YELLIX for Smartphones Shows Facebook Data on Incoming Cellphone Calls
Written by YELLIX
Monday, 17 August 2009
YELLIX for Smartphones Shows Facebook Data on Incoming Cellphone Calls
- and Lets Users See the Current Status and Picture of Callers on the
Cellphone
LONDON-- The free smartphone application YELLIX (www.yellix.com) links mobile phone calls to Facebook friends. Now profile data is displayed in real time when they call: For YELLIX users, the picture and current status of a calling Facebook friend are displayed on the cellphone as it rings.
"With the free mobile application YELLIX we take the phone call experience to a new level by adding relevant web 2.0 content to calls in real time", explains Claudia Poepperl, founder and CEO of adaffix, the company behind YELLIX, about the benefit of the service. "YELLIX is the next generation caller ID system that includes the profile picture and Facebook status. That way YELLIX offers the world's largest and fastest-growing community an immediate bonus", continues Poepperl.
"YELLIX for Facebook was especially designed for viral marketing within the community. Everyone can invite their Facebook friends to YELLIX or download the service directly from the Facebook application store (http://apps.facebook.com/yellixfb)", states Poepperl about the marketing approach. Users can also check which of their friends are the most loyal; each personal YELLIX-account on Facebook includes a list of the most frequent callers in the category "Your Calls".
The free application was built for smartphones and runs on BlackBerry, HTC, LG, Nokia, Motorola, Palm, Samsung and SonyEricsson phones that support one of the following mobile Operating Systems: Android, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian S60 or Windows Mobile.
Find a detailed list of the entire range of compliant mobile phones on
www.yellix.com/supported-phones
YELLIX can be downloaded from www.yellix.com or as an application on Facebook
http://apps.facebook.com/yellixfb
About YELLIX
YELLIX is a product by adaffix, a telecommunications company based in Vienna and London. adaffix is a ,call 3.0 company" dealing with everything related to calling and being called in everyday life. With YELLIX, simple calls are upgraded through extra information provided in real time.
The free application works on all mobile networks worldwide. YELLIX can be used in every country and regardless of your language. Currently there are special versions for English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and German. YELLIX will automatically adjust to the language settings on your phone.
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