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 Nokia today announced that it has released a new version of the N-Gage Arena launcher for the over 400,000 valued N-Gage Arena members. The new version 2.5 includes new features and functionality, as well as updates to the existing services. N-Gage Arena members can now download a free copy of the new launcher at http://arena.n-gage.com/launcher.The N-Gage Arena launcher, the gateway in the N-Gage phones to the N-Gage Arena, has been revamped to offer even better community and connectivity features to N-Gage owners. New features include Public Group Chat, Friend Rankings, Login Message and Filtered Content. Now users can participate in group chat sessions from within the launcher. Chat rooms are available 24/7 and open to all N-Gage Arena members. Users may now view new rankings tables that allow them to compare their own rankings against members on their Friends list playing the same game. The login message feature allows for a special message to be broadcast in the launcher start up sequence to ensure users are aware of important news. Also, content can now be filtered to specific users based on their operator, country or currently loaded game.

“The N-Gage Arena is an integral part of our consumer offering. It is a unique global mobile on-line gaming community and we are excited to make it even better,” says Rob Sears, Director, Community Technology Management, Entertainment Products Business Unit, Nokia. “The new launcher software will enhance the consumer experience, and will help create new opportunities for the operators to tailor content to their customers.”

Improvements to current features and functionality have also been made. The online status indicators on one’s Friends List have been expanded to include more information, such as the title of the game that a friend is currently playing and whether or not the friend is available to chat while in-game. It also shows friends who are in a Public Group Chat session. The launcher’s user interface and menu structure has been updated to be more in-line with the website and thus improve usability. New secondary icons have been added to the main menu to function as indicators and shortcuts to key content areas. Content has been expanded to included user-generated content such as tips & hints and photos. Other general improvements to the launcher’s navigation, alert notification, start up experience and preferences management have also been made to make the consumer experience easier.

The initial offering of the new launcher software for N-Gage QD devices is in English only. Additional versions in twenty-one additional languages, along with software for the N-Gage game deck, will be rolled out later this year.

About N-Gage
The N-Gage game deck is an innovative mobile device that is creating an entirely new market for the games industry. Built for active gamers, the N-Gage platform is the first mobile and connected game deck to feature online high-quality 3D multiplayer gameplay over Bluetooth wireless technology and GPRS. The N-Gage device also offers unique online games services as well as a comprehensive and growing games catalogue from the leading game publishers. Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.

Full Duplex Speakerphone and Voice Command Features Combined With an Integrated CMOS Camera and Get It Now(R) Capabilities Make the LG VX5200 the Hottest New Addition to Verizon Wireless’ Array of LG Phones

Today, LG Electronics MobileComm and Verizon Wireless announced the launch of the new VX5200 handset, a powerful and compact new camera phone styled in LG’s trademark clamshell design and featuring a comprehensive list of features, including full duplex speakerphone and advanced voice command capabilities. With an integrated VGA CMOS digital camera, easy access to Verizon Wireless’ Get It Now(R) and Mobile Web 2.0(SM) services, the VX5200 offers customers a full suite of the features guaranteed to appeal to everyone from teens to executives.

The VX5200 is the perfect phone for today’s most active wireless users. With its robust voice command and full duplex speakerphone capabilities, Verizon Wireless customers will experience a new level of convenience — audio confirmation of menu selections, speaker-independent voice recognition and voice command capabilities allow for easy hands-free use. For ring tone happy customers, the VX5200 comes equipped with its own 15 uniquely designed ring tones and a 32-chord polyphonic sound support system, giving Verizon Wireless customers a crystal clear reason to download their favorite ring tone from the getTONES shopping aisle of the Get It Now virtual store.

TXT Messaging and Picture Messaging capable, the VX5200 is the perfect handset for staying in touch. Verizon Wireless snap-happy customers can take and send the picture messages with the VX5200’s VGA CMOS camera. Customers will never miss a moment with digital zoom, integrated flash and room to save up to 200 photos in the phone’s gallery. Whether in a meeting or at a baseball game, the VX5200 helps customers share special moments with friends and family.

The VX5200 showcases a long list of the most useful features that customers have come to expect from LG and Verizon Wireless, including voice memo recorder, personal organizer, EZ Tip calculator, 98-entry speed dial and full color internal and external LCD screens.

The VX5200 also features Verizon Wireless’ intuitive user interface that provides easy and quick access to all features and services via a multi-level menu. The customer-focused user interface, developed by Verizon Wireless, enables customers to use their device intuitively to extend the wireless experience beyond voice calling, by allowing one click access to Messaging, Mobile Web, Get It Now and phone features on the device itself. Even novice users can navigate their way to most functions without training.

Packed full of the latest in wireless technology, the VX5200 includes:

• 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA/AMPS (Tri-Mode)
• Data Transmission: 1xRTT
• Memory: 32 MB Flash/8 MB SRAM
• Dimensions: 3.46″ (H) x 1.85″ (W) x 0.94″ (D)
• Weight: 4.16 oz.
• Internal LCD Display: 65K Color STN, 128 x 160 Pixels, 9 Lines
• External LCD Display: 65K Color STN, 96 x 64 Pixels, 3 Lines
• Standard Battery: 1,000 mAh Li-Ion
• Usage Time: Up to 3.3 Hours*
• Standby Time: Up to 165 Hours*
• VGA CMOS Digital Camera with Flash
• 2x Digital Zoom
• Capacity to Save up to 200 Photos
• Three Camera Resolutions: 640×480, 320×240, 160×120 Pixels
• Self Portraits with Flip Closed
• Customizable Brightness, White Balance, Shutter Sound, Color Effects
• Five Shot Multishot Adjustment
• Self Timer: 3, 5 and 10 Seconds
• Speaker-Independent Voice Recognition — make calls and access essential features
• Voice Commands: “Call Someone,” “Voicemail,” “Digit Dial,” “Service Alerts,” “Missed Calls,” “Contacts,” “Announce,” “Time & Date,” “Phone Status”
• Full-Duplex Speakerphone
• 32-Chord Polyphonic Sound Support
• Voice Memo Recorder (1 Minute Each; Up to 100 Memos Total)
• Announce Mode — audio confirmation of menu navigation
• 15 Unique ring tones and the ability to download more with Get It Now**
• Vibrate and Silent Modes
• TTY/TDD
• Mobile Web 2.0 — customizable, enhanced wireless access to the latest in news, sports, weather and more**
• Get It Now Capable — download games, ring tones, wallpapers and more**
• Mobile Instant Messaging (IM)**
• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) — send & receive messages comprised of a combination of text, sounds and photos**
• Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS)**
• Two-Way Short Messaging Service (SMS)**
• Personal Organizer: Calendar with Scheduler, Alarm Clock, Notepad
• Address Book (500 Contacts) — each stores 5 numbers & 2 e-mail addresses
• Photo caller ID
• Tools: World Clock, Calculator, Ez Tip Calculator
• Speed Dialing (98 Entries + Default Voicemail)
• T9 Predictive Text Input
• 5-Way Navigation Key/Blue Backlit Keypad
• Customizable Banner and Wallpaper
• English and Spanish Language Support 

