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Friday, February 29, 2008

Linktone Raises 4Q Revenue Guidance

Linktone Raises 4Q Revenue Guidance

Company To Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2007 Financial Results

On March 27, 2008

SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Linktone Ltd. (NASDAQ:LTON) , a leading provider of wireless interactive entertainment products and services to consumers in China, today announced that it will increase its fourth quarter revenue outlook due to stronger-than-expected wireless content sales. Linktone now expects revenue to be between $15.5 million and $16 million for the quarter, compared with earlier guidance of $13.5 million to $14.5 million.

Linktone also announced that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 after the U.S. equities markets close on Thursday, March 27, 2008.

Linktone will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2007 and fiscal year end 2007 financial results at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 27, 2008 (4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on March 27, 2007 and 8:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on March 28, 2008). The dial-in number for the call is 800-240-2430 for U.S. callers and 303-262-2054 for international callers. Chief Executive Officer Michael Li and Deputy Chief Financial Officer HimTiem Foo will be on the call to discuss the quarterly results and highlights and to answer questions from participants. A replay of the call will be available through April 16, 2008. To access the replay, U.S. callers should dial 800-405-2236 and enter passcode 11109898#; international callers should dial 303-590-3000 and enter the same passcode.

Additionally, a live webcast of this call will be available on the Linktone web site at http://english.linktone.com/aboutus/index.html . An archived replay of the call will be available for 90 days.

About Linktone Ltd.

Linktone Ltd. is one of the leading providers of wireless interactive entertainment services to consumers and advertising services to enterprises in China. Linktone provides a diverse portfolio of services to wireless consumers and corporate customers, with a particular focus on media, entertainment and communications. These services are promoted through the Company's and our partners cross-media platform, which merges traditional and new media marketing channels, and through the networks of the mobile operators in China. Through in-house development and alliances with international and local branded content partners, the Company develops, aggregates, and distributes innovative and engaging products to maximize the breadth, quality and diversity of its offerings.

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement contains statements of a forward-looking nature based on the current expectations of Linktone Ltd. with respect to future events and are made only as of the date of publication. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "intends," "expects," "will," "believes" and similar expressions and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include: the risk that Linktone will not be able to locate and retain suitable people for its board of directors and middle and senior management; current or future changes in the policies of the PRC Ministry of Information Industry and the mobile operators in China or in the manner in which the operators enforce such policies; the risk that other changes in Chinese laws and regulations, or in application thereof by other relevant PRC governmental authorities, could adversely affect Linktone's financial condition and results of operations; the risk that Linktone will not be able to compete effectively in the wireless value-added services market in China for whatever reason, including competition from other service providers or penalties or suspensions for violations of the policies of the mobile operators in China; the risk that Linktone will not be able to develop and effectively market innovative services; and the risk that Linktone will not be able to effectively control its operating expenses in future periods or make expenditures that effectively differentiate Linktone's services and brand. For additional information on factors that could cause Linktone's actual results to differ from expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements, please see Linktone's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on Form F-1 and annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required under applicable law, Linktone expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement included in this document to reflect any changes in expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based.

   For more information, please contact:     Investor Relations    Edward Liu    Linktone Ltd.    Tel:   +86-21-6361-1583    Email: edward.liu@linktone.com     Brandi Piacente    The Piacente Group, Inc.    Tel:   +1-212-481-2050    Email: brandi@thepiacentegroup.com  

Source: Linktone Ltd.

CONTACT: Investor Relations: Edward Liu of Linktone Ltd. at
+86-21-6361-1583 or edward.liu@linktone.com; or Brandi Piacente of The
Piacente Group, Inc. at +1-212-481-2050 or brandi@thepiacentegroup.com

Web site: http://www.linktone.com/


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