Archive for November, 2007

Weekly Gaming News Roundup

Friday, November 30th, 2007

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Each week MobileCrunchArcade compiles the biggest news from the world of mobile gaming.

I-Play announced this week that it has sealed the deal with Pandemic Studios to publish Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for mobile gamers. The soldiers of fortune …

Wal-Mart Joins the Mobile Content Market

Friday, November 30th, 2007

What do you think a powerful company wants more than anything? More power of course.

Such is the case of the world's biggest retailer and its big ambition to dominate the mobile content arena. It recently launched , an online store and WAP portal selling ringtones, games, and wallpapers.

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The Heat is On: Google Confirms Spectrum Bid

Friday, November 30th, 2007

As if we don't know…but a little confirmation really helps.

will probablybid in the Federal Communications Commission's upcoming auction of wireless spectrum in the 700 megahertz band.

It basically means the search engine giant has officially declared a protracted war against the big mobile networks in an effort to gain a strong traction in the wireless industry.

“We believe it's important to put our money …

Multimedia Phones Predicted to Exceed TV Shipments Next Year

Friday, November 30th, 2007

With owning mobile phones, there's still plenty of room to introduce new mobile phones. The new study by reports that the worldwide shipments of multimedia feature rich mobile phones will exceed 300 million units in 2008, outnumbering shipments of TV sets.

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NEC Develops World’s First Real-time Translation Software for Cellphones

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Aiming to break the language barriers, Japanese electronics company NEC has developed the first automatic translation software tailored for mobile phones.

Although the technology to translate Japanese to English exists a long time ago, this is the first time it's used in mobile phones without any external help.

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Phone Unlikely to be Cause of Death in South Korea

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

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south korea.jpgMobileCrunch reported earlier today that a cellphone may have caused the death of a quarry worker in South Korea. According to new reports this afternoon, the man may have died of other causes.

The worker was found with a melted cellphone in his pocket yesterday but he also had a broken spine, broken ribs, and …

Helio Mysto unveiled

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

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Peter Ha grabbed the first images of the Helio Mysto, the successor to the Drift. It’s essentially a CDMA version of the . No specs yet but the U600 has:

* 3.2 Megapixel Camera
* (Half Shutter, Auto Focus, Flash)
* 262144 Color TFT Screen (2.22”)

Cellfish Movie: Har Har Har

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

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this morning but did we supply you with a funny video to illustrate how it works? Didn’t think so.

Cellfish Add-to-Phone Simplifies Web to Phone Downloading

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Mobile content provider has added another interesting feature, . It basically gives publishers and bloggers the power to download or stream Web contents like music, videos, photos, and news feeds directly to mobile phones without spending a single cent.

All you need is a WAP-enabled mobile phone. No mobile apps needed and it works on 100 countries worldwide.

Just click the Add to Phone button, enter your number, and you will receive …

A Website Delicacy: Cellfish Media’s New Add-to-Phone

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

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cellfish media.jpgCellfish Media, a mobile content provider, released “Add-to-Phone” yesterday. This free application is embedded in websites and allows users to download content from the web to their phones with one click of the mouse. Content can be sent to mobile phones as a download or as a stream.

Add-to-Phone works …