Thursday, August 30, 2007

Google may jump into mobile phone game

Google Inc., owner of the most-popular Internet search engine, may introduce software to run mobile phones within the next eight weeks to promote its e-mail and mapping services, an analyst said.

The operating system would allow the company to partner with a mobile-phone manufacturer, Piper Jaffray & Co. analyst Gene Munster wrote in a report today. He said he isn't expecting Google to build a handset or create a Google-branded phone.

"There has been increasing chatter surrounding the launch of a Google phone, dubbed the 'Gphone,"' the Minneapolis-based analyst wrote. He has an "outperform" rating on the stock. "We believe the rumors are partially true."

from bloomberg news

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Nokia N-Gage Games Service is official! Let the games beginn ;-)

As part of their press event today in London, Nokia officially announced their new N-Gage games service.

"As we expand our focus from a dedicated game phone to a gaming service, we are making getting and playing games even easier," said Jaakko Kaidesoja, head of the games business at Nokia. "The N-Gage service combined with powerful devices, world class titles and brands, and interactive social networking features, takes the mobile gaming experience beyond traditional boundaries."
The support for N-Gage continues to grow with EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA 08, The Sims(TM) 2 Pets, Tetris®, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® being developed for the platform as well as new publishers Capcom and Vivendi, and its famed Crash Bandicoot®, on board. Nokia Publishing also announced new titles: Snakes Subsonic and Bounce Boing Voyage.

The N-Gage service will be available globally in November 2007.
See also the N-Gage site.

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