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<title><![CDATA[Orange Offers 3DVU's 3D Image Navigation Application, Navi2Go]]></title>
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				3D Virtual World Mobile Navigation - 3DVU the premier global provider of 3D Image Navigation and Location Services announces product launch with wireless operator, Orange UK (17 million mobile customers) to provide Navi2Go 

 



Orange adds Navi2Go, 3D Virtual World Mobile Navigation, to Travel section.



Faro, Portugal - Orange Partner Camp - April 10, 2008 -- 3DVU the premier global provider of 3D Image Navigation and Location Services announces product launch with wireless operator, Orange UK (17 million mobile customers) to provide Navi2Go, the one of a kind offboard 3D image navigation solution, to a range of Windows Mobile devices for the most intuitive and efficient navigation in the mobile industry. As of today, Navi2Go UK is available for a four month introductory subscription of 15.00GBP on Orange's shop under the Travel section, http://shop.orange.co.uk.



Navi2Go is a patented mobile application, providing 3D imagery for navigation on mobile handsets. Customers can travel over the entire UK at high resolution aerial imagery coupled with high-precision terrain elevation in a 3D bird-eye-view. Navi2Go is making it easier for consumers to navigate with realistic imagery, giving them instant orientation that prevents them from getting lost. Accurate voice guidance and newly introduced 3D route guidance over 3D virtual world representation makes Navi2Go the most intuitive, friendly and easy to use navigation solution.



&quot;We are excited to work with Orange Partner and delighted to have Orange UK offer Navi2Go to its customers. For the first time, a leading European mobile operator is offering Navi2Go&quot; noted Isaac Levanon 3DVU's Chairman and CEO. &quot;With so many basic navigation solutions, today's travelers are looking for something different, more unique and more informative. Navi2Go is answering that need by bringing reality to mobile devices. Orange UK is offering this rich media to its subscribers at the same price as standard maps&quot; added Levanon.



Through the new relationship, 3DVU will expand its existing UK and US distribution. In addition, 3DVU is developing Navi2Go for France, Germany, Benelux and the rest of Western Europe. 3DVU is offering the application for Windows Mobile® devices and will commercially release Navi2Go for Symbian® devices in this quarter and will add BlackBerry® and JAVA devices shortly thereafter.



About 3DVU

3DVU is the world's leading provider of 3D Image Navigation and Location Services. Satellite and aerial imagery, as well as mapping data, such as route information can now be streamed over limited-bandwidth communications with realistic 3D views and smooth maneuverability. The company is strategically partnered with carmakers, navigation systems, mobile device and handset developers, major satellite and aerial image-sensing entities, mapping and GIS data providers. 3DVU is the winner of Frost &amp; Sullivan's Europe Telematics and Infotainment Technology of the Year Award in 2007. The company has multiple software patents. For more information, visit www.3dvu.com.



About Orange

Orange is a key brand of the France Telecom Group, providing mobile, broadband, fixed, business and entertainment services across Europe. It is one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with more than 170 million customers on five continents. In June, 2006, Orange became the single brand for mobile, broadband and multi-play offers. In addition, Orange Business Services became the new banner for business communications solutions. Orange Business Services is present in 166 countries with network reach in 220. In the UK, Orange provides high quality GSM coverage to 99% of the UK population. At the end of December 2007, Orange had over 16.8 million customers in the UK - 15.6 million active mobile customers and nearly 1.14 million broadband customers. Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited. Further information about Orange and France Telecom can be found on the Orange website at http://www.orange.co.uk or the France Telecom website at http://www.francetelecom.com.  

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<pubDate>7:55:42 AM, April 10, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gameloft Brings Brain Challenge to Your Nokia N-Gage Device]]></title>
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				Brain Challenge consists of 12 different, entertaining activities covering four categories. The categories, which include Memory, Visual, Logic and Math will help to train certain areas of brain activity. 

 



Your Nokia Device Can Now Be Your Best Partner for Stimulating Your Neurons



PARIS, April 8 -- Gameloft(R), recently named the world's leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, announced today that they are releasing Brain Challenge to the Nokia N-Gage platform available immediately at http://www.n-gage.com. Players can exercise their brain by playing mini-games without pain, stress or boredom directly through an N-Gage compatible device, such as the Nokia N81 and Nokia N95 8GB.



Brain Challenge consists of 12 different, entertaining activities covering four categories. The categories, which include Memory, Visual, Logic and Math will help to train certain areas of brain activity.



Two different modes of play provide players with options in using the game. In the Daily Test mode, players can play a randomly chosen exercise from each of the four categories. In this mode, the game can automatically adjust the level of difficulty based on a player's brain activity performance. In the Training mode, players can choose the exercises and level of difficulty they wish to work on, based on their abilities and needs.



Brain Challenge makes it easy for players to track their progress with its simple, but detailed scoring system, which evaluates the level of brain activity.



&quot;With Nokia's breakthroughs in ergonomics, ease of use and technical support, a new generation of games is coming into play, said Michel Guillemot, president, Gameloft. &quot;The user-friendly interface and simple rules of Brain Challenge in the N-Gage platform allows both novice and experienced players of all ages the ability to grasp the game quickly and easily.&quot;



Brain Challenge is scheduled for release on April 7, 2008.



Gameloft is the leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed four billion units in 2011.



Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, Dreamworks Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Touchtone Television, Warner Bros., FifPro, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Llewton Hewitt, Jonny Wilkinson or Robinho allow Gameloft to form strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.



Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a distribution network in over 80 plus countries.



Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Vienna, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, New Delhi, Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)



For more information visit http://www.gameloft.com 

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<pubDate>7:50:24 AM, April 10, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ideaworks3D Announces Airplay SDK 3.5 Supports Nokia N-Gage]]></title>
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				Ideaworks3D Ltd, developer of the cross-platform Airplay(TM) native execution environment, today announced that Airplay SDK 3.5 fully supports Nokia's new N-Gage gaming platform. 

 



LONDON, April 9 -- Designed to reduce cost and speed deployment across multiple software environments and hardware architectures, Airplay is a cross-platform portability technology that delivers binary compatible native code across ARM-based mobile devices. The resulting application can be deployed to all supported operating systems and devices without further porting or any requirement for additional graphics rendering engines on the handset.



Airplay already supports all open native operating systems in the market today, including BREW, Symbian OS (Series60 and UIQ3), Windows Mobile and Linux. Now developers and publishers can deploy to Nokia's flagship N-Gage service using the same game source code and even the same application binary.



&quot;Ideaworks3D has a long and proud history of collaboration with Nokia around mobile gaming,&quot; said Tim Closs, Ideaworks3D's CTO. &quot;In 2003, we provided Airplay 1.0 to Nokia to support their connected services for the original N-Gage hardware. Five years later, we are tremendously excited to see how Nokia has relaunched the N-Gage brand as a compelling service for next-generation mobile games on its handsets. Airplay SDK is the only technology in the world that allows mobile publishers to create a single SKU that can be deployed to N-Gage as well as other native environments such as BREW, Symbian OS and Windows Mobile. There is zero cost for porting between handsets, as the Airplay platform does that for you. The advent of N-Gage is making publishers really wake up to the huge cost savings offered by this approach&quot;.



Rob Taylor-Hendry, Head of Ideaworks3D's Studio, adds; &quot;Our Studio has delivered two launch titles for the N-Gage service: 'System Rush: Evolution', and 'Mile High Pinball', both of which were created using Airplay SDK. Additionally, Ideaworks3D offers publishers a professional service to port existing content from BREW, Java, Nintendo DS and other platforms to N-Gage using Airplay. Not only does this offer a rapid and proven route-to-market, the games can then be redeployed to all other native platforms for minimal cost. Several leading publishers are already committed to using Airplay SDK to achieve these savings.&quot;



Airplay's N-Gage support has been declared conformant with OpenKODE(TM) 1.0, the emerging Khronos(TM) Group standard for native operating system and multimedia abstraction.



