Microsoft Beats Google To Online Storage

  Despite many rumors about Google’s online storage, it’s Microsoft that is first out of the gate with an easy-to-use online storage service. Now in a limited beta, Windows Live Folders is offering 500 MB of free storage where you can create personal, shared, and public folders and decide who has access to each folder.The service works well whether you’re using a Windows or a Mac and whether you surf with Firefox 1.5+ or Internet Explorer 6.0+. Private folders are password-protected with your Windows Live ID, so only you can have access, and shared folders require the friends you’re sharing with to sign in with their own Windows Live ID and password. Public folders allow anyone on the internet the ability to view your files, but not the ability to change them. Sharing the public folders is easy - you can just send them a link because each folder and file has its own web address. All Live Folders file transfers are protected using SSL.

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Goosync is an over-the-air synchronization service for Google Calendar that will seamlessly synchronize almost any mobile device with your Google
Calendar. To use the service, you need to create an account at Goosync.com then start the sync from your mobile phone. If your phone can’t sync over the air, then the site points you towards client software that can be downloaded to your phone to enable the synchronization to work. A free GooSync account allows you to sync your events from your default Google Calendar to your mobile device, including recurring appointments and all day events. Each sync has window of plus 30 days and minus 7 days from the sync date. Advanced accounts give you the ability to sync multiple Google Calendars and configure your sync window. The cost of an advanced account is 12 months for only £19.95…hmm….will they take American dollars?

T-Mobile has officially launched the long-anticipated HotSpot @Home service. The service allows the supported handsets to seamlessly switch between wi-fi and cellular networks to make and receive calls. Included in the HotSpot @Home package is a wi-fi router that is used to create a wireless network at your home, creating a "hotspot" where you can enjoy VOIP service that doesn’t use up your plan’s minutes. As you go about your day, if you end up at one of T-Mobile’s nearly 8000 hotspots nationwide, your cell phone will switch to using the wi-fi network offered there. The switch is meant to happen seamlessly, meaning even if you’re on a call while walking into a Starbucks, the call will not be dropped. Currently, only two phones work with the service, the Nokia 6086 and the Samsung T409—a, but I’m sure we’ll see more in the future as the service really takes off. Launching this service during the week of the iPhone hysteria seems odd, but then I saw Scoble’s post and understood. It’s not a $500 fancy phone with all the bells and whistles. It’s a basic phone that saves you money. Genius!