14 DAY TRIAL // Sling Media will make their SlingPlayer mobile software compatible with Windows Mobile 6 Professional editions too from now on. This upgrade comes as only natural, considering the fact that the number of smartphones using this platform is continuously increasing.
"SlingPlayer Mobile is one of the only applications on the market today that, when combined with a Slingbox, gives customers their full living room television experience on a mobile phone, including the ability to control a DVR. We look forward to continuing our support for Windows Mobile-based products, providing customers with the best possible mobile TV experience available", said Blake Krikorian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Sling Media.
The reason for this expansion is that "Windows Mobile 6 is powering a whole slew of new, feature-rich multimedia smartphones", as Blake Krikorian further declared. The advantage that this application brings is that it enables its users to receive all the information that they might need, no matter where they are.
"New features in Windows Mobile 6 like support for wide screen viewing will offer SlingPlayer Mobile customers an enhanced mobile TV experience for viewing their favorite TV programs" mentioned John O'Rourke, general manager at Microsoft. Mobile TV is one of the most evolved capabilities that cellulars have to offer nowadays, which makes this application so popular.
All that the mobile phone user needs in order to use SlingPlayer at best performances is a 3G enabled cellular with Wi-Fi or USB. The upgrading process from the Windows Mobile 5 version to the Windows Mobile 6 one takes place easily, after receiving a new registration key, with no additional costs.
SlingPlayer is available for download for US, Canadian and UK users for the price of USD 30 after a 30 day free trial. Another version will also be adapted in order to be sold on Sling Media's Japanese website.