Mobile content

Get Winter X Games Updates Now from go2 Winter Sports

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:39:15 +0000

Upgraded Mobile Site Gives Enthusiasts Access to Snow Conditions, Weather and X Games Stats

Boston -- January 2008 -- go2 Media™ (www.go2.com), a leading mobile media company, today announced the debut of go2 X Games (http://xgames.go2.com) on the mobile web, enhancing the popular go2 Winter Sports site and offering information on all things winter sports related including where to find a restaurant near you. Beginning today and extending through the end of the Winter X Games on Sunday, January 27, go2 will publish in-depth coverage of the annual event. go2 X Games is available for free on virtually any web-enabled mobile phone in the United States. » read more »

Sybase 365 Launches AvantGo Client for Symbian Smart Phones

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:40:55 +0000

Mobile Content and Mobile Advertising Service for Phones, Based on Symbian OS and S60 and Provides Free, Innovative New Service for Users

Dublin, Calif., January 28, 2008 — Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), the global leader in mobile messaging services, today announced the launch of the AvantGo® client for smartphones based on Symbian OSTM and S60. Symbian smartphone users can now access updated, customized content from thousands of mobile Websites anytime and anywhere - in either an online or offline mode - in a format that is optimized for the device.

Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market leading operating system for smartphones, licensed by the world’s leading mobile phone manufacturers. To date, more than 165 million Symbian smartphones have shipped worldwide to over 250 mobile network operators.

"With the rapid expansion and adoption of mobile technology, users are beginning to expect more from their mobile device," said Marty Beard, president of Sybase 365. "We are dedicated to providing the best in mobile content, and are pleased to expand on our relationship with Symbian to enhance user experience and value." » read more »

Tim Connolly Joins Disney, ESPN Media Networks as Vice President, Mobile Distribution

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:38:58 +0000

January 22, 2008 -- Disney and ESPN Media Networks announced today the appointment of Tim Connolly to the newly-created position of vice president, mobile distribution. Connolly has extensive experience in the wireless industry, most recently serving as vice president of sales and business development at Ericsson, where he was responsible for delivering networks, applications and services to T-Mobile and AT&T. Prior to this role, he was responsible for Ericsson’s Applications business in North America.

In this new role, Connolly will lead efforts to create strategic relationships across the wireless industry on behalf of ABC Mobile, ABC News, Disney Channel and ESPN, with a primary focus on growing the distribution of linear mobile video, mobile VOD and mobile web services with wireless service providers, handset manufacturers and others. Connolly and his team will negotiate carriage agreements, oversee accounts, and develop distribution strategies in partnership with each brand, including the pricing and packaging plans of the company’s mobile product offerings. » read more »

Led Zeppelin Rocks Over-the-Air on Verizon Wireless

admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:54:04 +0000

10/15/07 -- Verizon Wireless and Led Zeppelin today announced they have partnered to provide mobile customers with an entirely new way to access the legendary rock band’s music. Verizon Wireless will be the first mobile music service provider for ring tones, ringback tones, alert tones, and wallpapers, as well as full-song over-the-air downloads, offering customers infinite ways to personalize their phones and express themselves. Full-song downloads will be available on November 13, 2007. The band’s catalog includes such landmark songs as “Rock and Roll,” “Kashmir,” “Communication Breakdown,” and “Stairway to Heaven.”

“Led Zeppelin is the greatest rock band ever and their music transcends generations,” said David Dorn, senior vice president of e-commerce for Rhino Entertainment. “We are excited to be working with a forward thinking partner like Verizon Wireless to offer the group’s legendary catalog of recordings across the entire spectrum of mobile products to longtime fans, as well as new, young fans discovering the band for the first time.” » read more »

Motricity, Conde Nast Publications Renew Mobile Services

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:25:48 +0000

DURHAM, NC, July 26, 2007 -- Motricity, a leading provider of mobile content services and solutions, today announced a two-year renewal with leading magazine publisher Conde Nast, and an Internet division of the company, CondeNet. Whether it's weekly health tips from Self magazine, travel advice from Concierge.com, makeup tips from Allure, fashion trends from Style.com or top news alerts from WIRED, Motricity will deliver mobile content for some of the leading magazines and web sites.

Within the agreement, Motricity will deliver weekly tips and polls via text messaging to those users who have opted in to receive information.

