Coming soon: Microsoft My Phone - Free Backup

Microsoft^® My Phone syncs information between your mobile phone and the web, enabling you to:

• Back up and restore your phone's information to a password-protected web site
• Access and update your contacts and appointments through your web account
• Share photos on your phone with family and friends

Find out more

[BAK2u] Coming soon: PhoneBAKup (OTA Backup for BlackBerry)

Watch out for it!

Jason Hudgins - Co-founder of ShopSavvy and Big in Japan at CodeAndroid Meetup

"Our good friend all the way from Texas, Jason Hudgins, will be joining us at our meetup this Saturday via Skype. He will be online, live, and share with us their experience in becoming one of the top apps on the Android platform, and how he see the mobile app market to be. If you have any burning questions for him, do join us on Saturday and we will do live Q&A with the man himself. Below are the details of the meetup."

Date: 30th May 2009 (Saturday)

Time: 10am - 12pmVenue: IE Singapore - Little Red Dot, 10th Floor, IE Singapore 230 Victoria St, S188024

Agenda:

1) Cool stuff that you can do on Android (Chua Zi Yong)

2) How can you build an app in 30 minutes (Honcheng)

3) Live with Jason Hudgins from Shopsavvy

Details

[BAK2u] PhoneBAK: Anti-Theft (Mobisapienz.com)

What goes into your mind when you lose your mobile phone? That's what happened to me more than 2 months ago. My beloved HTC Touch Pro was stolen in the middle of the night through the window. My first reaction was to wonder if I had misplaced it. But after a couple of hours of panicking, searching and thinking, I concluded that it was really stolen.

Next, I started to worry about the valuable data that I have lost, especially since I did not password-lock my device. I worried about files that have not been backup for a long time, especially the contents on my Storage Card. I also worried if I have any confidential data that are not protected though most of the confidential data (passwords, etc) are stored in eWallet file that is password-protected. I also worried about saved passwords in Opera Mobile, Pocket Outlook mail accounts, etc. And lastly, it's also the pain of losing an expensive device which I spent S$1000+ on. The cost of the device and the data is quite a pain...more

[BAK2u] Trial: PhoneBAK GPS (Symbian)

Hi all,

we are finally ready to roll out the trial version to our customers: PhoneBAK GPS


About PhoneBAK GPS
An integrated solution ('Anti-theft', 'GPS Tracking' and 'Emergency') that lets users locate their friends, employees, vehicles or family members to know their whereabouts.

PhoneBAK GPS lets the parents see the location of their children mobile phones, employers to track their vehicles and also the whereabout of employees (journalists, agents etc) when carrying out their work.

How it works?
The employer can simply request the location of the delivery vehicle by sending a SMS to the driver's phone.

When the SMS is received as an incoming message; PhoneBAK will then be triggered and switch on the GPS automatically and calculate the location of the whereabout of the person. Once the information is collected, it will be sent back as a SMS to the requestor's mobile phone with a URL of the map....

Details

Protect your data with Bak2U and Cherry Credits!

Cherry Credits, Global Credits!

Cherry Credits Pte Ltd provides a Global Micropayment Solution to assist Online Content Developers, Aggregators and Publishers penetrate into untapped consumer bases worldwide. Innovating payment convenience via Cherry Credits Physical Scratch Cards, Cherry Credits empowers Merchants and Consumers with a global transaction alternative to the dominant use of Credit Cards.

Founded and spearheaded by Mr. Addison Kang, an industry veteran in virtual payment systems and Online Gaming in Asia, Cherry Credits provides the world's first Unified Global Virtual Credit (UGVC) to facilitate commerce and connects international content to the global consumer.

Headquartered in Singapore, Cherry Credits provides a reliable and secure, 24/7 real-time payment solution to bridge the transaction barrier, monetizing merchants' products globally...more

Facebook Comes to Windows Mobile

Users of current-generation Windows Mobile 6 phones can download a new Facebook application starting Thursday.

Microsoft says it's the first application that lets mobile users upload video to their Facebook pages directly from a phone. Users will also be able to create wall posts, share photos, send messages and update profile pictures from the application.

When the next-generation Windows Mobile 6.5 phones start coming out in the second half, Microsoft will release a Facebook application compatible with the new phones, it said.

In late March, Microsoft announced it would deliver a Facebook app in four to six weeks. Despite Microsoft's financial stake in Facebook, there has not been an official Facebook application for Windows Mobile phones. BlackBerry devices, iPhones and Palm devices all have Facebook applications...more

How to Find Your Laptop’s MAC Address

If you access WiFi networks from your laptop, these networks may sometimes want to know your laptop’s MAC Address. Some wireless networks restrict access to only those computers they know. The MAC Address is what the network asks for a piece of identification to distinguish between computers it knows and utter strangers.

No two MAC Address numbers are identical, and the MAC Address is very difficult to fake. By using the MAC Address, a wireless network can restrict access to only those computers that are known and registered.

