Phonebites Steals One from Microsoft

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 1, 2005 -- Phonebites, a mobile entertainment company, today announced that Mark McCabe will become the company's Director of Product Development. McCabe returns to Phonebites after spending the past year at Microsoft designing Longhorn, their next-generation operating system. He will assume lead responsibilities in developing the RAZZ- the mobile phone technology that enables consumers to insert sound files into live conversations, voicemails, outgoing messages and photo-messaging. Most recently, the RAZZ has taken center-stage in the world of mobile entertainment, with Cingular Wireless offering its consumers the Star Wars ® RAZZ Headset nationwide.

"Mark brings a wealth of cutting-edge design knowledge and understanding of the consumer product marketplace," said Jeff Malkin, Phonebites CEO. "We're thrilled to have Mark join our team," McCabe's expertise lies in his ability to design simple product solutions for the complicated needs of today's consumers. His career has included key positions with industry leading firms including: Disney, Casio, LG Electronics and Kodak. At ePlanet, a technology gaming company, he developed the first suite of consumer interface-based computer vision interaction, which was featured in the Intel me2cam. McCabe is also the co-author of several leading patents relating to Intelligent Physical Identification, User Interface, Data synchronization and Digital Content Access.

"The current trend in mobile software offers unique opportunities," said McCabe. "Phonebites is one of those rare companies that through its unique platform brings real human emotion to an emerging frontier."

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