FlashBack is a pocket pc software that allows a user to backup many items which you would have to input and change manually upon first boot. This windows mobile freeware will save you a lot of time if you flash your device a lot. You might be thinking “What do I need this for if I can use SASHIMI or UC or any of the other available autoconfig programs?”. This app is not meant to be a replacement for any of these programs, rather it will work hand-in-hand with most of these to backup and restore items easily that you might not think about. It will also autoload manila in 6.5 ROMs and load your prefered wallpaper, weather, program tab preferences, and much more.

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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

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FileFort is an easy to use file backup program that will automatically backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media. Don’t take chances with your personal or business’ valuable data. FileFort lets you set and forget with its fully automated backup process, giving you peace of mind that your data is safe and secure.

FileFort allows complete control over your backups. You can set your files to automatically or manually backup to a specified location. You can also schedule regular back times by date or time. It’s available as a free download for both your PC and Windows Mobile device.

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If you frequently flash your ROM then you might be familiar with the process of reapplying all your custom ringtones back to the device after you flash it. LordFuzzy024 from xda-developers has an easy solution for you folks. [ via FuzeMobility ]

Features:
- List All Contacts and wether they have a ringtone or not.
- Save/Restore Contact Ringtone Settings.
- Edit/Remove Contact Ringtone (WMA and MP3 Supported).
- Ability to decided where to save the file and where to restore from.
- Save/Restore your Sounds & Notification Settings

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The idea of a security app for Windows Mobile was not a very convincing one in the past but when we hear about new security vulnerability on Windows Mobile devices, we have to give more priority for security related apps for Windows Mobile. Flexilis is one of our favorite in this category. They have responded to the new vulnerability very quickly, the latest version will detect and delete the ” Phone Creeper ” app which gave us Windows Mobile users a security. ( a fix for version 0.6 will be rolled out soon ).

Along with the Anti-Virus and Firewall app, Flexilis also provides a module for Backup , this module will let you back up your contacts and photos. You can also transfer your data to a new phone.
The Anti-Theft Module in Flexilis enables you to respond when your device is lost or stolen. Locate your device, sound an alarm, wipe your personal information, remotely from the web.

The best part of this is all of this is for FREE and if you find a new security flaw with your device you can also let the Flexilis team know about it.

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Flexilis keeps your mobile device and data safe from loss, theft, hackers, viruses, and malware. Although anti-virus and firewall utilities may seem a bit extreme and unnecessary for Windows Mobile devices, some may find comfort in knowing that their device is safe during such technological growth in the mobile industry. Sooner or later, let’s hope the latter, we will need to acquaint ourselves with software such as this.

An interesting feature is the capability to locate your device in the event that you lose it. Once detected, you can either sound an alarm or remotely wipe your device to deter any possible thieves from using your private information. Flexilis also allows you to backup your personal data including contacts, photos, video, e-mail, text messages and more. The latest release includes many performance improvements, so download and start securing your device now for free.

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MobileArchiver is a Pocket PC application that adds a plugin to Outlook and archives the sms , email messages and call info ( call timing and duration for incoming and outgoing calls ). MobileArchiver keeps a history of your SMS messages and call details in Outlook so its always available for you. If you dont want to type in your sms on the tiny keyboard on your device you can utilize the SMS plugin to create SMS from your PC and it will be sent from the phone, this is a real handy feature when you have connected your device to your PC and you are working on the PC. To launch the SMS module on your PC ( Start -> MobileArchiving -> Send SMS ).

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NS Contacts Backup is a windows mobile freeware that can backup/restore your contacts. Basically this program can be usefull in two cases:

1. if you want just to feel safe and keep such important information as your contacts not only on your Pocket PC or Smartphone, but also somewhere else. In case you lost your device, it was stolen you or was broken, you can be sure that all your contacts are still with you.
2. if you change your Pocket PC or Smartphone to a new one or you have two mobile devices (for example, if you have Pocket PC and Smartphone ) and want their contacts to be identical

Compatible devices: all Pocket PCs/Smartphones with Windows Mobile 2005/2006 (WM 2003 and WM 2003 SE are not supported). .NET Compact Framework 2.0 required.

You can manage backup files created by this utility on your desktop computer or laptop using the NS Contacts application.

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Windows Mobile SMS Sync allows you to sync or backup the text messages on your Windows Mobile Smartphone or PDA with your desktop computer or to an SQL database. The application runs on Windows Mobile 2003, 5.0, and 6.0. Also included with the application is a Windows Desktop application for viewing and searching the text messages that you sync.

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Windows Mobile SMS Sync allows users of Windows Mobile Devices (Smartphones and Pocket PCs) to backup their SMS (Text Messages) on to their PC.

Features:

• Streamlined installation application.
• Full Userguide.
• Ability to save to CSV file.
• Windows Desktop application for viewing and searching messages.
• Wizard for uploading messages to a SQL server database.

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