Microsoft to port Live Mesh sync for Macs
Microsoft is in the middle of developing a Mac port of its Live Mesh sync technology, the company has announced. The technology is similar in concept to Apple's MobileMe, but focuses on syncing files, instead of calendars and contacts, with a remote Microsoft cloud server; this is done simply by selecting "Add to My Mesh" from a right-click menu, which uploads a file to Live Desktop and pushes it...
published on Thursday, the 30. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
New Exchange sync option reaches beta stage
A new solution for syncing Microsoft Exchange, Google and Apple contact and calendar information has surfaced, titled Sync'Em. Now available as a public beta Sync'Em, in its current state, can synchronize Exchange contacts with Apple's Address book or synchronize Exchange contacts across several Exchange accounts. The developer hopes to soon add functionality to allow users to sync Exchange calen...
published on Thursday, the 4. September 2008, macintosh-news-network
Funambol syncs iPhone contacts without iTunes [video]
Funambol has released an iPhone plug-in allows "over-the-air" syncing of address book contacts with other mobile phones, free server-based backup and easy contact syncing with Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and other popular e-mail software. The plug-in works with the iPhone 3G, iPod Touch, and first-gen iPhones upgraded to version 2.0. F...
published on Tuesday, the 15. July 2008, macintosh-news-network
Apple Promises Smooth Syncing With MobileMe
A 3G iPhone wasn't the only new offering Apple showed off during the keynote presentation at its Worldwide Developers Conference Monday. Its new online service, MobileMe, also made its debut. Described by CEO Steve Jobs as "[Microsoft] Exchange for the rest of us," MobileMe syncs the user's push e-mail, contacts, calendar, picture gallery and data over multiple devices.
published on Tuesday, the 10. June 2008, macnewsworld
MS Echoes would "get rid" of phone numbers
Microsoft has devised a strategy that would largely eliminate the need to use phone numbers for calling on cellphones, ZDNet says. Echoes would link a user's Windows Live Messenger contacts to a phone number through a cellular provider and would let cellphone users choose one of their IM contacts as the recipient; as information would be automati...
published on Friday, the 30. May 2008, macintosh-news-network
MS Messenger for Mac 7 Says Bonjour
The Microsoft Mac Business Unit announced on Tuesday that it has released Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7 for both personal and corporate use. The corporate version includes multi-party audio and video use. The personal edition features new support for Mac OS X Bonjour instant networking technology, a new contact list search tool and the ability to give contacts a nickname for easy recognition, even when their screen name changes.
published on Wednesday, the 30. April 2008, macnewsworld
Messenger for Mac 7 adds Bonjour, AV meetings
Microsoft has released Messenger for Mac 7, the latest version of its ported instant messaging client. For all users the major addition is support for Apple's Bonjour technology, which lets users more quickly detect other users and peripherals on a network. It is now also possible to sort through contacts with a new search tool, and create nickna...
published on Tuesday, the 29. April 2008, macintosh-news-network
Microsoft Sets Stage for Office 2008's Debut on Mac
Microsoft said it will release three versions of its Office 2008 for Mac suite in January, with the most expensive of the bunch aimed at creative professionals overwhelmed by the task of organizing their digital media files. Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition, which includes three licenses for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage, an e-mail/calendar/contacts program, will cost US$150, Microsoft said.
published on Tuesday, the 25. September 2007, macnewsworld
Windows-Based iPhone Rival for Business Users
MsManhattan writes "High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) has unveiled a touch-screen mobile device that offers many of the same features as the iPhone but with an emphasis on business applications vs. entertainment value. The HTC Touch is based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS and features a 2.8-inch touch screen offering access to emails, contacts and appointments. But unlike the iPhone, which will feature large internal flash memory capacity for music and movie storage, the HTC Touch offers a microSD drive, and a 1G-byte microSD card comes with the handset."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
published on Tuesday, the 5. June 2007, apple-slashdot
Pinger sends mobile voice messages from Macs
Pinger -- a mobile voice messaging service -- today released an application enabling Mac users to quickly upload Address Book contacts as message recipients. Pinger supports Address Book as well as Microsoft Entourage, and Mac users can import contacts to instantly send voice messages. Pinger works with all major carriers and mobile phones in the U...
published on Wednesday, the 16. May 2007, macintosh-news-network