Handy PhoneGuard launches
Published by Steve Litchfield at 11:40 UTC, October 30th 2009
Epocware just released Handy Phoneguard (for S60), described as "an advanced smartphone protection solution that allows the phone’s data to be locked or completely wiped to prevent unauthorized access and use, as well as sending SMS notifications with the new phone number in case the phone becomes stolen or lost." Screenshots (for 3rd Edition and 5th Edition) and press release extracts below.
From the press release:
"Statistics shows that almost half of all crimes committed in the street are mobile device theft. In addition, many people accidentally leave their phone in a store, on a school desk or in a taxi. With any of these scenarios, there is the possibility that someone will steal sensitive data, and use the phone under the owner’s service plan, running up a large phone bill that the owner might be responsible for. Handy Phoneguard minimizes worry and the effects of negative financial impact by providing full-time protection for the data stored on the S60 smartphone. It even assists in getting the phone back by remotely sending SMS alerts with the new phone number — a strong, combined defense to protect the owner’s sensitive, personal data and financial obligation if the phone goes missing.
Handy Phoneguard allows users to configure the S60 smartphone to automatically lock after a certain period of time. To eliminate risks of private data unauthorized use, the application stores the chosen folders (Calendar, Contacts, Log, Messages, Photos, etc.) under password protection. Even if the device is missing, Handy Phoneguard will remotely support the smartphone security and ensure the stored data’s safety. The owner can block any access to applications or folders by sending a “LOCK” command, as well as completely wipe the data by texting “WIPE”.
Handy Phoneguard is available for 19.95 USD (14.95 EUR, VAT included) via download from http://www.epocware.com and http://www.penreader.com.
Supported languages: Brazil Portuguese, Bulgarian, Chinese Simplified PRC ,Chinese Traditional Taiwan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German ,Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norvegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Spanish LA, Swedish ,Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian."
Screenshots (S60 3rd Edition)
Screenshots (S60 5th Edition)
Categories: Software
Platforms: S60 3rd Edition, S60 5th Edition
News Discussion
Come on guys, write about something that's actually newsworthy, not another copycat app by an uncreative software development company!
1) Epocware are one of the oldest, slickest and most professional Symbian software houses in the world. If they make an app then it's likely to be the best of its genre.
2) They *bothered* to send us a full press release, including screenshots. i.e. they went to a little effort, unlike most developers who release an app and hope we might notice it, at some point in the future, with a trailing wind...
Spend time on things that your readers actually give a crap about, instead of your own personal interests.
Cheers!
Noe i have Handy Safe,Handy Expense,Handy Taskman,Handy Shopper & Handy Alarm Pro and i cant live without Handy Calendar,Handy Phoneguard will join the group.
I hope they cost less and wish they have more features since Epocware applications always lacks some options especially Handy Calendar and Handy Alarms Pro but since they work without bugs and they integrate very well to the phone UI i will stuck with it.
Waiting for another software review from you Steve and who cares if its Epocware or not? i want more usability and productivity.