Handmark wireless information service adds BlackBerry users

Kansas City, MO, Jan.11, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- Handmark has announced new support for RIM BlackBerry handhelds for users of its Handmark Pocket Express browser-less wireless subscription-based service. The service has already been available for Palm OS and Windows Mobile / Pocket PC devices.

Pocket Express provides access to news, stocks, sports, weather, movies, maps, directory search, and driving directions. The software can achieve download speeds up to 70 times faster than conventional mobile web browsers, according to Handmark.

The service is now available as a download for ten color display BlackBerry models: BlackBerry 7100, 7210, 7230, 7280, 7290, 7510, 7520, 7730, 7750, and 7780.

Pocket Express subscribers can look up a restaurant or movie time, find the address, locate it on a map, then create turn-by-turn directions to the destination. Pocket Express also displays Doppler weather radar images, news stories in nine different categories, NCAA basketball scores and schedules, and more.

Handmark Pocket Express for BlackBerry is available directly from the Handmark website. Most U.S. BlackBerry subscribers can also purchase Pocket Express through their wireless carrier by searching on BlackBerry software. Subscriptions are US $6.99 per month, or $69.90 with a prepaid one-year subscription.

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