Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Microsoft’s SkyBox site reveals cloud backup service details
boygeniusreport.com - 2/6/2009
Microsoft’s SkyBox site reveals cloud backup service details
—
Well it’s not MWC time yet, and the security exception we encountered on the way to the site suggests it’s not quite ready for prime time, but Microsoft’s SkyBox site has gone live in a very early state. Now branded “My Phone”, the service provides syncing a la ...
A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes
blogs.zdnet.com - 2/6/2009
A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes
— blogs.zdnet.com — http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Microsoft_moves_key_execs_to_Windows_Mobile_for_new_strategy39101162.html (more) A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes

Comments vote down Obsessable News Feed found this 2/6/2009found this
blog.lizardwrangler.com - 2/9/2009
The European Commission and Microsoft
— blog.lizardwrangler.com — Last month the European Commission stated its preliminary conclusion that “Microsoft’s tying of Internet Explorer to the... Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces ... (more) The European Commission and Microsoft

Comments vote down Microsoft Watch found this 2/9/2009found this
Microsoft: Once Again, We’re Not Making a Smartphone
blogs.wsj.com - 2/5/2009
Microsoft: Once Again, We’re Not Making a Smartphone
— blogs.wsj.com — In a familiar ritual, an analyst says Microsoft is preparing to launch a phone in the second... half of the year. The response from a Microsoft spokesman: “Microsoft is not doing a phone.” (more) Microsoft: Once Again, We’re Not Making a Smartphone

Comments vote down The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 found this 2/5/2009found this

Blog Reactions

GMSV:  It all depends on what you mean by “Microsoft” and “is not doing” and “a phone”

Celularis:  El servicio SkyBox se llamará Microsoft My Phone

Comments
Blog Reactions

It all depends on what you mean by “Microsoft” and “is not doing” and “a phone”
GMSV — ... , but still longs to see a Microsoft handset. Meantime, what looked to be a beta of Microsoft SkyBox , a mobile phone sync and back-up service, ...

El servicio SkyBox se llamará Microsoft My Phone
Celularis — ... que seguramente se llamarán Windows Phone y funcionarán, al tener un mayor control sobre el hardware, como standard para desarrollos de terceros. Skybox se acaba de confirmar la misma semana que el roadmap de Windows Mobile 6.5 y 7.0, sólo falta que se confirme Skymarket, la tienda de aplicaciones para Windows Mobile, que podría ser presentado también en la conferencia Mobile World Congress de Barcelona. Vía Engadget Mobile y BGR ...