About Ideaworks3D



Ideaworks3D is a privately held technology and game development company headquartered in London. Founded in 1998 with a strong Oxford and Cambridge computer science and electronic engineering pedigree, the company has an unparalleled track record of creative innovation and technical leadership in the field of high performance mobile gaming. Ideaworks3D's Airplay(TM) platform is the result of over 7 years of research and development into high-performance native multimedia applications on mobile devices, and has powered ground-breaking and award-winning titles such as Konami's &quot;Metal Gear Solid Mobile&quot;, which won &quot;Best Game&quot; and &quot;Operators' Choice&quot; accolades at IMGA 2008. Ideaworks3D's Studio is also the recipient of multiple industry accolades including two BAFTA Games Awards for best handheld and mobile games. More information can be found at:



http://www.ideaworks3d.com



Khronos and OpenKODE are trademarks of the Khronos Group Inc. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. 

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<pubDate>7:50:20 AM, April 9, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia Mobile Games Innovation Challenge dares developers to 'rock' mobile games world]]></title>
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				Sponsored by Nokia Publishing, the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge invites developers to submit mobile gaming concepts to help drive mobile gaming to the next level.

Three most innovative concepts offered Nokia Publishing pre-production contracts and cash prizes 

 



April 09, 2008 --  Espoo, Finland - Nokia today launched the worldwide Mobile Games Innovation Challenge, a unique global competition with &#128;70,000 in prizes, designed to encourage development of innovative game concepts with the power to positively disrupt the global mobile gaming industry and to help propel mobile gaming with handheld devices into a new and exciting future.

 

The first competition of its kind to encourage unique concepts in mobile gaming from developers of all backgrounds and all levels, the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge seeks the best in groundbreaking ideas and game concepts from the brightest and most creative minds in mobile gaming today.

 

Sponsored by Nokia Publishing, the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge invites developers to submit mobile gaming concepts to help drive mobile gaming to the next level, relying on the advanced features and functionalities of N-Gage compatible devices, and Java- or Symbian-based Series 40 or S60 devices from Nokia.

 

The three most innovative game concepts will be offered Nokia Publishing pre-production contracts, targeting publication of their winning concept on the corresponding Nokia device platform. In addition, the first winner will be awarded &#128;40,000, the second &#128;20,000, and the third &#128;10,000 to enable the participant to further develop the concept.

 

&quot;Nokia enthusiastically presents this Mobile Games Innovation Challenge as a unique opportunity for the best and brightest mobile game developers worldwide to really rock the industry with innovative, one-of-a-kind concepts that showcase what you can do with our mobile platforms,&quot; said Dr Mark Ollila, director of games publishing, Nokia. &quot;The pre-production contracts and &#128;70,000 in cash prizes toward development of the winning game concepts is only part of the excitement - the Challenge also gives developers a chance to truly make their mark on global mobile gaming through unique and positively disruptive gaming concepts never seen before.&quot;

 

Beginning immediately, developers wishing to compete for the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge can submit their game concepts online at http://developer.n-gage.com/innovation. Contestants are encouraged to enter more than one mobile gaming concept, with the winners to be selected by an external panel of mobile gaming industry experts on the criteria of innovation, fun, feasibility of execution, and market potential.

 

Gaming concept submissions will continue through August 20, 2008. The winners will be chosen by the external panel of judges and announced during a special award ceremony at the Nokia Games Summit in Rome, Italy, October 29-30, 2008.

 

Deadline for submission of all applications is August 20, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. GMT. Further information on the registration process, including description of entries and eligibility requirements are available at http://developer.n-gage.com/innovation.

 

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

 

www.nokia.com 

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<pubDate>7:50:16 AM, April 9, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N-Gage goes live with new games, devices]]></title>
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				Today marks the global launch of the Nokia N-Gage mobile games service with more games, additional compatible devices, and an expanded online offering. Games service moves Nokia further into services market

April 07, 2008







Espoo, Finland - Today marks the global launch of the Nokia N-Gage mobile games service with more games, additional compatible devices, and an expanded online offering. Millions of Nokia device owners can now find, try and buy high-quality made-for-mobile games directly from their mobile device. Players can also connect with one another through the N-Gage Arena community. They can meet friends, find others to play multiplayer games, discuss topics on the message boards and via live chat, and participate in tournaments and hosted events.

 

&quot;With N-Gage we're offering a seamless experience for people around the world to try and buy games that are engaging, accessible and have wide appeal,&quot; said Jaakko Kaidesoja, vice president of games, Nokia. &quot;We're very excited to get this into the hands of our customers, because with them we will shape the future of mobile gaming.&quot;

 

The N-Gage platform has exclusive titles that are among the most ambitious and graphically rich mobile games ever produced. From strategy and sport to arcade and action, games of all genres are being developed for N-Gage by leading games publishers. The first set of games include: EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA 08 by EA Mobile; Brain Challenge and Asphalt 3: Street Rules by Gameloft; World Series of Poker (TM) Pro Challenge by Glu Mobile; and Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep and System Rush: Evolution by Nokia Publishing. These games will be followed closely by Tetris® and The Sims(TM) 2 Pets by EA Mobile; Block Breaker Deluxe and Dogz by Gameloft; and Snakes Subsonic, Space Impact: Kappa Base and Mile High Pinball by Nokia Publishing. Starting today, players will have access to a range of high-quality games, many of which are exclusive to the N-Gage platform. N-Gage games incorporate exclusive, industry defining online community features, and in many cases, graphical experiences never before seen on a mobile device.

 

With the N-Gage application on their device, people can create a Friends List, send and receive private messages, and take part in instant messaging style chat. N-Gage Points can be earned for playing games and participating in community activities. Moreover, the experience can take place via the N-Gage web portal on the PC. Here players can interact seamlessly with the N-Gage community or purchase new games and download them to their N-Gage compatible devices.

 

Today's N-Gage compatible devices include: Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8GB, Nokia N82, Nokia N95, and Nokia N95 8GB.

 

Prior to the N-Gage service going live, Nokia sought feedback from its fans through the N-Gage First Access program. In its eight week run, N-Gage First Access saw tens of thousands of participants register for the service from over 100 countries.

 

&quot;With N-Gage First Access we offered Nokia N81 owners the first chance to try N-Gage and solicited their feedback to help us further refine the experience,&quot; continued Kaidesoja. &quot;We were pleased that so many people took the time to test-drive the service and share their comments. Thanks to them we are now ready to offer an enhanced experience to a wider audience. Together with the N-Gage community we will keep developing the N-Gage experience further by adding new games and features that take advantage of rapidly evolving mobile technology.&quot;

 

To download the N-Gage application, visit http://www.n-gage.com on your mobile device or PC. New games, features and compatible devices will be added regularly. Games are expected to cost between six and ten euros - all of which are free to try before buying.

 

Notes to Editors

Nokia has announced over 30 N-Gage titles to date, including:

Digital Chocolate: DChoc Café(TM) Solitaire 12-Pack, DChoc Café(TM) Sudoku, and DChoc Café(TM) Hold' Em Poker.

EA Mobile: The Sims(TM) 2 Pets, Tetris®, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®, and EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA 08.

Gameloft: Asphalt 3: Street Rules, Block Breaker Deluxe, Brothers In Arms, Brain Challenge, Midnight Pool, and Dogz.

Glu Mobile: The Dark Knight, Super Slam Ping Pong, and World Series of Poker(TM) Pro Challenge.

I-play: Super Mah Jong and World Rally Championship.

Nokia Publishing: Bounce Boing Voyage, Creebies, Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol, Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep, Mile High Pinball, Pro Series Golf, ONE, Snakes Subsonic, Space Impact: Kappa Base, System Rush: Evolution, and Yamake.

THQ Wireless: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed(TM) and Worms World Party.

Vivendi Games Mobile: Crash Bandicoot®.

 

About N-Gage

N-Gage is a made-for-mobile games service available in compatible Nokia Nseries and other S60 3rd Edition devices from Nokia. N-Gage makes it easy to find, try, buy, play and manage high-quality mobile games as well as connect to friends and other players in the N-Gage Arena, Nokia's mobile gaming community. Nokia is working with the world's leading publishers to deliver a broad portfolio of games. www.n-gage.com

 

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks. 