"Conde Nast and CondeNet are constantly pushing the envelope," said Motricity GM off-deck Steve Leonard. "They're not your typical magazine and online publisher; they try different things providing extremely desirable content that cross promotes to the magazine." » read more »

Gemalto, Oi Partner to Deliver Mobile Content for Pan-American Games Rio 2007

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:59:38 +0000

13 million subscribers to access customized entertainment and information on the Pan-American Games

Rio de Janeiro & Amsterdam, July 16, 2007 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the leader in digital security, and Brazilian mobile operator Oi, have launched "Promoção Premiada" (Promotion with Prizes), offering entertainment and information services about the Pan-American Games Rio 2007. More than 13 million pre-paid and contract Oi customers in Brazil will have access to premium value-added services such as specific news, alerts on medals won by Brazilian athletes, trivia about previous Pan-American games, chat rooms and downloads of music, games and wall papers. The solution is based on the Gemalto LinqUs platform, and is available to Oi’s current and new customers seamlessly. » read more »

Glu and Activision Announce Exclusive Worldwide Partnership to Bring Next Call of Duty Title to Mobile Phones

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:42:39 +0000

Glu Mobile Inc. announced a strategic worldwide partnership with Activision, Inc., to develop an upcoming Call of Duty® title for mobile phones. Through this exclusive agreement, Glu will create a future title in the critically-acclaimed Call of Duty franchise, giving gamers around the world a way to experience Call of Duty directly on their mobile phones.

"We’re thrilled to engage in an exclusive partnership with Activision and bring a new Call of Duty title to mobile gamers worldwide,” said Greg Ballard, chief executive officer and president, Glu. “The Call of Duty franchise has brought new meaning and innovation to the first person action category and is a great addition to Glu’s portfolio of award-winning games.”

Today’s announcement highlights Glu’s superior studio capabilities and solid relationships with wireless carriers around the world that enable the company to deploy titles to a vast audience of consumers worldwide. » read more »

Glu Mobile And Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Enter Strategic Worldwide Partnership

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:41:21 +0000

Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a publisher of mobile games, has announced a worldwide partnership with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Through this partnership, Glu has secured the worldwide rights to develop, market and distribute mobile games and content based on select new film releases as well as games and content from Warner Bros. Entertainment’s vast library, including popular cartoon brands such as DC Comics, Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera.

Through a separate agreement, Glu will also distribute select Warner Bros. Entertainment’s mobile games in 2007 throughout North and South America, including “Ocean’s Thirteen” and “300.”

“Warner Bros. has an immense portfolio of properties loved by millions of people around the world, and we look forward to giving fans a way to experience great games on their mobile phones,” said Greg Ballard, chief executive officer, Glu. “This multi-year partnership with Warner Bros. reinforces Glu’s position as a leading independent publisher of mobile entertainment and speaks to our ability to develop and deliver quality content to consumers around the world.” » read more »

Netvibes Mobilizes Its Feeds with Nokia WidSets

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:26:06 +0000

Entire Netvibes Ecosystem's 85,000+ Feeds Available on Mobile Phones via WidSets

WidSets, a popular consumer Internet service powered by Nokia, and Netvibes, the pioneer of the personalized startpage, today announced that they will publish the Netvibes Ecosystem's 85,000+ feeds on the WidSets service, making them easily accessible on most mobile devices.

WidSets is a phone manufacturer-independent Internet service that multicasts preferred feeds and user-generated content to mobile devices. Starting today, users will be able to find their favorite feeds in Netvibes' vast library and add them onto their mobile device via WidSets. This happens with just a few clicks, making it easy to view and enjoy rich media feeds while on the go. » read more »

Telcordia Expands MVNO Solutions with mPortal

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:14:55 +0000

Telcordia Hosted Solution adds mPortal's SPRINGBOARD™ to Provide MVNOs with Turnkey Mobile Content Service Delivery

Telcordia Technologies (www.telcordia.com), a provider of telecommunications software and services, and mPortal Inc. (www.mportal.com), a provider of mobile content and applications for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), content providers and enterprises, today announced a new collaboration that will give MVNOs a one-stop source for mobile content services.

Telcordia has selected mPortal's SPRINGBOARD™ Content Delivery Manager (CDM) and SPRINGBOARD™ Content Catalog to further enhance the Telcordia Hosted Solution for MVNOs. The addition of mPortal's solutions enhances Telcordia's data offerings and the ability for MVNOs to quickly and cost effectively launch high-revenue, market-differentiating content. » read more »

Increased Handset Choice Will Not Aid DVB-H Mobile TV Growth

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:53:54 +0000

Multiple Mobile TV Standards Fragmenting Global Opportunity

Strategy Analytics finds that a quagmire of regulatory delays is hampering Mobile TV spectrum availability in Europe, as described in its recent report, "Enabling Technologies: Entertainment At Heart Of OEMs Brand & Profit Strategies." These delays will only delay DVB-H adoption over the next two to three years.

