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BeQRious: Generate QR Codes Online

abhijeet — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:21:16 +0000

BeQRious is a unique online service which can generate QR codes from any web URL, email address, phone number, text message, social networking profile or pictures. QR or Quick Response codes are two dimensional bar codes which are designed in a way that they could be instantly decoded, especially by devices like cellphones. For more in QR codes, check this article – What Are QR Codes?.

To start, you can select what you want to decode, enter the input text and get the corresponding QR code on the right hand side as PDF or a GIF image. These codes can be then shared with anyone you want, the recipient simply needs to scan it with his phone to decode the content.

There is no registration necessary, however if you register you will be able to store, manage and edit your codes online.

Features:

Create QR codes online.
You could generate QR codes from website URL, email, phone number, text message, social network profile and images.
Save the generated code as PDF or GIF image.
Register to store, manage and edit your codes online.
Similar tools: QRVCards and QRJumps.

Check out BeQRious @ www.beqrious.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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Contails: Mobile Contacts Sync Tool

abhijeet — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:05:26 +0000

With the advent of advanced mobile phones, customers are now using their mobile phones to do almost everything and that means their phones store a lot of data too. Unfortunately sharing and synchronizing this data across multiple devices isn’t an easy task. Plus it could mean an extra cost.

Contails is a free mobile contacts sync service which lets you sync and share one of the most important set of data in your cellphone – contacts. Just create a free account at their site and follow easy step by step set up process. The process may vary depending on mobile you have. Some phones may require Contails client download.

Additionally it also lets you import contact info from your Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail, Yahoo and MSN accounts so you can gather all your contacts info in one place.

For more info watch demo video below:

Sync mobile contacts with your Contails account online.
Import contacts from Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail, Yahoo and MSN.
Invite friends and connect with them.
Exchange selected contacts with friends.
Supports wide variety of phone.
Easy step by step setting up process.
Similar sites: ZYB, GoogleSync and Mobyko.

Check out Contails @www.contails.com (By Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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GoogleSync: Sync your Mobile Calendar with Google Calendar

abhijeet — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:03:16 +0000

Google Sync for Mobile is a service recently launched by Google which lets cellphone users sync their mobile calendar and contacts with the ones in their Google account. The product is in beta and currently works for iPhone, Windows Mobile based phones and for phones that support SyncML (contacts only version). Whether you make changes to your contacts or calendar on web or on your phone, they always remain in sync with this service.

Features:

Free mobile sync service from Google.
Lets you sync mobile contacts with google.
Lets you sync phone with google calendar
Get calendar alerts on phone.
Customized service depending on the type of phone you have.
Works for iPhone, Windows Mobile based phones and for phones that support SyncML.
Note: depending on your mobile plan your carrier might charge you data transfer fees.

Visit GoogleSync for Mobile @ www.google.com/mobile/default/sync.html (by Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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Vufone: Backup Your Mobile Data

srikanth — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:29:30 +0000

Vufone is web service with mobile client which gives you the ability to manage your mobile phone online. With Vufone you can backup mobile data (contacts, messages, calender and media) and easily control it from provided web account. It allows you to use Microsoft Outlook or Google to manage your meetings, events and contacts from your mobile phone. You can even upload and share your mobile media with friends on social networking sites like Facebook, Flickr, Youtube etc.

Before you can use Vufone to backup mobile data, you will need to download the vufone mobile client onto your phone and have a data plan to synchronize your phone items (unlimited data plan is recommended). To sync your mobile items with your Vufone account, start the Vufone app on your phone and select ‘Synchronize’. This will synchronize all default items with the Vufone website. Vufone doesn’t support BlackBerry and iPhone as of now, the entire list of supported devices can be found here.

Features:

Mobile data backup tool.
Synchronize your phone with Google and Microsoft Outlook.
Get your Microsoft Outlook meetings or Google Calendar on your phone.
Grab pictures from any website directly to your Vufone account and your phone using provided Internet plug-ins (IE, Firefox )
Upload your mobile media files to vufone.
Create online albums and show them to friends and family on the web.
Extend your phone to Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, Youtube and more.
Listen to your mobile music online.
Never lose data when switching phones.
For more similar apps read 4 Tools to Backup your Mobile Phone.

Note: The application is not free, however it is offering 1 year free subscription campagn until 1 March of 2009, so go ahead and grab yourself a free account.

