Wireless Desktop Synchronization Coming Back In Windows Phone 7
Once upon a time, when there was no iPhone or Android, Pocket PC users had the ability to wirelessly synchronize their devices with desktop computers over Wi-Fi while Palm handheld users had to dock their devices with a desktop. As time passed the folks in Redmond determined that synchronization over Wi-Fi and Ethernet networks was unsecure and therefore removed the feature from ActiveSync and Pocket PCs.
Today’s smartphones do little synchronization with desktop computers as they store data on servers, but we still need to connect with desktops to transfer music and movies to phones.
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