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BBC
News
BBC News report about Synchronica's high-pitched screech on a mobile phone if it is stolen.
Nicola Pearson: "On average, a mobile phone is stolen every twelve seconds. […] It costs the mobile phone companies and owners nearly 400 million pounds a year. Now, one company has come up with a new security system. […] When you report your mobile missing, it will make these loud screaming sounds. It also wipes any contacts, emails, or other numbers you have, so no one else can see them."
CBS4
News
The chief correspondent confronts passersby with the screaming mobile.
Joe Shortsleeve: "The only way to stop the screaming is to remove the battery. But the horrorfilm shrieking resumes when the battery is replaced."
CNET TV
The Queue
The popular CNET TV blog The Queue reports about Synchronica Mobile Gateway 3.0.
Rich de Muro: "Now, if you've been holding out for an iPhone, because of the lack of corporate email support, there is hope, and I've experienced it. A company called Synchronica has a service called Mobile Gateway 3.0. It lets you check your company's email on your phone. The secret is in the sync."
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DMAX
DTECH
DTECH berichtet über die von Synchroncia entwickelte Anti-Diebstahlsoftware für Handys.
"Da ist eine kleine Software auf dem Handy. Die muss man vorher installieren. Und dann kann man, wenn das Handy gestohlen wird, diesen Schrei übers Internet praktisch wie eine SMS verschicken."
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Fox 5
News
The reporter leaves the screaming mobile at a shopping mall and watches the reactions of the people.
Toby Boreham: "Hopefully you will find someone else can track the phone down, or at the very least it will make the thief get rid of the phone very quickly."
Kabel 1
Bizz
The German TV magazine Bizz tests Synchronica's anti-theft software for mobiles.
Sebastian Höffner: "Das, was Sie da hören, das ist nicht irgendein neuer, kultiger Klingelton, sondern ein raffiniertes und vor allem ohrenbetäubendes Programm gegen Handy-Diebstahl."
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ProSieben
Galileo Genial
Simon ergeht es wie jedem zehnten Handy-Besitzer. Sein mobiles Telefon wird ihm im Kaufhaus gestohlen. Doch dank seiner neuen Alarmsoftware kann Simon den Dieb ausfindig machen.
"Jetzt gibt es wieder eine geniale Erfindung. Nämlich eine Alarmanlage fürs Handy. Und die ist ziemlich penetrant."
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TelecomTV
Newsdesk
Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte explains how Mobile Gateway connects to the iPhone.
Guy Daniels: "One of the iPhone's shortcomings is its lack of support for corporate email - despite being an excellent mobile internet device. However, Synchronica already has a free middleware solution which it has trialled in the U.S. that brings Microsoft Exchange support to iPhone buyers."
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WALB
News
WALB News explain how the Synchronica Scream works.
Richard Stott: "You call up your service provider, tell them your phone has just been lost or stolen, and they'll send down a command wirelessly that will completely lock the device so that nobody can get access to make a phone call or get information from the device."
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WFRV
News
WFRV News report about Synchronica's shrieking cell phone technology.
"Wow! That's the shrieking cell phone designed to catch a thief. This invention came up with the cell phone service, which makes your cell phone scream, when you request it stolen."
- "We expect very high annual growth rates in penetration [for wireless push email] over the next four years, an average of roughly 107 percent per year in growth. And likewise, we expect rapid revenue growth rates in this space as well. We forecast roughly 49 percent of annual average growth in revenue in wireless push email space through to 2011."
- Matt Anderson
Senior Analyst
The Radicati Group - "Mobile email is on the verge of mass market adoption, and the number of mobilized email accounts will explode over the next three years. […] Solutions that are based on open mobile standards, such as Synchronica's Mobile Gateway, are in the best position to take advantage of this growth."
- Alaa Owaineh
Associate Analyst
Datamonitor
