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3G iPhone for Mobile Gambling Games

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:27:16 +0000

In the US, AT&T’s EDGE network, which the iPhone currently runs on, is said to be capable of running at speeds near 250 Kbps, though actual speeds are usually well under 100 Kbps. Current 3G networks can reach speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps. The new iPhone chipset known as SGOLD3, supports speeds twice that of current 3G networks — 7.2 Mbps. This pushes the iPhone connection speed it into the realm of many users’ regular home and office Wi-Fi connections.

If Apple is able to launch a 3G iPhone capable of such speeds, the days of wandering around looking for Wi-Fi hotspots would be over. It could also mean even more innovation opportunities for the application developers. Ideas such as full casino clients with video and graphics running on the iPhone can become as real possibility. As we mentioned earlier, one of the three things holding back mobile gambling is graphics and user interface of phones and connection speeds to deliver a great user experience.

Of course, as we’ve seen with the EDGE network, theoretical speeds and actual speeds are two different things. Any next-gen network will only be as fast as the infrastructure AT&T builds for it. According to AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson, the 3G iPhone will launch in 2008. He didn’t say how much it could cost admitting that Jobs and Apple “will dictate what the price of the phone is.”

Spin3 Releases New Mobile Poker Games

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:38:26 +0000

Following up yesterday’s post about the growth of mobile gaming, incidentally mobile gaming solutions provider Spin3, powered by Microgaming, the world’s largest online gaming software provider, has launched a new 3 Card Poker gambling game for mobile phones. Spin3′s latest game demonstrates their leadership in the mobile gambling industry and in providing total mobile gaming solutions for the casino sector.

3 Card Poker is a popular table game because it is easy to learn and fun to play. Played with a standard deck of 52 cards that is shuffled before each game, 3 Card Poker consists of two games in one — the Pair Plus game and the Ante game — which can be played together or as individual games.

The launch of 3 Card Poker on Spin3′s interactive platforms follows the recent launch of Pub Fruity, and joins classic games such as Roulette and Blackjack as well as slot and scratch card games in Spin3′s growing mobile casino games portfolio.

Matti Zinder, Head of Spin3, says: “Spin3 is committed to providing the very best quality and variety of mobile casino games to its clients. Our 3 Card Poker game is easy-to-follow because it is intuitively designed and comes complete with terrific graphics. With 13 mobile casino games, Spin3 is at the forefront of developments in the mobile casino industry and offers one of the most compelling portfolios of mobile casino games around.”

3 Card Poker will be available to Spin3 customers currently utilizing the GameWire(TM) platform for their mobile casino systems over the next few months.

AOL Launches Mobile Gaming Channel

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:41:28 +0000

AOL plans to announce today that it is offering free WAP-based mobile games to wireless subscribers, so they don’t have to download anything to the phone. Such games as Call of the Pharaoh, Space Wars and Ice Fishing will be provided by Cellufun through AOL’s mobile portal. The free games will be subsidized by ads sold by AOL’s Third Screen Media.

The Cellufun “Call of the Pharoah” game relies on a pyramid scheme to get other players to join. Cellufun also makes “The Mobile Ring,” a political boxing game where Obama and Clinton can square off against each other. The game has been played more than 2 million times in the past four months.

Clearly, the gaming industry understands the appeal of mobile gaming and that users are becoming much more comfortable playing games on their cellphones. It really shouldn’t be long until cell phone users are 100% comfortable wagering on sporting events and playing casino games on their cellphones.