Microsoft launches Phone Data Manager Beta

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Microsoft launches Phone Data Manager Beta

by Brad Linder Sep 29th 2008

Microsoft has launched a new beta of an application for synchronizing data from cellphones with your computer. There are at least two things which set the new Phone Data Manager apart from earlier synchronization applications like ActiveSync and Windows Mobile Device Manager:

Phone Data Manager Beta works with non-Windows Mobile devices. There's a fairly lengthy list of supported devices including a number of Sony ericsson, Nokia, and Motorola devices.
The new utility syncs your data with Windows Live Services. That means your contacts, music, videos, and photos will be accessible online from any computer with a web browser.

You can sync your phone by connecting it to your Windows XP or Vista computer via a Bluetooth or USB connection.

[via Pocket PC Thoughts]

Tags: cellphone, mobile, phone-data-manager

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

James said 1:28PM on 9-29-2008

Why oh why does MS refuse to fix wi-fi sync? I'm pretty sure it was taken out because people were using it over non-secure connections (and the protocol was not secure by design), but that really should be easy to fix, and I *can't* be the only person with wi-fi but not bluetooth...

Taylor said 5:07PM on 9-29-2008

Buy a bluetooth dongle for $20?
Or did you mean on your phone?
-Taylor

Steve said 3:55PM on 9-29-2008

Was excited to try this out, but no 64-bit support yet :-(

Taylor said 5:08PM on 9-29-2008

And this makes me happy because if it's actually good, it will probably eventually be a good way to sync Android phones with windows, since I'm not aware of a good all-encompassing sync app for those phones yet.
-Taylor

chrisaroz said 5:08PM on 9-29-2008

Weird, not a single LG handset tested...

xlerate said 5:58PM on 9-29-2008

Maybe we can get my MotoQ9M to actually work with existing ActiveSync before they release betas.

Plug in phone = Activesync cannot connect to the windows mobile device.

Tried all the uncheck advanced network settings.

No support anywhere.

TOTAL CRAP!

Bill said 10:52PM on 9-29-2008

Just tried it. Worked fine with my Sony Ericsson W810i via bluetooth.

Ridgecity said 8:29AM on 9-30-2008

It amazes me it has taken Microsoft this long to make something like this. They even have a whole business section around cellphones...

Jash Sayani said 8:29AM on 9-30-2008

Old news, Lifehacker posted this more than a month ago !!!

However, it doesnt work with the iPhone !

AlExAkE said 2:57PM on 10-01-2008

I just tried it and I must say that I'm actually happy and surprised with it. I don't have much good impressions from Microsoft software in general...

AlExAkE said 2:57PM on 10-01-2008

Not bad, not bad.. it actually works :)-

LTbill said 7:55AM on 12-17-2008

It does not work with USB to Samsung U340.

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