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Google has announced that their mobile YouTube site has been optimized for the iPhone, webOS, Android, and “smartphones with capable browsers”. While the three examples they give already host native YouTube applications preloaded, rendering a mobile site something of a moot point, there are without a doubt many older devices without such a luxury, and are happy to finally get in on the fun. Now, I don’t prod into the mobile YouTube that often, but I found an unfamiliar Optimize link at the bottom when visiting from the N97 and N86 that takes you through a quick seven-step test to figure out what works and what doesn’t on your phone; I’m not able to see the link on the iPod Touch or BlackBerry Curve 8520, however. YouTube’s mobile site has been around for about two years now with little change – what are you noticing in the new version?
[via YouTube Blog]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
