Hands-On Mobile
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| Founded | 2000[1] |
|---|---|
| Founder | David Bluhm(co-founder)[2] |
| Headquarters | |
Number of employees | 50[3] (2002) |
Hands-On Mobile, formally known as Mforma, is a wireless entertainment company established in 2000.
The company develops, publishes and distributes mobile content via network operators and portals. It offers its content in or via Java ME, BREW, SMS, MMS, and WAP in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Czech, Chinese and Korean.
Hands-On Mobile is a private company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It has further offices in San Diego, London and Manchester (UK), Madrid (Spain), Paris (France), Munich (Germany), Beijing and Shanghai (China), and São Paulo (Brazil).
Hands-On Mobile's investors include eFund International,[1][4] Draper Fisher Jurvetson, General Catalyst Partners, Institutional Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.
History
Mforma was founded in 2000.[1] The company changed its name to Hands-On Mobile in April 2006.[5]
Senior officers
- Judy Wade, CEO
- Harjeet Singh Director
Partners
Notable customers
AT&T,[6] Sprint/Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, US Cellular, Bell Mobility,
Notable media partners
Activision, Billboard, CBS, NASCAR, NBA, and World Poker Tour.
Published applications
- Heroes Lore:Wind of Soltia
- Acquaria
- Alien Fish Exchange
- Amazing Spider-Man: Webslinger
- Barry Bonds Home run History
- Baseball 2005 by CBS Sportsline
- Baywatch Beach Volleyball
- Blade: Trinity
- California Games
- Call of Duty
- Call of Duty 2
- Call of Duty 3
- CBS Sportsline Track & Field
- Chip's Challenge
- Connect 4
- Darkest Fear: Grim Oak's Hospital (US)
- Ducati Extreme
- Duckshot
- Elektra: Assassin
- Face-Off Sergei Fedorov Hockey
- Fantastic Four
- Ghost Rider
- Gold Mahjong
- Guitar Hero III Mobile
- Gumball 3000
- Heroes Lore
- IHRA Drag Racing
- Impossible Mission
- Iron Man
- IQ Academy
- Largo Winch
- LEGO Bricks
- LEGO Racers
- LEGO World Soccer
- Little Miss Naughty
- Lucky Luke Outlaws
- Ludo
- Milton Bradley Board Games
- Monopoly Tycoon
- NCAA Football 1st down and 10
- Operation
- Popeye Kart Racing
- Pro Bowling
- Pro Euro Football
- Renaissance
- Riverboat Blackjack
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
- Santa Claus Revolution
- Scratch City Pool
- Sudoku Garden
- Star Trek Nemesis
- Summer Games
- Super Putt
- The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold[7]
- The Incredible Hulk: Rampage
- The Italian Job
- Top Gun
- Top Gun 2
- Top Gun: Gulf Crisis
- Tour Championship Tennis by Venus Williams
- Treasure Chest Slots
- True Crime: New York City
- True Crime: Streets of LA
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- Universal Monsters: Dracula (a/k/a Vampire Bloodline)
- Winter Games
- Woody Woodpecker: Wacky Challenge
- World Poker Tour 7-Card Stud
- World Poker Tour Texas Hold'em
- X-Men 2: Battle
- X-Men: Last Stand
- X-Men: Rise of Apocalypse
- X-Men 3 Mindmaze
References
- ^ a b c Meisner, Jeff. "Exclusive Reports". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on May 25, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Exclusive Reports". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on March 2, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Meisner, Jeff (August 1, 2003). "Mforma a hit in Hollywood". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Mforma seeks to buy wireless-tech firms". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 6, 2001. Archived from the original on February 16, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "MFORMA Becomes Hands-On". IGN. April 7, 2006. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Winters, Chris (2001). "Follow the Money: Building a tech startup, Lego style". King County Journal. Archived from the original on February 4, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Caldwell, Patrick (July 26, 2006). "Hands-On Mobile finds top exec". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2023.