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<pubDate>7:50:14 AM, April 7, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FOMA SH705iII launched today is based on Symbian OS]]></title>
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				The FOMA SH705iII, which features superb sound quality and an easy-to-read screen, is manufactured by Symbian customer Sharp Corporation and includes the MOAP platform, which is compliant with the latest FOMA specifications. 





TOKYO, Japan  9 April, 2008  Symbian Limited today welcomes NTT DoCoMos launch of the FOMA SH705iII which is based on Symbian OS and started shipping in Japan today.



Symbian OS is the global market-leading open mobile operating system for smartphones.



The FOMA SH705iII, which features superb sound quality and an easy-to-read screen, is manufactured by Symbian customer Sharp Corporation and includes the MOAP platform, which is compliant with the latest FOMA specifications.



Symbian continues to focus on delivering a flexible, robust and open mobile operating system which gives handset manufacturers and network operators the ability to develop differentiated phones, faster, more easily and at lower cost for different market segments and regions.  Symbian customers that have shipped 3G phones in Japan based on Symbian OS include Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, Nokia, Sharp, and Sony Ericsson. 



The following 78 phones based on Symbian OS have shipped in Japan:



Manufactured by



Fujitsu: NTT DoCoMo FOMA F905iBiz; FOMA F705i; FOMA F801i; FOMA F905i; FOMA Raku-Raku PHONE IV; FOMA F704i; FOMA F904i; FOMA Raku-Raku PHONE Basic; FOMA F903iBSC; FOMA F903iX HIGH-SPEED; FOMA F703i; FOMA F903i; FOMA Raku-Raku PHONE III; FOMA F902iS; FOMA F702iD; FOMA Raku-Raku PHONE II; FOMA Raku-Raku PHONE; FOMA F902i; FOMA F700iS; FOMA F901iS; FOMA F700i; FOMA F901iC; FOMA F900iC; FOMA F900iT; FOMA F900i; FOMA F2102V; FOMA F2051



Mitsubishi Electric: NTT DoCoMo FOMA D705i&#956;; FOMA D705i; FOMA D905i; FOMA D704i; FOMA D904i; FOMA D903iTV; FOMA D800iDS; FOMA D703i; FOMA D903i; FOMA D702iF; FOMA D702iBCL; FOMA D902iS; MUSIC PORTER X; FOMA D702i; Music PorterII; Raku-Raku PHONE Simple; FOMA D902i; FOMA D701i; FOMA D901iS; FOMA D901i



Motorola: NTT DoCoMo FOMA M1000



Sharp: NTT DoCoMo FOMA SH705iII; FOMA SH705i; FOMA SH905iTV; FOMA SH905i; FOMA SH704i; FOMA SH904i; FOMA SH903iTV; FOMA SH703i; FOMA SH903i; FOMA SH702iS; FOMA SH902iSL; FOMA SH902iS; FOMA SH702iD; FOMA SH902i



Sony Ericsson: NTT DoCoMo FOMA SO905iCS; FOMA SO905i; FOMA SO704i; FOMA SO903iTV; FOMA SO703i; FOMA SO903i; FOMA SO902iWP ; FOMA SO702i; FOMA SO902i



Nokia: NTT DoCoMo FOMA NM705i; FOMA NM850iG; SOFTBANK MOBILE SoftBank X01NK/Nokia E61; SoftBank 705NK/Nokia N73; Vodafone 804NK/Nokia N71; Vodafone 702NKII (Nokia 6680); Vodafone 702NK (Nokia 6630)

About Symbian Limited



Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones known as smartphones.



Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers and has built close co-operative business relationships with leading companies across the mobile industry. During Q4 2007, 22.4 million Symbian smartphones were sold worldwide to over 250 major network operators, bringing the total number of Symbian smartphones shipped up to 31 December 2007 to 188 million.



Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Asia (India, P.R. China, and Korea) and Japan. For more information, please visit www.symbian.com. 

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<pubDate>7:49:22 AM, April 10, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dow Jones' Wireless Innovations to Spotlight the Best Emerging Mobile Technologies]]></title>
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Features CEO Presentations by 70 Promising Mobile Start-ups; A Candid Look at Apple's New iFund; Keynotes from Bank of America, Cisco Systems, MasterCard Worldwide, Sybase, Qualcomm &amp; Walt Disney Internet Group, April 22 &amp; 23 at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City, CA



SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2008 -- With the leapfrog innovation of Apple's iPhone changing the wireless landscape, hundreds of top venture capitalists, media companies, corporations and emerging start-up companies are to detail the wireless sector's bright future will hold exclusively at Wireless Innovations 2008 (http://wirelessinnovations.dowjones.com/), hosted by Dow Jones on April 22 and 23 at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City, Calif.



The platinum sponsor of Wireless Innovations 2008 is Qualcomm, the gold sponsor is Tele Atlas, and silver sponsors include Citi Group and ReedSmith.



Entering its 7th year, Wireless Innovations is the mobile sector's premier networking and deal-sourcing event, having first introduced the venture capital and corporate communities to companies like Apertio (acquired by Nokia for roughly $185 million), Mobile 365 (acquired by Sybase for $417 million) and VoiceSignal Technologies (acquired by Nuance Communications for $293 million), to name a few. Once again, this year's program will feature individual business overviews by CEOs of 70 of the best wireless start-ups, as selected by Dow Jones VentureWire.



  Keynotes this year include:



  -- John Chen, Chairman, President &amp; CEO, Sybase -- With its iAnywhere

     mobile software platform with a breakaway lead in the market, Sybase's

     head comes to Wireless Innovations to detail his rosy outlook for the

     wireless enterprise.

  -- Lance Drummond, Global Consumer &amp; Small Business Banking eCommerce/ATM

     Executive, Bank of America -- One of the challenges facing mobile

     banking is convincing customers to use the service and that it is safe.

     Since its launch last year, Bank of America's mobile banking initiative

     has signed up more than 500,000 customers.

  -- Brett Galloway, SVP, Wireless Technology Group, Cisco Systems --

     Silicon Valley's leading acquirer of start-up technologies sends Mr.

     Galloway to survey the scene and offer a candid account of what Cisco

     has planned for its wireless LAN and broadband product lines.

  -- Peggy Johnson, EVP, Americas &amp; India, Qualcomm -- Latin America and

     India have leapfrogged into modernity via wireless technologies. Find

     out how Qualcomm is driving adoption of 3G-and-higher technologies in

     these emerging regions.

  -- Simon Pugh, Head, Advanced Payments Group, MasterCard Worldwide --

     Buying lunch with your cell phone?  It's not as far-fetched as it once

     sounded and MasterCard is a driving force behind the many business

     partnerships and alliances need to bring this vision to reality.

  -- Larry Shapiro, EVP, Business Development &amp; Operations, Walt Disney

     Internet Group -- Content is still king and Mr. Shapiro is leading the

     fight to bring Disney content to the very small screen via both mDisney

     and Starwave Mobile as well as a myriad of content, distribution and

     technology partnerships.







Wireless Innovations will also include a candid, on-stage interview with Matt Murphy, a partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers, about the firm's recent $100 million iFund, which it launched in tandem with Apple to fund start-ups creating applications for the iPhone.



In addition to the 70 company presentations, attendees will get a ringside seat for the popular daily &quot;From the Boardroom&quot; panel, which features some of the wireless sector's most respected venture capitalists debating their picks and pans among the presenting companies. Filling out the &quot;Board&quot; this year will be senior partners from Azure Capital Partners, Canaan Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers, Opus Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Storm Ventures and VantagePoint Venture Partners.



Over both days of the conference, in-depth panel discussions will help provide a clear picture of what's in store for open source and platform technologies, mobile advertising, and location-based services. Filling out these agenda panels will be senior partners from Deutsche Bank, Fox Interactive Media, Jupiter Research, MySpace.com, Nielsen Mobile, Qualcomm, Research In Motion, SK Telecom, Tele Atlas, Thomas Weisel Partners, T-Mobile and others.



For more information or to register, visit http://wirelessinnovations.dowjones.com/. Full-time journalists and members of the traditional media can request a press pass by contacting Adam Wade at 415-439-6666 or 
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ABOUT DOW JONES



Dow Jones &amp; Company (http://www.dowjones.com/) is a News Corporation company (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; http://www.newscorp.com/). Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of Stoxx Ltd. and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S.



