Sync Different With SugarSync for iPhone and iPod Touch
August 30, 2008
MobileMe, Apple’s subscription-based collection of online services and software, has been plagued by problems since it launched. Many MobileMe users have ’migrated’ to Yahoo!’s Zimbra Mobile, and a new service from Sharpcast, called SugarSync for iPhone, promises to be even more attractive alternative for those willing to make a ’switch.’
SugarSync for iPhone is a commercial application featuring push synchronization of files and media between PCs, Macs, iPhones and iPod touches, and the web.
iPhone users now have a fast, wireless and completely automatic way to view and share their files and media on the go, even if the computers where those reside are offline. SugarSync for iPhone uses Sharpcast’s push synchronization technology to quickly access files over the air. This service works seamlessly across multiple computers so people can easily navigate to any of their devices to view Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files, as well as photos. The files are synced to the iPhone over the air on demand, and stored in a temporary cache whose memory size is maintained automatically so that files viewed on the go use minimal memory on the iPhone.
SugarSync transparently synchronizes files on any number of computers and backs them up into a secure online digital vault that is accessible through the SugarSync desktop software, any computer or mobile web browser, and the new SugarSync for iPhone application as well as applications customized for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry smartphones.
SugarSync is available for free trial at www.sugarsync.com, and subscription plans start as low as $25 annually for 10GB of synchronized online storage, sufficient for about 10,000 documents. See full pricing here. The SugarSync for iPhone application is free with all SugarSync subscriptions. It’s the simplest online backup with remote access, multi computer sync, and online sharing built in.
I don’t see anything about syncing calendars and contacts. Is this correct…is this simply a service to sync files and folders?
I’d say the bigger issue for me w/ MobileMe is the sync of iCal/Exchange/iPhone events and contacts.
Still, what SugarSync is showing seems quite remarkable and almost instantaneous. This would definitely be an upgrade from the much slower and limiting iDisk.