* Battery time will vary depending on personal usage and system transition (traveling between analog and digital systems)

** Verizon Wireless service required, additional charges may apply

The LG VX5200 is available for $49.99 after $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year customer agreement at more than 1,900 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores nationwide, Circuit City stores or on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. The VX5200 will also be available at participating RadioShack locations later next month.

For more information about Verizon Wireless’ products and services, visit www.verizonwireless.com. For more information about LG Mobile Phones, visit www.lgusa.com.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation’s most reliable wireless network, serving 47.4 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD). Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About LG Electronics, Inc.
LG Electronics, Inc. (Korea Stock Exchange: 06657.KS) is a global force in electronics, information and communications products with 2004 annual sales of US $38 billion (consolidated). With more than 66,000 employees working in 76 subsidiaries in 39 countries around the world, LG Electronics is comprised of four main business companies including Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display, Digital Media.

LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is the world’s leading manufacturer of WCDMA (UMTS), CDMA and GSM handsets, and the fastest growing manufacturer of mobile phones worldwide. The company provides a total range of wired and wireless solutions, and is rapidly establishing a global presence as it cultivates international market share in 3G handsets. For more information please visit www.lgusa.com.

Cingular Wireless has mobilized its emergency operations team as an intensifying Hurricane Katrina barrels across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Panhandle. Cingular conducts ongoing readiness drills throughout the year and has a rigorous emergency preparedness and response process in place for events like Katrina.Network preparations include the staging of 200 portable generators, more than 30,000 gallons of fuel, dozens of portable cell sites, and several hundred network technicians and engineers in the Panhandle, along the Gulf Coast and in Central Florida, to ensure customers and emergency agencies have reliable wireless service before, during and after the storm.

“After last year’s devastating hurricane season, we know all too well how critical communication is in an emergency situation, ” said Dan Norman, vice president and general manager for Cingular’s North Florida market. “For many people, their wireless phone was their only line of communication during and after the hurricanes.”

To prevent network congestion, Cingular is urging customers to keep non- emergency calls to a minimum to free up wireless networks for emergency officials and to consider text messaging as an alternate form of communication. Most wireless phones today are text messaging capable, and text messages oftentimes go through quicker than wireless voice calls during an emergency situation. If customers receive a fast busy or “your call cannot be completed at this time” recording when trying to make a voice call, they should wait 10 seconds before redialing. This allows the original call data to clear the network before the customer tries again.

Cingular also offers consumers these important tips in preparation for the storm:

• Program all emergency contact numbers into your wireless phone. Store numbers for the police department, fire station, hospital, as well as your family members so you don’t have to think about it during and after an emergency.
• Have a family communications plan in place. Designate someone out of the area as a central contact, and make certain all family members know who to contact if they become separated.
• Keep your wireless phone batteries charged at all times. Have an alternate plan to recharge your battery in case of power outages.
• Keep your wireless phone dry and protected.
• Forward your home number to your wireless number in the event of an evacuation.
• Check live weather and news reports available on many wireless phones with services such as MobiTV and My Cast.

 

About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation — the ALLOVER(SM) network — and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/ . Get Cingular Wireless press releases e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at http://cingular.mediaroom.com/.

Nation’s Largest Wireless Carrier First to Deliver Good Technology’s Wireless E-mail and PIM Solution on Windows Mobile-Enabled Handsets

Cingular Wireless today became the first wireless company in North America to offer Good Technology’s GoodLink(TM) wireless messaging and data access software and service on Windows Mobile- enabled Smartphones.

GoodLink from Cingular is now available on the Audiovox SMT5600 and the Motorola MPx220 Smartphones. Both devices now support the latest version of GoodLink software, GoodLink 4.5 for Windows Mobile Smartphone, to give business customers continuous two-way wireless synchronization of their corporate Microsoft Outlook applications, including e-mail, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks, while on-the-go using a lightweight handset.

The Audiovox SMT5600 is a “candybar” style Smartphone recognized as one of the world’s smallest Windows Mobile-based Smartphones, weighing just 3.6 ounces. The Motorola MPx220 is a quad-band flip-phone designed for busy professionals wanting style without compromising high-tech phone features.

“The availability of GoodLink from Cingular on Windows Mobile Smartphones gives our business customers who prefer the look and feel of a wireless handset a cost-effective way to access their corporate e-mail without having to purchase a PDA,” said Michael Woodward, executive director, mobile professional solutions, for Cingular Wireless. “This underscores Cingular’s commitment to provide our customers with the applications they need using the devices and operating platforms they prefer on the largest digital wireless data network in the U.S.”

