Method and Apparatus for Subscribing and Receiving Personalized Updates in a Format Customized for Handheld Mobile Communication Devices

A server for communicating with a mobile device comprising:

• a content server for aggregating content from at least one source of content having a first set of markup tags readable by the mobile device and a second set of markup tags, different from the first set of markup tags, and formatting the aggregated content having the second set of markup tags with the first set of markup tags;
• and a converter for formatting the aggregated content having the second set of markup tags with the first set of markup tags;
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• a first database for storing the converted content and the aggregated content having a first set of markup tags;
• a filter for filtering the stored content based on a user preference associated with the mobile device;
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• a second database for storing the filtered content.