Boost Mobile Introduces 65 New Wireless Games and Entertainment Applications at JavaOne.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers JavaOne JavaOne is an annual conference (since 1996) put on by Sun Microsystems to discuss Java technologies, primarily among Java developers. JavaOne is held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California usually between April and June and typically runs from Sunday to Friday. 2003 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2003 Youth-Focused Wireless Service Provider Launches Boost LIVE to Offer Downloadable Software Applications, Ring Tones and More Over the Air Boost Mobile, a leading provider of pay-as-you-go wireless phones and services, today introduced a suite of new wireless entertainment applications and branded content Branded Content, also known as Branded entertainment and Advertainment, is a relatively new form of advertising medium that blurs conventional distinctions between what constitutes advertising and what constitutes entertainment. , designed to meet the lifestyle needs of today's youth. Announced today at the JavaOne Developer Conference, Boost Mobile customers are now able to browse (1) To view the contents of a file or a group of files. Browser programs generally let you view data by scrolling through the documents or databases. In a database program, the browse mode often lets you edit the data. See Web browser. and download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. over the air 65 new games, nearly 300 polyphonic The ability to play back some number of musical notes simultaneously. For example, 16-voice polyphony means a total of 16 notes, or waveforms, can be played concurrently. ring tones and more than 500 wallpapers to their Java(TM) technology-enabled phones using Boost LIVE (www.boostmobile.com/boostlive), a new section of the Boost Web site. Boost LIVE and several of the company's new Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (language, programming) Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition - (J2ME) Sun's Java platform for consumer devices. J2ME defines Configurations and Profiles for different classes of small memory device, from smart cards to pagers to set-top boxes. , (J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) A version of Java 2 for cellphones, PDAs and consumer appliances. J2ME uses the K Virtual Machine (KVM), a specialized Java interpreter for devices with limited memory. (TM)) technology-based games and entertainment applications will be demonstrated at this year's JavaOne Developer Conference, June 10-13, in the Nextel booth (#930). Some of the first youth-oriented applications offered include popular games such as FOX Sports(TM) Football, FOX Sports(TM) Basketball and DuraTrax(TM) Mobile RC from Sorrent; V-Fighter and MyCupid by Micro Java Network; Zip Xavier, Wasabi Run and Nitro Nick by Animobile; and polyphonic ring tones from Zingy zing·y adj. zing·i·er, zing·i·est Informal 1. Pleasantly stimulating: "The times are good. The living is easy. The vibes are zingy" Saturday Review. . "With the addition of Boost LIVE, we are offering our customers a virtual video game arcade," said Seth Cummings, senior manager, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and Wireless, Boost Mobile. "Boost customers simply browse Boost LIVE's ever-growing entertainment catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , purchase the applications they want and download them over the air directly to their Boost Mobile pay-as-you-go phones." Boost customers with a Java(TM) technology-enabled phone and Wireless Web or Text Messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. subscription plan are now able to take advantage of Boost LIVE. Beginning July 1, all Boost customers with Java(TM) technology-enabled phones will be able to download applications over the air using Boost LIVE, regardless of their service subscription. Applications have a one-time, unlimited use fee that varies in price from $1.49 to $6. To kick off the new service, Boost Mobile is offering its customers a special limited time promotion. From today to July 31, Boost customers can download 50 Cent's "Wanksta" and "In Da Club," two of the most popular ring tones from Zingy, for 50 Cents each. "With 65 youth-oriented wireless entertainment applications to kick off Boost LIVE, and approximately 80 more games and entertainment titles scheduled to launch this summer, we intend to raise the bar and establish Boost Mobile as the most aggressive player in the wireless gaming revolution." Boost Mobile games and content are highly optimized to run on its Java(TM) technology-enabled wireless phones. Boost Mobile is working closely with developers throughout the design and development process to ensure that Boost customers' game and application experience will consistently be the most compelling available in the wireless industry. Boost LIVE applications that are available now include:
Color Games
Animobile's Angry, Angry Alien Fishing King by Tsunami Mobile
Games
Animobile's Mad Monkey 2.0 Gothic Graveyard
Animobile's MechaBunny Ice Tower
Animobile's Nitro Nick J-1 Tomato Capture
Animobile's Rocket Rooster J-1 UFO Rescue
Animobile's Thumb Jammin' Karabas: Refuel or Die
Animobile's Wasabi Run Karabas: Single Chance
Animobile's Zip Xavier KatDOOM
Apple4you Golf Magic Labyrinth
Apple4you Soccer Star Mecha -O High Spec
Attackship Minesweeper
BoarderFun MyCupid
Boss Brawl by Tsunami Mobile Games New Skool Skater
Casino Rising Angel by Tsunami Mobile
Games
Combat Jet Attack Sea Rescue
Commanders by Tsunami Mobile Games Simon Says
Crossword Ski Slalom
DCMagical Sorrent Wild 8BallCL
DCRadical Soul Daddy BKB
Duratrax Mobile RC by Sorrent Star Cruiser
FOX Sports Basketball by Sorrent SummerSwap
FOX Sports Football by Sorrent Tank Wars
V-Fighter
B&W Games
Animobile's Angry, Angry Alien Labyrinth
Animobile's Mad Monkey Minesweeper
Animobile's Nitro Nick PaddleBall
Animobile's Rocket Rooster Reincarnating BUGs
Animobile's Thumb Jammin' Reversi
Attackship Sea Rescue
Casino Pack Simon Says
Crossword Sorrent Wild 8-Ball
Demon's Treasure SummerSwap
Joggle microHearts
About Boost Mobile Boost Mobile LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , with headquarters in Irvine, Calif., is a lifestyle-based telecommunications company See telecom company. that focuses solely on developing and distributing communications products for the youth market. Boost Mobile is the only pay-as-you-go wireless phone service that offers the unique Boost 2WAY walkie-talkie feature. The company offers pay-as-you-go wireless phone service, RE- Boost pay-as-you-go airtime air·time n. 1. The time during which a radio or television station is broadcasting. Also called airspace. 2. The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast. cards and a wide range of accessories, Java(TM) games for wireless phones, ring-tones and other cutting-edge mobile services that are available at more than 1,000 locations where youth prefer to shop, including Best Buy, Good Guys, Target, Wherehouse Music and wireless and youth fashion retailers in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). and Nevada. Note to Editors: Registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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