It seems that the Redmond giant’s plans to link its smartphone software to the cloud is about to become reality. The company has recently offered some information about an application that synchronizes content on Windows Mobile powered phones to the Internet.

This means that personal data and media content will be easily transferable from one smartphone to another, but the information will be also accessible through a computer. The new service will offer an automatic sync schedule.

Microsoft gave up the Skybox name and now calls its cloud-sync application “My Phone.” The web-based service will store videos, photos, but also messages, contacts and calendar notes, so it serves both as a content storage system and as a way to back up important data. My Phone will also offer the possibility to share the data with other users of the service.

Many rumors appeared on tech websites after Microsoft had rolled out the getskybox.com website, inviting users to create an account, along with detailed information about the service. However, the website was closed soon after that, redirecting users to another URL.

A Microsoft representative reported that the company would offer plenty of information about the My Phone sync service during the Mobile World Congress exposition, which will be held in Barcelona starting February 16.

Currently, Windows Mobile users have access to a similar service, called Live Mesh, through which people can upload digital content to a secured website. Microsoft talked about a cloud-based synchronization service during CES 2009, stating that it would be only available for Windows Mobile 6 users.