Breaking News Alerts offered near real-time SMS messages whenever key events broke. Each SMS message would feature a headline and a summary of the breaking news. One could tailor the extent of these excerpts based on their interests. Question of the Day was essentially a daily poll where a topical question would be posed. Both questions and results would then be aired on CNN’s morning news segment and to subscribers via their mobile phones.

37% awareness of Nokia's sponsorship of Question of the Day among CNN viewers, 76% awareness of CNN Mobile, and 92% agree Nokia is a leader in mobile communications. The CNN Question Of The Day poll generates an average of 500 votes each time.