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• Jobs: MobileMe ‘not up to Apple's standards’

  Well, I’m happy for that admission . But let’s be serious: MobileMe is a quagmire on the PC. I’ve written a ton of stuff about this service, stuff that hasn’t been published yet mostly because it goes on and on and on, and there are so many complaints... Posted Aug 06 2008, 07:44 AM by pthurrott with | with 82 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Mobile, Cloud computing

• NuevaSync: OTA iPhone/Google Sync

  I wasted a silly amount of time today trying to get Windows Live Contacts/Calendar to sync with MobileMe (and the iPhone) via Outlook and the new Outlook Connector 12.1 beta. (Long story short: While you can, in fact, make your Windows Live data store... Posted Aug 03 2008, 03:06 PM by pthurrott with | with 57 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Windows Mobile, Mobile, Cloud computing

• MobileMe photo upload finally fixed on Windows

  I check almost every single day to see whether it’s finally possible for Windows users to upload photos to MobileMe using a Web browser. It’s never worked right. But as of today, it actually works. To be a bit more clear, it “sort of worked” before in... Posted Jul 29 2008, 04:26 AM by pthurrott with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, XP, Alt. Windows, Digital media, Mobile, Cloud computing, Vista

• You know MobileMe is a piece of junk when ... (Updated)

  This one reads like a Jeff Foxworthy (of "you know you're a redneck when..." fame) joke. As in, you know MobileMe is a piece of @#$% when even Walter Mossberg, the world's most prominent support of Apple products, can't find anything... Posted Jul 24 2008, 10:16 AM by pthurrott with | with 113 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, XP, Alt. Windows, Mobile, Cloud computing, Vista, Commentary

• Oh, about those iPhone and iPod touch backups ... Yeah, that really is a feature

  I've been noticing that every time I connect my iPhone or iPod touch to the PC, it does a very time-consuming backup before any syncing occurs. You can actually stop this backup by clicking the little "x" at the top of the application window... Posted Jul 16 2008, 08:07 PM by pthurrott with | with 43 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, iTunes, iPod, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Gary Krakow is off his rocker, blames MSFT for iPhone battery woes

  Nice to see someone else going after the mainstream media for unfairly blaming Microsoft for something, in this case—get this—the iPhone 3G's poor battery life. Head's up, guys. Push kills battery life, no matter where the service comes from.... Posted Jul 15 2008, 03:24 PM by pthurrott with | with 53 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• MobileMe: Push vs. Sync

  I've gotten a ton of email about Apple substantially backing down from its initial claims about MobileMe's capabilities. (And not to be a jerk about it, I warned you: Unlike many people, I've used .Mac for years, and it was always a piece... Posted Jul 14 2008, 11:06 AM by pthurrott with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, XP, iPod, Mobile, Cloud computing, Vista

• The Exchange Team Blogs about the iPhone 2.0 Software

  The Microsoft Exchange Team Blog : Apple released iPhone 2.0 today which includes a software update to the existing iPhones in the market (yes, we mentioned it when it was announced as well).  We're thrilled to add them to the family of Exchange... Posted Jul 11 2008, 02:02 PM by pthurrott with | with 35 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Google Talk for iPhone

  The Google Talk blog has news of a Web-based Google Talk client for the iPhone: Attention iPhone owners! You can now chat with all your Google Talk buddies while on the go. Our new version of Google Talk is designed specifically for the iPhone and runs... Posted Jul 03 2008, 10:46 AM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Google, Mobile, Cloud computing

• myFUNAMBOL mobile sync portal

  This looks interesting and could be a solution to anyone looking for push email, contacts, and calendar functionality for the iPhone (or other supported mobile device): Get mobile email on your phone NOW! With a few clicks, get push email from Gmail,... Posted Jun 15 2008, 04:47 PM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Microsoft Office, Mobile, Cloud computing

• iPhone 3G's Achilles Heel is still AT&T

  Apple, Apple, Apple. Why have you saddled the most innovative mobile device of the decade with the worst possible wireless network in the world? Why? EDGE was bad enough. Really bad, actually. Historically bad. So bad it made me pine for Verizon. I mean... Posted Jun 12 2008, 10:57 AM by pthurrott with | with 91 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Apple MobileMe ... PC vs. Mac

  Apple’s MobileMe isn’t just a warmed over PC- and iPhone-compatible version of .Mac. It’s important for two reasons: Apple is jumping headfirst into the cloud computing market. (And confounding pundits who predicted they’d partner with Google.) Apple... Posted Jun 09 2008, 10:44 PM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, XP, iPod, Internet, Mobile, Cloud computing, Vista

• Apple Announces iPhone 2.0 Software Beta

  Apple finally chimes in with its own iPhone SDK announcement : Apple today previewed its iPhone 2.0 software, scheduled for release this June, and announced the immediate availability of a beta release of the software to selected developers and enterprise... Posted Mar 06 2008, 01:32 PM by pthurrott with | with 47 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• And the first iPhone SDK announcement comes from ... Microsoft?

  Microsoft announces that Apple has licensed its Exchange ActiveSync, providing the iPhone with enterprise functionality other mobile devices have had for years, including OTA (over the air) push email, calendars, and contacts, as well as remote wipe ... Posted Mar 06 2008, 01:03 PM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• WSJ: Expect Google Phone announcement within in two weeks

  The Wall Street Journal reports that the long-rumored Google Phone is happening: Google Inc. is close to unveiling its long-planned strategy to shake up the wireless market, people familiar with the matter say. The Web giant's ambitious goal: to make... Posted Oct 29 2007, 07:16 PM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Google, Alt. Windows, Mobile, Cloud computing