GoodLink from Cingular provides a two-way, wirelessly synchronized connection to Microsoft(R) Outlook functions and other features when customers are within Cingular coverage areas on multiple device platforms including Palm, Windows Mobile Pocket PC and now Windows Mobile Smartphone. GoodLink provides enterprise-class, FIPS-certified security including end-to-end AES data encryption, remote data wipe and remote password policy management. It also includes Secure Over-The-Air(TM) device provisioning and management featuring Zero-IT-Touch(TM) activations and upgrades of GoodLink and third- party applications for simplified IT administration.

Both the Audiovox SMT5600 and the Motorola MPx220 are compact yet rich with features, including Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition for Smartphone, T9 predictive text, MSN Messenger, built-in Bluetooth, infrared port, mini SD card slot, speakerphone, voice recorder, Camera and camcorder, and Windows Media Player.

“There is a growing class of business users that requires highly secure wireless access to email and PIM, but isn’t willing to sacrifice portability and phone power,” said Rick Osterloh, vice president, products, Good Technology. “Cingular and Good together are uniquely able to serve this user base with a cost-effective choice of Windows Mobile Smartphones powered by GoodLink on the largest digital wireless data network in the country.”

Cingular offers GoodLink as an end-to-end service for a monthly fee of $44.99 per month for unlimited data with a qualified voice plan. Customers must purchase a one-time $1,500 Starter Pak per GoodLink server license, and a one-time $99 per user GoodLink Client Access license. Cingular is offering both devices for as low as $199.99 with a two-year voice and data service contract.

GoodLink from Cingular is available through Cingular’s direct B2B sales organization. For more information or to arrange to speak with a B2B account manager, call 1-866-429-7222 or visit http://www.cingular.com/goodlink.

Cingular Wireless serves customers in 95 of the Fortune 100 companies, and counts more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 and over 1,200 federal, state and local agencies as clients. GoodLink is in use in more than 6,500 enterprises including seven of the Fortune 10, and over half of the Fortune 50.

About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation — the ALLOVER(SM) network - and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at http://cingular.mediaroom.com/.

Leading Mobile Phone Maker Continues GSM Expansion with Sleek, Functional Handsets

LG Electronics MobileComm today announced the launch of upgraded versions of two popular GSM handsets, the full-featured L1400i camera phone, and the stylish and compact C1300i clamshell phone, both of which are available immediately to Cingular Wireless customers. Initially made available in 2004, the L1400 and C1300 handsets proved to be highly popular models with mobile phone users. Building on this success, the updated L1400i and C1300i models combine the sleek styling, extensive range of features and overall quality that characterizes the original models, with additional functionality designed to make them easier to navigate and enhance the user experience.

Styled in LG’s trademark sleek, clamshell design, the world-capable L1400i features multimedia messaging, two-way short messaging and mobile instant messaging, keeping users connected all the time, wherever they travel. In addition to AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ, users can now exchange instant messages with friends using the popular Yahoo! Messenger service. The integrated VGA camera features a one-touch side button, enabling users to frame and snap self-portraits and other shots easily, without opening the phone. Additionally, the high-resolution external LCD display allows users to compose and view their pictures with crystal-clear accuracy, all without ever opening the handset. With an improved user interface and more intuitive menu, the L1400i is the perfect tool for capturing and sharing life’s spontaneous moments.

Combining style, fun and now worldwide service capability in one sleek package, the compact tri-band C1300i provides a color display and a wide variety of other desirable features at an affordable price point, giving all consumers the chance to experience LG’s high-resolution internal color screen, high-speed data transmission and JAVA capability for downloading applications, games and ring tones. Upgrades to the first C1300 model include a redesigned keypad for improved navigation, the addition of the Yahoo! Messenger instant messaging service and an iconic graphical menu for increased ease-of-use. The C1300 is designed in LG’s trademark clamshell design, in a sleek, silver color with small external mirror and a light that indicates an incoming call or message, all weighing in at less than three ounces and not more than one inch thick.

“Although both the L1400 and C1300 have proven to be quite popular, LG never stops innovating and seeking ways to improve on our successes,” said Jon Maron, director of marketing communications for LG Electronics MobileComm, Inc. “We’ve packed even more fun, useful features into each handset, offering users a pair of world-capable mobile phones which represent unparalleled value and versatility. We are constantly looking for ways to provide wireless users with the best mobile communications experience; today’s launch of the L1400i and C1300i is the latest example of that dedication.”

The LG L1400i and C1300i are available at most Cingular Wireless retail stores and authorized dealers in select markets throughout the U.S. For more information visit www.lge.com or www.cingularwireless.com.

About LG Electronics
LG Electronics, Inc. (Korea Stock Exchange: 06657.KS) is a global force in electronics, information and communications products with 2004 annual sales of US $38 billion (consolidated). With more than 66,000 employees working in 76 subsidiaries in 39 countries around the world, LG Electronics is comprised of four main business companies including Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display, Digital Media.

LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is the world’s leading manufacturer of WCDMA (UMTS), CDMA and GSM handsets, and the fastest growing manufacturer of mobile phones worldwide. The company provides a total range of wired and wireless solutions, and is rapidly establishing a global presence as it cultivates international market share in 3G handsets. For more information please visit www.lgusa.com.

Cingular Wireless Pumps Up Ringtone Library with an Unprecedented 26 Titles from Hip Hop Diva, Missy Elliott

Cingular Wireless, Warner Music Group and Atlantic Music Group today announced that Missy Elliott has joined the Cingular Sounds(TM) family of artists, providing 26 chart-topping tracks to be available as exclusive 30-second ringtones to Cingular customers. The Missy Elliott collection, coined “Missy Tones,” is a perfect addition to the Cingular Sounds program as it represents the latest and greatest titles from one of music’s most innovative and influential female superstars.

“The addition of Missy Elliott, the best-selling female rap artist of all- time, marks the introduction of the largest collection of music content into the Cingular Sounds program,” said John Burbank, vice president of marketing, Cingular Wireless. “Cingular Sounds continues to set the stage for us to introduce and, in this case, re-introduce our wireless customers to some of the hottest music content available today.”

