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Mobile Content Bits: Big Fish And Glu; SendMe And IAC; Sega And Greystripe; Momail Email In UK

By Tricia Duryee - Tue 13 May 2008 01:00 AM PST

-- Glu unveils “Mystery Case” game: Today, Glu Mobile (NSDQ: GLUU) is unveiling “Mystery Case Files: Agent X,” a game designed and developed by Big Fish Games for mobile phones in North America. Mystery Case games has become a franchise, with more than 1.8 million units sold. In this game, players are virtual detectives who solve mysteries by finding hidden clues. The game, found here, includes weekly updates that provide fresh content. Users can also post high scores to compete against others.

-- SendMe to deliver content to IAC visitors: SendMe Mobile is announcing that it will start to deliver top ringtones, wallpapers and games to visitors of the IAC (NSDQ: IACI) mobile web pages that offer premium mobile content. The sites include Mobile by Citysearch or Evite Mobile.

-- Greystripe teams up with Sega for classic games: Greystripe, which distributes ad-supported mobile games, said it is now working with Sega. Greystripe will start with three classics: Sonic Jump; Afterburner II and Golden Axe. Greystripe will deliver the games to system including 50 catalog partners in addition to GameJump.com. Sega said it will monetize their games via Greystripe’s AdWRAP advertising network, which includes brands like Diet Coke, Yahoo! (NSDQ: YHOO), New Line Cinema and eBay.

-- Momail launches email support: Stockholm-based Momail plans to announce today that it’s launching email support for major email accounts including Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and other ISP mail in the UK. With Momail, emails are automatically rendered for the user’s specific mobile phone, and delivered to one inbox on the phone. Momail says it supports more than 1,000 devices. Users can have unlimited email accounts, and all responses appear like they were sent from that person’s original email address. Momail is free and its available in the UK, and several other European countries. 

Posted in: Countries, Europe, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming

Tags: sendme mobile, glu mobile, greystripe, momail, sega,


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