Archive for the ‘Platforms: SMS’ Category

Artiq Mobile and Blinck International Fined by Consumer Authorities

July 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: SMS | No Comments »

Artiq Mobile B.V. and Blinck International have been fined by Dutch consumer authorities for misleading SMS services. Together, the companies have to pay a fine of € 1,19 million.

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Snackable Proves there is still Money in SMS Gaming

January 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: SMS | No Comments »

We all know there is still money in good old WAP games, but who would have considered SMS is still making money? Snackable Media has managed to turn over $170 Million last year.

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Valuewait Releases Free 1 Vs. 100 Wap Game

August 10th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: SMS, Platforms: Web Apps | No Comments »

For the Dutch Naional Lottery (who holds ownership over 1 vs. 100), a company called Valuewait has created a wap/sms version of the game that offers consumers a free chance at winning prizes.

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Smart Media Services Fined for Misleading Consumers

February 10th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: SMS | No Comments »

Smart Media Services, a Dutch SMS gaming company has been fined by a Dutch consumer authority for misleading consumers and so, overcharging them via premium SMS services.

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AT&T Goes Back to SMS Gaming

November 25th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: SMS | No Comments »

It's been a long time since we heard anything new on SMS based mobile games, but one of America's biggest operators, AT&T, announced that they are using a brand new SMS game to trigger their consumers to start playing.