“Warner Music Group is committed to making the mobile space an important place for consumers to connect with our artists,” said Michael Nash, Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy and Business Development. “With this agreement, Warner Music Group not only extends our great partnership with Cingular, but, for the first time, makes Missy Elliott master ringtones available to her many fans.”

“Missy Elliott has always enjoyed a unique bond with her fans, a relationship that will be dramatically enhanced through this exciting new association with Cingular,” said Camille Hackney, Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Atlantic Records. “With over two dozen masters spanning her entire career now available in the ringtone world, Missy fans will have an unprecedented ability to customize their wireless phones with their own personal Missy favorites. This is the next evolution in Missy’s career as a groundbreaking, forward-thinking artist, and Cingular is the perfect partner.”

“Mobile technology is quickly becoming a dominant medium for content and it is important to us, at Violator, to keep our clients on the forefront of emerging trends,” said Elliott’s manager Mona Scott, President of Violator Management. “Cingular presented a very progressive opportunity for us to partner Missy with an industry leader and we are excited to be in business with them.”

The Collection
Missy Elliott’s extensive music catalog is being launched exclusively as Music Tones through Cingular Sounds. Titles include:

• “Lose Control”
• “Get Ur Freak On”
• “Hot Boyz”
• “I’m Really Hot”
• “One Minute Man”
• “4 My Man”
• “Bad Man”
• “Gossip Folks”
• “Joy”
• “Mommy”
• “Pump it Up”
• “Sock It 2 Me”
• “Teary Eyed”
• “Time And Again”
• “She’s A B*tch”
• “All N My Grill”
• “Beep Me 911″
• “Hit ‘Em Wit’ Da Hee”
• “Busa Rhyme”
• “Click Clack”
• “On and On”
• “Remember”
• “Slide”
• “Take Away”
• “The Rain”
• “Work It”

 

To download a Missy Elliott-featured Music Tone from a GSM phone, including her latest smash single “Lose Control (featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop),” which has received an impressive six nominations for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards, Cingular customers should:

• Go to MEdia Mall on their phone’s main menu
• Select “Shop Ringtones”
• Select Cingular Sounds
• Follow the onscreen prompt to download the ringtone

 

After downloading, the ringtone can be set to play on incoming calls from the phone’s Main Menu. Cingular customers are charged a one-time download fee of $2.49 for ringtones, plus a charge for the number of kilobytes or minutes used to download the ringtone to a wireless phone. Cingular customers can also go the Cingular Sounds website (http://www.cingularsounds.com/) to preview, purchase and download the Missy Elliott ringtone collection.

Enjoy More Savings with the Cingular Sounds Tone Club
Cingular has launched the Cingular Sounds Tone Club — a new feature that lets ringtone fans download new Music Tones each month at a significant savings, as compared to buying Music Tones separately. The Tone Club offers two unique packages: 3 Pack and 6 Pack. By paying a monthly fee, customers can choose from any available Music Tones, polyphonic ringtones or graphics from Cingular’s vast content catalog.

Tone Club package details include:

3 Pack
$5.99/month
3 Music Tones or polyphonic ringtones or Graphics
Savings over Music Tones purchased separately: 20 percent

6 Pack
$9.99/month
6 Music Tones or polyphonic ringtones or Graphics
Savings over Music Tones purchased separately: 30 percent

 

To learn more about the Cingular Sounds Tone Club visit http://www.cingularsounds.com/.

About Missy Elliott
A five-time Grammy Award winner, Missy Elliott has cooked up another hit with her new Goldmind/Atlantic album, “The Cookbook,” which debuted in the #2 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album marks Elliott’s sixth full- length release since making her solo debut in 1997. The best-selling female hip-hop artist of all time, her many accolades include 17 MTV award nominations, three BET Awards, and five Lady of Soul/Soul Train Awards. Not only a visionary recording artist and performer, Elliott is one of the few women who enjoy an equal amount of success behind the scenes. As a prolific songwriter and producer, she has acquired a star-studded list of production credits that includes Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, and Destiny’s Child, among others. As the head of her own record label, The Goldmind, Inc., she launched the career of R&B star Tweet. Elliott has just wrapped up the first season of her dramality show, UPN’s The Road To Stardom with Missy Elliott, and she has created a unique joint venture with adidas for a line of clothing, shoes, and accessories under the moniker, Respect ME. Elliott is a native of Virginia.

The Cingular Sounds Family

• March 2004 - Cingular becomes the first wireless provider to offer authentic music content from all major record labels, including: EMI Music (Capitol Records’ parent company), Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music.
• April 2005 - Cingular makes music history when it announced the Cingular Sounds program and debuts the Coldplay single “Speed of Sound” as a Music Tone ringtone before it can be heard anywhere else.
• May 2005 - Cingular introduces the first-ever wireless content from Gwen Stefani including exclusive ringtones from her album “Love, Angel, Music, Baby” and a video postcard from her latest single “Hollaback Girl”
• July 2005 - Cingular Sounds introduces its first country music wireless content, launching “All Jacked Up” by Gretchen Wilson as an exclusive Music Tone ringtone before its debut on radio.
• August 2005 - Rock group Foo Fighters launch their new single D.O.A. exclusively on the Cingular Sounds stage prior to its radio debut. Foo Fighters also launched six more tracks as Music Tones as part of the Cingular Sounds program.

 

About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation — the ALLOVER(SM) network — and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at https://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases emailed to you automatically. Sign up at https://www.cingular.com/newsroom.

About Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group (WMG) became the only stand-alone music company to be publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Atlantic, Bad Boy, Elektra, Lava, Maverick, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world’s leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.