Related: skybox ,y phone
Microsoft's SkyBox site live, branded My Phone?
engadgetmobile.com 2/6/2009 — It appears that Microsoft may have its SkyBox beta sign-up site up and running in preparation for a Mobile World Congress unveiling -- except that it's not called SkyBox, it's called "My Phone" (even though the domain is getskybox.com -- go ...
Microsoft My Phone (SkyBox) website reveals details
MobileBurn.com 2/6/2009 — The landing page for Microsoft's rumored SkyBox cloud-based synchronization service has gone live, showing the new name of My Phone. Microsoft My Phone will, apparently, synchronize all of your information between your Windows Mobile-powered smartphone and your online My Phone account. Read ...
Tech Ticker: Microsoft readies Skybox website
techtickerblog.com 2/6/2009 — Skybox related news is coming thick and fast over the past few days. First it was the leak of the probable roadmap and now the website. Microsoft calls it My Phone but the website address still says Skybox which makes me wonder if My Phone is just one ...
My Phone appearance- official response from Microsoft
jkontherun.com 2/7/2009 — We told you how it appeared that the new Skybox service, dubbed My Phone by Microsoft, inadvertently appeared today and then disappeared. We have received this official statement about My Phone from Microsoft directly: Today, Microsoft’s My Phone ...
My Phone: Microsoft’s MobileMe
solsie.com 2/9/2009 — We should expect to see Microsoft My Phone (formerly known as Skybox) will make its debut officially at MWC in Barcelona. My Phone offers services similar to Apple iPhone to provide synchronization of personal contacts, calendar entries, photos ...
Microsoft rebrands MobileMe-fighting SkyBox as My Phone — IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis
It seems the higher-ups at Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) took a bit of a disliking to the SkyBox name and have decided to rebrand their cloud-syncing service as “My Phone.” These days, data synchronization services that store information on third-party servers (the “cloud”) ...
Microsoft's Cloud-Based Skybox Gets Early Showing, New Name — Fast Company - Technology
We talked about Microsoft's SkyBox cloud-based data service recently, and now it looks like the wraps have begun to come off SkyBox, and an initial website has gone live. But, strangely, it isn't quite what it seemed like it would be. For starters, the service is now branded "My Phone," ...
Update on My Phone from Microsoft — ithinkdifferent
Apparently, My Phone went online earlier than planned. And as expected, Microsoft has provided an explanation about it which I came across on mobility site : Today, Microsoft’s My Phone Web site went live prior to its scheduled debut. However, we are excited about the new Microsoft My Phone ...
Microsoft My Phone: Free MobileMe-Style Syncing for Windows Mobile [Microsoft] — Gizmodo
Today somebody over at Microsoft powered up the My Phone website a wee bit early. Apparently, they've re-branded SkyBox and are bringing lots of cloud syncing fun to WinMo phones. We've already assumed that much of the next step for Windows Mobile will be to sync personal data—not just ...
Microsoft to Launch "My Phone" (aka Skybox) at MWC — AppScout
Today Microsoft launched a Web site for their long-rumored Skybox service, which they are calling " My Phone ." This service syncs Windows Mobile 6 phones to a Microsoft-run Web site. The launch apparently happened before Microsoft expected, as we recounted this morning. By 6 PM ET today, ...
Microsoft rebrands SkyBox to rhyme with “iPhone”? — VentureBeat
Microsoft is expected to unveil its mobile cloud sync service known as SkyBox at the Mobile World Congress event in Spain later this month. Only it apparently won’t be called SkyBox, but rather “My Phone,” if a site that briefly went live today is any indication. The site, ...
Skybox makes unintended appearance as Microsoft My Phone — jkOnTheRun
A lot of information has been leaking out about the upcoming services from Microsoft that add online cloud services to the Windows Mobile platform. Skybox is the service that is expected to provide online syncing of information on Windows Mobile phones to the new cloud storage. Engadget ...
Microsoft My Phone...not a phone — Betanews
Of Microsoft's anticipated "Sky"-prefixed services: SkyMarket, SkyLine, and Skybox, which are all cloud-based services for Windows Mobile consumption, Skybox has made an advance appearance , but with the title Microsoft My Phone beta. The My Phone service, which is located at getskybox.com (link ...
Signup for SkyBox site launches, dubbed Microsoft My Phone — (Obsolete Feed)
SkyBox, a MobileMe for Windows Mobile devices, is one of three cloud services that Microsoft will be unveiling at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona along with Windows Mobile 6.5 . According to the unofficial roadmap , Microsoft is already planning SkyBox versions 1.0, ...
Microsoft SkyBox website is live! or not. — ithinkdifferent
Latest news over at Engadget are that SkyBox beta sign up website is up and that it’s called My Phone. This is a screenshot from the website that they’ve posted. The link isn’t working at the moment though. From the image it seems that it’s a phone-to-cloud syncing service, very much like ...
Microsoft My Phone aka Skybox is Online — I4U News
A couple weeks we reported about Microsoft launching an Apple MobileMe like service called SkyBox. The beta site of SkyBox is now live and it is actually called Microsoft My Phone. Microsoft is getting ready as it seems to show off the new service at the M...
Microsoft My Phone, aka SkyBox online backup, launches — SlashGear
It looks as though Microsoft have prematurely launched their mobile backup service, codenamed SkyBox, an announcement of which is expected at Mobile World Congress later this month. Now named My Phone, though found at getskybox.com , the beta service promises 200MB of storage for contacts, ...
Did Microsoft Just Launch Skybox? — AppScout
Engadget Mobile just turned up a link to a new Microsoft site called " My Phone ," which appears to be their long-rumored Skybox service. (The URL is 'getskybox.com'.) According to the site, My Phone syncs "contacts, calendar appointments, photos, and other information" from a Windows Mobile ...