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Get newsday.com news on your cell phone

Do you use a cell phone? How about a BlackBerry, Treo, Sidekick or other personal digital assistant, or PDA, device?

Visitors to Newsday.com can now get full-text access to local and national news, sports, business and entertainment on their cell phone or PDA.

Viewing the content is easy and convenient. There are no complicated addresses to remember or bookmark. Visitors simply call up the home page on their cell phone or PDA. (You can preview in your computer's browser by clicking here.)

A wide range of content is available for display, including photos, horoscopes, local news, business and sports stories.

You can also use an RSS reader to view many of Newsday.com's most popular features and sections and add those features to your own web site here.

Blackberry UsersGreat news for BlackBerry users! You can now access Newsday in one easy click from your home screen. Just follow these 3 simple steps.

1. Find your blackberry operating system version below and click the corresponding 'click here'.
2. Click the 'Download' button. (Data charges may apply.)
3. Click the 'OK' button when the download is complete.

If your blackberry is running version 4.2.2 or higher, click here.

If your blackberry is running version 4.2.1 or lower, click here.

If you don't know what version your blackberry is running, from your home screen go to the "options" menu. Click on "about". The version you are running is listed under your blackberry model number.

To find the icon, check your BlackBerry's home screen or Applications folder.

To remove icons from your home screen, click on your Applications folder to delete.

Optimization Instructions:

1. From your blackberry home screen, click on the 'Browser' icon
2. Go to any mobile web page
3. Open the Blackberry menu by clicking the menu button
4. Choose 'Options'
5. Choose 'Browser Configuration'
6. Enable the following options by checking the boxes: Support HTML Tables, Use Foreground and Background Colors, Use Background Images, Support Embedded Media, Support Style Sheets
7. Save changes
8. Reload the page