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Speed up sync of iPhone and iPod – BackOff

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:45 PM PDT

Backing up data of iPhone and iPod is really one thing to consider and do it on a timely basis but syncing via iTunes could be a pain as it takes time in syncing.The main reason is due to huge portion of the time has been spent to backup iPhone contents into PC. While this automated action could be useful in many cases but it may not necessarily true for certain circumstances.So what is the alternative is BackOff. BackOff provides an extra button option so that users can simply toggle to turn the backup feature on and off depending on situation and preference.

Once installed just launch the application , you would get a very simple interface with a single button allowing users to either turn on or turn off the backup feature.Care should be taken that iTunes will need to be closed before the utility can be used or else a message will be prompted to remind users to do so. After iTunes is closed, clicking on 'Turn Off' button on BackOff utility will switch the default backup feature of iTunes to OFF mode once after iTunes has been reopened.

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By now, you should notice that your iPhone will be able to synchronize faster than previous by skipping backup activity and eventually able to shorten your time spent purely on data transfer without doing unnecessarily data backup.It hardly consumes less than 1.3MB of your hard disk space.Backoff is compatible to run with both Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7) and Mac OS X (Tiger and Snow Leopard) with ability to support iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS, iPod Touch as well as potential iPad compatibility in short future.

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Google Buzz widget for Android released

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Google recently launched the Google buzz widget for Android phones so that you can update your status.Previously for mobile users too Google had launched the Google buzz widget and not much has been changed from that version.Most interesting feature is that certain programs will let you use home screen widgets for easy access. This is most useful in a search so a widget for Google Buzz makes sense and gets some use to it .At present only supported language is English but more languages would be added soon.Requirement is that you would need Android 1.6 OS running.

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A simple search for Google buzz leads to the app in the Android marketplace.Once it's downloaded, it can be added to your home screen the same way you add any other widget i.e click on your home screen menu, click on "add" select "widgets" and then select the option for Google Buzz.When you use the widget, you can choose to either add a photo or series of photos or to declare your location and make your update public or private.So do you really need this app or you will give a pass by.Do share your views on this.

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