About Atlantic Records
Established in New York City in 1947, Atlantic Records grew from literally a one-room operation into one of the world’s preeminent music companies. Atlantic has released a string of recordings which have had a profound impact on the course of modern music, its rich history including such musical icons as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane, and Led Zeppelin. The Atlantic roster today includes many of the world’s most popular recording artists, among them Bjork, Ryan Cabrera, Tracy Chapman, Phil Collins, The Darkness, Craig David, Missy Elliott, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Jet, Jewel, Juvenile, Kid Rock, Lil’ Kim, matchbox twenty, Jason Mraz, Sean Paul, P.O.D., Pretty Ricky, Rush, Shinedown, Staind, Sugar Ray, T.I., Trick Daddy, Twista, and many more. Visit http://www.atlanticrecords.com/ for more information.

SOFTWARE SUPPORTS SPRINT PCS, T-MOBILE AND CINGULAR NETWORKS

Cut the white cord. Pod2Mob (www.pod2mob.com) announced today the launch of its precedent-setting podcast streaming service that enables consumers to listen to their favorite podcasts on their mobile handsets. The launch of the free software, which is first to market, forms a new milestone for mobile media.

The power of wireless couples with the podcasting phenomenon to exponentially expand access to a new medium. The new Pod2Mob application transforms mobile handsets into a podcasting remote, capable of browsing and selecting new shows while listening to the audio directly from the phone.

“Pod2Mob turns every mobile phone into an iPod,” said Brad Zutaut, co-founder. “Until now, Podcasting has been a fun, new medium with a limited audience, but Pod2Mob has just expanded that audience beyond the elite to the mainstream.”

Built-in Audience
A marketing and cultural phenomenon, Apple’s iPod has been purchased by approximately 15M consumers while around 10M own MP3 players thus establishing the existing podcast audience estimated at 25M. The advent of Pod2Mob, however, immediately explodes the potential audience to an estimated 700M, all capable of using Pod2Mob on their mobile phones.

The world’s most popular consumer electronics device, the mobile phone, perfectly extends the explosive podcast movement beyond a single device to hundreds of models of wireless handsets.

According to Gartner Research, sales of mobile phones are set to reach one billion annually by 2009, when nearly 40 percent of the world’s population will own a mobile handset. Gartner’s findings bolster the mobile phone’s status as the world’s most popular electronic device.

Ease of Use
The Pod2Mob application downloads updated podcasts on the go and streams them to an applet on the users mobile phone. Through a thumb-friendly interface, the Pod2Mob applet puts users in full control of remote podcasting. Content can be refreshed as often as desired, but usually once a day since most podcasts are produced daily. Programs are rated by listeners for quality and popularity, and an easily accessible favorites list makes it easy to get your daily fix.

Radio alternative
Alienated by the corporate seizure of traditional broadcast radio, podcasting attracts a younger, more affluent demographic and offers the ability to listen to whatever they want, whenever they want, whether it be on the metro or on the back porch. All age groups are increasingly dissatisfied with the diversity of programming in radio. Podcasting offers a compelling alternative as it represents an interactive pull medium rather than the passive push medium of traditional radio, implying the user has genuine interest in the selected program.

Time shifting
TiVo has clearly established that consumers prefer to have their media time shifted. Pod2Mob represents the ultimate in time –and place — shifting allowing the user to listen to what they want whenever they want and wherever they want. While TiVo provided a hardware solution, Pod2Mob is quick software download that empowers hundreds of millions of people to transform the mobile phones they already have into an enormous broadcasting network overnight.

Zutaut added, “Your phone is always with you, even when you forget your iPod. We built Pod2Mob so that people with the most basic handsets could start listening to the podcast shows they are hearing so much about. If you have a phone, you don’t have to wait to sync, you can get the latest podcasts on the fly. The ability to listen to radio shows on demand increases their value significantly.”

Select Pod2Mob features:

• Open directory where users can add their podcast feeds and the system automatically tracks updates
• Stream any podcast to the phone
• Rate any podcast from the phone
• Favorites: ability for users to store a list of their favorite podcasts

 

About Pod2Mob
Based in Los Angeles, California, Pod2Mob is a software publisher dedicated to the expansion of personal portable media. The founders of the company are a balance of promising prodigies and well weathered pioneers of the digital revolution. Pod2Mob aims to offer audiences easier access to media while expanding the vision of the market for content producers and publishers.

Nokia, Games Workshop and THQ Wireless today announced the debut of the highly successful Warhammer 40,000 franchise to the N-Gage platform with Warhammer 40,000: Glory in Death. The highly acclaimed classic tabletop strategy game from Games Workshop has been produced and developed for the N-Gage platform for Warhammer 40,000 fans to unite and embark on multiplayer war game via Bluetooth connection and the N-Gage Arena, Nokia’s global mobile online gaming community.Gregg Sauter, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia said “Warhammer 40,000 is a well-loved brand by sci-fi action strategy aficionados internationally, with over 100 million miniature characters being sold annually through Games Workshop.” Sauter continued, “Developed by Razorback, our version has maintained the original’s well designed systems and game play and provides fans with an authentic Warhammer 40,000 experience. Mix in a highly immersive experience where gamers can play anywhere, anytime and the ability for Warhammer 40,000: Glory in Death fans to play against other fans via the N-Gage Arena, and we think gamers are going to be thrilled.”

Set in the far future, Warhammer 40,000: Glory in Death on the N-Gage platform contains the entire Warhammer 40,000 experience where players control one of four races: the Orks, Space Marines, Eldar and Chaos Marines- each with their own history and game style to master and control across four campaigns in one interlocking story. Warhammer 40,000: Glory in Death re-creates the immersive experience for new or veteran players in single player campaign mode or two player Hotseat with one N-Gage game deck, or two players via Bluetooth connection or N-Gage Arena.

Packed full of great visual content, Warhammer 40,000: Glory in Death uses a distinct visual style to bring the Warhammer 40,000 universe to life on the N-Gage platform. This is further assisted by original in-game character artwork being designed by Mike McMahon, one of 2000AD’s most popular comic artists, most known for WatchTower and Fat City.

