Motorola Teams up with Shanda

Chinese online game operator Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. signed a deal with Motorola Inc. to launch mobile versions of two online games, the companies announced Friday. The two mobile games -- "World of Legend" and "Magical Land" -- are not new games, but extensions of the PC version of the online games. They will be preloaded on a version of Motorola's E680 handset, the E680g. Users will be able to move game items, such as weapons and points, from their PCs to the mobile phone, the companies said. The E680g is a tri-band PDA (personal digital assistant) phone that uses a stylus for input and supports GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) networks. The handset weighs 133 grams and has a TFT (thin film transistor) LCD (liquid crystal display) screen with a resolution of 320 pixels by 240 pixels. The phone includes mobile versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs, as well as an SD (Secure Digital) memory card slot. Shanda, once China's top online game operator, has seen rivals The9 Ltd. and Netease.com Inc. overtake its position. The9 operates the Chinese version of "World of Warcraft" while Netease.com Inc. offers "Fantasy Westward Journey," currently the two most popular games in China.