"These regulatory delays, combined with the success of ISDB-T in Japan, the momentum of DMB services in Korea, the commitment of the two largest operators in the US to using MediaFLO, and the rising chorus of support for MBMS in 3GPP2 will create a much more fragmented mid-term for mobile TV adoption globally," states Chris Ambrosio, Director in the Wireless Practice at Strategy Analytics. » read more »

Let the Good times roll with Ojom’s The Big Lebowski Bowling game

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:52:23 +0000

Ojom GmbH, a creator and publisher of mobile games, has announced the launch of The Big Lebowski Bowling. Taking its title from the cult classic movie and featuring the ‘The Dude’ himself, Jeffrey Lebowski, this homage to ten-pin bowling gives mobile gamers the chance to test their bowling skills and take part in competitions.

Fans of bowling and aficionados of the movie will relish the challenge of taking on some of the game’s larger than life characters, in a series of 10 frame duels to win the tournament. Despite the backdrop to the film and the references to the nuances of the dude’s character this is still a straight game of bowling. So get ready to roll and build up steady score of double and triples to reach the magic 300 – a perfect game. Each shot has a power level for speed and precision, it also has a spin function that helps you avoid rolling into the gutter, a technique that makes you look really skilful too. » read more »

Hantro Paves the Way for Microsoft Silverlight in Mobile

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:50:50 +0000

Hantro, a market leader for wireless video IP, announces the support for Microsoft Silverlight. Recently announced Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for next generation rich media applications for the web. Silverlight video is based on Windows Media Video (WMV), Microsoft’s implementation of VC-1 video standard, and enables interactive video experiences even up to HD resolution.

“Microsoft Silverlight is an exciting new technology for the growing web video markets.” says Eero Kaikkonen, CEO of Hantro Products Oy. “Hantro has been shipping low power consumption hardware VC-1 video IP products to the leading wireless semiconductor vendors since early 2006. We’re pleased to say that many of our customers already have undoubtedly the best technology for enabling Silverlight in mobile devices.” » read more »

Atlantic Records UK Adopts ShoZu-Enabled Phones To Broaden Artist Reach, Providing Instant Mobile-to-Web Image Transfers

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:48:17 +0000

Warner Music International the First Music Major to Work with ShoZu in Europe

Atlantic Records UK, a division of Warner Music International, has announced that it is adopting ShoZu’s one-click handset-to-web video and photo uploading service to connect its artists and fans online. The agreement is the first in Europe and the latest in a series of ShoZu/record label partnerships that enables artists to easily post video clips and photos taken with camera phones onto their own websites, social network sites, and photo and video sharing communities such as YouTube.

Atlantic UK performers equipped with ShoZu-powered phones will now be able to create their own behind-the-scenes photos and video clips with the handset, add comments or captions, and immediately transmit the content to assorted web destinations with one click. » read more »

MobiTV and Intel® Collaborate to Offer Live TV to Notebook and Mobile Internet Device Users

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:47:13 +0000

Two Market Leaders Kick-Off First Phase of Agreement at IDF

MobiTV, Inc., a leader in mobile and broadband television and music services, has announced a cooperation agreement with Intel Corporation. The two companies have agreed to work together to optimize the personal computing version of the MobiTV® service for use on Intel® Centrino® processor technology notebooks, Ultra Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs) and Mobile Internet Devices (MID).

“We are pleased to announce this collaboration with Intel to deliver a live television service optimized for Intel Notebooks and the new category of Mobile Internet Devices,” said Ray DeRenzo, vice president of business development for MobiTV. “MobiTV and Intel will work with the OEMs to deliver a true out-of-the-box television experience.”

The MID is an exciting new category of devices offering consumers a unique mobile form factor, persistent Internet connectivity, and access to a rich and compelling set of personalized entertainment and productivity applications. » read more »

EMI Records teams with ShoZu for the next phase in mobile content delivery

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:46:14 +0000

EMI Records has announced an initiative to enable its artists to document and share their day-to-day activities with music fans directly from their camera phones through a partnership with ShoZu, a provider of mobile media exchange services. Artists equipped with ShoZu-enabled mobile phones will now be able to transfer photos and video clips from their handsets to a wide variety of web destinations with a click, giving fans a near-real-time window into performers’ lives.

