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Me, Myself and My Phone

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I apologize for being so inactive on my blog for the past few months. I switched to the Mobile Services division in June to work on a V1 consumer mobile service - My Phone. Microsoft My Phone has had so much buzz even before it was released. However, I could not blog about it until the formal announcement today at the Mobile World Congress today. But now the cat is officially out of the bag.

It has been an awesome learning experience working on V1 mobile service targeted for consumers and I hope that it is received well. The team has worked really hard to make this release possible in a very short span of time. Kudos! I hope some of them go out for a beer tonight and take a day off or something.

So what is My Phone?

Microsoft My Phone synchronizes data on your phone, specifically Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Pictures, Videos, Music, Documents, SMS (WOW!) and even stuff on your Storage Card, to the cloud.

You can get the latest My Phone news from the My Phone blog.

How do I get set up with My Phone?

If you have a Windows Mobile 6.0 or 6.1 Phone you can try out Microsoft My Phone today with a promotional code. Currently it is an invite-only beta. Please sign up and add yourself to the wait list. You will need a Windows Live ID (formerly Passport) to sign into the service.

What does My Phone do for me?

Keeps your data safe

If you ever lose your phone or decide you want a new one, My Phone will save you a lot of time by keeping the data intact and allowing you to easily migrate it to a new device.

Do more with your data online

You can also manage the data from the My Phone website - add new contacts, download pictures and videos you took using your phone to your home PC, push your favorite picture to your phone so that you have it with you on the go, and lots more.

How can I share my My Phone experience?

If you have tried it out and have bugs to report or any new ideas around improving our service you can do so on our My Phone forum.

See you there!

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