SlyDial launches mobile apps for easy weasel calls

SlyDial, the telephone service that lets you dial directly to someone's voice mail, has launched three new mobile applications for users on Windows Mobile, Research In Motion's BlackBerry, and Apple's iPhone. The new apps have direct access to your phone's contact list so you can begin a SlyDial call without having to first phone in to the service then remember your contact's number.

All three are free, and with the exception of the iPhone app--which is pending Apple's approval, are available right now. The iPhone version is also the only one of the three that does not require you to be a registered SlyDial user to make calls.

Since we covered SlyDial's official launch back in July, it's added a handy feature that lets you assign numerical shortcuts to contacts you think you're going to call frequently. This lets you call them by dialing in the first four letters of their name (or nickname) followed by the # key.

Below is a demo of how this works on a BlackBerry, effectively giving you the option to SlyDial from anywhere via contextual menu:

[brewster1]

WARNING: Be very cafeful with slydial and other free services including 1800free411, etc. I use them on occassion, but almost always get junk texts in the few days following. I do not touch any other buttons, just the phone numbers. I have complained to them but to no avail.

[punlman]

Waiting patiently for the Apple Gods to deem us worthy of receiving this new app for iPhone.

What is with Apple? The apps they provide are crap. And then they seem to do all they can to hinder others from providing good apps...

Can someone please let me know as soon as Apple has "approved" this app dr their crummy App Store...?