New Moto Z8 3G HSDPA Handset
World : Motorola announced the debut of the MOTO Z8, featuring crystal clear video capture and playback at 30 frames per second and up to 32GB of expandable memory1. The MOTO Z8, the world’s first kick slider, is expected to hit shelves in Europe and Asia in June. It will enable entertainment fans to get mobile TV2, video and music all on one device. As an added bonus, a 512MB memory card will be included in-box pre-loaded with a full-length feature film – “The Bourne Identity” – from Universal Pictures.

Top 10 mobile Games Downloads in Asia
Acme Mobile has published its list of the ten most popular mobile games downloaded across Southeast Asia in April 2007 from its web and mobile portals. Topped by Uclick's "TMNT ? Power of 4", movie-related games led Amob.com's Top Ten for April 2007. Vivendi Games Mobile's "Blackhawk Down" and Nostromo's "Mr. Bean Racer 2" also had strong showings, with branded titles taking eight of the ten top spots.

VoIP Firm Skype Prepares Game Channel
Representatives from Internet telephony company Skype have announced that the firm is to introduce a new Game Channel on its service aimed at casual gamers, to be developed by external Norwegian company Easybits, and already offering a free SDK and technical support.

Games dominate Orange portal sales
Games outstrip music and wallpaper downloads in Orange World sales figures released today.

Sony Ericsson Launches Developer World in China to Stimulate Local Content Development
Beijing, May 15, 2007 - Sony Ericsson Developer World, one of the top ranked and most used developer programs among mobile developers in the world, today announced the set-up of its first regional developer support and business operations with the official launch of a local-language website and hosting of a developer event in China. Establishing regional presence in China is important to better support Chinese wireless developers and ensure that the company's growth in the region is fuelled with attractive mobile content and applications for Chinese mobile users.

Hispanics a Young, Diverse Audience Built for Mobile Advertising
M:Metrics reports that with nearly 71 percent of English-speaking Hispanics consuming mobile content in the United States, they are among the most active, engaged mobile content consumers. The measurement firm finds that the percentage of English-speaking Hispanics who consume media and information far surpasses the market average of 47.9 percent.

Nokia, Samsung and Motorola Dominate Russian Handset Market
Sales of GSM mobile phones in Russia shrank by 8.1% year on year to just under 30 million units in 2006, according to a new IDC study. By contrast, revenue increased by over 6% to US$5.48 billion as the market shifted to higher-end phones. The already saturated market is expected to recover in the coming years, with midrange handsets playing a major role.

One Million Low-Cost Handsets Sold in One Week
India's Reliance Communications says that it has sold over one million of its new low-cost handset - just one week after the launch of the phone on the market.

THQ Announces Acquisition of Mobile Game Developer Universomo
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--THQ Inc., today announced that it has acquired mobile game development studio Universomo Ltd. Based in Finland, Universomo has been offering a mobile game development solution for leading global game publishers since 2002. The company’s proprietary game development environment and automated porting solution supports all major mobile platforms, enabling rapid and cost efficient development and porting on a worldwide basis.

Forum Nokia introduces Series 40 platform 5th Edition
JavaOne, San Francisco, CA, US - Nokia today announced the new edition of its Series 40 platform for mobile application development, opening up new opportunities for developers and operators to target the broader consumer marketplace with the latest in mobile services and applications.

Fishlabs nets Player X deal
3D mobile games developer Fishlabs has secured distribution with Player X in Europe, Asia and South America.

Nokia updates Java support for S40, SNAP
Nokia has unveiled a new 'Java enhanced' edition of its Series 40 development environment and an updated SDK for its SNAP connected games platform at JavaOne, which kicks off today in San Francisco.

I-play Wins 2007 Duke's Choice Award with ‘24: Agent Down’
San Mateo, CA– May 09, 2007 – Winners of Sun Microsystems’ prestigious Duke’s Choice Awards were announced last night by Java technology creator James Gosling at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco. I-play’s ‘24: Agent Down’ mobile game has been selected as winner of "Best Java.com Application" by the Java.com community, which recognize extreme innovation using Java technology around the world.

TDC Launches Turbo 3G
Europe Denmark : TDC is now ready to roll out Turbo 3G (HSDPA) on top of its existing 3G network. The expansion takes place so that Copenhagen and Odense as well as large cities on Zealand, Funen, and in Southern Denmark will gain access to Turbo 3G at the end of 2007. Aarhus, Aalborg, and the rest of the large Danish cities are expected to be ready for Turbo G3 at the end of the first quarter of 2008.