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

http://www.newscorp.com/

http://wirelessinnovations.dowjones.com/ 

			

		

				



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<categoryname><![CDATA[Industry News]]></categoryname>
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<pubDate>7:48:15 AM, April 11, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MOSH enables community members to communicate with each other]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/industry/200804/Industry-2700.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

 In a news update from MOSH... 





Now  you can send and receive private messages directly with other registered members  of the MOSH  community.

Look  for the envelope icon next to a member's username to send a private message.  Also, you can choose to send a MOSH Message to share a specific content  item.

Messages  will appear in the recipient's inbox, and users will be notified of it by an  e-mail and/or SMS alert.

To  retrieve messages, simply sign in to MOSH.  You'll be able to view your message notifications on the home page or check them  from your My  Mosh page.

Go  to My Settings to manage your alert preferences.

See mosh.nokia.com 			

		

				



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<author><![CDATA[SymbianOne]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Industry News]]></categoryname>
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<pubDate>7:48:12 AM, April 10, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[itsmy.com Reaches 1 Million Users on Mobile Phones]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/industry/200804/Industry-2699.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Gofresh, the company behind itsmy.com, is a Telecommunications company with main focus on live entertainment combined with social networking - wherever, whenever. Gofresh targets with itsmy.com the leadership for off-portal mobile communities in US and EU in 2008. 



itsmy.com identified two usage groups within the community: The active content creators who are uploaders with full profile (registered users) and the downloader-surfers, who watch Mobile TV, download videos and pictures and surf within the community (no registration necessary). The total user number of both groups reached 2.5 million by beginning of Q2/2008. 



80% of the mobile phone users are from US and Europe. The leading states in the US are California and Texas, the leading cities Detroit and Cincinnati. The fastest growing countries in Europe are UK, Ireland, Italy and Spain. The users surf more than 300 million mobile internet pages per month. To this day more than 5 Million Videos, Pictures and Wallpapers were created and uploaded. Users built more than 4.5 Million WAP sites like personalized homepages, &#8220;about me&#8221; pages, group galleries, flirt pages etc. 



It&#8217;s easy like that: Take your mobile phone, browse to http://mobile.itsmy.com and have fun with old and new friends. itsmy.com is a free service, optimized for more than 3,500 mobile phones and browsers in the mobile internet and needs no application download; standard operator data charges may apply. 



Antonio Vince Staybl, CEO Gofresh &#8220;We are very happy with the off-deck mobile internet usage in the US and with the fast traffic growth from carriers like Verizon, Sprint and AT&amp;T.&#8221; 



Sabine Irrgang, COO Gofresh &#8220;Our users get 24/7 entertainment with an advanced networking aspect. Everybody can make his personal choice &#8211; heavy communication or creation of the coolest personal homepage or uploading favourite videos.&#8220; 



About itsmy.com

Mobile internet&#8217;s strongest community brand "itsmy.com" is the off-deck, operator independent mobile community with more than 1 million registered mobile users, 4.5 million mobile home- and content pages containing 10 million mobile UGC-items. Mobile 2.0 social networking services like free homepages, personal mobile TV broadcasting and location based services make itsmy.com the stickiest mobile community! 



About Gofresh

Mobile user generated content and mobile community pioneer Gofresh GmbH (Munich, New York, London, Madrid), who owns the brand itsmy.com, operates with a strict mobile internet only vision. Gofresh co-operates with leading mobile operators (f.ex. Telefónica, 3Austria) and all key players in mobile advertising (f.ex. AdMob, AdInfuse, TSM) all over the world. &#8220;www.Gofresh-Advertising.com&#8221; is the world&#8217;s biggest Mobile Social Ad-Network and Mobile Advertising Rich Media Platform. 			

		

				



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<categoryname><![CDATA[Industry News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/industry/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>7:48:09 AM, April 10, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N-Gage Released to N81, N82, N95 users]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Game/200804/game-2698.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				Last night I was treated to a txt message from Nokia that informed me about the release of N-Gage (finally) to users of the following devices: Nokia N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95, and N95 8GB... enjoy! 

 

Recall, users must register with a player name and estabish an account before they can start having fun. (I'm still trying to recall my user name which I created months ago!)



About N-Gage:



Made-for-mobile N-Gage games inspire you to play - and fill your day with fun.



   - Enjoy superb graphics, great online features and rich gameplay

   - Try any game for free - download games to your compatible device or PC, and only buy the ones you want

   - Share the fun with friends - meet and compete with other players around the world in the N-Gage Arena.









Try any game before you guy, including:

System Rush

FIFA08 World Series of Poker

Space Impact

Tetris

Sims 2

Golf

Bounce

and more... 

Get N-Gage at http://www.n-gage.com/get_ngage.html

See Also:



http://ovi.nokia.com



http://www.n-gage.com

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<author><![CDATA[SymbianOne]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Game News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Game/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:14:36 AM, April 4, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbra Expands Mobile E-mail Availability to All Java-enabled Devices]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/industry/200804/Industry-2697.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Zimbra, a Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO) company and the leader in open source, next-generation messaging and collaboration software, today announced the availability of its ZimbraME (Java Mobile Edition) client and source code for businesses. Beginning today, users of any Java-enabled mobile phone will have access to the industrys most complete collaboration solution. The ZimbraME client provides Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Open Source and Network Edition users worldwide with free access to the Zimbra experience with e-mail and calendar on mass-market Java-enabled mobile phones. This extends Zimbras reach of services to the broadest range of devices available in the market and builds on Yahoo!s leadership in e-mail and mobile Web services and as a key starting point for consumers.



ZimbraME is key to delivering on our strategy and commitment to provide the best experience and widest range of desktop and mobile support of any messaging platform in the market today, said Satish Dharmaraj, Zimbra co-founder and Yahoo! vice president. In an increasingly mobile world, a large percentage of people use mass-market handsets and expect to have access to information without needing a smartphone.



ZimbraME is an over the air downloadable Java-based application for mobile devices that allows ZCS users to access their mail, contacts and calendars. It retains the powerful search capability found in the Zimbra AJAX client.



ZimbraME source code is available to the Zimbra community (www.zimbra.com) for feedback and enhancement, as well as to implement ZimbraME on the devices of their choice. Popular mobile devices supporting ZimbraME include the BlackBerry 8800 and 8820 series; the Motorola RAZR2; Nokia E61 and N73 handsets; the Sony-Ericsson W950i handset; and the Samsung SGH-E900 handset, adding to Zimbras longtime support for wireless platforms that includes Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm and iPhone. Additionally, Zimbra supports native sync to BlackBerry handsets via the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.



ZimbraME features include:



    * Complete Collaboration: Real-time access to email and calendar functionality;

    * Mobile Web 2.0 Functions: Ability to tag messages, view them as conversations, save searches, and have access to other Web 2.0 features via mobile handsets;

    * Powerful Server-side Search: Access to Zimbras flexible, powerful server-side search, including the ability to search an entire inbox regardless of the memory limitations of any device.



The addition of ZimbraME was instrumental to our choice of ZCS as a platform to support our customer base, said Tom Riley, CEO, Crossroads Wireless. ZimbraME will provide our users a Web 2.0-like experience on practically any wireless device, giving them functionality previously only available to them via a smartphone or on their PC.



Pricing and Availability



The ZCS 5.0 Open Source Edition is free. The commercially supported ZCS 5.0 Network Edition is available for a 60-day free trial on the Zimbra website. Zimbras Hosted Demo (www.zimbra.com/demo) is available for an immediate test drive of ZCS.



ZCS Network Edition includes product support as well as software subscriptions to new releases, updates and patches. ZCS is available on-premise or as a hosted service and is available at a significant educational or non-profit discount. Please contact 
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  for information. Users can discuss topics related to the Zimbra Collaboration Suite and provide feedback at www.zimbra.com/forums/.



