| Real-time weather data comes
to Windows Mobile devices |
Mar. 01, 2007
 Swift Weather is readying a
subscription service aimed at bringing "comprehensive"
weather-tracking information to users of Windows Mobile
devices and other handhelds. Swift Mobile delivers
multiple layers of weather data, including radar, cloud
imagery, and severe weather warnings for blizzards,
hurricanes, hail, wind, or tornadoes, according to the
company.
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Mobile will provide current conditions and daily
forecasts based on location, and will also display the
user's location on-screen. The fully interactive map
display will support zoom, scroll, and drag for precise
position, as well as the ability to be animated to show
activity for the previous hour, Swift said.
Additionally, an audible ring-tone and display on the
device will alert a user to nearby weather threats and
the estimated time of their arrival at the user's
current location.
Swift Mobile will be offered in
Standard and Premium editions. Features unique to the
Premium edition are said to include:
- A Today screen plug-in, which displays customized,
location-based weather profiles and alerts
- Storm reports from local law enforcement and storm
spotters
- Surface front display
- Wind vector display
According to Swift
CEO Rory Groves, "Swift Mobile will provide users of
handheld devices the unique opportunity to know more
than the local weatherman -- and know it
first."
Swift Mobile will be available starting
March 31, according to the company. The Standard edition
will be priced at about $11 per month, while the Premium
edition will go for around $14 monthly.
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