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Hands-On Mobile Reveals ActionScreens 3D for Mobile Phones.


Customizable, Animated Characters, Backgrounds Now Available

SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- Hands-On Mobile[TM], a leading global publisher of personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences.  products, mobile games and applications, today announced it has launched ActionScreens 3D[TM] in partnership with Emdigo[R], the innovative provider of next generation mobile media content and technology. This new product allows users to customize their phones with fully animated and interactive 3D characters. The launch has proven to be a great success with over 150,000 applications downloaded since mid-December.

ActionScreens 3D characters have multiple idle and action animations, profiles and unique 2D/3D backgrounds. Currently, 35 characters are available for download including Marvel The original code name for Microsoft Network. [R] Super Heroes such as Spider-Man[TM], The Incredible Hulk[R], Ghost Rider Ghost Rider or Ghost Riders may refer to:
  • Ghost Rider (motorcyclist), a Swedish motorcycle stunt rider and illegal street racer.
  • GhostRider, a roller coaster.
[TM] and more! Consumers can collect all their favorite characters and will automatically receive fresh, new content regularly as new characters and collections are launched.

"We're committed to offering the best lifestyle content for mobile phones," says Scott Scherer, Director Product Management, Hands-On Mobile. "With ActionScreens 3D, consumers have a unique way to personalize per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 their phone with compelling and exciting animations."

Some innovative ActionScreens 3D features include:

* Animated 3D interactive characters

* Auto-updating application

* Collectible content

* One click to purchase

For more information, please visit www.MarvelMobile.com, www.HandsOn.com or www.Emdigo.com.

About Hands-On Mobile

Hands-On Mobile is a leading global publisher of mobile games, personalization and lifestyle products targeting all market segments of the mobile handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset.  marketplace. With operations in four continents, Hands-On Mobile develops, publishes and distributes mobile content to more than 180 of the world's leading operators in 40 countries. Hands-On Mobile provides operators and their customers with the world's best entertainment brands and applications and provides brand owners with the shortest route to market. The Hands-On Mobile content catalogue is diverse, including top brands like Activision, Billboard, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , Hasbro, LEGO, Marvel, NBC Universal NBC Universal is a media and entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric's NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment (part of the French Media Group, Vivendi SA). GE owns 80% of NBC Universal with the remaining 20% owned by Vivendi SA. , Paramount Pictures, and World Poker Tour For the PBS network with the same abbreviation, see .

The World Poker Tour (Abbreviated WPT) is a series of international poker tournaments featuring most of the world's professional players.
. Hands-On Mobile is a U.S. corporation with headquarters in San Francisco and offices in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation).
San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951.
; London and Bollington, England; Krakow, Poland; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea. For more information about Hands-On Mobile's products and organization please visit www.HandsOn.com.

About Emdigo[R]:

Emdigo Inc. is a leading mobile software and technology company that is introducing some of the most compelling mobile lifestyle products available today. Our groundbreaking content platform enables us to provide a new and future-proof generation of mobile products that offer greater visual appeal, usability and customizability than today's common content offerings. Emdigo is a California Corporation with offices in Silicon Valley, Beijing and Tokyo. To learn more about our products and us come visit us on the Web at www.emdigo.com.

Note: Hands-On Mobile is a trademark of Hands-On Mobile, Inc. Emdigo and ActionScreens are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Emdigo Inc. MARVEL, Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Ghost Rider and the distinctive likenesses thereof are the trademarks of Marvel Characters, Inc., and are used with permission. Copyright [c] 2006 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. www.marvel.com. Licensed by Marvel Characters, Inc. Super Heroes is a co-owned registered trademark. All other product or company names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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