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Entertainment Publisher Hands-On Mobile Acquires Thumbspeed

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 25, 2006 - 6:06am.
Seattle - Mobile entertainment publisher Hands-On Mobile (formerly Mforma) has acquired mobile application developer Thumbspeed, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2004, Bellevue, Wash.-based Thumbspeed's applications include mobile IM and e-mail. Separately, San Francisco-based Hands-On on Thursday announced the release of its products based on Twentieth Century Fox's "X-Men: The Last Stand." The company will offer over 100 products, including the movie's official mobile game, wallpapers, screensavers and themes. San Francisco-based Hands-On said the wireless products would be distributed in over 35 countries.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/270476_bizbriefs17.html 
http://www.thumbspeed.com
http://www.handson.com

tags: Deals | Mobile | Mforma | Hands-On | Acquisitions | Thumbspeed |

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