First look of the game is offered to selected media at GenCon in Indianapolis, USA and Leipzig Games Convention in Germany. Warhammer 40,000 on the N-Gage game deck is expected to take over N-Gage gamers’ world in winter 2006.

About N-Gage
The N-Gage game deck is an innovative mobile device that is creating an entirely new market for the games industry. Built for active gamers, the N-Gage platform is the first mobile and connected game deck to feature online high-quality 3D multiplayer game play over Bluetooth wireless technology and GPRS. The N-Gage device also offers unique online games services as well as a comprehensive and growing games catalogue from the leading game publishers. Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.

About Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group PLC is the world’s largest tabletop wargames company. Based in Nottingham, UK, it designs, manufactures and distributes its range of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 games, model soldiers, novels, through more than 320 of its own Hobby centres, mail order, Internet and more than 4,000 independent retailers in more than 50 countries worldwide. It also develops collectible card games, and role-playing games. Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer 40,000: Glory in Death, and all images, races and characters from the Warhammer 40,000 universe are either ®, TM and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2005, variably registered in the UK and other countries around the world. All rights reserved.

About THQ Wireless
THQ Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI), is a global leader in mobile entertainment, offering a wide range of wireless products, including games, personalization products, information services and messaging based on top licenses such as the WWETM, Star Wars, popular Nickelodeon properties and professional sports leagues including the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and the NHRA. In addition to wireless entertainment products, THQ Wireless’ controlling interest in MINICK gives the company access to one of the largest premium messaging networks in the world in order to offer a broad range of services from content distribution to mobile marketing campaigns and place the company at the forefront of this rapidly growing messaging market. Headquartered in Calabasas, California, THQ Wireless has offices worldwide, in addition to distribution agreements through wireless carriers across the globe. Further information can be found at www.thqwireless.com

About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Korea and Australia. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com and www.thqwireless.com. THQ, THQ Wireless and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

 Dexterra, Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with Cingular Wireless through its Data Solution Providers Program. This agreement allows Dexterra to provide Cingular enterprise customers a single source to meet their wireless service and mobile application needs.Cingular enterprise customers now have access to the award winning Dexterra platform, tools, ready to use applications and certified intelligent adapters for such enterprise systems SAP, Siebel, Oracle, Remedy, and Salesforce.com. Additionally Dexterra has the largest device support footprint in the industry supporting devices running Windows Mobile, Blackberry /RIM, Symbian, Palm and Java. Together, Dexterra and Cingular provide a broad range of devices that can run a complete suite of business applications resulting in the best fully certified GSM/GPRS/EDGE-powered mobile enterprise solution available in North America.

Dexterra is proud to add Cingular Wireless to its growing list of strategic carrier partnerships around the globe, including; Telstra and Optus in Australia, Rogers in Canada and France Telecom /ORANGE in Europe.

About Dexterra, Inc.
Dexterra empowers businesses around the world to easily and rapidly deploy vertically-rich applications with the ability to manage critical business processes outside the bounds of their office. Dexterra’s award-winning platform and tools provide the ability to seamlessly integrate to the widest range of enterprise systems used in business today. Organizations no longer have to factor in device choice when selecting mobile platforms due to Dexterra’s broad support of devices (including Windows Mobile, RIM/Blackberry, Symbian, Tablet PCs and laptops) over any communications network. Based in Seattle with offices in Toronto, London, Dubai and Melbourne, Dexterra is backed by such industry leaders as Intel and Motorola. Dexterra’s customers include IKON UK, Motorola, Emirates Airline, Michigan State University, OSRAM Sylvania, Tennant Company, EDS and John Sands. Visit www.dexterra.com for more information.

Award-Winning Handmark Wireless Information Bundle Brings News, Weather, Stocks, Sports, Maps/Directions, Movie Times, and 411 White Pages to Hot New Smartphone

Handmark(R), a global leader in mobile media, today announced that a free 30-day subscription to the Handmark Pocket Express(TM) wireless news and information service is bundled with the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 from Verizon Wireless. Pocket Express delivers seven different categories of services, from door-to-door maps to Doppler weather, sports scores and much more, up to 30 times faster and with 80 percent fewer keystrokes than browser-based alternatives.

Pocket Express adds productivity, convenience and fun to the Treo 650 smartphone from Verizon Wireless by offering users fast and accurate information about the subjects that are most important to them. Just like the Treo 650 itself, Pocket Express fits today’s busy lifestyle and connects people to the world around them more efficiently than ever before.

Handmark bundles seven wireless services into Pocket Express including news, stocks, weather, sports, 411 directory search, movie details, maps and directions. Winner of the 2004 DEMOgod(TM) award at the prestigious DEMOmobile wireless/technology industry showcase and a Codie awards finalist, Pocket Express gives subscribers mobile capabilities they never had before. For example, users can obtain a business address from the Pocket Express 411 directory service, map the route to the business from their current location anywhere in the U.S. using Express Maps, then place the address directly into their address book.

“Users of the Treo 650 smartphone from Verizon Wireless will find Pocket Express to be their most used service enhancement,” said Douglas Edwards, Handmark co-founder and executive vice president. “The Treo 650 is all about versatility, speed, and all-in-one convenience. Pocket Express adds to those benefits with powerful information useful at both work and play.”

The Treo 650 smartphone from Verizon Wireless combines a phone, personal organizer, camera with video capture capability, QWERTY keyboard, stereo audio, speakerphone and more, in a compact device small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. When combined with data services from Verizon Wireless, the Treo 650 also delivers email, web access, and messaging.(1) An optional expansion card also enables MP3 music capability, while the Treo 650’s onboard Bluetooth(R) technology allows users to connect wirelessly to other Bluetooth- equipped devices.

The free 30-day subscription of Pocket Express is available via a bonus software CD that ships with every Verizon Wireless Treo 650 smartphone. Treo 650 purchasers can also download the 30-day trial copy of Pocket Express at http://express.handmark.com/ . Subscriptions to Pocket Express are priced at just $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year. For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/ or http://express.handmark.com/ .