The MAC Address is 12 digits long, broken up into pairs, like this: 12:34:56:78:9A:BC. It's a base-16 value (also called hexadecimal), so the letters A through F are also considered to be numbers.

If the MAC Address is necessary to connect to a specific network, hand it over to the network manager or human in charge. That person will happily add your laptop's address to the list of allowed computers so that you can use the network.

Here’s how to find your laptop’s MAC address:

1. Choose Control Panel from the Start menu, and then open the Control Panel's Network and Sharing Center.

2. Click the link labeled View Status by the connection you want to examine.

   

   A Network Connection Status dialog box appears.

3. Click the Details button.

   A Network Connection Details dialog box appears. Locate the item labeled Physical Address, which is the MAC Address number.

4. Copy down that number.

5. Close the various dialog boxes, windows, and whatnot. Details
   

BlackBerry Storm 2 release will be soon says RIM CEO

It looks as if RIM are trying their hardest to convince customers in the US that the Apple iPhone 4G isnt the only hot cell phone out this year. Well today, we have had confirmed news of a second generation Blackberry Storm.

According to this IntoMobile report, RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie has confirmed the Blackberry Storm 2 to be in development at the moment. Features should include an enhanced touchscreen, although its not clear whether the SurePress tech which featured in the first model will return.

One feature which lacked in the original was Integrated WiFi, so the Blackberry Storm should incorporate this in the new model we predict. As for a release date, this coming September has been thrown into the pipeline, but we all know how quickly release dates can change, so we’ll have to wait and see.

How To Build a Theft-Proof iPhone

Like all shiny toys, your iPhone is always at risk of being stolen. Given your iPhone's hefty price tag, and the amount of personal data that it houses (name, telephone number, address, place of employment, email address, passwords, online bank account information, private emails, etc...), it is imminent for all iPhone users to protect their phone. While nobody can keep a thief from snatching the device out of their pockets, there are several vital steps which can be made that greatly increase your chances of getting your iPhone back.

PhoneScream

Price: $0.99

iTunes Link

This application will play a loud siren and vibrate rigorously when an unauthorized user moves the phone. How does it work?

1. Download the application.

2. Choose a siren or record a custom sound.

3. In your iPhone's general settings, turn on "Passcode Lock".

4. Next time you leave your iPhone sitting somewhere, open the application, and rest assured that as soon as someone nudges the phone, a loud alarm will ring causing (maybe causing) the person to put the phone back down. However, given the siren and the passcode lock, the robber (or pesky sibling trying to get on your iPhone and raid the App Store), will realize that they messed with the wrong iPhone.

This application is more appropriate for social use, for it might not keep an actual theif from taking your phone, it will definitely prevent siblings, parents, and friends from playing with your iPhone while you run to the other room.

Source: http://www.ismashphone.com

A to G (Export Address from Apple to Google Contact)

The easy way to get your Mac OS X address book into Gmail

Instructions: After A to G exports the “Contacts for Gmail.csv” file to your Desktop, you will need to go to Gmail » Contacts » Import and choose this file. Details

Taragana.com - Top 10 Nokia Nseries apps

When you compare the top-notch Nokia Nseries mobile sets like N95 with iPhone, the former always overwhelms with its performance. Whether the GPS, messaging, camera or the radio the Nokia Nseries mobiles peak the performance. Nokia would always envy iPhone's quantum leap in popularity within a short span.

The apps flooding the Apple stores have highly contributed to iPhone's acceptance. Although the feature-rich Nokia Nseries sets would seldom care about apps, Nokia can't boast of a colossal app store like iPhone.

But there are some truly exciting apps for the Nokia Nseries mobiles. What I found was the apps for Nseries sets are scattered over internet and after exhaustive googling I could filter some cool ones. Now, if you have got one of the Nokia Nseries mobile sets or looking to buy one you can have a look at my collection of Top 10 apps for Nokia Nseries.

2. Phone BAK (Symbian OS)

With incidents of mobile-theft becoming regular this app can be quite handy. PhoneBAK security software allows the user to wipe out confidential information from the phone in case of theft. Further, it also helps to track down the thief through SMS text alert, email, IMEI, IMSI and even pinpoint with the location all in stealth mode.

Compatible with: Nokia N73, N96, N85,N71, N95, N95 8GB, N91 8GB , N70, N81, N96 US, N91, N80, N72, N75, N92, N82

Link

Next WebOS smartphone by Palm to be called Palm Eos

Seemingly designed as a successor of the Palm Centro, the rumored next WebOS device by Palm has finally received a name and a face - enter the Palm Eos. At only 10.6mm thickness the QWERTY-equipped handset packs quad-band GSM support and dual-band HSDPA (more or less its US flavor frequencies).

The Palm Eos has a 2.63-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320 x 400 pixels, 4GB of storage, and a GPS receiver. The final touches on the specs sheet include a 2 megapixel fixed focus camera with a flash, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) and a microUSB port...more