SlingBox now compatible with Windows Mobile 6

By Jonathan S. Geller

Published May 31st, 2007 10:41AM EDT

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Ok, so you went out and bought a brand new Windows Mobile device. You even got one that had a high speed connection like EVDO, or UMTS just to make sure your SlingBox streams would be on point, right? Then you took the plunge and officially, or unofficially upgraded to Windows Mobile 6. You fired up SlingBox’s SlingPlayer Mobile to find out that you “can’t connect” to your SlingBox at home. Well, you can look forward to not having this problem anymore as of now. SlingMedia has heard your cries fellow TV fiends. They have now begun offering beta versions of Windows Mobile Professional and Standard compatible software. “Final versions of the software will be formally announced and made available in mid-June, but we also have beta software available for download through our support site in the interim”. You heard it here, hit the link to get your Sling fix!

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Jonathan Geller Founder, President & Editor-in-chief

Jonathan S. Geller founded Boy Genius Report, now known as BGR, in 2006. It became the biggest mobile news destination in the world by the end of 2009, and BGR was acquired by leading digital media company PMC in April 2010.

Jonathan is President of BGR Media, LLC., and Editor-in-chief of the BGR website.

What started as a side project at the age of 16, quickly transpired into 24-hour days and nights of sharing exclusive and breaking news about the mobile communications industry. BGR now reaches up to 100 million readers a month through the website, syndication partners, and additional channels.