Posted by YDogg on June 24th, 2008
Two of Movaya's partners (Vivendi and Sandlot) have hooked up to launch a new mobile game this week.
Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, announced the release of Cake Mania 2: Bake Off! for mobile, an exciting spin-off of the wildly successful PC Franchise, Cake Mania, which has claimed more than 70 million downloads to date. Cake Mania 2: Bake Off! allows players to show off their baking skills in the zany and exciting new baking experience for mobile phones.
Cake Mania 2: Bake Off! for mobile is based on the best-selling casual PC game, Cake Mania 2, where the game's iconic baker, Jill, is back to baking and decorating cakes in a new mobile adventure. In the hit sequel, players will explore six far-flung bakery locations and serve up delicious original creations to quirky customers, ranging from federal agents to mysterious aliens. Players will choose which path Jill pursues, with each decision leading to new baking challenges and dilemmas. The game includes 72 levels of baking and frosting madness, multiple endings and a branching, non-linear thrilling storyline.
"Cake Mania 2: Bake Off! provides a fantastically fun mobile experience that is sure to satisfy fans of all ages," said Paul Maglione, president of Vivendi Games Mobile. "Cake Mania 2: Bake Off! is the perfect addition to our growing portfolio of top-rated, unique entertainment properties. We are excited to partner with Sandlot Games to offer the millions of Cake Mania fans another outlet to play this unrivaled game."
"We are extremely excited to partner with Vivendi Games Mobile to extend the Cake Mania franchise beyond the PC," said Daniel Bernstein, founder and CEO of Sandlot Games. "With broad consumer appeal and strong brand recognition, Cake Mania 2: Bake Off! will not only thrill Cake maniacs everywhere but will also appeal to anyone looking for a different kind of casual mobile game."
The game is available on carrier decks and will be downloadable from
Sandlot's site soon as well.
Posted by YDogg on June 24th, 2008
Interesting
article worth a read from the Mail & Guardian about the educational potential of mobile content. This is a trend worth watching and at
Movaya we've had a number of conversations recently with content developers looking to bring "edutainment" to mobile devices.
Often, when I tell people what we do - help distribute games and applications to mobile devices - a standard response is something like - "Oh, you help people find ways to screw around and waste time on their phones." And although we love playing games and using our phones for other diversions, there is a lot of potential benefit playing learning and memory games.
Game-based learning is getting a fair amount of focus right now, and many parents are becoming aware of the potential of games as learning tools.
We'll be announcing some partnerships in this space in the coming weeks and are updating our system to have new categories that cater to this area as well. Stay tuned.
Posted by Kim Poh Liaw on June 24th, 2008
SoftBank Mobile in Japan will start selling the iPhone 3G from from July 11, 2008 (Friday), according to the company announcement yesterday. It has also announced the applicable price plan. The iPhone 3G will be available at 23,040 yen (215 USD) for the 8GB model and 34,560 yen for the 16GB model.
The price plan provided for iPhone 3G will be ‘White Plan’. It offers free domestic voice calls between SoftBank handsets from 1:00 to 21:00 and a SoftBank original mail service with receipt notification ‘Email’ for free. Other basic price plans such as the ‘Blue Plan’ (12 in total) and the ‘Orange Plan’ (10 in total) will also be offered in order to enable customers to subscribe to their preferred price plan.
A new service - ‘Packet Flat-rate Full’ (5,985 yen/month) - enabling customers full access to web browsing, video and map services regardless of the communication charges will be introduced. In addition to the basic price plan iPhone 3G users will be required to subscribe to ‘Packet Flat-rate Full’ and ‘S! Basic Pack’ (315 yen/month).
In summary, a white plan subscriber will have to pay 980 yen (White Plan Basic) + 5,985 yen (Packet Flat-rate Full) + 315 yen (Basic Pack), which is a total of 7,280 yen (67 USD) a month. Doesn’t sound cheap at all!