About Zimbra



Zimbra, a Yahoo! company, is a leading provider of collaboration software for universities, businesses and service providers. Zimbra's rich AJAX interface is available on or offline to dramatically improve the collaboration experience. Zimbra is available on-premise or on-demand through our extensive hosted partner program. More information at www.zimbra.com/.



About Yahoo!



Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo! is focused on powering its communities of users, advertisers, publishers, and developers by creating indispensable experiences built on trust. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit pressroom.yahoo.com or the companys blog, Yodel Anecdotal. 

			

		

				



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<pubDate>9:14:13 AM, April 4, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tele Atlas Announces Call for Entries for 2008 LBS Innovator Series Maps in Apps Contest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Services/200804/Services-2696.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				Maps in Apps is part of the Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series, an ongoing program held in conjunction with Tele Atlas DeveloperLinkSM to help foster innovation and enable application developers to increase their visibility, credibility and success with key participants in the industry including investors, carriers and technology providers. 





 Tele Atlas Commitment to Web and Wireless Location-Aware Application Development Continues



 Las Vegas, CTIA Wireless 2008  April 1, 2008  Tele Atlas (FSE: TA6, EUNV: TA), a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, today announced the call for entries for the Tele Atlas Maps in Apps 2008 competition. Maps in Apps is part of the Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series, an ongoing program held in conjunction with Tele Atlas DeveloperLinkSM to help foster innovation and enable application developers to increase their visibility, credibility and success with key participants in the industry including investors, carriers and technology providers. Tele Atlas invites developers of both Web and mobile location-based applications to participate in the 2008 contest.  



 As consumer and business developers increasingly build map data into their mobile and internet applications, users are discovering the convenience of location-awareness as they search, find and navigate, said Darren Koenig, director of wireless, internet and telecom markets for Tele Atlas.  Through Maps in Apps, Tele Atlas is promoting innovation in location-based services by supporting developers as they create diverse Web and mobile software leveraging digital map data and related content.



The Maps in Apps contest was created to help spur the growth of consumer and business applications that utilize mapping or location to enhance functionality, and past finalists in Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series programs have leveraged their success to launch commercial location-based solutions. The 2008 contest entails:



 WHO: Participation is open to all mobile and Web application developers using Tele Atlas data in the U.S. and Canada. 

WHAT:  Up to three finalist applications will be showcased in the Tele Atlas booth at CTIA Wireless I.T. &amp; Entertainment 2008; visitors and attendees will vote for their favorite application via SMS or paper ballot. One grand prize winner will be awarded $25,000 in cash and $50,000 in Tele Atlas map data; two runners up each will receive $10,000 in cash and $20,000 in Tele Atlas map data. 

WHEN:  Applications are accepted through July 18, 2008 

WHERE:  To learn more about the Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series, including submission instructions for Maps in Apps 2008, and information on Tele Atlas DeveloperLink, please visit http://www.LBSseries.com. 

 

About Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series

The Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series features the Maps in Apps contest, the Attendee Choice Awards at CES, and the Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series held at the Wireless Innovations Conference and VentureWire Mobile Technology Summit produced by Dow Jones. More information on the programs, including details for submitting applications, is available at: http://www.lbsseries.com.



 About Tele Atlas DeveloperLink



Designed to provide Internet, mobile and other next-generation application developers access to technology, business tools and services that can help reduce their time to market and increase their potential for success, Tele Atlas DeveloperLink features an expanding library of sample map data and applications, technical tools and business information. Launched in the spring of 2006, the Tele Atlas DeveloperLink community has grown rapidly and now includes thousands of active participants  one of the worlds largest communities of geographic application developers. Learn more at http://developerlink.teleatlas.com.   



 About Tele Atlas

Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power some of the worlds most essential navigation and location-based services (LBS). The information is the foundation for a wide range of personal and in-car navigation systems and mobile and Internet map applications that help users find the people, places, products, and services they need, wherever they are. The company also works with business partners who trust its digital map data to deliver critical applications for emergency, business, fleet, and infrastructure services. Through a combination of its own products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers digital map coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company was founded in 1984 and today has approximately 2,500 full-time staff and contract cartographers at offices in 24 countries and uses a sophisticated network of professional drivers, mobile mapping vans, and more than 50,000 data resources to deliver highly accurate and up-to-date digital maps. Tele Atlas is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TA6) and on Euronext Amsterdam (TA). For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com.  

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<categoryname><![CDATA[Location Services]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Services/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:27:48 PM, April 1, 2008</pubDate>
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<item id="2695">
<title><![CDATA[Your phone's best friend: the new Opera Mini]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/200804/symbian-2695.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				Opera today released the beta preview of Opera Mini, the newest version of the award-winning browser that works on almost every mobile phone. 





Preview of upcoming Opera Mini amps up your mobile

Oslo, Norway and Las Vegas, NV  April 2, 2008



 Opera Mini 4.1 improves the way Opera Mini interacts with your phone to make browsing more convenient, more productive and definitely more fun. Opera Mini is available to download for beta testing at http://www.operamini.com/beta

Opera Mini Start pageURL completionEbay page overview



The new Opera Mini takes your mobile browsing experience to a new level of interactivity with both the phone and the Web. With Opera Mini 4.1 you can:

Go racing



Opera knows a thing or two about performance. Opera Mini 4.1 features speed improvements and is up to 50% faster than Opera Mini 4.

Autocomplete your URLs



Save your fingers. Opera Mini will automatically suggest URL completions, making address input easy and intuitive.

Save pages



Getting ready to lose your signal? Make the most of offline time by saving Web pages for later viewing.

Find content in the page



Finding that word or phrase on the small screen has never been easier. Opera Mini now lets you immediately find the content you want.

Download and upload files



Now you never have to leave Opera Mini for your phone's clunky native browser to download images, ringtones and other content, or add attachments to e-mail. Opera Mini handles all of these files.

View the guided tour of Opera Mini 4.1



Theres a reason Opera Mini has made such an impact around the world  our community, said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. Your input and feedback have pushed us to make Opera Mini better with each version. I hope everyone enjoys these new features, but we ask for your candor and feedback as we get ready to make Opera Mini even more relevant to the millions of people who use us and the millions of people who discover Opera Mini every month.



Im a recent convert to Opera Mini, said Greg Andrews, a musician and Opera Mini user living in Los Angeles. I use it everywhere I go and I travel a lot. Opera Mini has everything I need for general Web browsing, but also a number of other features I use constantly, like Opera Link. Frankly, I cant remember how I managed before I discovered Opera Mini. It completely transformed my life on the road.



More than 40 million cumulative users have discovered how Opera Mini can revolutionize their mobile Web experience. Not only does Opera Mini deliver the Web faster to your phone, it also displays the page just as it looks in your desktop browser. Opera Zoom gracefully dives into the content for easy reading and interaction. Opera Mini now also includes Opera Link, a free service that synchronizes your bookmarks, Speed Dial and personal bar between all your Web browsers. Opera Mini is completely free to download and use.

Availability and feedback



Opera Mini 4.1 is a free download from http://www.operamini.com/beta. Note that not all features may work on all phones or in all regions. Please contact your mobile operator to check availabilty of all features on your handset. Opera uses the feedback you give us to improve our products. Please let us know what you think about Opera Mini 4.1 on our forums: http://my.opera.com/community/forums/forum.dml?id=111. For the regular and battle-tested version of Opera Mini, go to http://www.operamini.com

A message from our engineers



Opera Mini 4.1 is 50% faster than Opera Mini 4.0 when it first launched on November 7, 2007. If you have been using Opera Mini 4.0 consistently since launch, you probably will not notice a major difference in speed since the upgrade is taking place on the server side.

About Opera Software ASA



Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices. Opera's cross-platform Web browser technology is renowned for its performance, standards compliance and small size, while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at http://www.opera.com. 

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<categoryname><![CDATA[Software News]]></categoryname>
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<pubDate>9:12:04 PM, April 3, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AutoTheme v.1.0 for S60 v3 released: theme changer for your mobile]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/200804/symbian-2694.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				Symbian Guru released AutoThemes application for Series 60.3. AutoTheme is a cute theme scheduler for  Nokia Smartphones.  





Application changes themes automatically, according to the active profile or user defined time schedule. 

