Graham Brown

Ultimate Puzzle Game Back on the Market

July 6, 2007

Telecogames, global publisher, developer and distributor of mobile games, now announced the comeback of the ultimate puzzle game Flexis Extreme. The new release will include 50 new levels and all favourite modes from the Classic, Mission and Marathon modes. It also comes with improved sound and graphics, exciting obstacles and new block types. What makes [...]

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Mobile Pet from Cellufun

July 6, 2007

Mobile gaming portal Cellufun recently launched a WAP-based mobile game called MobilePet myPhone which allows users to care for, play with and feed a virtual pet. The program itself is freely available and supports a wide range of web-enabled handsets and operators. Essentially, MobilePets are avatars the user can feed, walk, bathe and entertain. Additional [...]

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Mobile Phones Popular with Kids

July 6, 2007

The days when only adults have been addicted to mobile phones are clearly a thing of the past.  Today, children often want only one gift from their parents – their favorite mobile phone. They are fascinated by the design, the colors and the wealth of features offered by modern devices. They want ringtones, games and [...]

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O2 About to Win Battle for iPhone

July 6, 2007

It seems that O2 has beaten its rivals in the battle for the exclusive rights to offer Apple’s iPhone in the UK. It would be the mobile phone industry’s most sought-after deal of the past few years and a major success for O2 and its 18 million customers. If everything goes well, the iPhone will [...]

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Amp’d Mobile – Bankruptcy

July 6, 2007

After only 17 months of service, youth-targeted MVNO Amp’d Mobile has recently filed for bankruptcy and is now seeking protection from its creditors while it restructures. In the beginning the well-funded undertaking had still looked promising. Amp’d had managed to raise $360 million in venture capital from investors such as MTV and Universal Music.      So [...]

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O2 – Plans to Drop I-mode Service?

July 6, 2007

According to the latest news, O2 is planning to drop its i-mode mobile internet service. Current i-mode handsets will still be sold, but no new devices supporting the service will be introduced. Apparently O2 wants to concentrate fully on its WAP portal and services, and is therefore retiring i-mode. Sources claim that consumers are no [...]

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First Ever Simpsons Content will be D2C

July 6, 2007

Within the next days, the biggest direct-to-consumer content campaign of the US will be launched by Jamba. The ‘Yellow Plan’, which will feature content from the TV show The Simpsons, will be released onto mobile in time with the release of The Simpsons movie on July 27th. What makes this special is that none of [...]

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What Youth Expect from Mobile Providers

July 6, 2007

The youth market is vital for service providers because it eagerly embraces new technology and is generally open to online purchasing. Therefore the all-important question is – what do young people expect from their mobile Providers? The answers are somewhat surprising. Alcatel-Lucent conducted a global focus group for the past year with young mobile users [...]

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Mobile Games More Popular than Ringtones

July 6, 2007

According to a study by GfK M², mobile games generate more revenue than ringtones in the UK. British customers apparently spent a total of £83 million on mobile games in the first quarter of 2007, but only £76 million on ringtones and £23 million on mobile music. One explanation for this development could be the [...]

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New Mobile Community from Australia

July 6, 2007

Mobile Social Networking company Loop Mobile announced several content deals for its launch on the Australian Stock Exchange. One involves Australian Idol, which is about to launch a mobile community where members will be able to upload moderated videos and images as well as participate in text chats. The new community hopes to mirror the [...]

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