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Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 Goes Windows Mobile


March 7, 2007; 04:40 AM
Continuing to redefine the mobile Internet experience for millions of consumers around the world, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced the availability of gamma version of Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 on Windows Mobile powered devices. Expanding this innovative service to the popular Windows Mobile platform will enable consumers to use it on 75 Windows Mobile devices from major manufacturers. In total the service will be supported by more than 175 different mobile phone models, including more than 100 models available today. Consumers should check for the latest device availability at http://go.yahoo.com.

Consumers have been clamoring for us to bring Yahoo! Go 2.0 to Windows Mobile devices since we launched the service less than two months ago, said Marco Boerries, senior vice president of connected life, Yahoo!. There are millions of mobile phones on the Windows Mobile platform in the market today and consumers with these devices want to use the most advanced, exciting services available. Our innovative Yahoo! Go 2.0 service finally brings the open Internet to the mobile phone and gives consumers the compelling experience they have been looking for.

"Yahoo! Go 2.0 includes an exciting set of features that helps people access their favorite Internet content while mobile," said John O'Rourke, general manager, Microsoft Corp. "The combination of this application with a Windows Mobile powered device will allow our joint customers to get quick access to the Yahoo! experiences they want from news to e-mail to photo sharing all from a single, powerful device."

As part of its effort to bring Yahoo! Go 2.0 to Windows Mobile powered devices, Yahoo! and HTC also announced a partnership to preload Yahoo! services including Yahoo! Go 2.0 on millions of HTC devices. Yahoo! Go 2.0 is also expected to be supported on select Windows Mobile powered devices from other leading device manufacturers.

Yahoo! Go 2.0 is an innovative application that redefines the mobile Internet experience for consumers through the ability to personalize with content from the entire Internet and a reinvention of mobile search.

Key features of Yahoo! Go 2.0 for Windows Mobile include:

  • Search reinvented for mobile consumers oneSearch is designed to recognize 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.
  • Be local, no matter where you are The Local & Maps widget gives quick access to comprehensive local directory information for businesses across the US, enhanced with ratings and reviews from the millions-strong Yahoo! community. Interactive maps feature the ability to search directly for businesses, get driving directions and real time traffic updates.
  • Rich, highly personalizable content from millions of sources 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. Consumers can customize to receive 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 one of the Webs most innovative and prolific photo-sharing communities, making it easy to upload1 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.
  • 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 all automatically synchronized with their Yahoo! Mail account in real time.

For more information on Yahoo! Go 2.0, including the mobile phones that are currently supported, go to: http://go.yahoo.com.

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 worlds knowledge. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning the Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 product (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; consumer acceptance or response to Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 as anticipated; and competition from similar competing services or competitors. 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, 2006 which is on file with the SEC and available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

1Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges, and/or additional charges may apply.

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