Posted by Michael Oryl on June 24th, 2008
T-Mobile has officially launched its new VOIP @Home service to compete with the other digital home phone services. T-Mobile's @Home is available only as an add-on to its wireless plans and is compatible with any touch-tone home phone. We give it a brief testing.
Read the full story here.
Posted by YDogg on June 24th, 2008
More data to support the fact that device makers are getting serious about mobile gaming:
Last week Sony Ericsson
unveiled a new phone focused on mobile gaming - the F305. The F305 with Motion Gaming lets users control games with the flick of a wrist or the swing of an arm, and then see the results straightaway on the screen. Using advanced motion sensor technology, the phone can follow your actions to imitate bowling or casting a fishing line. (It’s a bit like the concept behind Nintendo Wii.)
“Gaming is no longer something you do on your own. It’s about having fun with your friends and interacting with the game” says Sven Totté, Head of Product Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “We have used motion sensor technology before in our phones and integrating it into gameplay is a natural progression.”
The Sony Ericsson F305
also features horizontal game play, dedicated gaming keys and stereo speakers, to further enhance the gaming experience. Additionally, the Sony Ericsson F305 offers a Memory Stick Micro slot, 2-megapixel camera and Stereo Bluetooth connectivity.
Posted by Kim Poh Liaw on June 24th, 2008
Apparently while Helio Ocean 2 is being tested, a couple of videos have been uploaded to YouTube. Unfortunately all of the videos has been deleted except one, and luckily there is still a clearer picture captured on the upcoming Helio Ocean 2.
The new Helio Ocean 2 will still be a dual slider phone, with the ability of sliding side way or down that gives you a numeric keypad or QWERTY keyboard. The new dual slider will comes with 1GB internal storage, microSDHC card slot, 3 megapixel camera and an web browser that support flash video.
Source [helioncity] via [phonemag]
Posted by Kim Poh Liaw on June 24th, 2008
According to an insider tips to BGR, AT&T store managers in US have received emails which indicate the iPhone 3G available time on July 11th. If you are going to camp overnight outside the store, here is the good news to you. Instead of following the last year plan, which start selling the first generation iPhone at 6pm, the stores will start to sell the iPhone 3G from 8am in the morning.
Source [BGR} via [iphonebuzz]
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Posted by The Mobile Technology Weblog on June 24th, 2008
While the big topic of the day seems to be
Nokia's takeover of software provider Symbian, the company also announced nation-wide availability of its N78; the newest
Nokia Nseries device that combines integrated GPS, 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and high-speed HSDPA connectivity.
The N78 combines a digital music player and an integrated FM transmitter with storage for up to 8GB of music on an optional microSD memory card. The unit also offers new Nokia services such as Nokia Maps and Share on Ovi. Nokia Maps, detailed info for some 15 million points of interest, and audible and visual turn-by-turn direction abilities.
The A-GPS option allows users to geotag images taken with the 3.2-megapixel camera with location information such as when and where the picture was taken.
The N78 retails for $560 and is available as of this post's writing. For full specs,
click here.
See full article.
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Posted by MobileBurn.com on June 24th, 2008
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Posted by Kim Poh Liaw on June 24th, 2008
Huawei Technologies has launched the E180 USB stick last week. The 10mm thick E180 is a highly compact device supporting the complete range of HSPA/UMTS and GSM/GPRS/EDGE network technologies, allowing fast uplink speed rates of up to 5.76Mbps and a downlink of up to 7.2 Mbps. It will be available globally in the second half of June 2008.
Equipped with a rotatable USB connector and compatible with Microsoft Windows (2000/Vista/XP) and Mac OSX, the Huawei E180 is a real plug-and-play device for mobile broadband users. The E180 is designed with a ultra slim rotatable USB connector, which can be turned by 270 degrees.
Other than the wireless network connection feature, it has also a built-in MicroSD card slot which supports up to 8GB memory card, eliminating the need for an additional USB memory stick. In addition, the device supports various useful services like SMS/MMS, PC voice, phone book, flow display and statistics.
Available in the second half of June 2008, the Huawei E180 will be launched to a global market including Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, North America and South Africa.
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