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Reading News on the Phone: an Insight from SPB News
St. Petersburg, July 22nd, 2009 – SPB Software, a top mobile applications developer, releases SPB News 2.0 – formerly known as SPB Insight – an intelligent news reader that makes full-text articles (including images) available for offline reading on Windows phones. SPB News gives users the freedom to read the daily news from online sources of their choice, at a time and place most convenient to them. SPB News 2.0 has a new user-friendly touch interface, supports gestures, automatic updates, and smart scrolling in articles. Users of SPB Insight 1.x are entitled to a free update to SPB News 2.0.
SPB News offers an online catalog with 1000+ news feeds in categories such as Sports & Leisure, Business & Finance, Entertainment, General News & Media, and over 70 more. New, custom sources can be easily added at any time. On top of the huge online catalog of channels, SPB News supports article thumbnails, unique rich-text news technology, and enhanced RSS/Atom support. A USB, Wi-Fi, or other wireless data connection can be used to update the channels of SPB News.
What's New in SPB News 2.0:
- New touch-oriented user interface
- Left/right gestures for quick switching between articles
- Automatic/scheduled updates
- Smart scrolling in articles
- A host of fixes and stability/performance improvements
Pricing and Availability
SPB News 2.0 is available for Windows Phones running Windows Mobile 5 and later Professional and Standard editions. A free, 15-day trial can be downloaded, or SPB News 2.0 can be purchased for 19.95 USD, from www.SPBSoftware.com. Users of SPB Insight 1.X are entitled to upgrade to SPB News 2.0 at no extra charge, by visiting the product's upgrade page: www.spbsoftware.com/pocketpc-software/news/upgrade.html.
Further Information and Downloads
SPB News 2.0 web page (Windows Mobile touchscreen)
SPB News 2.0 web page (Windows Mobile non-touchscreen)
SPB News 2.0 screenshots page (Windows Mobile touchscreen)
SPB News 2.0 screenshots page (Windows Mobile non-touchscreen)
SPB News 2.0 downloading page (Windows Mobile touchscreen)
SPB News 2.0 downloading page (Windows Mobile non-touchscreen)
SPB is a leading brand in mobile software, standing for a unique line of popular consumer products and partnerships with the world's most innovative handset makers and wireless carriers. SPB's software solutions deliver richer smartphone experiences and enable subscribers to do more with their phones and mobile data connections. SPB Software is the maker of the world's single most popular paid mobile application – SPB Mobile Shell. For more information, please visit www.spbsoftware.com.
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Victoria Krasilshikova
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