.gsmarena.com/search.php3 (via AdesBlog)

The free version of app can read 25 words per message (premium version available), works on Blackberry & Android (other versions coming soon), is easy to activate and use, compatible with Bluetooth and radio transmitter and allows you to customize a lot of things. Really cool.

Features:

• Hands free texting while driving.
• Currently works on Blackberry and Android phones (other versions coming soon).
• Reads your messages to you and sends an automatic response.
• Easy to use. Compatible with Bluetooth.

Check out DriveSafe.ly @ www.driveSafe.ly (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

The site lists data for over 1,000 phones currently available on the market. You can search it by phone name, browse by provider or manufacturer, and view best and worst phone ranked by radiation.

There is also a section listing tips on how to reduce radiation levels. Plus you can get an embeddable widget and add it to your website allowing your visitors to check their phone radiation levels. See sample widget below:

Features:

• Online mobile phone radiation chart.
• Lists data for over 1,000 phones currently available on the market.
• Search by phone name, browse by provider or manufacture, and view best and worst phones.
• Read tips on how to reduce radiation.
• Provides widget that can embedded on to you site.

Check out CellPhoneRadiation @ www.ewg.org/cellphoneradiation (via Engadget)

The iPhone apps link to iTunes store from where you can purchase them immediately. You can also become a member of the site in order to rate, review and share apps. Also follow users, get app recommendations and more.

Features

• Delicious like site for iPhone and other mobile phone apps.
• Find iPhone as well Android, Nokia and other cellphone apps.
• Apps are organized under different categories.
• Register to rate, review and share apps.
• Similar tools: SmokinApps, AndroLib and AppWorldBlackBerry.

Check out Appolicious @ www.appolicious.com [via ReadWriteWeb] (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)