Vertigo Releases ‘iheartradio’ Mobile Application for Windows Phone 7 on Clear Channel Radio
Vertigo Delivers iheartradio on Windows Phone 7 for Clear Channel Radio
Vertigo Extends ‘iheartradio’ to Embrace Social Media on Windows Phone 7
Vertigo today announced the release of the first version of the ‘iheartradio’ mobile application developed specifically for Windows Phone 7 on behalf of Clear Channel Radio. With over 750 stations of free and premium content, ‘iheartradio’ has more than 10 million downloads on other mobile platforms, and is now available for Windows Phone 7 devices.
Vertigo designed and developed this particular mobile version of ‘iheartradio’ to take advantage of the user experience paradigm, depth of social media integration and built in Zune functionality, which are distinct features of the Windows Phone 7 platform. As a result, the ‘iheartradio’ application retains all of the existing functionality of other mobile platforms, while introducing new features such as deep integration with Facebook, Zune Music and Video Hub, and Zune marketplace — allowing users to purchase and download songs directly to their Windows Phone 7 device.
“We were building prototype applications for select clients on Windows Phone 7 beta code back in February of this year for the Microsoft MIX10 conference,” said Scott Stanfield, CEO of Vertigo. “Now here we are approaching the US launch of Windows Phone 7, and we couldn’t be more excited about the relationship we’ve developed with Clear Channel Radio to launch our first commercial application for their ‘iheartradio’ product, which is already getting great reviews as a free download.”
“Windows Phone 7 represents a compelling new mobile content experience,” said Evan Harrison, EVP of Clear Channel Radio. “Our partnership with Microsoft and Vertigo has enabled us to showcase ‘iheartradio’s’ depth in a user-friendly fashion on this unique platform.” ‘iheartradio’ is available for download now in the Windows Phone 7 marketplace, in time for the U.S. release of handsets on November 8, 2010.
About Vertigo
Vertigo Software, Inc. is an award-winning design and development firm that uses the latest Microsoft technologies to redefine the user experience for the Web, mobile and multi-touch environments. Vertigo develops rich internet applications, mobile applications and rich media solutions such as high definition on-demand and live-streaming video players.
Vertigo’s customers range from startups to Fortune 50 companies and include firms such as at&t, CBS, Clear Channel Radio, Hard Rock International, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, NBC and Nike. Founded in 1997, Vertigo is privately held and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.
