Handmark® and Gemstar-TV Guide Offer TV Guide Mobile(TM) 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, and Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST), the leading provider of television information and guidance, today announced that TV Guide Mobile(TM), a dynamic new television listings and content service, is available for the new Palm® Treo(TM) 700w smartphone from Verizon Wireless running Windows Mobile® 5.0. Through a yearly or monthly subscription, TV Guide Mobile(TM) provides consumers with the content and personalized tools they need to get the most out of the world of television. TV Guide Mobile(TM) features are optimized for the Palm Treo 700w smartphone and include:
o Access to TV Guide® daily local TV listings;
o Ability to search TVGuide.com's comprehensive "Big Movie Guide" database, which contains 40,000 movie reviews, and its "Show Guide" database, which includes episode synopses and other information on 600+ TV series, past and present;
o Searches organized by title, genre or celebrity;
o Customization allowing users to receive information only about their favorite channels, shows or celebrities, through features such as "My Watch List," that keeps users favorite programs in one place;
o The latest Hollywood news, gossip and commentary from www.tvguide.com, including: Ask Ausiello; Insider; The Biz; Ask Matt; Roush Review; Ask The Televisionary; Watercooler; and Soap News.
"Whatever you're interested in from the world of television, TV Guide Mobile(TM) has it," said Douglas Edwards, Handmark cofounder and executive vice president. "Now users who want the Treo smartphone experience, but who prefer Windows Mobile 5.0, can enjoy the customizable content that TV Guide Mobile(TM) has to offer."
"We're excited to make TV Guide Mobile(TM) available for the Palm Treo 700w smartphone from Verizon Wireless through Handmark, a premier innovator in mobile media," said Richard Cusick, senior vice president and general manager of Digital Media at Gemstar-TV Guide. "This represents the first of many releases of TV Guide services for next-generation mobile devices."
"TV Guide Mobile(TM) illustrates how the Treo smartphone is not only an essential tool for work, but also a great companion for play," said Mark Bercow, senior vice president, business development, Palm, Inc. "With wireless updates offering top-notch information and entertainment content on the go, this product makes a great addition to any entertainment fan's Treo 700w smartphone."(1)
For information on Handmark titles optimized for Palm Treo 700w smartphone from Verizon Wireless running Windows Mobile 5.0, visit www.handmark.com.
For more information on TV Guide Mobile(TM), including details on how to subscribe, visit www.tvguide.com, tvguide.handmark.com/ or www.handmark.com.
See TV Guide Mobile(TM) 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 http://www.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, Reuters, Oxford University Press, Hasbro, 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.
About Gemstar-TV Guide
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: GMST) is a leading media, entertainment and technology company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes technologies, products and services targeted at the television guidance and home entertainment needs of consumers worldwide. The Company's businesses include: television media and publishing properties; interactive program guide services and products; and technology and intellectual property licensing. Additional information about the Company can be found at gemstartvguide.com.
Note to Editors: Gemstar and TV Guide are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. The names of other companies and products used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
© 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. TV Guide® and TV Guide Design® are registered trademarks of TV Guide Magazine Group, Inc. and used with permission. © 2005 TV Guide Magazine Group, Inc. 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 rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
