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MobileMe is a service from Apple that helps you collect all your critical information, store it in a central server (cloud server) and get it delivered to all your previously subscribed devices. MobileMe synchronizes all your business and personal information over the air, instantly and without hassles. It’s ideal for people on the go that need to have access to their information every second.

MobileMe uses a both way sync or push, it delivers your mobile information to the cloud server and once received it updates all your home or office devices, keeping all points updated with fresh information. MobileMe interface is clean, easy to use, elegant and pleasant, a mature interface that offers an easy to use layout.

MobileMe up and Running

At this year WWDC (2008), Apple retooled the .mac service and renamed it as MobileMe, a syncronization service that will have all your devices updated simultaneaously. Your Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery and iDisk will be on the Cloud for you to access them whenever and whererver you like it. And the syncronization is among multiple devices, your iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac and Windows PC, the most important thing about MobileMe is that it’s an ad-free service.

MobileMe Features:

Push Email

MobileMe Mail pushes new messages to your iPhone automatically and notifies you when they arrive. You’ll instant notification for new email. On your iPhone and iPod touch, it works with the built-in Mail application. It also works with Mail on a Mac and Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail on a PC. Emails are scanned for viruses.

Push Contacts

With MobileMe Contacts, you have all your address book information at your fingertips. Any change to your Contacts and automatically all your devices will be updated-synchronized, giving you more access and control of your information anytime and anywhere.

Push Mobile Gallery

Mobile Gallery provides a destination for your friends and family, you can upload photos from your computer or iPhone to your Gallery and invite people to visit, download and share their favorites, and even contribute their own. It provides fancy and animated views, mosaic, carousel or slideshow.

Push Calendar

MobileMe pushes your calendar information to your iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, and PC. So you always know where you need to be and when you need to be there. You can make changes on one device and MobileMe automatically updates all your other devices, it works with iCal on a Mac and Outlook on Windows PC.

iDisk

MobileMe provides a virtual disk accessible from anywhere and with every browser on the market, it comes with a 20GB combined email and file storage and can be accessed from your Mac OS X Finder. iDisk is the easier and more reliable way to transport your office or personal files and access them on the road.

Prices and Availabilities

MobileMe is said to be up and running today and can be accessed from Mac and Windows computers with any browser, this technology is ready to use with your iphone and ipod touch too and there is not news about support for other mobile devices. MobileMe is a subscription based service with a price of $99 a year for indivual use with a 20GB of combined email and file storage, 200GB of monthly bandwidth and $149 for a Family Pack (4 members) with 5GB of combined email and file storage, and 50GB of monthly data transfer for each member.

Third parties support is unknown and virus or any thread is under Apple control, but the price could be a roadblock for some mac users that were expecting a cheaper price for the service.

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