Microsoft launches Phone Data Manager Beta

Microsoft has launched a new beta of an application for synchronizing data from cellphones with your computer. There are at least two things which set the new Phone Data Manager apart from earlier synchronization applications like ActiveSync and Windows Mobile Device Manager:

1. Phone Data Manager Beta works with non-Windows Mobile devices. There's a fairly lengthy list of supported devices including a number of Sony ericsson, Nokia, and Motorola devices.
2. The new utility syncs your data with Windows Live Services. That means your contacts, music, videos, and photos will be accessible online from any computer with a web browser.

You can sync your phone by connecting it to your Windows XP or Vista computer via a Bluetooth or USB connection.