Events on multiple phones

1. A method of forwarding a notification of an event received on a mobile phone comprising:

receiving the event on a first mobile phone;

determining whether the first mobile phone is connected to at least one other mobile phone via a local short-range radio communication interface;

if the first mobile phone is connected to the at least one other mobile phone, forwarding a notification of the occurrence of the event to the at least one other mobile phone via the short-range radio communication interface; and

if the first mobile phone is not connected to the at least one other mobile phone, storing a notification of the occurrence of the event in a memory queue of the first mobile phone until the first mobile phone is determined to be connected with at least one other mobile phone, and upon connection of the first mobile phone to the at least one other mobile phone, forwarding the stored notification of the occurrence of the event via the short-range radio communication interface from the memory queue to the at least one other mobile phone;

displaying the notification on a display of the at least one other mobile phone when connected therewith; and

encrypting the notification of the occurrence of the event prior to forwarding.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the event includes at least one of a call, a voicemail, a text message, an electronic mail, a multimedia message or an alarm, an incoming communication, a calendar event, a reminder, a RSS feed update, or a notification of a missed communication.

3. A method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the local short-range radio communication interface is a Bluetooth network.

4. A method as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the local short-range radio communication interface is a wireless local area network.

5. A method as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the local short-range radio communication interface is an IEEE 802.11 network.

6. A method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising displaying the encrypted forwarded notification of the occurrence of the event only upon entry of a passcode.

7. A method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising selecting a sharing level to determine the types of information that are forwardable.

8. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the at least one other mobile phone includes a status bar, and wherein displaying the notification on the display includes:

displaying the notification of the occurrence of the event on the status bar.

9. The method as set forth in claim 8 , further comprising displaying a notification of an occurrence of an event received by the at least one other mobile phone from a communications network on the status bar.

10. A method of forwarding a notification of an event received on a mobile phone comprising:

receiving the event on a first mobile phone;

determining whether the first mobile phone is connected to at least one other mobile phone via a local short-range radio communication interface;

if the first mobile phone is connected to the at least one other mobile phone, forwarding a notification of the occurrence of the event to the at least one other mobile phone via the short-range radio communication interface; and

if the first mobile phone is not connected to the at least one other mobile phone, storing a notification of the occurrence of the event in a memory queue of the first mobile phone until the first mobile phone is determined to be connected with at least one other mobile phone, and upon connection of the first mobile phone to the at least one other mobile phone, forwarding the stored notification of the occurrence of the event via the short-range radio communication interface from the memory queue to the at least one other mobile phone;

displaying the notification on a display of the at least one other mobile phone when connected therewith; and

analyzing the event to determine whether an event is a forwardable event for which a notification of the occurrence of the event can be forwarded.