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Mobile Content Bits: Glu-The Dark Knight; Fun Mobility-Hello Kitty; mig33; Nokia Chat; Australia

Glu Mobile launches Batman game: Glu Mobile (NSDQ: GLUU) released The Dark Knight, a mobile game based on the latest Batman installment set to hit U.S. theatres July 18. The game is Glu Mobile’s second title for Warner Bros.; it’s also releasing a suite of content associated with the film, including 31 wallpapers, 14 voice tones, four music tones and eight animated screensavers for mobile phones.

FunMobility and Sanrio in content distribution deal: Fun mobility is bringing Hello Kitty to mobile phones thanks to a new deal with Sanrio, which created the icon more than 30 years ago. Sanrio, which has a grown to a $1 billion business worldwide, inked a deal with FunMobility to sell the company’s content to mobile phone users through its wallpaper applications and syndication deals with carrier storefronts.

mig33 offering ringtones and wallpapers: mig33, a mobile social network, is expanding its catalog to include a range of new exclusive ringtones and wallpapers. The expansion came after the company’s initial offering, mig33 emoticon packs drew more than 90,000 downloads in the first week. The community, which counts more than 14 million registered users on its rolls, is seeking more content partners and hopes to add more to its catalog in the coming months.

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) releases video clip for IM service: Nokia’s Beta Labs released a short video outlining its new instant messaging service that makes use of GPS location. Nokia Chat enables users to chat with their contacts and pull up their real-time location on a map.

Australia launches content code: Australia’s communications regulator has rolled out a new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content with the aim of protecting children. The code follows a film rating-style system, and the kicker is that online and mobile companies who offer content that is likely to be rated MA15+, or unsuitable for those under 15, must hire “trained content assessors” to review and classify the content. (Release).

Jul 16, 2008 12:14 PM ET
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