ShoZu’s service provides an easy and compelling way for an artist to create bite-sized content and immediately upload it from the handset to his or her website or blog, Flickr, YouTube or other online channels. This effectively creates an artist-branded content feed that can help strengthen the connection between performer and fan base.

EMI artists who will participate in the programme include Air Traffic, Gisli and The Aliens. » read more »

Gameloft Teams Up with DreamWorks Animation SKG for Shrek the Third

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:28:26 +0000

Gameloft to Bring the Land of Far Far Away to Mobile Gamers Around the World

Gameloft®, a developer and publisher of mobile games, has announced a domestic and international licensing agreement with DreamWorks Animation SKG based on the animated feature film, Shrek the Third, in theatres May 18th.

The mobile game will closely follow the storyline of the film with appearances from all the main characters. Shrek the Third, the mobile game, is scheduled for release across 170 operators in over 75 countries, in conjunction with the movie.

“We are thrilled to partner with DreamWorks Animation to bring the imaginative world of Shrek the Third to mobile gamers worldwide,” said Michel Guillemot, president, Gameloft. “We look forward to collaborating with DreamWorks to capture the trademark humor and originality featured in the Shrek series in our products.”

"Gameloft's history of producing award-winning mobile games speaks for itself," said Rick Rekedal, head of U.S. Licensing, DreamWorks Consumer Products. "We are confident this license will deliver a truly enjoyable mobile game experience for Shrek fans and gamers alike."

Source: Gameloft

Volantis Expands Coverage to 4,000+ Devices for its Mobile Content Delivery Platform

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:27:17 +0000

Wireless industry’s largest device database enables growing consumer base for mobile data

Volantis, a supplier of Intelligent Content Adaptation™ solutions for the Mobile Internet, has announced expanded device coverage for carrier and content providers delivering mobile content to their subscribers. Volantis’ device database now enables the optimal presentation of unique content – covering a broad range of static, dynamic and interactive content types -- on more than more than 4,000 mobile devices worldwide.

“Wireless carriers recognize that achieving significant growth in data ARPU is only possible if content can be accessed by a broad level of the population,” said Seamus McAteer, senior analyst, M:Metrics, the mobile market authority. “The increasing device diversity we see in markets globally could present a real barrier to driving data adoption. That barrier can be lowered through detailed knowledge of device performance, features and functionality.” » read more »

I-play gets down and dirty with crazy off-road action in "4 Wheel Xtreme"

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:25:39 +0000

I-play, a mobile entertainment company, has announced the launch of ‘4 Wheel Xtreme’, from Xendex the developers of I-play’s highly successful FMX franchise. In addition to the 2D game, I-play will launch the 3D version of the mobile game across Europe and North America later this month. I-play’s commitment to bringing more 3D games to market strengthens its portfolio of high-end mobile games which demonstrate the advanced performance achievable on today’s mobile platforms.

Continuing I-play’s and tradition of delivering entertaining and successful original titles, ‘4 Wheel Xtreme’ gets mobile gamers down and dirty on the off road race circuit. Despite the title’s punishingly realistic physics engine, the game remains faithful to I-play’s casual gaming philosophy with one-thumb playability. ‘4 Wheel Xtreme’ puts you behind the wheel of several colossal off road vehicles, where you take on challenging courses peppered with high flying jumps, obstacles andnitrous boosts. 4 Wheel Xtreme also uses cool Nitro Boost power-ups to help you fly through the tracks and take out the competition. » read more »

Adobe and Chunghwa Telecom Partner to Deliver Engaging Mobile Experiences

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:24:04 +0000

Adobe FlashCast Brings Rich Data Services to Eight Million Mobile Consumers in Taiwan

Adobe Systems Incorporated and Chunghwa® Telecom have announced a partnership to deliver Adobe® FlashCast® technology to more than eight million subscribers in Taiwan. The new offering is expected to deliver rich data services across the Chunghwa Telecom network before the end of 2007.

Adobe FlashCast is designed to deliver rich, customized data services through a new generation of Adobe Flash® Player compatible mobile applications called channels. Chunghwa Telecom subscribers will be able to access multiple channels delivering news, entertainment, weather information, and more. A set of premium channels with content from leading media brands will offer information for specific groups and demographics. Interoperability with browsers, messaging applications, and media players allow Chunghwa Telecom to leverage investments in existing data services. » read more »

France Telecom‘s Globecast to Manage MobiTV Content Ingestion

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:05:34 +0000

GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom, announced it has been selected to manage content ingestion to support the delivery of live television for MobiTV, a provider of mobile and broadband television and music services,

From its digital broadcast center and teleport in Los Angeles, the Company’s IP broadcasting hub in the U.S., GlobeCast is furnishing 24/7 content management, including channel ingest via satellite, signal encoding, monitoring and connectivity of live channels for delivery into MobiTV’s proprietary technology platform(s) across the Americas.

