YouTube has launched some major upgrades to its mobile video site. While a number of blogs are reporting that Google launched a new m.youtube.com site today, that web page has actually been active since last summer.But when YouTube Mobile launched, users could only access a small subset of YouTube videos. Now Google has made the entire YouTube universe available via the mobile site. The new improved mobile site has all the usual features. You can search, favorite, leave comments, or share videos with friends. Plus you can rack up minutes on your data plan. How can you beat that?
Google has also released a public beta of a YouTube Java midlet that should work on some phones. Nokia's N73, N95, E65, 6110, 6120 and SonyEricsson k800 and w880 are officially supported, but you may have some luck getting the program to run on other handsets if you're lucky.
[via NewTeeVee]
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1-24-2008 @ 8:12PM
JP said...
It's a very nice app they've got with a great UI... But be careful! It tries to connect to mobile data even though I told it to connect through WiFi. That's a huge problem for me given that my provider charges $10 per MB for data.
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1-24-2008 @ 10:53PM
miro said...
I was able to bring up the site but couldn't play any videos (AT&T Tilt, WM6). I got a RealPlayer error... "media type not supported". Yay.
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1-25-2008 @ 8:52AM
Frode said...
AWESOME on the Nokia E51, this is TV on the phone finally!
But where is this symbian app that you speak of, I can't find it anywhere. Site works great though so there is no need really.
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1-25-2008 @ 9:54AM
Brad said...
Miro...
I got the same error on my ATT/8525.
I'd like to be able to get these. I don't know why they wouldn't work.
Oh well.
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1-25-2008 @ 11:45AM
Frode said...
Windows Mobile *cough* hack* cough*
2-05-2008 @ 8:17AM
Kennon Chi said...
I really like watch Youtube.
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