About Handmark
Handmark is a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile content solutions. The company’s flagship Pocket Express wireless service bundle offers consumer-friendly access to news, reference and infotainment content on cellphones as well as BlackBerry, Treo and Windows Mobile wireless handhelds. The company also holds key mobile content distribution patents including Java-based push technology for wireless devices; has technology and distribution relationships with CNN International, Reuters, Oxford University Press, Hasbro, and Zagat as well as Sprint, Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, and others; and has an estimated 43 percent market share in mobile software titles sold through retail channels. Handmark has R&D facilities in Gothenburg, Sweden; Kansas City, Missouri; and Dallas, Texas, with sales offices in Chicago, Kansas City, San Francisco, Stockholm, and London. For more information, visit http://www.handmark.com/ .

 Asphalt: Urban GT(TM) 2 on the N-Gage platform, the hotly anticipated sequel to the Gameloft series, will immerse gamers into the world of wild dream car action racing, with advanced tuning options, an improved driving experience and spectacular collision effects. Asphalt: Urban GT 2 includes licensed music from Moby and features images of the super sexy Las Vegas act, Pussycat Dolls.Featuring forty-five cars and motorbikes, ranging from Aston Martin to Triumph, the game engages players into fast and exciting races and police chases in fourteen locations, such as London, San Francisco, and Tokyo. Asphalt: Urban GT 2 on the N-Gage platform supports up to four player multiplay via Bluetooth connection, as well as shadow racing and on-line rankings on the N-Gage Arena.

“Asphalt: Urban GT 2 is all about real cars and motorbikes, real tracks, real music and a lot of fun!”, says Gregg Sauter, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia. “You can race against your friends in real locations with the tuned up car or motorbike of your dreams and on your way destroy objects and cars.”

“Asphalt Urban GT with hot dream cars, exciting locations and superb 3D graphics has been very well received by the N-Gage community.” said Julien Fournials, VP of Production, Gameloft. “With this sequel, we have really raised the bar. Driving a tuned dream car in Los Angeles while being chased by a police helicopter is an experience N-Gage players won’t forget!”.

The improved, advanced performance and visual tuning options will take your game to the next level, with options as cool as turbo kits, body kits, side vinyls and neons. Race fans also have the opportunity to collect bonuses in form of nitro tanks and money to speed faster and trick out their vehicles even more!

Gamers can check out Asphalt: Urban GT 2 at the Leipzig Games Convention this week.

About N-Gage
The N-Gage game deck is an innovative mobile device that is creating an entirely new market for the games industry. Built for active gamers, the N-Gage platform is the first mobile and connected game deck to feature online high-quality 3D multiplayer gameplay over Bluetooth wireless technology and GPRS. The N-Gage device also offers unique online games services as well as a comprehensive and growing games catalogue from the leading game publishers. Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.

About Gameloft
Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of mobile handsets with this technology is anticipated to exceed one billion units in 2007. Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Paramount Studios, Dreamworks, Vans, Vijay Singh and Geoff Rowley allow Gameloft to form strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and Siberian Strike. Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a distribution network in over 65 countries. Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, London, Düsseldorf, Milan, Barcelona, Beijing, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GFT.PA) For more information visit www.gameloft.com.

 Nokia today announced that its flagship imaging device, the Nokia N90, has been awarded the European Media Phone of the Year 2005-2006 by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), the largest editorial multimedia organization in Europe. The award is an endorsement of the Nokia N90’s industry-leading feature set, which makes it one of the most high performance devices in the marketplace.Commenting on the award, EISA praised the Nokia N90 as a ‘true best-of-breed multimedia phone, stuffed full of advanced photo, video audio and messaging features’. EISA also highlighted the Nokia N90’s Carl Zeiss optics which ‘endows it with serious photographic ability, including capturing and editing 2 megapixel digital photos and MPEG 4 352×288 resolution video.’

EISA is the largest editorial organization in Europe, with a membership of 50 Audio, Mobile Electronics, Video and Photo magazines all drawn from 20 European countries. At the end of June, all EISA member magazines came together for the election of the European awards. The panel annually chooses the best equipment in a number of categories from products introduced during the preceding twelve months.

Announced in April, the Nokia N90 is the flagship camera product in Nokia’s newly launched Nokia Nseries range of high performance multimedia devices. The first mobile device to feature superior Carl Zeiss optics and a range of advanced camera features, the Nokia N90 meets the expectations of even the most demanding picture taker.

“The Nokia N90 has raised the bar for mobile devices and we are delighted to receive this accolade from consumer electronics magazines across Europe,” said Tuula Rytilä-Uotila, Director, Imaging, EMEA, Multimedia, Nokia. “This award is also an endorsement of the strategy behind Nokia Nseries - to bring to market high performance multimedia devices which will make digital convergence a reality.”

About Nokia Nseries
Nokia Nseries is a range of high performance multimedia devices that delivers unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences by combining the latest technologies with stylish design and ease of use. With Nokia Nseries products, consumers can use a single device to enjoy entertainment, access information and to capture and share pictures and videos, whenever and wherever they want.

About Nokia
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations. www.nokia.com

Results indicate more than 40 million U.S. consumers want mobile email; 82% only want the emails they choose

Survey results released today point to a significant market opportunity for consumer mobile email. However, unlike users of corporate wireless email solutions, consumers overwhelmingly want to be able to control who they receive emails from on their cell phone and cite “low cost” as a very important mobile email feature. The online poll of adult consumers in the United States was conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH)

The survey results reveal a potential market size of more than 40 million* U.S. consumers, aged 18 or older, who would like email access on their mobile phone. More than three quarters (82 percent) of survey respondents want to be able to choose which emails reach them on their cell phone, citing emails from their spouse or significant other as most important.