“By centralizing our channel ingestion, MobiTV is now able to easily ingest and move channels on a global scale across GlobeCast’s worldwide network of teleports, satellite capacities and a global fiber ring,” said Kay Johansson, CTO for MobiTV. “Not only do we have more flexibility to scale internationally, we have a solution in place that protects our proprietary technology while keeping our partners’ content secure.” » read more »

Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Mobile Publisher Services

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:50:57 +0000

New Services Designed to Enable Publishers Across 19 Countries to Increase Discovery, Distribution and Monetization of their Content on Mobile

Yahoo! Inc. has announced the launch of Yahoo! Mobile Publisher Services, a suite of services designed to enable publishers to increase the discovery, distribution and monetization of their content on mobile phones. The new services publishers will have access to the Yahoo! Mobile Ad Network, Mobile Content Engine, Mobile Media Directory and Mobile Site Submit.

Yahoo! Mobile Publisher Services are part the company's initiative to deliver tools to advertisers, publishers and network operators. The goal of this initiative is to enable the growth of the mobile Internet to benefit consumers, publishers and advertisers.

"Yahoo! has become a leader in the global mobile Internet by leveraging the reach and popularity of our innovative mobile services for consumers and our competitive expertise in digital advertising," said Steve Boom, senior vice president of mobile and broadband, Yahoo!. "Now, we are enabling publishers to grow their own mobile businesses by taking advantage of our unique experience, technology and services." » read more »

Openwave Mobile Widget Solution To Drive Increased Personalization And Service Adoption

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:42:09 +0000

New AJAX-based Mobile Widget Solution Simplifies Access to and Discovery of Personalized Content

Openwave Systems Inc. has announced the Openwave® Mobile Widget solution, designed to simplify access to and discovery of highly personalized content. The AJAX-based solution, based on the Openwave® MIDAS application development environment, enables compelling and highly relevant mobile widgets to be integrated directly into the mobile device's idle screen and run on diverse mobile platforms. » read more »

T-Mobile Czech Republic Surfs Over To Musiwave For Full Track Music Downloads

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:40:03 +0000

Web Service to Offer More Than 400,000 Tracks

Musiwave, an Openwave company (Openwave Systems Inc. NASDAQ: OPWV), and a provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies worldwide, announced that T-Mobile Czech Republic selected Musiwave to provide a full-track online music store. The t-music PLAY service enables users to browse and purchase tracks which are then available for download onto a PC, for transfer to mobile devices. The service is based on a fixed and mobile converged platform, using SIM-based billing. For the first time in the Czech Republic, users can access features that enable services such as recommending and gifting tracks to their friends for both PC and mobile downloads.

The service is available on the popular Czech Republic music portal www.t-music.cz and integrated with the equally popular television and radio chart of the same name. Over the air delivery to the mobile devices will be available in the second phase of the project. » read more »

Openwave To Showcase Adaptive Mobility At CTIA Wireless

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:38:52 +0000

Openwave Systems Inc., a provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, today announced that the Company will showcase the Openwave® Adaptive Mobility suite of content, communications and context solutions at CTIA Wireless 2007 (Booth 1933, Hall 3-4) in Orlando, Fl on March 27-29.

"Openwave's Adaptive Mobility suite of solutions enables operators to improve the user experience - making it easy to access, discover and share personalized content and communications with friends and family," said Peter Galvin, senior vice president of products and marketing, Openwave. "Openwave works closely with operators to ensure a complete, branded experience across networks and devices, bringing to market targeted services that can drive revenue from both existing and new channels, including contextual merchandising and mobile advertising."

Openwave executives will participate in panel discussions at this year's conference to discuss key industry trends and the role of software and services in driving innovation and personalization. » read more »

Bell Mobility Chooses Motricity to Deliver Premium Content to Clients across Canada

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:37:34 +0000

Motricity, a provider of mobile content services and solutions, has signed a multi-year deal to deliver premium mobile content to clients of Bell Mobility, the national wireless business unit of Canada’s largest communications company, Bell Canada.

