| Motorola Inc. has issued the following news release. Title: Yahoo! Ushers in New Era in Mobile Internet Services with Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0Date (EST):1/8/2007 12:45:00 PM For a complete listing of our news releases, please click here
Available for the MOTORAZR maxx V6 and MOTORAZR V3xx, more than 70 Other Mobile Devices and through Major Mobile Operators Worldwide First Half 2007 LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) today launched a beta version of Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas. Yahoo! Go 2.0 is an innovative new application that redefines the mobile Internet experience for consumers through a unique product design, ability to personalize with content from the entire Internet and a reinvention of mobile search. With this launch Yahoo! expands its mobile Internet leadership. The Yahoo! Go 2.0 beta ( http://go.yahoo.com ) is available for consumers to download today on Motorola's new MOTORAZR maxx V6 and MOTORAZR V3xx devices as part of the two companies' ongoing alliance to deliver an optimized Yahoo! experience on the world's coolest devices. Beginning in the first half of 2007, Yahoo! Go 2.0 will be pre-loaded on select new mobile devices from Motorola. Consumers can also download Yahoo! Go 2.0 on more than 70 other mobile devices from major manufacturers worldwide and use it on most wireless networks. Additionally, Yahoo! expects to distribute Yahoo! Go 2.0 through mobile operators worldwide including Bharti Airtel, DiGi Telecommunications (Malaysia), Globe Telecom, Hutchison India, Idea Cellular, Rogers Wireless, Smart Communications, Taiwan Mobile and 3 Group in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland and Sweden. "Yahoo! intends to be the number one mobile Internet player globally," said Marco Boerries, senior vice president of Connected Life, Yahoo!. "Today we are changing the game by putting the full power of the open Internet into consumers' pockets. Yahoo! Go 2.0 creates an entirely new and beautiful experience that fits great phones, like the new MOTORAZR maxx V6 or V3xx devices." "Consumers crave cool experiences on the coolest devices and the desire for seamless connectivity has never been stronger," said Scott Durchslag, corporate vice-president of Product and Xperience Invention, Motorola Mobile Devices. "Integrating services like Yahoo! Go 2.0 with Motorola devices enables consumers to stay connected with the people, places and information they want, whenever they want it." Yahoo! has created this new version of Yahoo! Go from the ground up to bring the Internet to the mobile phone with a suite of services that are fast, easy to use and highly personalizable. The unique carousel design of Yahoo! Go 2.0 makes it simple for consumers to navigate the selection of Yahoo! Go widgets for e-mail, local information and maps, news, sports, finance, entertainment, weather, photo sharing and search. The new service also includes Yahoo! oneSearch(TM) a completely new mobile search service designed to give consumers what they want on their mobile phone - instant answers. Yahoo! Go 2.0 is the next generation of the service that launched for Symbian and Windows Mobile phones in 2006. Key features of the service include: -- Search reinvented for mobile consumers - oneSearch recognizes the intent of a search term and presents relevant content - not just a list of Web links to PC sites - on the results page. Results are grouped by subject making it easy to read through and drill down to get more details. (See press release titled "Yahoo! Reinvents Internet Search for the Mobile Phone") -- Be local, no matter where you are - The Local & Maps widget gives consumers quick access to comprehensive local directory information for businesses across the U.S., enhanced with ratings and reviews from the millions-strong Yahoo! community. Interactive maps, driving directions and real time traffic updates help consumers find their way. Local guides provide at-a-glance detail on what's happening in a specific city that day as well as the most popular places to eat, shop and visit. Consumers can set their location and the experience will be tailored appropriately. -- Rich, highly personalizable content from millions of sources to keep consumers connected - Current headlines and a breaking news ticker in the News, Sports, Entertainment, Weather and Finance widgets keep consumers connected to the information that matters to them. Each widget also includes a "command center" where consumers can access more articles, use watchlists to track topics of interest - from sports teams to stocks to celebrities - or add new content from the millions of sources on the Web that publish in RSS. -- Photo sharing keeps consumers connected to their community - The Flickr widget integrates the Web's most innovative and prolific photo-sharing community, making it easy for consumers to upload* and manage images from their camera phone. Consumers can also easily share photos, view their friends' pictures and browse or search the millions of images posted by the Flickr community. -- Streamlined e-mail keeps consumers in sync - The E-mail widget allows consumers to quickly respond to, delete or compose new messages or view attachments with a single click. Advanced search capabilities allow consumers to locate important e-mail easily by searching in the subject line, the message body or an attachment. Automatic synchronization allows consumers to access messages and contacts in their Yahoo! Mail account in real time. Any changes made on the phone are instantly reflected on the PC and vice versa. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo!'s mission is to connect people to their passions, their communities, and the world's knowledge. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. About Motorola Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $35.3 billion in 2005. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com . *Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges, and/or additional charges may apply. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning the Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 beta (including without limitation the statements contained in the quotations from management in this press release), as well as Yahoo!'s strategic and operational plans. Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in this press release due to a number of risks and uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the possibility that the expected or planned further implementations of Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 described may be delayed, may not ultimately be implemented, or if implemented may not be successful; consumers may not accept or respond as positively to Yahoo! Go Mobile 2.0 as anticipated; and competitors may offer similar competing services. More information about potential factors that could affect Company's business and financial results is included under the captions, "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in Yahoo!'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, which are on file with the SEC and available at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov . SOURCE Motorola, Inc. -0- 01/08/2007 /CONTACT: Nicole Leverich of Yahoo!, +1-408-349-5583, nicolewl@yahoo-inc.com , or John Reseburg of Fleishman-Hillard for Yahoo! Inc., +1-415-318-4117, reseburj@fleishman.com , or Sharen Santoski of Motorola, Inc., +1-781-372-4264, Sharen.Santoski@motorola.com / /Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020307/MOTLOGO http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020415/MOTNOTAGLOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com / /Web site: http://www.motorola.com http://go.yahoo.com http://cesweb.org/default.asp / (YHOO MOT) CO: Motorola, Inc.; Yahoo! Inc.; Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 ST: Nevada IN: CPR TLS MLM ITE SU: PDT TDS AB-CM -- CGM053 -- 4517 01/08/2007 12:45 EST http://www.prnewswire.com | 
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