“The polling results clearly show that consumers have unique needs and behaviors, and that the solutions business executives use will not satisfy the mass market,” said Mike Serbinis, CTO of Critical Path, a leading provider of messaging software and services. “Consumers don’t want to receive every email from their regular inbox on their phone, especially when most of it is spam. They want the messages that matter, and they want an affordable service that is easy to use and works on their current phone, with their current email account.”

Results also show that consumers are extremely cost-conscious, with 71 percent of respondents ranking “low cost” as a very important feature of a mobile email service, followed by “ease-of-use” at 63 percent, and “no need to upgrade devices” at 53 percent. Additionally, 96 percent of consumers are not willing to buy an expensive cell phone just to get mobile email.

“There is a big opportunity for wireless carriers to drive data revenue with the consumer mobile email market, which is largely untapped,” said Serbinis. “However, the key to success will be to listen to what consumers are saying and not just retro-fit enterprise-focused services. Consumer market segments, such as 18-24 year olds or mobile phone users over 35 who have high income but are not tech savvy, have different needs than business executive users. Carriers who offer a simple, affordable mobile email service that allows consumers to use their current phone and choose the messages that matter will reap the biggest rewards.”

Other interesting findings:

• Spouses Matter Most: 69 percent ranked emails from a spouse or significant other as priority emails they would like pushed to their mobile phone.
• Ex’s Matter More than the Boss: 67 percent do not want emails from their boss sent to their mobile phone – they would rather hear from an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend.
• It’s Got To Be Easy: Despite having a college degree, 63 percent of these respondents said “ease-of-use” was very important for a mobile email service.
• Wives Matter More Than Husbands: 8 percent more males than females ranked emails from their spouse or significant other as most important; yet more than 10 percent of males don’t want to get these emails during personal time.
• Existing Mobile Email Services Don’t Matter: Less than half (49 percent) of respondents were aware of whether or not their existing mobile phone had email capabilities.
• Lifestyle Matters: 32 percent of 18-34 year olds said email on their cell phone would make their lives easier, compared to 12 percent of respondents over 55.

 

*Figure based on number of U.S. adults as of June 2005 (220.3 million) – United States Census

About Critical Path, Inc.
Critical Path’s Memovaâ„¢ solutions provide a new and improved email experience for millions of consumers worldwide, helping mobile operators, broadband and fixed-line service providers unlock the potential of email in the mass market. Memovaâ„¢ Mobile gives consumers instant, on-the-go access to the messages that matter most. Featuring industry-leading anti-spam and anti-virus technology, Memovaâ„¢ Anti-Abuse protects consumers against viruses and spam. Memovaâ„¢ Messaging provides consumers with a rich email experience, enabling service providers to develop customized offerings for high-speed subscribers. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices around the globe, Critical Path’s messaging solutions are deployed by more than 200 service providers throughout the world. More information is available at www.criticalpath.net.

Sony Ericsson W800 to Be Available Online and at Sony Style Stores Nationwide

Is “Born in the USA” one of your all time favorite songs? Do you remember the first song you ever danced to? Or the tune that you can always count on to brighten your mood? Starting today, music fans around the globe can vote online at http://www.walkmanphones100.com/ as part of Sony Ericsson’s Walkman(R) phones 100 campaign, designed to create the first-ever soundtrack of the world’s favorite songs of all time. Additionally, the Sony Ericsson Walkman phone W800 — the first Walkman-branded phone for North America — will be available in late August 2005 at Sony Style stores and SonyEricsson.com. To find the nearest Sony Style store click http://www.sony.com/retail .

“We are incredibly excited to offer North American consumers the Sony Ericsson W800 Walkman phone. And, what better way to signify the importance of mobile music than through a first-of-its-kind search to uncover the world’s top 100 songs,” said Miles Flint president of Sony Ericsson. “The new W800 represents the first complete music phone available on store shelves and online, allowing music lovers around the globe to listen to their favorite songs on a high-quality mobile phone.”

Music lovers can vote for their favorite song by visiting the Walkman phones 100 Web site: http://www.walkmanphones100.com/ . After casting their votes online, participants will have the chance to win a new Sony Ericsson W800 that will come preloaded with the final Walkman phones 100 global soundtrack of songs, along with other Sony Ericsson Walkman phones. Powered by Lycos, the Web site will be live for six weeks. The global and North American chart results will be released on September 26, 2005.

“The Walkman phone allows you to listen to your favorite tunes — wherever you are, whenever you want and in whatever music format you prefer — while staying in touch with your world,” said Frances Britchford, vice president of marketing for Sony Ericsson North America. “The results from the Walkman phone 100 global survey will give a unique insight into the songs that people from all corners of the world associate with their lives, and demonstrate the universal enjoyment shared around the world through music.”

With the heritage of Sony’s world famous Walkman(R) brand, the Sony Ericsson W800 delivers a powerful punch in the digital music market. Delivering up to 30 hours of music listening, songs can be enjoyed through the supplied stereo headphones or the external speaker.

The W800 ships with a 512 megabyte Memory Stick(TM) PRO Duo, allowing it to hold approximately 125 music tracks, or 10-12 full length CDs, from an existing music collection. The device is compatible with industry standard MP3 and AAC music file formats. The W800 also comes with Disk2Phone(TM) software, which enables quick, convenient transfer of music CDs onto the phone via a PC. And, the software makes updating the music collection simple, allowing people to browse, sort, find, transfer and delete music files easily.

The W800’s intuitive interface makes moving between the functionality of phone, camera and music player very easy. The device includes a direct music button that plays, pauses and stops tracks. And, people won’t miss calls when listening to music, as the phone ring is played through the stereo headphones. If the person chooses to take the call, the music is paused for the call’s duration and resumed after the call is ended. You can also tune into FM radio on the device.

The W800 is equipped with a two-megapixel auto-focus camera with an active lens cover and digital still camera interface. The device’s Bluetooth(TM) wireless technology enables wireless connectivity with a Bluetooth headset or car kit. And, the W800 comes with embedded games and the ability to download additional games.

About Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications serves the global communications market with innovative and feature-ric