AutoThemes allows creating two types of rules: time based rule and profile based ones. Nokia theme can be changed at exact time, or can be changed when certain profile is activated. 

Theme changer rules are totally adjustable, with ability to activate or deactivate the rule with one key pressing, edit time or condition of theme change. Theme change is performed smoothly and silently, without phone reboot or any other interaction.



 Key Features:



- Two types of rules for theme change: profile based and time based

- Theme change performed smoothly and silently, without mobile reboot

- Easy to use and friendly interface, easy rule creation

- Quick rule deactivation with only one key pressing

- Multilanguage support: English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian





More info as well as pdf user manual for AutoThemes can be found on http://www.symbianguru.com.  

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<author><![CDATA[Symbian Guru]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Software News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:12:03 PM, April 3, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Quickoffice Starts 2008 Shipping On 8 New Symbian Devices, Releases Latest Product Upgrades]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/200804/symbian-2693.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				Quickoffice Premier, the company's award-winning application, is shipping on the latest mobile devices from leading phone manufacturers. These devices include the Nokia N96, N78, 6220 and 6210 Navigator, Sony Ericsson's G700 and G900, the LG KT-610 and the Samsung SGH-G810 





CEO announces strategic vision to take solutions cross platform 



CTIA, Las Vegas, NV - April 1, 2008 - Quickoffice, Inc., the leading global provider of mobile office productivity software and services, today announced that Quickoffice Premier, the company's award-winning application, is shipping on the latest mobile devices from leading phone manufacturers. These devices include the Nokia N96, N78, 6220 and 6210 Navigator, Sony Ericsson's G700 and G900, the LG KT-610 and the Samsung SGH-G810. 

 

Quickoffice also launched the latest versions of its flagship Microsoft Office-compatible mobile suite. Quickoffice 5.0 for S60 devices remains the only product to offer Office 2007 viewing and editing support for S60 phones. In addition, the company recently launched its latest suite for UIQ, providing complete viewing and editing support for all the latest UIQ3 phones from manufacturers, such as Sony Ericsson and Motorola. This version also includes Quickmanager, a secure on-device, e-commerce portal. Users can easily download over-the-air updates and upgrades, to ensure they always have the latest products and applications available. 



&quot;Our innovative solutions continue to lead the Symbian marketplace, as we are consistently increasing worldwide sales and distribution,&quot; said Alan Masarek, CEO at Quickoffice. &quot;In 2008, we plan to take our office suite products to more platforms and we're excited to unveil our next-generation mobile office strategy, which will further broaden and solidify our position in the industry.&quot; 



The company also joined the recently launched Microsoft Interop Vendor Alliance. The alliance is a community of hardware and software vendors whose aim is to increase the interoperability of Microsoft formats. As one of the principle members of the program, Quickoffice joins an elite group of dedicated companies ensuring the high-standards for both developers and end-users. 

 

Quickoffice's robust product line enhances a mobile professionals lifestyle by allowing them to remain productive while away from the office. For more information, please visit www.quickoffice.com. 



About Quickoffice, Inc. 

Quickoffice is the world leader in providing mobile office productivity software and services for mobile devices. The company's robust software product line-up includes Quickoffice Premier, which allows hi-fidelity viewing and editing of Microsoft Office documents, Quickmanager, which is an embedded e-commerce application that allows for over-the-air upgrades and purchases, and Quickaccess, which provides for remote access of PC-based content. Quickoffice Premier has been thoroughly tested by and ships through major operators such as Vodafone(r), Orange(r), China Mobile(r) and Cingular(r) and also ships worldwide as a built-in solution on tens of millions of smartphones. Quickoffice Premier, which is available in almost 50 languages, has been a top-selling mobile office application since its initial market introduction in 1997. Privately held, Quickoffice Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas with offices in London, England and Ottawa, Canada. More information at www.quickoffice.com.   

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<author><![CDATA[Quickoffice, Inc.]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Software News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:11:59 PM, April 2, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[eLeader Premieres Nxt Generation Mobile Banking System]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/200803/symbian-2692.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				eLeader has announced an innovative new mobile

banking product enabling banks to offer rich and highly usable mobile retail banking services to a wide range of

devices.

The new solution, eLeader.MobileBanking 4G, advances the state of the art in the mobile banking field

through an unparalleled user experience coupled with solid security and a rich feature set.



eLeader has taken a unique approach to device support, having developed native, fully tailored versions for

Symbian OS (S60, UIQ), Windows Mobile (Standard and Professional), Nokia Series 40 and RIM Blackberry, along

with a Java version for feature phones based on other platforms. A native iPhone version is expected soon.



Tailoring to each major platform allows for vastly improved usability and advanced features. The eLeader solution

is compatible with over 95% of phones currently available on the market.



"The challenge for banks is to deploy mobile banking services in a way that's relevant to customers'

needs and habits, and that they will actually want to use. Being tightly integrated with each device

platform means that eLeader&#8217;s application is instantly familiar and intuitive. There's no learning

curve because it behaves exactly like the phone's built in applications - it really is a pleasure to use

compared to existing mobile banking offerings, and even PC based banking." - said C-level Executive of

a large European bank, which is currently implementing eLeader&#8217;s m-banking solution.



eLeader.MobileBanking 4G provides a highly secure platform for mobile banking services, offering multi-factor

authentication, strong 128bit encryption during transmission and resistance to social engineering (so called

'phishing') attacks that have plagued traditional online banking services. The solution is fully customisable to

banks' requirements and brand image, is network-operator independent, and easily deployed. The solution is

readily localizable to regional cultures, and is already available in over 10 languages.



eLeader.MobileBanking attracted keen interest during its preview at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008 in

Barcelona, and is continuing to be well received at CeBIT 2008, its public debut. It is due to be presented to the

American market at CTIA 2008 Las Vegas, April 1-3rd.



About eLeader

eLeader is one of the world&#8217;s top mobile innovators in the smartphone software market. Today eLeader's

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<categoryname><![CDATA[Software News]]></categoryname>
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<pubDate>9:11:57 PM, March 27, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) - Americas Winners Announced]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

				Ten 23 Wins Grand Prize in Annual Location-Based Developers' Program - NAVTEQ announced yesterday during an awards ceremony at CTIA WIRELESS 2008 that Ten 23 is the Grand Prize Winner of this year's NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge -- Americas. 



LAS VEGAS, April 3, 2008 -- NAVTEQ (NYSE:NVT) , a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, announced yesterday during an awards ceremony at CTIA WIRELESS 2008 that Ten 23 is the Grand Prize Winner of this year's NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge -- Americas.



As the Grand Prize Winner, Ten 23 received a prize package valued at $525,000, including $50,000 in cash, $225,000 in NAVTEQ data licenses and up to $250,000 in sponsor-donated licenses. Ten 23's solution, SpotJots, is a location-based social blogging application that allows users to a upload their stories, reviews, pictures, video, audio and documents to their personal SpotJots blog, where the content can be associated with relevant location information and shared with others.



Three runners-up were also announced: First Runner-up, Mediated Spaces; Second Runner-up, HeyWhatsThat; and Third Runner-up, America's Emergency Network. Each runner-up received $10,000 in cash along with data licenses valued at $400,000.



Mediated Spaces' solution, The WildLab, enables citizen scientists such as birdwatchers to collect real-time information such as location, time and the species sighted on their mobile devices.



HeyWhatsThat's solution, HeyWhatsThat, provides detailed information about the mountains and peaks around the user such as mountain names, elevations, contours and viewsheds -- all through the user's mobile device.



America's Emergency Network's solution, AEN Mobile, alerts users about natural or manmade disasters within range of their devices by tapping into the AEN Central Database of emergency bulletins.



The annual Global LBS Challenge, which has established a reputation as the premier event in the location-based services (LBS) industry, challenges developers to build innovative location-enabled applications that work with mobile phones and/or wireless handheld devices using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ(R) map data. Participants compete for a global prize pool of cash, licenses and services from NAVTEQ and sponsors of the event, with this year's prize pool the largest to date, valued at over $4.5 million (US).



