Listeners have been asking Rhapsody to add offline listening and now this has been added to their iPhone app. Their development team is getting close to submitting an updated app to Apple for approval.
A Rhapsody Android app will also leave private beta in the coming days and be available for download in the Android marketplace.
Google has finally implemented their own push service for Contacts, Calendar and Mail.
Before you start you need to make sure you have iPhone 3.0 firmware or above.
That’s it. Now you can open mail, calendar, or contacts to begin your first sync. Congratulations on your new exchange account.
Gone are the days when a humble mobile phone and a stand alone PC were all the high profile office worker, self-employed person or whiz-kid had. Now, we all have at least three or four devices ranging from laptops, to cell phones, to smart phones to MP4 players. And the demand for them all to work together has never been higher. This is where syncing come into question. Syncing same-brand and compatible devices may be easy but using generic programs to sync items such as MacBooks and Windows Mobile smart phones that are from two opposing companies is no easy task.
SyncMate, which is mate by Eltima is available at the domain www.syn-mac.com holds the answer to syncing you Macintosh with several smart phones such as Windows mobile and Nokia S-Series phones.
The software is downloaded to your Mac and used to sync organisers, meida, contact info, e-mails and other such useful data. One user, Ann Clifford said:
“I am using SyncMate mainly to synchronize my Todos, my Google calendar and my contacts. SMS Manager Function is very useful too. Oh, almost forgot! The new iTunes synchronization is very cool. It syncs all my music, which is very important to me. SyncMate is a total ActiveSync for Mac replacement.”
The software is available here and I highly recommend it for the power-users with a Mac.
If you are currently using a smartphone and running Windows Mobile 6 or higher, then it is time to head over to MyPhone. MyPhone is Microsoft’s new OTA backup system and it is now open in beta. You receive 200MB worth of free storage, which doesn’t seem like a lot, but it should be fine for emails, contact and calendars.
If your phone is already synced with an Exchange server then MyPhone isnt going to be able to work for you. Unlike most Microsoft products the price is free so why not head over and test it out!
Syncplicity is a startup that has been getting a lot of users of late. Syncplicity is effortless synchronization, backup, and sharing. Install it on one computer and all your important documents, photos, and music are backed up online, complete with remote access and aversion history. Install it on additional computers and Syncplicity will synchronize your files — your important files will be wherever you are.
Work on a presentation at home, hit save, and it’ll be waiting for you at work. With sharing, it’s a walk in the park to collaborate with colleagues or to share your high-res photos with your friends.
Currently Syncplicity runs on Windows XP or Vista (im also guessing it will be avialable on Windows 7 once released) and OS X Leopard 10.5. Users can start with a free subscription which entitles them to 2GB and 2 computers, then they can upgrade to 50GB and unlimited computers. Additionally, there are also more advance business options but each agreement is individually negotiated.
Im currently running with Syncplicity for my main work computer and it has been working great for the last 6 months or so. It is definitely worth taking a look at Syncplicity using their free service and then determining if it will be worth while actually paying for this great service.
Microsoft has Live Sync, Apple has MobileMe, and Canonical is now beta testing their own user data synchronization service called UbuntuOne.
Currently the service has two levels by which you receive 2GB of storage for free and and upgrade to 10GB will set you back $10 per month.
The service works as you’d expect – set up your sync, access files anywhere, share your online items with anyone you choose. I can see this new service being a great revenue stream for Canonical but I cant see it leading the way at the moment.
