April 28, 2006
By PAUL TAYLOR
Mobile Action (www.mobileaction.com), which is based in Taiwan, also produces a comprehensive family of mobile phone management software. Handset Manager, which costs Dollars 39 (Pounds 16 in the UK) for the USB version and Dollars 49 for the Bluetooth kit, is available for most mobile phone models - I tested a Bluetooth version with a Motorola Razr V3.
While the Bluetooth version is very convenient, the USB kit has one advantage - it also charges the mobile phone while connected.
The software not only transfers contacts between your mobile and your PC, it can also move phone images, videos, games, ringtones and other files.
I found the CD-based software easy to install and although I do not care much for the software interface, it worked well. My favourite feature was also one of the most basic - the ability to create and edit contacts on a PC, which is much, much easier than trying to do this on a phone keypad. This feature alone makes PC-based phone management software such as Handset Manager worth trying.
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