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SurfKitchen Extends On-Device Portal Market Leadership with Unrivalled Mobile Device Coverage
[Sep. 11, 2008] CTIA, San Francisco, 10 September 2008 - SurfKitchen, the market leader in On-Device Portal (ODP) applications, today announced that its SurfKit Phonetop product suite is available on BREW and RIM BlackBerry platforms. By extending its cross-platform reach, SurfKitchen is able to provide unrivalled mobile platform support, with its SurfKit Phonetop product suite available on feature and smart phones across Symbian Series 60 and UIQ, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2 and now BREW 3.1.15 and RIM BlackBerry platforms.

Alcatel-Lucent launches next-generation location-driven services platform to support finely targeted mobile content, advertising and social networking services
[Sep. 11, 2008] 5130 Geographic Messaging Services Platform leverages unique Bell Labs innovations to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of compelling "push" services

700m Mobile Phone Users to have Near Field Communications (NFC) Phones Within 5 Years
[Sep. 11, 2008] Hampshire, UK - 10th September 2008: A new analysis of the NFC mobile payments opportunity forecasts that 700m mobile subscribers globally will have phones equipped with NFC contactless technology by 2013. NFC will enable users to make payments with their mobile phones for relatively low value purchases (such as refreshments, tickets and food).

mDISNEY SIGNS U.S. PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH LEADING KOREAN MOBILE GAME COMPANY COM2US
[Sep. 11, 2008] 'Disney Puzzle Family' Released as First Com2uS Game Integrated with Disney Branding

Playphone and Tapatap Utilize DeviceAnywhere for Mobile Games Development
[Sep. 10, 2008] (CTIA: San Francisco, CA) September 10, 2008 - Playphone and Tapatap, two major international mobile games publishers, have chosen DeviceAnywhere to help them test and develop their mobile games applications on actual devices, from remote locations around the world. In keeping up with growing demand from their mobile gaming consumers, DeviceAnywhere's cost-effective solutions will help to bring their high-quality mobile content to market faster.

DeviceAnywhere Brings the iPhone(tm) 3G To Life for Mobile Application
[Sep. 10, 2008] Thousands of Developers can now build applications directly on Apple's New iPhone 3G from the convenience of their desktops

Opera 9.5 Browser Licensed and Optimized For Tegra Processors
[Sep. 10, 2008] SANTA CLARA, CA?SEPTEMBER 10, 2008?Browsing the Internet on a mobile device will take a leap forward with today's announcement that NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Opera Software (OSE: OPERA) are collaborating to bring the full desktop Web-browsing experience, including support for JavaScript, accelerated vector, and video content, to smartphones and mobile Internet devices. As a result, NVIDIA will offer an optimized Opera 9.5 browser in its suite of pre-integrated, in-house and third-party software for the NVIDIA® Tegra? family of computer-on-chip Windows Mobile and Windows CE solutions.

VISTO Launches Industry's First Push Mobile Social Networking Solution
[Sep. 10, 2008] * Push and synchronization technology based offering makes social networking truly mobile * Integrated solution enables real-time information and notifications across email, social networks and contacts including Facebook, MySpace, Flickr and Photobucket * Innovative "one view" provides one click access to email, contacts, important social networking events, the web and other on-device applications

ROK's Fun Little Movies now available on MSN Mobile Video
[Sep. 9, 2008] London, 9th September 2008: ROK Entertainment Group (OTCBB: ROKE), the global mobile entertainment company, today announces its made-for-mobile comedy channel, Fun Little Movies (FLM), is featured as a new MSN Mobile video channel currently available to millions of viewers on mobile phones and PC's.

PAC-MAN Arcade Golf Putts onto Mobile Phones
[Sep. 9, 2008] SAN JOSE, Calif. - (Sept. 8, 2008) - It's a hole in one as Namco Networks, the leading publisher and developer of mobile games and entertainment for mass-market casual gamers, today announced the availability of PAC-MAN® Arcade GolfTM, challenging players to complete 27 holes of mini-golf in three courses and master more than 100 mini-games in this combination of mini-golf and classic arcade game fun for the mobile phone.

INFOMEDIA SERVICES NAMED 'BEST MANAGED SERVICE PLATFORM' FINALIST AT MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS 2008
[Sep. 8, 2008] InfoMedia Services (IMS) today announced that it has been shortlisted for the Mobile Entertainment Awards 2008 in the Best Managed Service Platform category. Taking place at the Royal Garden Hotel in London on September 25th, the awards celebrate industry excellence in mobile entertainment, content and services.

"Can't Wait 'Til Match Day?Get The Scores Now!"
[Sep. 5, 2008] PlayPhone is to launch Footie Forecast, a new mobile football score prediction service set to become the must-have mobile accessory for any self respecting football fan.

Connect2Media and RayFusion Join Forces
[Sep. 5, 2008] LONDON, UK—5 SEPTEMBER 2008—Connect2Media, the recently formed multi-platform entertainment company today announces that it has acquired RayFusion, a global distributor of mobile content. The deal will enable RayFusion to facilitate expansion of its distribution network to include major carrier accounts in the EMEA, Asian and Latin American regions.

RocketOn & Animax Partner on Virtual World Creation
[Sep. 3, 2008] SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- September 2008 -- RocketOn, Inc., creator of the Parallel Virtual World Platform, and Animax Entertainment, an Emmy-winning multiplatform entertainment studio, today announced at the Virtual Worlds Conference in Los Angeles, their strategic partnership to co-develop parallel virtual worlds.