When you've got all your most important files securely stored in the cloud by an online backup provider, it only makes sense that you should be able to access them while you're on the road using your smartphone.
Several online backup providers have already delivered iPhone and Android apps that let you do things like access files you have stored on their servers, change backup schedules, and even send links to share content with contacts, as our Editors' Choice SOS Online Backup's does. Today the biggest player in online backup, Mozy (a division of storage giant EMC), announced the availability of apps for iPads and iPhones, with apps for Android 2.x devices to follow.
The new Mozy app lets users of the online backup service view and open stored documents. It also lets them view photo thumbnails, download them, or post them directly to Facebook. The app is a free download from the Apple App Store, but of course is only useful to Mozy subscribers. For extra security, users can specify a passcode that will be required before accessing their account. A search box means you don't have to burrow through deep folder trees to get to the file you want.
"When we first mentioned a Mozy app for iPhone and Android to our MozyHome customers a month ago, the feedback was overwhelmingly positive," said Charlotte Yarkoni, COO of Mozy. "We're very excited to announce that it's now available in the iTunes AppStore and our customers can access all of their backed up data from their iOS or Android mobile device."
One feature missing from the app is the ability to go in the other direction—backing up data from the iPhone or iPad to the servers. Competitor IDrive offers a free app that handles this for contacts and photos.
Mozy offers desktop software for Windows and Mac OS that offers unattended backup uploading. The service costs $5.99 a month for 50GB of online storage on one computer or $9.99 a month for 125GB from up to three computers. Mozy recently discontinued its unlimited storage plan, citing excessive storage and bandwith usage by a minority of its users.
For more on the new mobile online backup software, head to mozy.com/mobile. You can also download the app directly from the iTunes App Store.
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