PALO ALTO, Calif.-More than 3 billion mobile instant messages were sent and received through Danger’s Hiptop devices last year, the developer and manufacturer said.
Danger’s line of Hiptop handsets, which is sold through eight operators in six countries, includes the T-Mobile Sidekick II and Edge Wireless Hiptop. The phones support AOL and Yahoo! IM platforms as well as push e-mail and a portfolio of games and other content.
“IM has clearly become a killer app for our users. And if our current growth trends continue, we will support upwards of 10 to 15 billion mobile instant messages in 2005,”said Hank Nothhaft, Danger’s chairman and chief executive officer.
