Friday, January 12, 2007

FT launches news service for mobiles

by Carla Moore

The Financial Times (FT), the London-based news agency, has launched the FT Mobile News Reader, a free application that gives FT.com users access to FT content on their mobile telephones and PDAs. FT Mobile News Reader, powered by Finnish mobile company Leiki, gives users access to Financial Times news, comment and analysis as well as offering a 30-day search function. Leiki's adaptive personalisation technology also means that as users read articles, the service will learn their interests and deliver relevant content into the personalised 'My FT' section. FT Mobile News Reader also allows users to look up stock prices, access premium content if they are subscribers, and load stories onto their phone or PDA for reading when a mobile signal is unavailable. The software is compatible with a wide range of mobile phones, including Nokia, BlackBerry and Motorola handsets, adjusting automatically to different mobile screen sizes and device configurations.

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