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HTC One will be able to get data from iPhone backup files

Categories: Android, Applications, Devices, HTC
By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 at 9:18 AM

One of the neat features HTC will offer for the upcoming HTC One owners is the ability to sync with data found in the iPhone backup files. These files are generated by iTunes and include photos, videos, text messages and calendar entries. While most of us sync calendars with some cloud-based service (most Android users do this by default using their GMail account), text messages are something different. A majority of mobile users don’t backup their SMS regularly (if ever) and, frankly, don’t mind doing that despite the fact there are services that makes this a seamless process. For folks who need their SMS archive and want to switch from iPhone to the hot-new HTC One, the Taiwanese company prepared a new tool to make that possible.

We’re not sure whether this software will work with older HTC models but I wouldn’t be surprised that will be the case, as well. Anyway, we applaud HTC for making switching from other platforms as seamless as it should be…

[Via: CNet]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • PeterSteinbeck

    Good news for iOS switchers. You can’t go wrong with the HTC One. ;)

  • http://twitter.com/bc_student_2010 BC Student10

    so can the Iphone, and HTC phones are terrible. I had an “Incredible”, whose full name was “Incredible Waste Of Time And Money”