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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Tiny Pictures and Danger Partner to Offer Custom Radar Application for Danger-Powered Devices

Tiny Pictures and Danger Partner to Offer Custom Radar Application for Danger-Powered Devices

Radar Gives Consumers an Instant and Addictive Way to Stay Connected

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiny Pictures, Inc. today announced the availability of a custom version of Radar for Danger-powered devices. The downloadable Radar application complements Radar's existing Web and mobile Web offerings (http://radar.net/ ) and gives users of Danger-powered devices a simple and compelling way to stay in touch through pictures.

In addition to standard Radar features such as easy to use privacy settings for complete access control, Radar for Danger powered devices takes browsing and commenting on pictures to a new level by providing:

*instant notification of new pictures and comments from friends
*a native user interface optimized for the widescreen display, keyboard
and input controls
*always-on availability for easy switching between Radar and other mobile
applications

"Optimizing Radar for Danger-powered devices is an important part of our effort to build the world's best service for sharing cameraphone pictures and videos among friends," said John Poisson, Founder and CEO of Tiny Pictures. "Danger is a great platform for Radar; it fosters immediate sharing of pictures and comments, and it allows Radar users to know at a glance when friends have posted something new."

SunCom Wireless customers are the first to be able to download the integrated Radar application for a subscription fee of $3 per month.

"The Radar application illustrates that Tiny Pictures shares Danger's vision for an interactive communication experience that is optimized for mobile. We expect that consumers will find Radar to be effortless and fun," said Jamie Rosenberg, vice president of premium services at Danger, Inc.

About Danger, Inc.

Danger provides a complete solution that enables wireless operators to offer innovative mobile data products to consumers over next-generation wireless networks. Danger's mobile Internet service is a Java-compatible, client/server platform and application suite that delivers an easy-to-use, personalized mobile Internet experience for consumers. Founded in January 2000, Danger is a privately held company backed by leading venture capital firms and corporate investors. Danger is based in Palo Alto, Calif. Additional information about the company is available at www.danger.com .

NOTE: Danger is a registered trademark of Danger, Inc.

About Tiny Pictures, Inc.

Tiny Pictures, Inc. is the company that brings you Radar, a simple and addictive way to share cameraphone pictures and videos, browse friends' pictures as they happen, and immediately join conversations through comments. Radar can be accessed from PC browsers, mobile phone browsers, and through a series of applications for mobile devices. Founded in 2005 by John Poisson, former head of mobile media research and design groups at Sony in Tokyo, Tiny Pictures is a privately held company based in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.tinypictures.us or http://radar.net/ .

About SunCom Wireless

SunCom Wireless is a leader in offering digital wireless communications services to consumers in the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. With more than 1 million subscribers, SunCom is committed to being a different kind of wireless company focused on treating customers with respect, offering simple, straightforward plans and providing access to the largest GSM network and the latest technology choices. SunCom Wireless is a proud provider of Wireless AMBER Alerts. For more information about SunCom products and services, visit www.suncom.com or call 877-CALL-SUN (1-877-225-5786).

Source: Tiny Pictures, Inc.

CONTACT: Justine Navaja, Tiny Pictures Public Relations Manager, of
SHIFT Communications, +1-415-591-8479, or tinypictures_PR@shiftcomm.com; or
Matthew Flegal, Public Relations Manager of Danger, Inc., +1-650-289-6675, or
mflegal@danger.com; or Rose Cummings, Executive Director of Corporate
Communications of SunCom Wireless, +1-704-858-5199, or media@suncom.com

Web site: http://www.suncom.com/
http://www.danger.com/
http://radar.net/
http://www.tinypictures.us/

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