{{Short description|Wireless entertainment company}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox company | name = Hands-On Mobile | logo = | former_name = Mforma (2000–2006) | type = [[Subsidiary]] | industry = [[Entertainment]] | founded = {{start date and age|2000}}<ref name="Biz Page 3">{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Meisner|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/08/04/story2.html?page=3|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040525171152/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/08/04/story2.html?page=3|title=Exclusive Reports|newspaper=[[The Business Journals]]|archivedate=May 25, 2004|accessdate=September 1, 2023}}</ref> | defunct = | founder = Eric Bilange (co-founder), David Bluhm (co-founder),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/08/04/story2.html?page=2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040302113756/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/08/04/story2.html?page=2|title=Exclusive Reports|newspaper=[[The Business Journals]]|archivedate=March 2, 2004|accessdate=September 1, 2023}}</ref> Dan Kranzler (main investor), Christophe Watkins (co-founder) | key_people = | num_employees = 50<ref>{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Meisner|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/08/04/story2.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040209183256/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/08/04/story2.html|title=Mforma a hit in Hollywood|newspaper=[[The Business Journals]]|archivedate=February 9, 2004|date=August 1, 2003|accessdate=September 1, 2023}}</ref> | num_employees_year = 2002 | parent = | homepage = }}
'''Hands-On Mobile''', formerly known as '''Mforma''', is a wireless entertainment company established in 2000. The company develops, publishes and distributes mobile content via network operators and portals. It offers its content in or via [[Java ME]], [[Qualcomm Brew|BREW]], [[Short message service|SMS]], [[Multimedia Messaging Service|MMS]], and [[Wireless Application Protocol|WAP]] in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Czech, Chinese and Korean.
Hands-On Mobile is a private company headquartered in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. It has further offices in [[San Diego]], [[London]] and [[Manchester]] (UK), [[Madrid]] (Spain), [[Paris]] (France), [[Munich]] (Germany), [[Beijing]] and [[Shanghai]] (China), and [[São Paulo]] (Brazil).
Hands-On Mobile's investors include eFund International,<ref name="Biz Page 3"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/30218_mforma06.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040216091231/http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/30218_mforma06.shtml|title=Mforma seeks to buy wireless-tech firms|newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|archivedate=February 16, 2004|date=July 6, 2001|accessdate=September 1, 2023}}</ref> [[Draper Fisher Jurvetson]], [[General Catalyst]] Partners, [[Institutional Venture Partners]] and [[Bessemer Venture Partners]].
==History== Mforma was founded in 2000.<ref name="Biz Page 3"/> The company changed its name to Hands-On Mobile in April 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/04/07/mforma-becomes-hands-on|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901083854/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/04/07/mforma-becomes-hands-on|title=MFORMA Becomes Hands-On|website=[[IGN]]|archivedate=September 1, 2023|date=April 7, 2006|accessdate=September 1, 2023}}</ref>
==Senior officers== * Judy Wade, CEO * Harjeet Singh Director
==Partners==
===Notable customers=== * [[AT&T]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Winters|url=http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/59249|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040204091129/http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/59249|title=Follow the Money: Building a tech startup, Lego style|newspaper=[[King County Journal]]|archivedate=February 4, 2004|date=2001|accessdate=September 1, 2023}}</ref> * [[Sprint/Nextel]] * [[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]] * [[Verizon Wireless]] * [[Alltel]] * [[US Cellular]] * [[Bell Mobility]]
===Notable media partners=== * [[Activision]] * ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' * [[CBS]] * [[NASCAR]] * [[NBA]] * [[World Poker Tour]]
==Published applications== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} *Heroes Lore: Wind of Soltia *Acquaria *Alien Fish Exchange *Amazing [[Spider-Man]]: Webslinger *Barry Bonds Home run History *Baseball 2005 by [[CBS|CBS Sportsline]] *[[Baywatch]] Beach Volleyball *[[Blade: Trinity]] *[[California Games]] *[[Call of Duty]] *[[Call of Duty 2]] *[[Call of Duty 3]] *[[CBS|CBS Sportsline]] Track & Field *[[Chip's Challenge]] *[[Connect 4]] *Darkest Fear: Grim Oak's Hospital (US) *[[Ducati Extreme]] *Duckshot *[[Elektra: Assassin]] *Face-Off [[Sergei Fedorov]] Hockey *[[Fantastic Four]] *[[Ghost Rider]] *Gold [[Mahjong]] *[[Guitar Hero III Mobile]] *Gumball 3000 *Heroes Lore *[[International Hot Rod Association|IHRA]] Drag Racing *Impossible Mission *[[Iron Man (video game)|Iron Man]] *IQ Academy *Largo Winch *[[LEGO]] Bricks *[[Lego Racers (mobile game)]] *[[LEGO]] World Soccer *[[Little Miss Naughty]] *[[Lucky Luke]] Outlaws *[[Ludo (board game)|Ludo]] *[[Milton Bradley]] Board Games *[[Monopoly Tycoon]] *[[NCAA]] Football 1st down and 10 *[[Operation (game)|Operation]] *[[Popeye]] Kart Racing *Pro Bowling *Pro Euro Football *Renaissance *Riverboat Blackjack *[[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]] *Santa Claus Revolution *Scratch City Pool *Sudoku Garden *[[Star Trek]] Nemesis *Summer Games *Super Putt *[[The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Caldwell|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hands-on-mobile-finds-top-exec/1100-6154692/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110164318/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hands-on-mobile-finds-top-exec/1100-6154692/|title=Hands-On Mobile finds top exec|website=[[GameSpot]]|archivedate=January 10, 2014|date=July 26, 2006|accessdate=September 1, 2023}}</ref> *[[The Incredible Hulk]]: Rampage *[[The Italian Job]] *[[Top Gun (video game)|Top Gun]] *[[Top Gun (video game)|Top Gun]] 2 *[[Top Gun (video game)|Top Gun]]: Gulf Crisis *Tour Championship Tennis by [[Venus Williams]] *Treasure Chest Slots *[[True Crime: New York City]] *[[True Crime: Streets of LA]] *Ultimate [[Spider-Man]] *Universal Monsters: [[Dracula]] (a/k/a Vampire Bloodline) *Winter Games *[[Woody Woodpecker]]: Wacky Challenge *[[World Poker Tour]] 7-Card Stud *[[World Poker Tour]] [[Texas Hold'em]] *[[X2 (film)|X-Men 2]]: Battle *[[X-Men: The Last Stand#Video games|X-Men]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-11-10|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=X-Men: The Last Stand#Video games|reason= The anchor (Video games) [[Special:Diff/402096453|has been deleted]].}}: Last Stand *[[X-Men Legends II|X-Men]]: Rise of Apocalypse *[[X-Men|X-Men 3]] Mindmaze {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.handson.com/}}
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