Yahoo! ushers in new era in mobile Internet

Yahoo! Inc. has launched a beta version of Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas. This is a 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.

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! 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 personalized. 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 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.