Checkout Vufone @ www.vufone.com (by Srikanth AD from The Next Web )

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Mobyko: Backup Mobile Phone Data Online

TehseenBaweja — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:29:18 +0000

We all dread those times when we lose our phones along with it all the data. It doesn’t have to be that way anymore! Mobyko is an all-in-one solution platform for your mobile phone regardless of your career. The service allows you to backup mobile phone data such as contacts, photos, text messages, videos online.

Moreover it can also sync everything between your phone and your Mobyko account. You can easily access your data on any computer add entry, edit or delete, all changes will be automatically synced.

Currently Mobyco supports wide range of cell phones including iPhone and you can use it anywhere worldwide. Mobyco also lets you send free text messages from your web account to any phone. You get 10 free text messages with the basic account. The setting up process is really easy and there is no download or installation required, just follow step by step process.

Feature overview:

Web service to sync and backup mobile online.
Store your address book, photos, videos and text messages online for free.
Sync your cell phone with your Mobyko account for free.
Supports variety of cell phones see full list here.
Easy over-the-air setup
Get profile pictures from your facebook friends on your phone.
The fun application “Mobilator” tells you how much your phone is worth.
For more similar apps read read 4 Tools to Backup your Mobile Phone.

Check out Mobyko @ www.mobyko.com (Contributed by Tehseen Baweja from Ijaar.com)

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Skydeck: Track Your Call History and SMS Messages Online

kaly — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:50:38 +0000

Skydeck keeps track of your cell phone calls and text messages online. It’s like an Inbox for your mobile calls. From your account area you can check who called you yesterday, how long the call lasted, when is the last time you spoke and so on. Apart from that SkyDeck lets you monitor your balance online, search through contents of SMS messages, search call history and several other features.

Skydeck can also analyze your call history and generate a social relationship graph showing the strength of your relationship with others based on the frequency and volume of calls, whether the calls were one-sided or reciprocal and how recent the calls were made.

Features:

Track your calling behavior & relationships with others.
Manage your calls online. See when and who called and how long it lasted.
Search through your SMS message archives.
Search your call history.
See available talk time minutes and text messages.
Currently available only in the United States.
Absolutely free!

Check out SkyDeck @ www.skydeck.com

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rmbrME: Create & Share your Virtual Business Card via SMS

kaly — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:59:06 +0000

Not so long ago we told you about DropCard – a website where you could create a virtual business card and then share it with others. rmbrME is another such service targeted at a business user. It allows you create a virtual business card (with your contact details) and then instantly share it with anyone you need via text messaging. You can further customize your card by adding personal details, images and social networking links.

How does it work?

Features:

Crate a virtual business card and share it with others via SMS.
Edit and manage your contact information online.
Add personal details, images and social networking links.
Currently works only for US phone numbers.
Standard SMS fees (from your mobile service provider) may apply.
and more …

Here is a sample of bizCard that people will receive:

Check out rmbrME @ www.rmbrme.com

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DropCard : Your Virtual Business Card

kaly — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:28:33 +0000

An online alternative to business cards. DropCard lets you create a virtual business card that can be quickly emailed to any email address using SMS.

How does it work?

1. Register and create your contact profile (add phone number, address etc.)

2. If you want to give someone your contact details, simply text “drop someone’s@email ” to 41411.

3. DropCard will automatically forward your contact details to that email address.

Features

Send your contact details to any email with a short SMS message.
Edit your contact information online.
Create multiple contact profiles (business, personal etc.)
DropCard is free, however usual SMS fees (from your service provider) may apply.
iPhone optimized version available. See it here.
The service available only to users within US.

Below is a sample of DropCard that people will receive:

Check out DropCard @ www.mydropcard.com

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DashWire: Synchronize and Backup your Mobile Phone to Web

kaly — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:50:42 +0000

Nifty application to synchronize your mobile phone with web. Using DashWire you can transfer most of your mobile functionalities to web and manage phone from the comfort of your computer. These include, but not limited to, ability to send/receive text messages, manage phone contacts and add/remove photos. Basically, whatever changes you make on mobile phone will be automatically mirrored to your DashWire account and vice versa.

How does it work?

Create Dashwire account and select your handset model.
Receive a text message with a download link to DashWire mobile client.
Install the application, enter your username and password and wait a few minutes for it to initialize.

Even though DashWire is a free application, mobile carrier charges may apply. To actually use it for free you need to have an unlimited text messaging and data usage on your mobile plan.

DashWire Features

Manage your phone from the web.
Synchronize all of the information stored on your mobile to web account.
Keep a backup copy of all incoming and outgoing text messages.
Read, reply to and send text messages directly from your PC.*
Backup and automatically synchrnozie address book contacts.
Easily view, edit, organize and share your mobile photos with friends.
Manage your ringtones, internet favorites and speed dials from the web.
If you are interested watch DashWire video tour here.

