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M1 DataSave backs up your phone's data for S$2.14 per month

Damian Koh | Nov 04, 2008

(Credit: M1)

Backing up your phone's data can be a chore, especially if it requires you to configure multiple settings. Not for MobileOne (M1) subscribers, though, if the Singapore-based telco has anything to say about it.

The operator has launched a DataSave subscription service which will allow its users to back up content on their phones to a secure system for a flat S$2.14 (US$1.54) monthly subscription fee. According to M1, users won't be billed for the airtime to use the service, though postpaid customers may incur minimal connection charges.

The DataSave client currently works on Symbian phones and handsets which support Java or SyncML settings (click here for a list of supported handsets). What the app does is it sends the contacts, events, tasks, photos, music, videos and SMSes in the phone's memory wirelessly via the data network to the telco's system. Once the backup process is completed, users can also log in to their accounts to view and manage their content on M1's Web site.
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Control your hotel room using your mobile phone

Damian Koh | Nov 03, 2008

(Credit: DOCOMO interTouch

More doesn't necessary mean better as I found out during a short stay at a local boutique hotel recently. There were two remote controls in the tiny room, one for the TV and the other for the DVD player. Which is why I think a software like hYspace could help reduce clutter in the room.

Developed by hotel technology service provider DOCOMO interTouch, the prototype software will allow hotel guests to control room lighting, temperature and surf TV channels from their touchscreen mobile phone. The company, which has its headquarters in Singapore, plans also to develop the software into an electronic concierge and support various multimedia services such as music/video streaming, gaming and messaging.

Sounds like a great idea. Now I'll just need to get myself a touchscreen phone and book myself into a hotel suite.

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Korea-only T*Omnia is Omnia on steroids

John Chan | Nov 03, 2008

It looks no different from the current Omnia, but the T*Omnia packs in quite a few more features.
(Credit: Samsung)

The Samsung Omnia has been sold in Asia and Europe for a couple of months now, but hasn't seen the light of day in its home country, Korea. Well, in case you thought that the chaebol forgot about its fellow countrymen, think again--it was merely taking its time to prepare an enhanced version. Today, Samsung launched the T*Omnia in Korea, and if you are a current Omnia user, prepare to go green with jealousy.

Like the Omnia SGH-i900, the T*Omnia SCH-M495 is also an HSDPA device with 16GB internal storage and runs Windows Mobile 6.1. The big difference is this: It comes with a 3.3-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display--four times the resolution of the original's 400 x 240 screen. Aside from that, the T*Omnia is also equipped with satellite DMB for viewing digital TV in Korea. Even with those additions, the T*Omnia weighs 131g, just 9g heavier than the original, and is only marginally larger. This makes it a prime alternative to HTC's upcoming Touch HD which also has a WVGA display and a no-keypad form factor.

Given its UMTS and GSM capabilities, our immediate thought was that it should have no problems working outside of Korea. Unfortunately, Samsung told us that this is a Korea-only product and that there are no current plans to launch it elsewhere. Perhaps the screams of a million Omnia fans on message boards will change that--but for now, we can only look and drool.

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Do camera-phones rob us of our conscience?

Damian Koh | Nov 03, 2008

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High-end, feature-packed mobiles may have put technology into our hands, but did it rob us of our conscience at the same time? The topic came up at a recent afternoon tea session. What's the first thing most people would do when they witness an accident, a fight, an ugly scene, or a scandalous rendezvous? The answer is simple. They whip out their camera-phones to take a picture. You can argue that it doesn't take more than a few seconds to snap a photo, but what's disturbing is, shouldn't the instinct to lend a hand or seek help come first?

Then there's the issue of privacy or apparent lack of it. The increasing disjuncture between technology and the mindset of society means only one thing. We can't learn fast enough to deal with the amount of resources we are handed with daily. When that happens, we abuse what's given to us. Do you have a problem with people snapping pictures of you in public? Or have you had any nasty encounters with camera-phones lately? Share them with us here.

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