Mike Temporale
03-27-2007, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?ContentId=7093' target='_blank'>http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?ContentId=7093</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Currently under beta testing, Sprite Mobile Swipe works on any Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC or Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone, and once installed, hides away in the background until activated by the device's owner. The software cannot be uninstalled without a user selected password. If the device is ever lost, simply send a SMS from a previously specified “partner” phone and you can have the device locked. You can also go one step further, and send a “wipe” text message that will erase the entire contents of the phone, including everything on the memory card. If, on the other hand, your phone is stolen, and the thief changes the SIM card, you will automatically get a SMS on the designated partner phone so the user will know the new number."</i> <br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20070327-SpriteWipe.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />There are a couple tools on the market that already do this, so it's nothing revolutionary. However, it is good to see a company like Sprite expand their Mobile offerings. I think Sprite has the best chance of making a product with the widest device support, and best integration due to their indepth knowledge of backing up Windows Mobile devices.