* Note all mesages that you compose using DashWire will appear as sent from your phone

Check out DashWire @ [ www.dashwire.com ]

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Flexadex : Online Addresss Book

kaly — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:39:03 +0000

Fast and interactive online address book. Easily access, store and manage up to 1000 address book contacts for free. If there is one thing that makes Flexadex standout from other contact managers, it’s speed. It’s fast and offers nothing but essential features. Check it out.

Features:

Add, manage and access your contacts from anywhere.
Import existing contacts from vCards (.vcf file)
Search or browse you contacts alphabetically.
Store up to 1000 entries, for FREE.
www.flexadex.com/mobile : Access, search and manage your Flexadex address book from mobile.
Simple, quick and easy to use.

Check out Flexadex @ [ www.flexadex.com ]

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Bloove: Contact Manager for Your Mobile

Aibek — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:16:09 +0000

Working with contacts on the phone is not convenient for you? Copy them to Bloove. Bloove is an online contact manager and backup service for your mobile phone. It allows you to edit address book contacts, add speed dial settings, make calls, send SMS messages, and most importantly backup your contact list online. Any changes you make on the web account will be automatically synchronized with your phone.

Bloove Feature List

Backup and Manage mobile contacts online: search, edit, organize contacts, make calls, send SMS messages, create speed dials,and more.
Synchronize all online changes with your mobile phone, and vice versa.
Contacts Archive: Got a large contact list? Archive rarely used contacts and free up some space.
Keep detailed phone/messaging history for each contact.
Free account version is restricted to only one mobile phone. Also ‘Contact Archive’ feature is limited to 15 items. All other features are unrestricted.
“How do I make sure that I get the right version for my mobile?” Just open http://bloove.com/m on your mobile browser and it will automatically determine what version you need. You can find the detailed list of supported phones here.
Data usage: Bloove consumes about 20 Kbytes per hour in idle mode. Largest data transfer will occur during the initial setup, about 10 Kbytes per 100 contacts. All subsequent operations transfer only changed data.
For additional information go to Bloove FAQ page.

Check out Bloove @ www.bloove.com

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Mobical: Backup Mobile Contacts, Address Book and Calendar

Aibek — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:49:05 +0000

Mobical provides an over-the-air mobile data backup and restore service. Backup your address book contacts, browser bookmarks, settings… , synchronize data between multiple handsets, restore backup at any time, and more.

Mobical Features

Store and backup your phone’s address book, calendar details, browser bookmarks, notes and phone settings online.
Access and manage stored data from any web-enabled mobile or PC.
Always keeps your backup and phone data synchronized.
Restore online backup files to any mobile.
Synchronize data between multiple mobile phones at the same time.
Note: In order to access/sync files directly from mobile it must be web-enabled.
For more detailed information go to Mobical Help section.

Go to Mobical [www.mobical.net]

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Anywr : Contact Manager + Calendar

kaly — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:45:00 +0000

Online contact manager plus calendar. Import and organize contacts online, sync. contacts and calendar info with your mobile, transfer data from one mobile to another, and more.

Feature Overview

Manage and organize all your contacts online.
Import contacts from Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, Gmail, Outlook, and more.
Send group messages.
Set important reminders (i.e. birthdays).
Synchronize your calendar and/or contacts with your mobile.
Backup and transfer contacts and/or calendar data between mobiles.
Synchronize Anywr calendar with Outlook (coming soon).
Access Anywr from PC or any WAP-enabled mobile phone.

Check out Anywr @ www.anywr.com

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ZYB : BackUp Your Mobile Online

Aibek — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:00:54 +0000

ZYB provides an easy way to backup your mobile phone’s contacts, pictures, text messages and calendar events online. Additionally, ZYB is a networking platform that lets you connect with friends, share pictures, exchange messages, follow-up on updates and more.

ZYB Features

Upload and share pictures with contacts directly from your mobile phone.
Synchronize and Backup your phone contacts, text messages and calendar online.
Connect with people on your phone’s contact list.
Send free text messages to your contact/s.
Everything you share, send or say in comments appears on your ZYB profile.
Follow-up on updates from your friends (pictures, shouts, etc).
Transfer data from your old phone to a new phone.
Multi-lingual: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Danish, Dutch and Deutsch.
Find out whether your phone is supported here. For additional questions go to ZYB faq page.

Check out ZYB @ www.zyb.com

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