Anonymous writes "
mywaves
Expands Availability of Mobile Video Service to New Multi-Media Smartphone
Platforms
BlackBerry, iPhone and
Symbian Users Now Have Access to mywaves’ Mobile Video Service
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Feb, 7, 2008 – mywaves, the largest mobile
video destination, announced today expanded distribution of its popular mobile
video service to the BlackBerry® Pearl 8130 smartphone from Research In Motion
(RIM), the Apple iPhone®, Symbian S60 platform and four Palm® handheld devices.
Additionally, Handmark®, a global leader in the development and distribution of
mobile media, will distribute mywaves’ mobile videos to mobile devices through
its global distribution channels.
“Our
first order of business was to make mywaves available to mass market,
video-enabled phones. Most smartphones can now deliver a great video experience
for consumers, so now’s the time for us to keep the momentum going and make
mywaves available on as many platforms as possible,” said Rajeev Raman, CEO and Founder, mywaves. “With their larger
screens and higher resolution, smartphones provide the perfect consumer
experience for mobile video viewing.”
As
the most broadly distributed, fastest-growing mobile video provider, mywaves serves
more than 5 million unique visitors monthly by offering consumers around the
world the ability to browse through more than 400,000 channels of video. Handmark
offers unique distribution through mobile operators and device manufacturers,
as well as Handmark desktop and on-device stores including www.handmark.com and
Pocket Express® (www.pocketexpress.com).
The
mywaves mobile video service is currently available for Palm Treo 680, 700p,
755p, Palm Centro and BlackBerry Pearl 8130, with Windows Mobile compatibility
coming later this year.
mywaves
is a free mobile video service that enables users to connect with their friends
and the mywaves community, showcase their entertainment interests and share
their favorites– all from their mobile handsets. mywaves makes it easy for
people to find and watch their favorite videos from around the globe, set up
their own channels of premium, personal or user-generated content, and be
entertained on the go with the latest videos on the Web. mywaves lets users
create channels of favorite videos to include on their profile or share with
anyone via e-mail or text message.
About
mywaves Inc.
mywaves
is the fastest-growing mobile video destination for consumers, attracting more
than 5 million unique visitors monthly to its free mobile video service.
Consumers can browse through nearly 400,000 channels of premium, private and
user-generated videos and have their favorites automatically updated and
delivered to their phones. Most users tune in to watch mywaves video weekly
with average viewing times of 24 minutes per session. The service works
globally across all 3G, EDGE, BREW and EV-DO carriers as well as most
video-capable mobile phones, including Palm, Windows Mobile, Symbian and RIM
based phones. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., mywaves is led by a team from
Yahoo!, Napster, Danger, Palm and TiVo. The company is funded by venture
capital firm, Menlo Ventures. For more information or to sign up for mywaves,
go to www.mywaves.com
or from a mobile browser: www.mywaves.com/m.
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