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Microsoft My Phone – PIM sync and backup , plus much more… 4 new feature

7 Oct,2009 by . Saijo.
Category: Contacts, PC, Security

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Microsoft My Phone

My Phone is a backup utility that backs up your text messages, contacts, calendar appointments, photos, and media file over the air and runs in the background on your Windows phone. The basic features of My Phone will continue to be free of charge, and Microsoft is also adding in four new premium services for a once-off charge of $4.99. Which is very attractive when compared to other similar services. ( Mobile Me has got a yearly subscription of about $99 )

New Features Include : Ring your phone, Current location, Lock , Erase

via Pocketnow

Ring Your Phone
Ring your phone is a cool feature for many of us who have misplaced our phones in our homes. If your phone is on silent or vibrate, you can go to your PC and log into your My Phone portal and initiate the Ring Your Phone feature, which will turn on the ringer on your Windows phone.

Current Location
The second feature, current location, will be useful for those who have had their phones stolen. My Phone will enable the GPS in your Windows phone and display the location of your phone on a map.

Lock Phone
Third, the lock feature, will tell your phone to lock and can display a message so that hopeful finders of your phone can contact you about returning your phone. The message can show your name and contact information. This way, if someone finds the phone, they will know whom to call to return the phone.

Erase: Remote Wipe for Everyone
Erase, the last premium My Phone feature, will perform a remote wipe of your phone. Microsoft is really bringing the remote wipe feature of Exchange to the masses with this last feature. Best of all, rather than pay for a costly Exchange account, users who do not need Exchange can enjoy this and the other premium features for a low $4.99 flat fee.

Pricing and Availability
The premium features of My Phone will be available in 19 markets at launch on October 6, 2009. The best part of the news is that after the 60-day trial, you can still get one additional use of the premium feature to “trial” for free before having to purchase it.