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Finnish mobile virtual network operator, Blyk, has chosen Belgian Mobile operator Mobistar, majority owned by France Telecom, to launch advertising funded text service in the country. The invitation-only mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) links young people with brands and simultaneously giving them free texts and minutes every month.

Entry into Belgium is part of Blyk’s next wave of European expansion that was announced last week.

Targeting at 16-24 year olds mobile phone users, Blyk has run over 900 campaigns in the UK for brands such as Coca Cola, STA Travel, Penguin, Buena Vista, L’Oreal and music artists The Kooks and Alphabeat.

It’s the very innovative mobile service and business model.

Seems this service will get more fans since it can guarantee that phone users will be not annoyed with “ads spam”. They just receive information about the brands they like.

For advertisers, Blyk is a new media channel and direct access to the young user market. The statistics convinced us: the service’s average response rate of 29 percent, an extremely high level for any media platform.

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Movaya, a leading provider of mobile content distribution software solutions, today announced the availability of mobile games from IG Fun.

Under the newly formed partnership, Movaya will distribute IG Fun’s array of mobile games directly to the mobile marketplace. IG Fun content will be readily available to the mobile community via Movaya's PlugNPlay system, a free to use e-commerce solution for mobile content.

Games available immediately through Movaya’s system include selections from IG Fun’s broad catalog of casual and action titles including Battle Chess, Bruce Lee Iron Fist and Tradewinds 2.

“We’re pleased to work with Movaya to bring our games to Movaya's distribution network,” said Sean Malatesta, CEO, IG Fun — Indiagames’ international publishing division. “We continue to look for ways to reach the global audience of mobile gamers and Movaya’s system enables us to reach hundreds — and soon to be thousands — of points of distribution with a single relationship.”

“Movaya is excited to add IG Fun to our growing list of catalog partners,” said Phil Yerkes, CEO of Movaya. “Indiagames, the parent company for IG Fun, is one of the longest established and most innovative mobile games companies and it is fantastic to be working with them."

IG Fun joins an impressive list of major publishers such as Capcom, RealNetworks, GOSUB60 and In-Fusio that have recently partnered with Movaya. Over the coming weeks, Movaya is expected to announce additional partnerships with other leading mobile game publishers.

Several articles from today’s news posted in the New York Times, USA Today, Dallas Morning Star and several others including blogs sites like Gizmodo and Endgadget, informed travelers about new Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bags. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) posted a Request For Information (RFI) to laptop bag manufacturers asking for their help to make Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bags.

The TSA gave specific requirements they wanted the cases to have, and manufacturers had to submit their designs to the TSA for approval. These new bags designs in theory will help relieve some of the time required to check bags through airport screening checkpoints.

Mobile Edge has answered that TSA request and came up with three superior designs. We first developed a laptop Briefcase with easy access panels to allow airport screeners to properly screen your bag without having to remove the laptop. We then created a laptop Messenger Bag with ergonomic handles again with an easy access panel for easy screening. However, the most ingenious design incorporates a laptop Backpack. This backpack also has an easy access panel allowing the screeners to properly screen the belongings without removing the laptop. Our design team had to be creative in their concepts, and have since created three great laptop bags that are sure to help out travelers pass through airport check-point screeners quickly and efficiently.

The new Mobile Edge Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bags are scheduled to hit stores sometime in the fourth quarter of this year.

Music lovers on the T-Mobile network have reason to get excited with the Motorola ROKR E8 music phone on its way to shelves in 6 more days (July 7th). Featuring new ModeShift technology, the unit literally transforms from music player to phone with the touch of a button. The phone keypad disappears and in their place become control keys for the music player - play, pause, fast forward and rewind.

Taking a page from Apple's iPhone navigation, the ROKR E8 debuts the FastScroll navigation wheel, a variable-speed touch control. With a slide of the thumb, the wheel scrolls through music, contacts, calendar or multimedia content on a landscape 2.0-inch QVGA display. Also featured are built-in FM radio and support for Song ID. The 2GB internal memory can store up to 1,500 songs, and the external memory is expandable up to 4GB with an optional microSD card. Music transfers with USB 2.0 and the device is also compatible with Windows Media Player 11.

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Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia said today that Warner Music Group has agreed to join its soon-to-be launched music service, giving its device users access to music published by Warner.

"Warner Music Group has been a pioneer in developing new digital music business models and we are pleased to have them" on board, the head of Nokia's entertainment unit Tero Ojanperae said in a statement.

The Nokia Comes With Music service, expected to be launched during the second half of 2008, will let Nokia users to download unlimited music from various artists onto their mobile devices during the first year of ownership.

After a year, customers can keep the downloaded music, Nokia said.

The Warner Music Group is the third major label to cooperate with the new Nokia program after Universal Music Group International and Sony BMG. Nokia said it is in discussions with many other international labels.

Record labels are looking to Nokia and others to challenge the dominance of Apple's iTunes as they have struggled to negotiate with the U.S. group on a level footing on issues such as pricing.

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Apple iPhone 3G More Photos - View Specs

AT&T today announced the iPhone 3G pricing and voice and data plans, on sale at retail stores at 8 a.m. local time on Friday, July 11.

The iPhone 3G will be available for $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB model. These prices require two-year contracts and are available to the following customers:

- iPhone customers who purchased before July 11
- Customers activating a new line with AT&T
- Current AT&T customers who are eligible, at the time of purchase, for an upgrade discount

Existing AT&T customers who are not currently eligible for an upgrade discount can purchase iPhone 3G for $399 for the 8GB model or $499 for the 16GB model. Both options require a new two-year service agreement. In the future, AT&T will offer a no-contract-required option for $599 (8GB) or $699 (16GB).

Current customers may also choose to wait until they become eligible for an upgrade discount. Eligibility is generally determined by amount of time remaining on a current contract and payment history.

Current AT&T customers who are upgrading to iPhone 3G will pay an $18 upgrade fee and new AT&T customers will pay the standard $36 activation fee.

iPhone 3G customers can choose from four individual AT&T Nation plans, which bundle voice and unlimited data (email and Web browsing).

- AT&T Nation Unlimited: Includes unlimited Anytime Minutes for $129.99 a month
- AT&T Nation 1350: Includes 1350 Anytime Minutes and unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes for $109.99 a month
-AT&T Nation 900: Includes 900 Anytime Minutes and unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes for $89.99 a month
-AT&T Nation 450: Includes 450 Anytime Minutes and 5,000 Night & Weekend Minutes for $69.99 a month

AT&T will offer FamilyTalk plans, with bundled voice and unlimited data, starting at $129.99 a month for two iPhone 3G lines. Up to three additional iPhone lines can be added for $39.99 each.

Unlimited text messaging can be added for an additional $20 ($30 for FamilyTalk plans of up to five lines); $15 (1,500 messages), or $5 (200 messages).

Corporate email and other business applications require the Enterprise Data Plan for the iPhone, which is $45 a month and bundled with an eligible voice plan. Small business users may qualify for AT&T BusinessTalk, a shared plan specifically for small businesses.

Customers can prepare for their iPhone 3G purchase by posting "Get iReady" tips and frequently asked questions at www.att.com/iphone . The site also will include a link for customers to check their upgrade eligibility and other wireless account information.

- Apple iPhone 3G Specs

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