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Not exactly a mobile news, but pretty cool, nonetheless. EA is bringing three Pogo social games to the sky, including First Class Solitaire, MONOPOLY and Mahjong Safari. The games are available for free on Gogo’s new in-air multimedia platform, which is currently live on all Gogo equipped Alaska Airlines and select Delta Air Lines flights.
So if you want to play some games while flying, you’ll have to get Gogo’s in-air Internet service, and log-in using your Pogo account. A segment pass to access the Internet through Gogo costs anywhere between $1.95 and $14.95 depending on the length of the flight, which is like nothing compared to the “benefits” you’ll be getting.
And you can find out what airlines offer access to Pogo (sounds kinda funny) from Gogo’s Facebook page.
Finally, before I let you go, here’s what Beatrice Spaine (Vice President, Publishing Pogo at Electronic Arts) had to say about this scheme: “Pogo games offer the perfect distraction for the plane. Sometimes you just need five minutes of fun to improve your mood on a long flight. Our games are easy enough to pick up and play and entertaining enough to keep you seated for an entire cross-country flight.”
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
