Danger and T-Mobile Germany Launch the T-Mobile Sidekick 3.The New Sidekick is Now Available in Germany at T-Mobile PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Danger, Inc., a mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. software and services company today announced the launch of the Sidekick[R] 3 from T-Mobile in Germany. The T-Mobile Sidekick 3 is sold on the T-Mobile Germany Web site and in T-Punkt retail locations at attractive rates. The most important new features include: * Trackball A stationary pointing device that contains a movable ball rotated with the fingers or palm. From one to three keys are located in various positions depending on the unit. Years ago, Kensington Microware popularized the trackball with its Turbo Mouse for the Macintosh. and new user-interface for easy navigation * Media player for MP3 files and stereo headset * 1.3 Megapixel digital camera with LED flash * Supports up to a 2GB mini-SD card (for expanded music and photo storage) * Bluetooth connectivity for wireless headsets and vCard transfer * EDGE for faster Web surfing * OMAP OMAP Office of Medical Assistance Programs (Oregon Department of Human Services) OMAP Open Multimedia Applications Platform (Texas Instruments semiconductor operating system) processing architecture for high-performance The European market launch of the new device with Danger's software and the recently announced investment from Sharp demonstrate Danger's consistent progress. In October, Danger was named as a "Rising Star" in Deloitte's annual Fast 500 ranking of the fastest growing private companies. "Danger is continuing to improve its comprehensive service offering," said Henry R. Nothhaft, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Danger, Inc. "We're pleased to continue providing our mobile Internet software on the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 in Germany." Danger's award-winning service portfolio provides end-users with an optimized Internet experience including push e-mail, enhanced instant messaging capabilities and access to a personal online account. Based on the powerful operating system from Danger, the Sidekick 3 allows users to multitask, much like the familiar desktop environment. About Danger, Inc. Danger provides mobile Internet software and services. The complete solution from Danger enables wireless operators to offer innovative mobile data services and applications to consumers over next-generation wireless networks. The Danger[R] mobile Internet platform is a Java-compatible, client/server software infrastructure and application suite that delivers an easy-to-use, personalized mobile Internet experience for consumers. Founded in January 2000, Danger is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and corporate investors. Danger is based in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. . Additional information about the company is available at www.danger.com. Danger is a registered trademark of Danger, Inc. T-Mobile and Sidekick are registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. |
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