With the launch of the iPad on April 3, 2010, the MobileMe app currently for the iPhone was enhanced for use with the iPad as well. This means that the app can be downloaded directly to the iPad, or migrated from your current iPhone. In this video you can observe how MobileMe is used to share bookmarks across different platforms to the iPad.
MobileMe is a web-based service that synchronizes personal data such as email, contacts, calendars, media files and other data to a number of online servers. These servers will then synchronize that data with all the devices registered to a specific MobileMe account. Although MobileMe is designed by Apple, and it is touted as a universal synchronization solution for all Apple products, such as the iPhone, iTouch and iPad, it is also compatible with PCs and non-Apple Software
Features
MobileMe offers a set group of features to its users for a $99 per year subscription fee, but new users can take advantage of the the 60-day free trial offered by Apple.http://www.apple.com/mobileme/
In addition to the standard cross-platform and cross-device synchronization features of MobileMe, it also offers as part of its subscription iDisk. The iDisk function is a virtual hard drive with up to 20GB of storage. This is designed to enable users to store and access their files from any of their registered devices.
Another unique feature of MobileMe is its "locate or wipe" feature. This is designed to allow registered users who have lost a registered iPhone or iPad device, to have its present location displayed on a virtual map, or to remotely set an accessibility lock for the device, or in extreme cases, send out a remote wipe command which would erase all of the personal data currently stored on that device.
Use with IPad
With the launch of the iPad on April 3, 2010, the MobileMe app for the iPhone was updated to allow for functionality and migration to the iPad. Of some concern, was the effectiveness of MobilMe's "wipe" and "locate" features on the initial Wi-Fi-only version of the iPad, as sustained connectivity was limited only to moments when the unit was connected to a Wi-Fi network. Although this slightly compromises the "locate" feature by limiting its mapping function only to be able to provide an approximate location for the device, the "wipe" command would still be functional, being able to execute itself the moment the device connects to a Wi-Fi network.
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Synchronizes personal data on all registered devices
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Works with
iPad, Macs, PCs, iPhones, iPod Touch
