Skyfire Blog

Today, we gave the bookmarks in Skyfire a new look and new links. With this change, we are launching our partnerships with 18 web companies. They partnered with us to give their users the full experience of their websites – videos, images, music – on the phone. Each company has a link in bookmarks so all that content is just a click away for you. We hope you enjoy all of the web goodness packed into these bookmarks.

Skyfire 0.9 and 0.8.5 users will notice that we changed the bookmark categories to video, social, news, local, sports, mobile and unsorted. Your existing bookmarks, whether you added it to a category or unsorted, will be migrated and available in this new structure. Just as before, you can easily add your own bookmarks and use the editing function to change bookmarks.

If you haven’t already, download Skyfire 0.9 at get.skyfire.com.

Here’s our roster of partners:

Accuweather: Enter your zip code once and your local weather forecast is a handy link away. With Skyfire, you can actually watch the videos about breaking weather news and warnings.

Bebo (UK): Stay in touch with friends, discover new interests or just hang out. Get on the UK’s largest social network and use all its features exactly like you do on your PC.

Bleacher Report (US & EU): Come hang out – it’s like your favorite sports bar meets the press box. Get high-quality sports analysis from fan-journalists.

Buzzd: Check out what’s going on around you. This location-based city guide and social network gives you the coolest events, bars, and restaurants whether you’re in your hometown or out of town.

Cellufun: Kill a little time with all-time classic games like chess and backgammon. Set your difficulty to passive or aggressive – either way play to win.

Digital Trends: Get the latest consumer electronics reviews, first-looks, articles and discussion forums. In the store, watch a video review of that flat-panel, plasma TV you’re contemplating purchasing.

eBaum’s World: Boring day at the office? eBaum’s World has plenty to keep you entertained – watch hilarious videos, play flash games, and listen to funny prank phone calls.

Eventful: See what’s happening near you and find popular concerts, festivals, kids’ events and sports events. You can also promote events, track your favorite artists, and see which events your friends are attending.

Flixster: All about movies — check out the trailers, rate your favorites, read the reviews, and see what’s new in the theatres. With Skyfire, you can even send your friends your favorite trailer via SMS or into your Facebook or Twitter networks.

Howcast: Whether it’s cooking, emergencies, handyman chores, or cars – get a quick how-to video. Watch these step-by-step video instructions while you tackle your next project no matter where you are.

Lumosity: Sharpen your memory with scientific brain games. These flash games will keep your neurons nimble. It’s a brain training program from real neuroscientists.

MiiTV: Ready for lots of live TV? Watch your favorite news show live anytime. Catch CNN, CSPAN, Bloomberg, SkyNews, Home Shopping Network, and MLB. Non-stop TV shows, radio shows, and movies on your phone.

Mocospace: Join this hip and happening mobile community where you can meet people, chat, share pics and videos and play games. This social network is designed for us mobile types on the go.

Peperonity (UK): Expressly for mobile social networking fanatics, now you can join active chat rooms, browse and share cool pics, check out videos, and discover the community’s top sites.

Photobucket: Browse and share all your pictures and videos with your family and friends instantly – the latest party, family vacation or silly candids all on your phone.

Rooftop Comedy: Need a quick joke to fill that awkward silence at a party? Chose from hundreds of stand-up comedy clips from top comedians and comedy clubs from around world.

Sporting News: Get out of the stands and behind the scenes where the real action is. Dedicated to die-hard fans, you’ll find sports news, scores, fantasy teams and major leagues. Listen to Sporting News radio from your phone.

Ustream.tv: Everyone from sports fans and guitar heroes to Presidential candidates and rock stars are broadcasting on Ustream.tv. Check out the shows and videos. You can even watch live broadcasts from the likes of Fox, CNET and Air America.