Apple announces MobileMe: Sync your PC, Mac, and iPhone
Apple is launching a new service called MobileMe that will provide push mail, contacts, and calendar data. In practical terms, that means you can synchronize your personal data across multiple computers and devices. And the service works with both Windows and OS X.
In other words, you can synchronize your Mac, PC, and iPhone. The service works with Mac's Mail.app, iCal, and Address book. On Windows, the service syncs with Outlook. In addition to PIM data, you can use MobileMe to syncrhonize photos from your iPhone.
Apple's Phil Schiller demonstrated the new service at WWDC this morning, showing you email gets pushed to all devices in a matter of seconds. There are also web based versions of the applications that look like desktop apps, including a photo application that looks like iPhoto.
The service will replace .Mac, and current .Mac users will automatically be upgraded to MobileMe. For new customers, the service will cost $99 per year for 20GB of online storage. There's a 60 day free trial available as well. MobileMe isn't live yet, but will be available at Me.com soon.
In other words, you can synchronize your Mac, PC, and iPhone. The service works with Mac's Mail.app, iCal, and Address book. On Windows, the service syncs with Outlook. In addition to PIM data, you can use MobileMe to syncrhonize photos from your iPhone.
Apple's Phil Schiller demonstrated the new service at WWDC this morning, showing you email gets pushed to all devices in a matter of seconds. There are also web based versions of the applications that look like desktop apps, including a photo application that looks like iPhoto.
The service will replace .Mac, and current .Mac users will automatically be upgraded to MobileMe. For new customers, the service will cost $99 per year for 20GB of online storage. There's a 60 day free trial available as well. MobileMe isn't live yet, but will be available at Me.com soon.













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Subscribe to commentsJamesJun 9th 2008 3:44PM
Yawn. I could do this with my Google services last year -- for free.
Wake me when Apple actually *innovates* again.
Benjamin WrightJun 9th 2008 4:10PM
Brad: What impresses me with MobileMe is the massive volume of records being replicated on multiple devices. Redundant records of e-mail, text messages and more spawn and ever-growing treasure of evidence to search through in the event of lawsuits, divorces and all manner of criminal investigations. --Ben http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2007/11/instant-message-retention-e-discovery.html
rothgarJun 9th 2008 4:33PM
can't their yahoo email already do push email? and because it is web based you can have that on any computer with a internet connection.
dukemangJun 9th 2008 5:00PM
Anyone know if it works with Lotus Notes for PC?
QuikboyJun 9th 2008 6:54PM
MobileMe seems to be a copy of what Windows Live, Google, and even Yahoo! already do.
Just with a pretty glossy interface and a $99 price tag. Nice try, Apple.
QuikboyJun 10th 2008 7:49AM
MobileMe is just a Live Mesh copycat. According to Apple, MobileMe is poised to be a way to sync content from your iPhone to your computer. Live Mesh is a device synchronization platform that works with far more devices than what MobileMe can do.
Based on what's said, MobileMe does : Storage, Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Gallery, and iDisk.
Guess what? Windows Live does ALL that. Yahoo! and Google do most except real file storage and sharing. All 3 of these guys also do it for FREE. And there's mobile version as well with "Push" features.
I'm kinda surprised how the article doesn't even seem to hint that MobileMe might not even be all that.
lebbaiAug 28th 2008 8:14AM
hi i would like to try mobile me software