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E-Ten announced yet another version of its Glofiish smartphone, the X650. Based on the X600, the phone returns VGA resolution to a 2.8-inch touchscreen. WIth 500MHz Samsung processor, 256MB of flash storage, and a two-megapixel camera, X650 has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, as well as a native GPS system.
The phone additionally features Windows Mobile with Mobile Office, plus an FM tuner. The 650 should launch in black and purple colors, going to market within two to three weeks.
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Vivendi Games Mobile, the mobile division of Vivendi Games, announced an agreement with Nokia to bring its mobile games to Nokia handsets via the Nokia Download! and
Nokia Catalogs shopping applications. The announcement follows an earlier agreement between the two companies to make Vivendi’s titles available through Nokia’s N-Gage program.
“The challenge in the mobile games value chain is not only to make great games and attract customers, but also in the effective merchandising of games and the ease with which consumers can find, purchase, and download games,” said Paul Maglione, president of Vivendi Games Mobile.
Following the agreement, users will be able to browse and download Vivendi Games Mobile titles directly on their Nokia phones via Nokia Catalogs, a mobile shopping application that is constantly updated with new content.
Vivendi Games Mobiles Catalog currently offers 12 games, including the recently released Brain Shock and Delta Force; titles based on premium entertainment brands like The Bourne Ultimatum and Eragon; and award-winning games like The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night and the first-person shooter Urban Attack. Users will also be able to download game-related content like wallpapers and ring tones.
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