SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink.net announced the release of InfoXtra II, a new wireless information service that delivers news, financial updates, lifestyle information and other information services to pagers, digital mobile phones and wirelessly enabled personal digital assistants.
InfoXtra II is a service enhancement to Datalink.net’s existing consumer product line. It includes several categories of news headlines, weather forecasts for 460 cities, beach and ski conditions, lottery numbers from 37 states, horoscopes and trivia. It also includes sports coverage, team updates and delayed financial quotes for stocks and mutual funds.
Included in the package is a calendar service that automatically alerts users of upcoming appointments.
The service is free for the first 50 alerts a month, after which users pay $3 a month for 51-100 additional alerts and five cents per alert afterward.