Mobeep, a cross platform mobile application store, will officially launch its Automobile Fest 2011 on June 13 to drive the usage of its mobile appstore.

Mobeep will be featuring different themes during the two weeks campaign. The highlight would be concept cars, eco-friendly or green cars, sports/supercars as well as racing cars. During each of these weeks, Mobeep will be offering free limited edition App skins, themes and excitement games for download, exclusively for all Mobeep users.

Ken L, chief executive officer of Ozura Solutions and brand owner of Mobeep, commented, “With the Automobile Fest, we aim to achieve at least 20 per cent uplift in the Frequency of usage of our mobile apps store, and to create differentiation from others mobile apps store like Apple App Store, Andriod Market and Nokia’s Ovi Store.”

In addition, Mobeep will also be enriching its mobile content database to further delight its users. Amongst the additional content that will be made available to Mobeep users for free download during the Automobile Fest are automobile-themed wallpapers, videos of racing events, sport car launches, tips on car maintenance and last but not least, a whole batch of the newest racing games.

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Mobeep is a mobile application store that comes with a patented download accelerator, which supports resumable downloading and offers high-speed downloading rate. These features effectively help users to optimise data transmission and save money. With Mobeep, users can gain access to all types of apps and contents like games, instant messengers and ebooks by using smart phones or even low-end phones.

Sony Ericsson has revealed two new phones – Mix Walkman and txt pro. Mix Walkman offers an entertaining music experience, while the Sony Ericsson txt pro has a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard combined with a ‘friends application’ for social networking.

Both the phones will work on Sony Ericsson own operating system and will have 3.0 inch capacitive touchscreen displays with a corner user interface similar to that available in the Xperia mini range. The duo also features 3.2 Megapixel camera with video recording ability, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 32 GB external memory support.

However, there is no information yet on the Processor used in the handsets.

The company has announced the arrival of the handsets through its Facebook page.

The Sony Ericsson Mix Walkman comes with a Zappin key to search music. When pressed, the Zappin key opens preview of next track and lets you decide whether it is a favourite you want to listen to or not. A Karaoke function also enables the vocal track from any song to be lowered instantly so you can sing along with your favourite tune.

The look and feel of the phone can be personalised with different exchangeable colour bands that come with the phone.

The Sony Ericsson txt pro comes with a full slide-out Qwerty keyboard. Its integrated “friends’ application” enables users to add their five best friends to see at a glance updates from their Facebook and Twitter feeds.

The Sony Ericsson Mix Walkman and the Sony Ericsson txt pro will be available globally in selected markets from the third quarter this year (July-September). There is no indication on pricing as of yet, but both the phones are expected to be priced below Rs 15,000 level.

Motorola has launched a dust and water resistant smartphone &#151 Wilder . The New Wilder smartphone comes has 2.8-inch touchscreen with a secondary notification display.

Appearing to be an inexpensive version of Motorola Defy, the new Wilder is aimed at the social network aficionados as it integrates the social network accounts like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. The device has been launched in UK and as of now there’s no clarity on when does the company intend to make it available for rest of the world.

Motorola Defy has been appreciated for being dust proof and water resistant backed by impressive Android performance. Wilder sports 2.8-inch QVGA TFT resistive touchscreen display (240×320) and secondary OLED display (96×16) as small as 1-line Command Line Interface. This OLED display will show the notifications related to incoming calls, messages and more.

Appearing to be an affordable handset, the Wilder has “feature phone” user interface and carries a 2 Megapixel fixed focus camera at the back. This phone has built-in music player, FM radio, and several pre-loaded games like Need For Speed and Tetris.

Integrated social network support will keep users engaged and updated with their virtual world pals. Packing 910mAh battery, Wilder promises Talk time of up to 9.6 hours and stand by time of up to 255 hours.

Motorola Wilder does have a potential market in India as many parents here want a dust as well as water resistant phones for their teenagers. It’s also meant for those who wish to enjoy some feature phone experience but need to be usable without worrying about the monsoons.

Marvel, along with Konami Mobile, has released X-Men Arcade mobile game for Apple iOS and Google Android based devices. The X-Men Arcade is the mobile version of 1992 cabinet arcade classic game representing the popular characters of Marvel universe. Nostalgic Marvel Comic fans should certainly try out this classic game just in case you missed out in early 1990s.

New X-Men Arcade game lets a user choose between six prominent X-Men characters: Cyclops, Colossus, Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler or Dazzler. You’ll get an X mark like Analog on-screen button for your left thumb and other action buttons on the right side.

As any of these six X-Men characters, you need to knock down an army of sentinels. Of course, you can enjoy boss fights with the super villains like Pyro, Wendigo, Nimrod, The Blob, Juggernaut, The White Queen, Mysitique and the evil mastermind Magneto.

Best part of this game is the multi-player option where in up to four players can join this game over Wi-Fi connection. Besides that, the game also has OpenFient feature that lets you update your leaderboards and achievement. Similarly, iOS device users can update their leaderboards and achievements in Game Center. Users can also post about their achievements over social networks using Facebook Connect.

X-Men Arcade will work on iOS 3.1.2 running devices and Android devices running 2.1 or higher. The X-Men Arcade game is available for $2.99 (about Rs 135) for Android devices and iOS devices from respective App Stores.

OpenFeint, a mobile social gaming platform, has launched a newsfeed sort of a service, which is named as GameFeed that will tease the gamers with the accomplishments of their fellow gamers.

GameFeed will post running leaderboards for all to see and will allow gamers using different mobile platforms to compete against one another.

“We believe mobile games should connect people, whether they’re living in distant corners of the planet or using completely different mobile operating systems,” said Jason Citron, founder and chief executive officer of OpenFeint.

“GameFeed connects people by taking a simple act, like finishing a level or posting a high score, and turning it into a meaningful, cross platform shared experience.”

Users will have the option of opting in to the Gamefeed which means it won’t be forced down their throat if they don’t want it. Depending on the choice of games being played by the users, GameFeed will also suggest new friends, and games to them.

“GameFeed will help form and strengthen relationships on the network &#151 connecting Android and iOS gamers in ways that make playing games far more engaging,” said Citron.

Apple’s iOS has something similar in its portfolio which is called Game Center &#151 attractive but underutilised. This is also used by developers to tell other users about their friends or competitors’ scores in a game. With the introduction of iOS 5, there will be support for turn based games, with push notifications for the opponents when it’s their turn to play.