Here is a sneak peek at the Yahoo! app for the iPhone called oneConnect. The above video is part 1 and part 2 is available after the jump. Yahoo! for iPhone is going to be your one-stop-shop for your mobile life. The app will connect you to your social networking sites, contacts and mobile web. Yahoo! is making a huge push into the mobile web space for consumers and I’m excited about the potential for iPhone.
With Yahoo! oneConnect you’ll be free to use all your favorite communications tools and services to connect with anyone, at anytime. From IM or text, email or social networks; Yahoo! oneConnect intends to integrate all the ways you communicate into a unique, mobile experience.
The iPhone brings a new twist to Yahoo! oneConnect in that it provides easy to view status updates of all your networks and browsing through the app is very intuitive.
Yahoo! is going to really help organize your mobile life. Stay tuned on QuicklyBored because we’ll be showcasing the best mobile entertainment products and more at CTIA.
UPDATE: We beat the press release! Here is what they say about the product:
Yahoo! oneConnect for iPhone
Yahoo! oneConnect for the iPhone builds on Yahoo!’s market-leading and award-winning mobile products and reinforces the Company’s intent to lead and enable the global mobile ecosystem. Key features include:Full-featured address book that integrates contacts from the user’s Yahoo! Address Book, iPhone and social networks.
Pulse: A convenient way to see what’s happening on your social networks. The initial version of Yahoo! oneConnect supports networks including Bebo, Dopplr, Facebook®, Flickr®, Friendster®, Last.fm®, MySpace®, Twitter™ and YouTube™.
Integrated mobile messaging with your friends via SMS and Yahoo! Messenger, including support for avatars, photos, and emoticons.
Favorites: A simple way to keep your most important people close at hand to check on status, call or send a quick message or email.
AvailabilityYahoo! oneConnect is available today free of charge for the iPhone and iPod touch® in the United States. In future releases, Yahoo! oneConnect is expected to support additional devices and become available internationally.
Visit the Yahoo! booth at CTIA Wireless to see Yahoo! oneConnect for the iPhone at Booth 417. For more information on Yahoo! oneConnect, go to http://mobile.yahoo.com/oneconnect/iphone. Screenshots of Yahoo! oneConnect as well as Yahoo!’s complete CTIA press kit can be found here.
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