April 13th, 2007
Palm offers wireless backup option for Palm OS-based devices
I have to admit that I have been feeling a bit down about the Palm world the last several months, but this week really started to lift my spirits with the news that Palm is developing their own Linux-based OS since it shows me that Palm still has vision for the future. I started using Palm devices back in 1997, thus my online name of palmsolo, but my last daily Palm device was the Treo 650 that I stopped using in 2006 when I found the Nokia E61. To end the week, I read some other good Palm OS related news on PalmInfocenter. Palm is beta testing a new OTA backup solution for Palm OS devices called Palm Backup.
I travel quite a bit and for people like us that rely on the data stored on their handhelds having a good backup is critical. I discovered how valuable a hosted Exchange service can be and rarely sync directly to a computer anymore. The new beta of Palm Backup does even more than a hosted Exchange service can do in terms of backing up your data. Palm Backup saves a copy of your contacts, calendar, memo, tasks, browser bookmarks, speed dials, and call logs to a secure server from anywhere you have wireless coverage. You can setup a backup schedule or perform manual backups when you want. You should still perform regular backups to a storage card for your applications and other files, but this is a great way to know your vital data is backed up. The service is available from Palm for free for now, but there will be a fee structure when the service rolls out of beta. The Palm Backup service works with the Treo 700p, Treo 680, and Treo 650 Palm OS based smartphones.
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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