Sony Ericsson P1 3G Smartphone Launched
Europe : Sony Ericsson unveiled the P1 as the latest addition to its P-series range.

Nokia N95 Road Warrior
Europe / ASIA : Nokia's "Project 95" will take Peter Schindler - a seasoned traveler - on a 20,000-plus kilometer, Nokia-solely-sponsored, road-trip across China.

Sony Ericsson T650 3G Phone Launched
Europe : The Sony Ericsson T650 fuses illumination effects with a stainless steel finish and scratch-proof mineral glass. The Sony Ericsson T650 is all about detail. The illumination effects on the keypad and the sides of the phone interact with animations on the screen. As these animations move across the display they set off waves of light around the keypad, which stand-out against the reflective stainless steel finish.

How Gaming, Music and TV will Transform the Mobile Market
The research house, Screen Digest has released a report which studies the impact three very different offerings of mobile content will have on key mobile markets by 2011. As mobile phone penetration reaches saturation point in some regions, network operators are looking to their content offering to deliver differentiation, new subscribers and increased revenue, but will gaming, music or TV rise to the challenge?

Sony Ericsson Launches New Handsets To Challenge Nokia
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth-largest mobile phone maker by volume, Tuesday moved to strengthen its position in both premium and emerging markets, putting further pressure on rival Nokia.

Nokia Handset Designed for the Blind
Canada's Rogers Wireless has announced the launch of a specially modified Nokia handset which is aimed at customers with vision loss. The Nokia 6682RVI, equipped with Nuance TALKS software from Nuance Communications essentially turns the Nokia 6682RVI handset into a "talking phone" by converting menus, instructions and content displayed on the screen into audio output through its internal speaker, or an optional wired or Bluetooth headset.

Sony Ericsson to host Fishlabs' mobile games
Fishlabs, the mobile developer from Germany that specialises in 3D games, is teaming up with Sony Ericsson to supply a bevy of 3D mobile titles through the latter's Fun & Downloads service.

Nokia 95 Named Best Phone for Mobile Gambling -- Slotland.com Casino Games Developers Agree It's Better Than Motorola Razr & Sony Ericsson K800i for Mobile Gambling
CNET has named its editors' choices for Top Mobile Phones. Although the top-ranked Sony Ericsson K800i and K750i and Motorola Razr V3im are definite contenders, the mobile gambling crew at Slotland.com/mobile pick the Nokia 95 as the #1 choice right now for real-money casino games on mobile phones.

Trip Hawkins Envisions Mobile Games 2.0
EA founder Trip Hawkins, now CEO of Digital Chocolate, believes that his company’s new series of games will go some way to fully realizing Mobile Games 2.0.

GoD: 'SkyZone's Bob Shireman Talks Mobile Prey'
In the latest feature for Gamasutra's sister mobile game news site, GamesOnDeck, mobile content provider SkyZone Entertainment's chief publishing officer Bob Shireman discusses the company's recently announced plans to publish a mobile title based on the popular PC and console first-person shooter Prey.

GoD: 'Q&A: Christian K-L Yau Heilesen, CEO, Funmobile'
In the latest feature for Gamasutra's sister mobile game news site, GamesOnDeck speaks with Funmobile CEO Christian K-L Yau Heilesen, about the Hong Kong based mobile entertainment company's history, their choice to develop games in-house, and the future.

Postmortem - Gangs of GDC: Rumble in the Moscone Center
If you were at this year’s GDC and noticed an occasional yelp emanating from a group of people mashing buttons on their cell-phones, clustered around a large video display, you may have wondered what all the hubbub was about. For the last six years Gamelab (the indie New York studio that we work for) has made a conference-wide game to be played during the GDC. What those people were doing was playing Gangs of GDC – this year’s installation of the Gamelab GDC game.

Yabba dabba Glu
Another day, another deal for Glu Mobile – this time the games giant has bagged worldwide mobile games and content rights to Warner Bros' movie and cartoon catalogue.

Gameloft sales up 54 per cent
French mobile game publisher and developer Gameloft has published quarter one financial results, revealing that sales for the period stood at EUR 22.7 million.