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Find sources: "Hands-On Mobile" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Hands-On Mobile Formerly Mforma (2000–2006) Type Subsidiary Industry Entertainment Founded 2000; 26 years ago (2000)[1] Founder Eric Bilange (co-founder), David Bluhm (co-founder),[2] Dan Kranzler (main investor), Christophe Watkins (co-founder) Headquarters San Francisco Number of employees 50[3] (2002) **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](/source/Java_ME), [BREW](/source/Qualcomm_Brew), [SMS](/source/Short_message_service), [MMS](/source/Multimedia_Messaging_Service), and [WAP](/source/Wireless_Application_Protocol) in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Czech, Chinese and Korean. Hands-On Mobile is a private company headquartered in [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco), [California](/source/California). It has further offices in [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), [London](/source/London) and [Manchester](/source/Manchester) (UK), [Madrid](/source/Madrid) (Spain), [Paris](/source/Paris) (France), [Munich](/source/Munich) (Germany), [Beijing](/source/Beijing) and [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai) (China), and [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo) (Brazil). Hands-On Mobile's investors include eFund International,[1][4] [Draper Fisher Jurvetson](/source/Draper_Fisher_Jurvetson), [General Catalyst](/source/General_Catalyst) Partners, [Institutional Venture Partners](/source/Institutional_Venture_Partners) and [Bessemer Venture Partners](/source/Bessemer_Venture_Partners). ## History Mforma was founded in 2000.[1] The company changed its name to Hands-On Mobile in April 2006.[5] ## Senior officers - Judy Wade, CEO - Harjeet Singh Director ## Partners ### Notable customers - [AT&T](/source/AT%26T)[6] - [Sprint/Nextel](/source/Sprint%2FNextel) - [T-Mobile](/source/T-Mobile_US) - [Verizon Wireless](/source/Verizon_Wireless) - [Alltel](/source/Alltel) - [US Cellular](/source/US_Cellular) - [Bell Mobility](/source/Bell_Mobility) ### Notable media partners - [Activision](/source/Activision) - *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* - [CBS](/source/CBS) - [NASCAR](/source/NASCAR) - [NBA](/source/NBA) - [World Poker Tour](/source/World_Poker_Tour) ## Published applications - Heroes Lore: Wind of Soltia - Acquaria - Alien Fish Exchange - Amazing [Spider-Man](/source/Spider-Man): Webslinger - Barry Bonds Home run History - Baseball 2005 by [CBS Sportsline](/source/CBS) - [Baywatch](/source/Baywatch) Beach Volleyball - [Blade: Trinity](/source/Blade%3A_Trinity) - [California Games](/source/California_Games) - [Call of Duty](/source/Call_of_Duty) - [Call of Duty 2](/source/Call_of_Duty_2) - [Call of Duty 3](/source/Call_of_Duty_3) - [CBS Sportsline](/source/CBS) Track & Field - [Chip's Challenge](/source/Chip's_Challenge) - [Connect 4](/source/Connect_4) - Darkest Fear: Grim Oak's Hospital (US) - [Ducati Extreme](/source/Ducati_Extreme) - Duckshot - [Elektra: Assassin](/source/Elektra%3A_Assassin) - Face-Off [Sergei Fedorov](/source/Sergei_Fedorov) Hockey - [Fantastic Four](/source/Fantastic_Four) - [Ghost Rider](/source/Ghost_Rider) - Gold [Mahjong](/source/Mahjong) - [Guitar Hero III Mobile](/source/Guitar_Hero_III_Mobile) - Gumball 3000 - Heroes Lore - [IHRA](/source/International_Hot_Rod_Association) Drag Racing - Impossible Mission - [Iron Man](/source/Iron_Man_(video_game)) - IQ Academy - Largo Winch - [LEGO](/source/LEGO) Bricks - [Lego Racers (mobile game)](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lego_Racers_(mobile_game)&action=edit&redlink=1) - [LEGO](/source/LEGO) World Soccer - [Little Miss Naughty](/source/Little_Miss_Naughty) - [Lucky Luke](/source/Lucky_Luke) Outlaws - [Ludo](/source/Ludo_(board_game)) - [Milton Bradley](/source/Milton_Bradley) Board Games - [Monopoly Tycoon](/source/Monopoly_Tycoon) - [NCAA](/source/NCAA) Football 1st down and 10 - [Operation](/source/Operation_(game)) - [Popeye](/source/Popeye) Kart Racing - Pro Bowling - Pro Euro Football - Renaissance - Riverboat Blackjack - [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch](/source/Sabrina%2C_the_Teenage_Witch) - Santa Claus Revolution - Scratch City Pool - Sudoku Garden - [Star Trek](/source/Star_Trek) Nemesis - Summer Games - Super Putt - [The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold](/source/The_Elder_Scrolls_Travels%3A_Stormhold)[7] - [The Incredible Hulk](/source/The_Incredible_Hulk): Rampage - [The Italian Job](/source/The_Italian_Job) - [Top Gun](/source/Top_Gun_(video_game)) - [Top Gun](/source/Top_Gun_(video_game)) 2 - [Top Gun](/source/Top_Gun_(video_game)): Gulf Crisis - Tour Championship Tennis by [Venus Williams](/source/Venus_Williams) - Treasure Chest Slots - [True Crime: New York City](/source/True_Crime%3A_New_York_City) - [True Crime: Streets of LA](/source/True_Crime%3A_Streets_of_LA) - Ultimate [Spider-Man](/source/Spider-Man) - Universal Monsters: [Dracula](/source/Dracula) (a/k/a Vampire Bloodline) - Winter Games - [Woody Woodpecker](/source/Woody_Woodpecker): Wacky Challenge - [World Poker Tour](/source/World_Poker_Tour) 7-Card Stud - [World Poker Tour](/source/World_Poker_Tour) [Texas Hold'em](/source/Texas_Hold'em) - [X-Men 2](/source/X2_(film)): Battle - [X-Men](/source/X-Men%3A_The_Last_Stand#Video_games)[*[broken anchor](/source/MOS%3ABROKENSECTIONLINKS)*]: Last Stand - [X-Men](/source/X-Men_Legends_II): Rise of Apocalypse - [X-Men 3](/source/X-Men) Mindmaze ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Biz_Page_3_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Biz_Page_3_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Biz_Page_3_1-2) Meisner, Jeff. 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