This is the fifth year of the Global LBS Challenge which now conducts programs in three regions: The Americas, Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC). Developers are offered five categories in which to submit their applications: Content, Enterprise, Entertainment, Navigation and Social Networking. Contestants are judged by an elite panel of judges comprised of major wireless carriers, industry experts and venture capitalists.



Fifteen semifinalists were selected to advance to the final judging for the Global LBS Challenge - Americas. The semifinalists represented a broad spectrum of wireless applications and were selected based on commercial feasibility, functionality, ease of use and design. The final judging panel, which included executives from Alltel, AT&amp;T, Autodesk, Best Buy, Handango, Nokia, Sprint, T-Mobile, Telecom Council of Silicon Valley, U.S. Cellular and Verizon Wireless, based its decisions on the same key criteria.



Nokia returned as a three-time Global Sponsor of this year's contest, with the Nokia N95 serving as the Official Device of the 2008 Global LBS Challenge. Autodesk also returned as a multi-year sponsor and as a Global Sponsor for the first time. Joining them were deCarta and ESRI as Platinum Sponsors, SiRF and WHERE as Gold Sponsors, and GPS World as Media Sponsor.



&quot;Nokia is proud to once again sponsor this important global program and supports NAVTEQ in its commitment to encourage the development and emergence of cutting-edge location-aware solutions,&quot; said Rick Witham, Americas Business Development Manager, Forum Nokia. &quot;The Global LBS Challenge creates an outlet for the developer community to gain unique industry access and exposure, and its success can be seen in the exceptional applications of this year's semifinalists.&quot;



&quot;The Global LBS Challenge provides a showcase for developers to demonstrate their latest innovations to leading mobile operators,&quot; commented Joe Astroth, executive vice president, Autodesk Locations Services. &quot;As a leading solution and platform provider to both mobile operators and LBS application developers, Autodesk is pleased to support a program that helps to bring profitable, ground-breaking location-based services to market.&quot;



&quot;We are currently participating in an exciting evolution of location-based solutions, and the Global LBS Challenge continues to fuel its momentum,&quot; commented Jeff Mize, executive vice president, sales, NAVTEQ. &quot;This year's program demonstrated that the potential for innovative and sophisticated location-based content is virtually limitless. NAVTEQ congratulates all of the winners of the 2008 Global LBS Challenge and eagerly anticipates the next wave of location-based applications.&quot;



The 2008 Global LBS Challenge campaign will conclude this June at the awards ceremony for the APAC region at CommunicAsia in Singapore.



For more information about the Global LBS Challenge, see the official contest rules at http://www.lbschallenge.com/.



About the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge



First launched in 2003, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is focused on driving the development and visibility of innovative navigation solutions for wireless devices. From wireless business applications to sports, travel and security, integrating the accuracy and richness of NAVTEQ digital map data facilitates the timely evolution of the next wave of LBS. The 2008 Global LBS Challenge features a global prize pool valued at almost $3 million in cash and prizes.



About NAVTEQ



NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has more than 3,300 employees located in 174 offices and in 32 countries.



NAVTEQ and the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge are trademarks in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved.



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

http://www.lbschallenge.com/  

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<categoryname><![CDATA[Location Services]]></categoryname>
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<pubDate>9:11:14 PM, April 3, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CTIA-The Wireless Association Announces Best Practices for Location-Based Services]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

				WASHINGTON, DC  CTIA- The Wireless Association® today unveiled &quot;Best Practices and Guidelines for Location-Based Services (LBS).&quot; 







 With strong support from the nation's leading carriers and input from LBS providers and industry stakeholders, this voluntary initiative was developed to promote and protect consumer privacy through user notice and consent.



&quot;Guarding the privacy of user location information is a top priority, and that's why the wireless industry came together on a voluntary basis to establish these guidelines for location-based services.&quot; said Steve Largent, President and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association®. &quot;As more and more Americans are tapping into all that cutting-edge, location-based technology has to offer, the industry is working hard to stay ahead of the game by identifying and actively addressing concerns earlier rather than later.&quot;



The hallmarks of the Guidelines are user notice and consent. The Guidelines place a premium on these two fundamental principles because it is the LBS user whose privacy is most at risk if location information is misused or disclosed without authorization. Notably, LBS providers must inform users about how their location information will be used, disclosed and protected so each user can make informed decisions whether or not to use the LBS or authorize disclosure.



&quot;The Guidelines outline numerous examples to help educate consumers, stakeholders, and policymakers on the complexity and range of issues involved with location-based services,&quot; continued Largent. &quot;The decision to use an LBS service ultimately lies with the consumer, and wireless carriers and LBS providers participating in this important industry initiative are committed to help consumers make informed decisions by giving them notice up-front about how their location information will be used, disclosed and protected.&quot;



The Guidelines are flexible enough to anticipate future LBS developments and the Guidelines apply regardless of the technology or mobile device used, or the business model employed. When using services from LBS providers that have adopted these Guidelines, consumers can be confident that the privacy of their location information will be protected as described in LBS notices.



For information about &quot;Best Practices and Guidelines for Location-Based Services&quot; and the Location Based Services Action Team, please go to: http://www.ctia.org/business_resources/wic/index.cfm/AID/11300.



Also, check out the link below and listen to a podcast about LBS and the newly established guidelines:

http://easylink.playstream.com/ctia/progressive/podcasts/HugeIndustryStepforLocationBasedServices_Final.mp3 

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<author><![CDATA[CTIA]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Location Services]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Services/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:11:12 PM, April 3, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TruePosition Identifies Seven Key Drivers for LBS Success]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

				Significant Advancements in Technology, Applications, and Marketing To Boost Uptake of Revenue-Generating Location-Based Services

 CTIA Wireless 2008 







BERWYN, Pa.-- TruePosition, Inc., one of the worlds leading providers of complete, wireless location solutions and a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, today announced the Seven Key Drivers for Success of Location-Based Services (LBS).



Development of commercial LBS lagged in the late 1990s through early 2003, but acceptance of LBS applications is growing again due to factors including performance improvements in mobile devices and supporting technologies, as well as more user-friendly applications.



As with many hot topics in the wireless industry, the hype surrounding LBS came a little too early, noted Chris Polito, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, TruePosition. Today a number of advancements are helping to ensure that LBS will successfully generate appreciable revenue in the near term.



1. Superior phones



Only a few years ago, mobile phones had postage stamp-sized screens with black-and-white, text-only displays. Now most handsets have large, full-color screens capable of displaying graphically intense information. Although the continued advancement of phone technology affects a large number of mobile services, it is particularly important to LBS since operators can now provide colorful maps that indicate points of interest and offer turn-by-turn directions.



2. Better user interfaces on the applications



In the nascent era of LBS, application developers were just beginning to understand the concept of location and how subscribers would incorporate location information into their daily lives. As a result, the initial services were rather clunky in design, often requiring the user to make multiple, costly clicks to get to the desired information. Now application developers have a better understanding of how these services are used in day-to-day life. As a result, user interfaces actually anticipate the way information is gathered and presented and are easier to use.



3. Improved databases of useful information



A few years ago, if a person used a mobile phone to find a taxicab, results may have returned information on taxi repair companies and cab-top advertising firms. Today, applications such as local search tailor results to meet the needs of the mobile device user. Extraneous search results are filtered out for mobile users, since the person is most likely looking for the best cab company in the area.



4. Greater understanding of social networking



A large number of buddy finder or friend finder applications were available in the late 1990s. They were easy to develop, and many people thought there was an inherent need to find out where their friends were. These applications worked well but never really experienced growth since users needed more than just a point on a mapthe location needed context. Social networking is extremely popular with Internet-based Web sites such as MySpace, LinkedIn, and Facebook as cases in point. These proven Internet brands are migrating to mobile devices, and location infrastructure is already in place to support them. Location information enhances the social networking experience, but it is not completely dependent on it. Rather than just seeing points on a map, subscribers can use location data to start text message sessions and coordinate social planning.



