Like Apple and Google, Mozilla plans to offer a store for its phones, in which developers can offer phone apps, like games, information, or specialized maps and some of them will be free.
Supporting Internet access to selected Web sites, interactive games, information retrieval, and text messaging, iMode became extremely successful; within three years of its introduction, more than 35 million users in Japan had iMode-enabled cell phones.
"When you first go online, you do the fun stuff -- e-mail, instant messaging, games, information searches," Mr. Rainie said, referring to conclusions drawn by Pew researchers observing changes in behavior among 1,500 online users from March 2000 to March 2001.
The centerpiece of the effort will be a special Web site, or microsite, dare2godeep.com, with content that includes video clips featuring comedians like J.B. Smoove, interactive games, information about The Economist and an offer for a free, two-week digital subscription.
The existing Traveline Scotland desktop website and mobile apps have also been extended to include Games information.
Additional games, including free drivers for the Half-Life 2® mod Haptics-Life 2, are available for download through N VeNT™, Novint's exclusive interface for games, information, software updates, unique content, and community.
The VMU can present game information, be used as a minimal handheld gaming device, and connect to certain Sega arcade machines.
The panel can serve as a display of ancillary game information.
He uses a blue highlighter for offense, pink for defense and yellow for generic game information.
Different players in the same room are now receiving and reacting to different game information at the same time.
"Gambling is growing, helped by our somewhat liberal regulatory framework," said John McLeod, of the card game information site Pagat.com.
