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Just as Facebook is rumoured to be negotiating with Nokia over a high-profile service, YouTube announces it is stepping up its mobile offering with the launch of a new mobile service designed to reach the 100m global consumers with wifi-enabled phones.
YouTube is already included as a core application on Apple's iPhone, on Helio devices in the US and in a scaled-down version for some Verizon customers, but this new service will make streaming video available to any phone with a wireless connection. Nokia, LG and Sony Ericsson phones will all run the service.
YouTube has not said how it will monetise the service but will wait until it has a critical mass of users. The company is also working on software that would allow users to upload videos more easily, which could have a huge impact on the way YouTube is used and the kind of content that populates the site.
Source: Reuters
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