Through Motricity’s mobile storefront and award-winning Fuel 5 content delivery platform, Bell Mobility clients will be able to choose and download content from a catalogue offering more than 600,000 ringtones, graphics, books and more.
“We are pleased to ally with Bell Mobility in its ongoing efforts to deliver rich, personalized mobile content to its clients across Canada,” said Ryan K. Wuerch, chairman and CEO of Motricity. “Through our experience, we understand the objectives of large operators and have years of experience in delivering reliable, scalable, carrier-grade technologies.” » read more »

Orange and Bebo partner to provide mobile social networking

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:12:06 +0000

Orange and Bebo have announced Bebo Mobile - a new service that brings one of the world's largest social networks to Orange customers. Orange will have an exclusive on the service in the UK for an undisclosed period of time and the service will also be tailored and rolled out to other Orange operations around the globe.

Combining SMS access to the Bebo social network, a Bebo mobile browsing experience and a members-only entertainment club, the new service enables Orange users to stay in touch with their friends when they are on the move.

"Orange is turning social networking into an `anytime, anywhere' experience", said Sanjiv Ahuja, CEO of Orange. "With Bebo mobile, the phone is moving from a one-to-one communication device to a complete social networking tool, enabling people to engage in conversations, discover new interests and express themselves in a completely new way."

Social Networking enables people to build stronger connections with the people around them and discover new avenues for self-expression. Bebo Mobile offers users all the key benefits of social networking without having to be in front of a computer screen and enables them to: » read more »

Mobile Content Australia Summit 2007

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:03:09 +0000

Start: 03/27/2007 - 14:00

End: 03/28/2007 - 14:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Venue: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia

Profile: 35+ hand-picked mobile content case studies – from Australia, NZ, Asia, Europe & North America
* 150 + attendees – at a single forum
* Mobile content technology showcase - New
* Gala dinner featuring address by international guru – New
* Hands-on master-class - New
* Best value for money – realistically priced so your whole team can attend; group discount – book 3 and 4th attends FREE

Learn about applications that are now gaining critical mass for mobile content , including music, podcasting, media streaming, games, sport, news, financial services, messaging, interactive TV, advertising, Person-to-person services, ring-tones, wallpaper…and more.

Share your mobile content case study; Speaking opportunities available for 2007

Expert speaker panel:

* Chris Althaus, CEO, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) - New
* Walter Adamson, Vice President Asia Pacific, i-mode Forum –New
* Martin Farrimond, General Manager - Mobile TV, Broadcast Australia –New
* David Kainer, Director & CTO, Viva La Mobile –New » read more »

Report Finds Windows Mobile Outlook Easiest to Configure

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:34:01 +0000

Strong User Preference for On-Device Wizard

The Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Lab has recently released its latest end user benchmark report, "Windows Mobile Outlook Easiest to Configure: Beats BlackBerry BIS, Nokia S60 and UIQ v3.0 Email Clients," which concludes that users find Windows Mobile Pocket Outlook to be the easiest mobile email client to configure for a POP3 email account.

Achieving a 100% success rate, Pocket Outlook also outperformed its competitors for speed and user satisfaction. The BlackBerry Internet Service suffered fatal email configuration challenges, while discoverability was an issue for Nokia Series 60.

"Participants showed a strong preference for an on-device wizard approach to email setup" according to Paul Brown, User Experience Analyst at Strategy Analytics. "Step-by-step guidance through the setup process makes it very difficult for participants to actually go wrong." » read more »

THEcellcity.com announces new casino games from SpinLite

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:05:20 +0000

THEcellcity.com announced a new range of casino games for the mobile phone market from the SpinLite™, suite of play-for-fun casino style mobile games provided by Spin3 (spin3.com), the leading wireless casino system provider.

Among the games available at THEcellcity.com is the wildly successful Tomb Raider™, a five reel, fifteen payline and seventy-five coin video slot. The game has a Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Free Spins and a Bonus Game feature to delight the user. Other games included in this suite are classics like Roulette and BlackJack. Or, choose to practice your skills on Jacks or Better, a video poker game played between you and the Dealer, where the objective is to complete the game with the strongest hand.

Dannie Francis, CEO at the CellCity said: "Spin3 is the world leader and it’s part of our commitment to bring local mobile users the world’s best casino experience on the mobile phone. Previously casino style games were only available on the internet – not any more. Today, any mobile user, any subscriber to any telco anywhere in the world can download direct from www.THEcellcity.com and experience a truly world-class application.” » read more »