Walnut, Ca. ?Looking to offer users a low cost way of turning their mobile phones into handheld portable media players, Mobile Action has just introduced its Handset Manager 9.2 to the North American Market.

This new software release incorporates features such as a Music Manager and Photo Wizard designed for the new generation of multimedia-enabled cellular handsets.

It will allow users to upload MP3 files from their PCs to their cellular phones, edit photos and transfer file images, and manage their contact database.

According to Fitzwilliam Yang, Brand Manager of Mobile Action, the Music Manager in Handset Manager 9.2 is PC software that allows users to move music from their PC to cellular phone, create playlists, and more, just as iTunes is used on an iPod. Handset Manager also allows users to transfer video files, Java game and other multimedia files to your mobile phone.

The new Photo Wizard has 16 special effects, including color inversion, glowing edges, sepia, ocean reflection, grain, twirl, mosaic, wind, emboss, grayscale, black & white, dry brush, radial blur, ripple, find edges, and sphere.

With Photo Wizard, users can easily stylize their personalized images for display as cell phone wallpaper or a photo gallery for their digital handset.

The latest release, Handset Manager 9.2, is currently available for 26 of the most popular multimedia-ready handsets in North America, including handsets from Nokia, LG, Motorola, Sanyo, Samsung and Audiovox.

Handset Manager 9.2 is available in three configurations with different connection options between the handset and the PC.

The USB cable version retails for $39.99; the infrared connector version retails for $49.99; and the Bluetooth version retails for $39.99.

To learn more, go to www.usa.mobileaction.com.