Entries tagged with “cloudsync” from WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

Mobile software providers and retailers must have gotten the word that people really needed backup and sync functions. Best Buy Mobile is offering free cloud sync and backup soon and Windows offers My Phone. An added bonus is that if you keep buying Windows, phones, My Phone automatically transfer your data to your new Windows Phone.

My Phone is a free service that helps people manage and back up  information stored on their phone and provides  an easy restore option in the event of a lost or damaged phone. The premium package locks lost phones and has location features.

My Phone automatically synchronizes the specific types of a phone's content the user chooses -- from contacts and appointments to texts, photos and more -- to a password-protected Web site.

Best Buy Mobile is backing-up its customers data and is in-sync with their needs. They are launching mIQ, a new web-based cloud service for smartphones which include BlackBerry, WinMo including the elusive HTC Touch Pro2, Nokia, and Samsung smartphone. Best Buy Mobile will offer the new service for free beginning October 12.

The mIQ service allows smartphone users to take the information captured on their mobile devices and access it from an easy-to-use Web interface on any computer. Once a user signs up for this free service - contacts, text messages, calendar events, calls, photos, videos, and phone settings - are seamlessly uploaded from the mobile device and safely backed-up in a personal mIQ account in the "cloud."

The Google mobile blog let GMail users know that besides being synchronize their Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with their iPhone, Windows Mobile and S60 devices contacts. They can now push Gmail to those mobile devices.

It gives over-the-air, always-on connection for an inbox that is up to date, no matter where you are or what you're doing. Sync works with the mobile phone's native email application and noadditional software needed.

For those only interested in syncing in Gmail, but not Calendar sync, Google Sync allows users to just sync Contacts, Calendar, or Gmail, or any combination of the three.

Android users don't need to instale Google Sync because the application is already native on Android smartphones.

Social music service, imeem is now offering  imeem Mobile, for the Android platform.  Users can listen to the songs they own on their T-Mobile G1 and future Android phones.

The updated version of imeem Mobile includes MyMusic, a new feature which enables music lovers to access and stream their personal imeem music library through their Android-powered phones. With MyMusic, people can now browse through the music they already own and have uploaded to imeem.com and play these songs wherever and whenever they want. 

Then you can share your favorite songs with friends via email and listen to the most popular songs and artists on imeem. You can also buy DRM-free Amazon MP3 downloads while listening to streaming music.

The enhanced version of imeem Mobile is available as a free download  through the Android Market (http://www.android.com/market.html).

imeem Mobile was recently honored as 2008's "Best Mobile App" at the Crunchies.

A free condom acappella ringtone with many manly harmonic parts in lovely funky classical style is featured in a new ad campaign as part of a two year project using mass media to make condoms more generally acceptable. It is produced by the BBC World Service Trust and funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) is also using the ad to support its condom promotion efforts.

The strategy is to show social support for condoms, as this has a positive effect on use, and position condoms as a product that men use to show they are responsible and care about themselves and their families. The creative idea of the ringtone winning approval from men and women of all ages reinforces that condoms mean good sense and those who know it are the real winners in life!

The campaign uses a multitude of youth friendly platforms such as website downloads, online games, mobile advertising and downloads, along with the TV and radio advertisements and on-ground activation. The objective is to connect with all age groups and across the socio-economic strata. This original ringtone can be downloaded in India by SMSing “CONDOM” to 56887 (download charges apply) or free from anywhere worldwide on the website www.condomcondom.org.