HANNOVER, Germany -- Yahoo! announced at CeBIT 2008 the upcoming availability of Yahoo! Go 3.0™ for a number of European countries, as well as several new European-based widgets that will be accessible across Yahoo!’s mobile browser and client-based offerings.
“Yahoo! Mobile has tremendous momentum in Europe and we are expanding our leadership with innovative offerings and key partnerships,” said Marco Boerries, executive vice president, Connected Life, Yahoo!. “We believe delivering Yahoo! Go 3.0 and exciting widgets that markets demand will help make Yahoo! an even more indispensable starting point for users, as well as grow value for advertisers, publishers and developers across our mobile ecosystem.”
In a related announcement, Yahoo! today announced the unveiling of plans for Yahoo! onePlace™ – which will be the industry’s first mobile content management service.
“Yahoo! Mobile has tremendous momentum in Europe and we are expanding our leadership with innovative offerings and key partnerships,” said Marco Boerries, executive vice president, Connected Life, Yahoo!. “We believe delivering Yahoo! Go 3.0 and exciting widgets that markets demand will help make Yahoo! an even more indispensable starting point for users, as well as grow value for advertisers, publishers and developers across our mobile ecosystem.”
In a related announcement, Yahoo! today announced the unveiling of plans for Yahoo! onePlace™ – which will be the industry’s first mobile content management service.
Yahoo! Mobile Widgets Goes Global, Adds New Major Partners
Within the next two months, European users in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK will be able to access localized services from new mobile widget development partners including:
Eurosport® – Football – the number one news source for European football coverage;
XING™ – a leading professional networking site;
eBay™ – the world’s largest online auction marketplace;
MySpace™ – the number one social networking site in the world;
Dopplr™ – an innovative application for keeping track of where your friends are
Yahoo! Mobile Widgets will be accessible via devices that support the new Yahoo! Go 3.0 client or the recently redesigned Yahoo! mobile home page. During the coming months, the number of compatible devices is expected to expand substantially and begin to roll out internationally.
The initial Yahoo! Mobile Widgets were announced at CES less than two months ago, and included MySpace, eBay, and MTV News, and U.S. versions are currently available for download.
Within the next two months, European users in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK will be able to access localized services from new mobile widget development partners including:
Eurosport® – Football – the number one news source for European football coverage;
XING™ – a leading professional networking site;
eBay™ – the world’s largest online auction marketplace;
MySpace™ – the number one social networking site in the world;
Dopplr™ – an innovative application for keeping track of where your friends are
Yahoo! Mobile Widgets will be accessible via devices that support the new Yahoo! Go 3.0 client or the recently redesigned Yahoo! mobile home page. During the coming months, the number of compatible devices is expected to expand substantially and begin to roll out internationally.
The initial Yahoo! Mobile Widgets were announced at CES less than two months ago, and included MySpace, eBay, and MTV News, and U.S. versions are currently available for download.
Yahoo! Go 3.0 in the UK and Europe: Coming Soon!
Launched in January 2008, Yahoo!’s flagship all-in-one mobile application, Yahoo! Go 3.0, is currently available to consumers in the U.S. and supported on more than 50 devices. Yahoo! Go 3.0 is expected to be available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK at the end of Q2 2008. In the upcoming months, Yahoo! Go 3.0 is expected to be available on hundreds of devices worldwide, accessible by million of users.
Launched in January 2008, Yahoo!’s flagship all-in-one mobile application, Yahoo! Go 3.0, is currently available to consumers in the U.S. and supported on more than 50 devices. Yahoo! Go 3.0 is expected to be available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK at the end of Q2 2008. In the upcoming months, Yahoo! Go 3.0 is expected to be available on hundreds of devices worldwide, accessible by million of users.
