Handmark® Pocket Express(TM) Now Available for New Palm Treo 700w Smartphone from Verizon Wireless
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LAS VEGAS, NV - (05 January 2006) - Handmark®, a global leader in mobile media, today announced that its Award-Winning Pocket Express(TM) wireless information bundle is now available for the new Palm® Treo(TM) 700w smartphone from Verizon Wireless running on Windows Mobile® 5.0.
The personalized Pocket Express experience is faster than web surfing on mobile phones by orders of magnitude, and the intuitive PageOne interface serves up content with fewer clicks than required by mobile browsing. Pocket Express turns the Treo 700w smartphone into a personalized information center. News, sports, movies, maps, an Oxford dictionary and more can be automatically updated throughout the day, and accessed with minimal navigation.(1)
"The Palm Treo 700w smartphone from Verizon Wireless represent a unique opportunity for Handmark to extend our Pocket Express service to a whole new class of customers," said Douglas Edwards, Handmark cofounder and executive vice president. "With features optimized for the Treo 700w smartphone, Pocket Express perfectly complements the elegance of the Treo smartphone and functionality of Windows Mobile 5.0."
"Handmark Pocket Express leverages the outstanding wireless capabilities of the new Palm Treo 700w smartphone," said Mark Bercow, senior vice president, business development, Palm, Inc. "With fast updates and a wealth of information customizable to meet the interest of every user, Pocket Express is a must-have for users of this landmark new device."
Pocket Express can quickly map any address in the U.S. and Canada and provide turn-by-turn driving directions between two points. Pocket Express Directories search allows users to look up any published personal or business phone number, perform reverse phone number and address searches, or find a person or a business without paying traditional directory assistance charges. Once found, Pocket Express users can add a listing to the device address book, dial the phone number automatically, or display a map showing how to get there. A myriad of information, including news from the Associated Press, local movie listings, stock updates and more is never more than a few taps away.
Handmark Pocket Express is available for $6.99 per month or $69.90 per year through express.handmark.com. For more information on Handmark titles optimized for Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphones, visit www.handmark.com.
See Handmark Pocket Express at CES
Visit Handmark in the Palm booth at CES International, booth number 3/30735 in the South Hall. Las Vegas Convention Center, January 5-8, 2006. Product demonstrations will run throughout the show.
More information about the Palm Treo 700w smartphone is available at palm.com/Treo700w.
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 mobile phones 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, The Associated Press, Oxford University Press, Hasbro, MobiTV, TV Guide and Zagat Survey 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 www.handmark.com.
© 2005 Handmark, Inc.; Handmark is a registered trademark, tools & toys for a mobile generation, the Handmark logo, Pocket Express, and associated trade dress are trademarks of Handmark, Inc. All rights reserved. Palm and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. Windows Mobile is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
(1) Within wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming agreements. Email, messaging and web access requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. ISP may also be required.
