My Phone, Microsoft's new over-the-air backup system for Windows Mobile phones, is available for free in a public beta. Jason called it "fairly good" and even "fancy", so it's definitely worth a try. [WM Dev]

Windows Mobile fans hoping that Microsoft's My Phone over-the-air syncing service was going to be Mobile Me for WinMo can put those thoughts away. It's basically just a fancy backup service. But it works!

Microsoft finally got around to giving official word on the stopgap disaster relief measure known as Windows Mobile 6.5, and here it is: Marketplace, My Phone and the new interface are, as expected, happening.

Today somebody over at Microsoft powered up the My Phone website a wee bit early. Apparently, they've re-branded SkyBox and are bringing lots of cloud syncing fun to WinMo phones.