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FishText: more than 100,000 users in three weeks
[Aug. 15, 2008] FishText: more than 100,000 users in three weeks New application for cheap SMS text messaging offers big savings over Pay As You Go tariffs

Mobile Operators Must Get Mobile Broadband Strategy Right, Says
[Aug. 15, 2008] Mobile Operators Must Get Mobile Broadband Strategy Right, Says AdaptiveMobile

Boston, MA: Agence France-Presse (AFP), a leading, global news agency, and Skycore LLC, a mobile technology firm specializing in Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS), have today announced
[Aug. 15, 2008] Boston, MA: Agence France-Presse (AFP), a leading, global news agency, and Skycore LLC, a mobile technology firm specializing in Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS), have today announced the immediate availability of AFP-licensed content for publishers to deliver MMS-formatted news to their audience's mobile phones using Skycore's Cellyspace.com MMS platform.

Deerfield, Ill., - Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. [Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO)], a global leader in premium spirits, and Hornitos™ Tequila, a member of the Sauza® family, announced today new technology partnerships
[Aug. 15, 2008] Deerfield, Ill., - Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. [Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO)], a global leader in premium spirits, and Hornitos™ Tequila, a member of the Sauza® family, announced today new technology partnerships with buzzd and BuyYourFriendADrink.com (BYFAD.com) to evolve with consumers' ever changing needs. Hornitos has found new ways to connect with consumers on-premise and in their daily lives through mobile and product technologies.

MOBILE INTERACTIVE GROUP SECURES EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH SHELTER
[Aug. 12, 2008] Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) has secured an exclusive 12 month contract with Shelter, the leading housing and homeless charity in the UK, following a competitive pitch. Activity will begin with CRM and mobile internet activity, powered by MIDAS™, to increase loyalty and retention of direct debit donors. The campaign launches on Wednesday 20th August

The march of the Mobile Games Mega-Portals
[Aug. 12, 2008] A global count of D2C Mobile Games Portals is a new feature of the third and latest version of the Mobile Games Enterprises Database - just launched by UK based the Multimedia Research Consultancy (TMRC).

Ofcom published recommendations to the Mobile Broadband Group
[Aug. 12, 2008] Yesterday, Ofcom published recommendations to the Mobile Broadband Group to consider in its review of the UK's code of Practice for self regulation of new forms of mobile content. The code was first published in 2004 to restrict adult content reaching under 18s on their mobiles

Summer break!
[Jul. 25, 2008] The editor of Phonecontent will be on summer leave for the next week.

Smash Super Smash Bros Brawl with Xploder- demolish your opponent!
[Jul. 23, 2008] Smash Super Smash Bros Brawl with Xploder- demolish your opponent! The No1. Hit from Nintendo is blown wide open by Xploder software and community

Devicescape and Deutsche Telekom enable easier access for users and devices to T-Mobile Networks
[Jul. 23, 2008] Devicescape and Deutsche Telekom enable easier access for users and devices to T-Mobile Networks

No iPhone? No problem
[Jul. 22, 2008] No iPhone? No problem Opera's State of the Mobile Web report shows top mobile Internet phones

Blaze International Goes Retro with The 16-Bit Blaze Handheld Console with 20 Built in SEGA Megadrive Games!
[Jul. 22, 2008] Handheld Console containing Sonic and Knuckles, Golden Axe, Shinobi, Ecco the Dolphin, Columns and 15 more superb retro titles for only £29.99 is set to take the market by storm!

4TH SCREEN ADVERTISING RELEASES RESULTS OF MOBILE ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH
[Jul. 22, 2008] 88% of respondents happy to receive pre-roll mobile ads in return for free content 4th Screen Advertising today announces the results of new Adlndex® for Mobile advertising effectiveness research conducted by Dynamic Logic

Game Show Network's CATCH 21™ Goes Mobile with Cellufun
[Jul. 21, 2008] NEW YORK - JULY 21, 2008 - GSN, the premier television network for games, and Cellufun, the "world's mobile playground" and ad-supported mobile games community, have announced a deal to bring the upcoming GSN game CATCH 21 to mobile gamers across the world.