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Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 29 May 2008

Skweezer Upgrades Ads for Mobile, Desktop, & Web Consoles

Skweezer, Inc. today announced a major upgrade to its Skweezer Ads service, which allows customers to serve ads to a wide variety of mobile, desktop, and other Web-enabled consoles through a single ad feed.

This latest release of Skweezer Ads includes innovations that are firsts for the online advertising community. One such innovation is a patent-pending algorithm that dynamically converts conventional text-based cost-per-click (CPC) ads into mobile-friendly ads complaint with standards set by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). Another key innovation is Skweezer Ads' cut-and-paste code that detects a visitor's device type, retrieves appropriate mobile or desktop ads accordingly, and optionally reformats and compresses the Web content for mobile viewing.

Skweezer Ads is now available to publishers through ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, or JavaScript code. This latest version of Skweezer Ads uses "short URL" for easier inclusion into Web sites, RSS feeds, mobile applications, and SMS messages.

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Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 29 May 2008

Qualcomm Announces Plaza to Develop Modile Widgets

Qualcomm today announced Plaza, a platform-agnostic wireless Internet service that provides a common framework for the development and support of widgets that will enable operators to provide their end users with quick and personalized access to the mobile Internet.  After the introduction of Plaza, operators and developers can produce and deliver Internet-based contenQualcomm Incorporated today announced Plaza, a platform-agnostic wireless Internet service that provides a common framework for the development and support of widgets that will enable operators to provide their end users with quick and personalized access to the mobile Internet.t across their devices, in order to drive the usage of wireless data services, improve subscriber stickiness and ultimately increase operator ARPU.

Plaza is focused on enabling operators to bring more simplicity and personalization to their subscribers' mobile Internet experiences. When combined with subscriber intelligence and available device real estate, Plaza's end-to-end widget framework and user experience provides operators with a solution to drive use of the mobile Internet. An integrated marketing platform also plays a role in driving additional revenue to Plaza operators by allowing for targeted campaigns within the widget ecosystem.		 

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Uncategorized Phone Obsession | 29 May 2008

Keyboard Accessories - The QWERTY Pocketbook

You can get your geek right on with these QWERTY accessories! Designed by California-based QuietDoing, the QWERTY pocketbook features a black and white keyboard fabric which is coated in clear vinyl and lined with a lime-green and navy-blue vinyl interior. But the QWERTY wallet isn’t just for the …

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Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 29 May 2008

Verizon & Mobitween Announces Mobigamz - Flash Lite Mobile Gaming Portal

Verizon Wireless and Mobitween, a developer and publisher of Flash-based games for the mobile and online worlds, today announced the availability of Mobigamz, a Flash Lite based mobile gaming portal that allows customers to download, play, rate, and post high scores.

With Mobigamz, Verizon Wireless customers can choose the hottest Flash games from a current catalogue of sport, arcade, puzzle, and board categories. Mobigamz are specifically designed for mobile phones and are very intuitive to play, with simple joystick-keystroke interactivity, multiple levels and game session storing.

Verizon Wireless Get It Now customers can purchase and download Mobigamz from the Get Fun & Games shopping aisle in the Get It Now virtual store for $2.99 one-time use, $5.49 for three uses and $8.49 for six uses.

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Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 29 May 2008

Nickelodeon Kids & Family Group’s AddictingGames Launches Qwikies Mini-Games

Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group’s AddictingGames, the an independent gaming site for teens with more than 3,000 games, and Verizon Wireless today announced that Qwikies are now exclusively available to Verizon Wireless customers.

Marking its first extension off of the PC, AddictingGames’ Qwikies are Flash-based mini-games which allow Verizon Wireless customers to play popular AddictingGames’ titles from the palms of their hands, including “Fling the Ferret,” “50 States,” “Flip the Bird,” “Escape the Locker,” “Fly Squasher,” “Whack a Mole,” “Jungle Gym,” and many other original titles.

Qwikies have launched with fully functional high-score capabilities that enable customers to post scores to a daily community leader board from their phones or text their scores to friends. New games and content will be added every month.

In 2008, AddictingGames.com will add 75 exclusive self-published titles and 600+ titles from game developers from around the world.


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Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 29 May 2008

Guitar Hero III Mobile Number 1 Selling Mobile Game on Verizon Cell Phones

Hands-On Mobile, Inc., a developer of connected games and applications, announced that Guitar Hero III Mobile was the number one selling mobile game on Verizon Wireless phones in the first quarter of 2008. Initially released exclusively by Verizon Wireless, Guitar Hero III Mobile is striking a chord with fans all over the world, shattering mobile game records with nearly 1 million downloads, including monthly subscriptions, across all wireless service providers.

Guitar Hero III Mobile has become one of the fastest selling games in mobile gaming history. More than 250,000 songs are played every day by mobile subscribers across the U.S. The most played songs include “Slow Ride” (re-record), “Mississippi Queen” (re-record) and “Black Magic Woman” (re-record).

Mobile research firm M:Metrics said that consumer demand for mobile games in the U.S. has yet to reach its peak, but as it has seen from the demand for Guitar Hero III Mobile since its launch, this title is clearly a game changer.		Guitar Hero III Mobile

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Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 29 May 2008

SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog Surpasses 8 Million Downloads

SEGA Mobile, a division of SEGA Corporation, today announced that its classic game Sonic the Hedgehog has surpassed more than 8 million downloads since launching on mobile phones in North America and Europe.

The venerable video icon has been a stellar performer since launching in early 2006. In North America, the game has enjoyed its biggest success and consistent Top Seller status on Verizon Wireless' V CAST service.

SEGA's legendary mascot, and one of the most popular video game characters of all time, blazed onto mobile phones with a re-creation of the best-selling first title for the SEGA Genesis console system. Packing in all the ultra-fast action and gameplay of the original, Sonic the Hedgehog was first launched exclusively with Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Additional major carriers in North America and Europe followed, where the game remains a consistent top seller.


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Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 29 May 2008

GestureTek Top Innovator in the 2009 GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition

GestureTek Mobile, inventor of the world’s first gesture-controlled mobile user interface and gaming engine, announced that it has been selected as a Top Innovator in the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition - Americas Tournament.

GestureTek has been named as one of three Top Innovators in the ‘Most Innovative Mobile Application in a Vertical Market’ category.  In total, 15 Top Innovators from five categories will compete for the title of ‘GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Finalist’ at the Mobile Innovation Marketplace - Americas event that is taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 3rd and 4th, 2008. The Global Finalist from the Americas leg will then move on to compete against other Finalists from other tournament locations.  One overall winner will be selected as the ‘GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Award Champion’ at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, 2009.

In Atlanta, GestureTek Mobile will showcase its patented EyeMobile Engine to an elite panel of mobile operators, equipment vendors, investors and media. 
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