5. Increased awareness of LBS among enterprises and consumers



In the early years of LBS, the general public did not really understand the concept of being located and learning about ones environment through a mobile device. With the rise of in-car navigation systems, as well as portable navigation devices, consumers are becoming quite savvy at using geospatial information, whether it is simple turn-by-turn navigation or locating nearby businesses such as restaurants and gas stations. It is quite easy to make the leap from getting this localized information on a portable navigation device to receiving it on a phone. As a result, consumers are starting to purchase more GPS-enabled phones and use LBS. In fact, the typical consumer may not even use the term LBS, but refer to such applications as GPS services, even though GPS or A-GPS technology may not be powering the application. There as also been a strong uptake of LBS in the workplace as small-to-medium enterprises begin to deploy applications like fleet and workforce management. ABI Research estimates that the total market for enterprise LBS applications will grow to 27.9 million users in 2011. As workers gain familiarity with using geospatial information in the workplace, they will begin to transfer these skills to their personal lives, further increasing the usage of services such as navigation, local search, and social networking.



6. More cost-effective subscription plans



While cheaper data plans and subscription rates for mobile services help increase acceptance of multiple types of applications, pricing has an even greater effect on LBS. When these services were initially deployed in all parts of the world, many mobile operators wanted to recoup the costs of deploying the wireless location system or positioning platform. As a result, many operators charged a rather substantial fee every time the subscriber requested a location. If the customer was using turn-by-turn navigation to the nearest ATM, which requires the user to be located several times throughout a journey, the task rapidly became relatively expensive. Currently, mobile operators offer more all you can eat location plans, enabling customers to use location services an unlimited number of times for a flat monthly fee. This flat fee, coupled with emerging flat-fee data plans, provides price points that can attract huge numbers of new LBS users.



7. Increased performance of the location technologies powering LBS



Performance of location technologies is often defined in terms of accuracy, latency, and yield. Many of the initial location-based services had poor position determining systems driving the applications. In the European Union, most of the applications were launched using one location technology, primarily Cell ID, which has an accuracy of several hundred meters to a few kilometers. If a customer was trying to locate an ATM, the end-user experience was poor. Latency was rather good for network-based location technologies, but for systems using A-GPS, customers could wait for about a minute only to discover that A-GPS could not get a fix indoors or standing next to a tall building. Again, the end-user experience was poor. In terms of yield, the location technologys ability to obtain a location fix, network-based location technologies could provide adequate yield in most instances. However, systems using A-GPS typically worked only in ideal situations, but not indoors or in urban canyons. Since it relies on a clear view of multiple satellites, A-GPS may not work inside an automobile unless the device is pushed up against a window or windshield.



Today, companies such as TruePosition can provide hybrid location solutions leveraging the best characteristics of multiple location technologies. As a result, TruePosition can ensure that the right location technology is working for the right application at the right place and time. Once hybrid location technology is deployed, it can provide the necessary accuracy, latency, and yield that LBS demands. As a result, the user experience seldom suffers, and wireless operators can deliver the quality of location service that their subscribers demand. TruePosition understands that this is a critical factor for consumer and enterprise LBS. It is absolutely vital, however, for location-based safety and security applications like emergency number services and criminal tracking, where it could mean the difference between life and death. TruePosition is uniquely positioned to develop wireless location solutions that operate at this optimum level to address the needs of location-based safety and security applications, and to provide services that work quickly, accurately, and consistently.



About TruePosition



TruePosition (www.trueposition.com) is one of the worlds leading providers of complete, wireless location solutions for the personal and public safety and government security markets. The companys high-performance, turnkey and managed solutions include positioning technologies, applications, integration services, and technical support. These solutions meet demanding location requirements, including U.S. E911 and other emergency calling directives worldwide. TruePosition has two subsidiaries: Useful Networks, a location aggregator, and Zoombak, a consumer applications developer. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in the Philadelphia, PA (USA) area, TruePosition is owned by Liberty Media Corporation.  

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<author><![CDATA[TruePosition]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Location Services]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Services/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:11:09 PM, April 1, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Got Content? Unique LBS Content Brokerage Service Launched]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

				GPSContent.com seeks to match prequalified content datasets with the right OEMs and applications, for maximum mutual benefit 

  

(Boston, MA) March 28, 2008  Location Based Strategy, a LBS consulting firm, today announced the launch of a new initiative designed to match prequalified content datasets with OEMs and application developers seeking to differentiate their offerings via content-fueled functionality. GPSContent.com will serve as a B2B content depot, positioning and promoting unique LBS content. 



There is a virtual sea of content available to drive differentiating functionality, but much of it is regional, disjointed, and in a variety of formats. Attribution is often not uniform and content is often optimized for traditional (print) media and not linked to specific point locations. Additionally, many content owners are unaware of the growing potential of LBS and/or lack the bandwidth for business discussions or legal negotiations. 



OEMs are often unable to devote sufficient resources to researching the dizzying array of content potentially available. Dealing with multiple regional and national vendors with varying levels of business acumen can be problematic. Correcting errors in regional content or making changes is also problematic, due to the same reason the content can be so compelling it can be inherently subjective. 



After conducting confidential needs assessments with OEMs and application developers, GPSContent.com seeks out and prequalifies content, to fill a specific strategic need. Likewise, GPSContent.com promotes and positions content to just the right application, platform, or device, if the content can be prequalified as both viable regarding monetisation and technically uniform and sound, allowing rapid deployment.



 Content has the ability to fuel differentiating functionality, but the sheer breadth of content out there and the lack of a standardized format makes research and subsequent acquisition a challenge, said Wilson Kerr, Founder of Location Based Strategy.  GPSContent.com seeks to be a one-stop-shop content depot, pairing up content owners with device manufacturers and application developers.

 

 ABOUT GPSCONTENT.COM:

GPSContent.com is the content depot that will serve to bring OEMs and applications developers the best, prequalified, topic-specific content available. Password-protected baskets of content descriptions and specs will be served to OEMs and application developers, based on their specific, stated needs. Likewise, GPSContent.com will serve to expose prequalified content owners to decision-makers at top-tier OEMs and applications developers, in order to expose their offering and speed and streamline the licensing process. GPSContent is a B2B site and will not have a retail or consumer facing element. Participation and inclusion in GPSContent.com is offered free of charge for content owners, OEMs, and application developers. For more information, please visit www.GPSContent.com.



Location Based Strategy is the parent entity of GPSContent.com. Location Based Strategy is a consulting company offering an innovative, energetic approach to business development consulting that incorporates current, rapidly evolving market conditions and an extensive working knowledge of both LBS branding/advertising and navigation-related third party content positioning and licensing. For more information, please visit www.LBStrategy.com.  

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<author><![CDATA[Location Based Strategy]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Location Services]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Services/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:11:06 PM, March 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reminder - WHERE Developer Contest (Spring 2008)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

				Hey Developers: Build something cool on the WHERE platform, and you can win cash and major distribution opportunities.  





We're partnering with some of the biggest names in the mobile industry to award great prizes and really put winners in the spotlight. Start working on the next big thing now.



Prizes...

Grand prize



    * $5,000 cash

    * GPS handset

    * Receive an application review from the AT&amp;T location product team

    * Be included in the WHERE catalog for distribution





Runner Up Prizes



    * $1,000 cash

    * GPS handset

    * Be included in the WHERE catalog for distribution





Semifinal Prizes



    * Receive a dedicated mobile design session from uLocate Communications





All prize winners and semi-finalists will be promoted at the O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference and Where Camp events and on where.com



Judging criteria:

Usefulness (33%) - Would a person use this application on a regular basis?

Uniqueness (33%) - Does this application use technology to do something new and innovative?

Usability (34%) - Is this application consistently easy to use and free of errors? 



Key Dates

Registration Ends April 28th Midnight ET (GMT -5)

Semi-final Judging April 29th (on or around)

Final Judging May 12th (on or around)



See Contest details 



Offical rules {PDF}

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<author><![CDATA[WHERE]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Location Services]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Services/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:11:04 PM, March 28, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ArcSoft Brings Advanced Multimedia Technology to the Symbian Ecosystem]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

				ArcSoft Announces PowerMobia Solution for Symbian Smartphones 







CTIA Wireless 2008

Hall N4, Stand #4855



LAS VEGAS-- ArcSoft is announcing the deployment of its ArcSoft PowerMobia solution bringing an optimized multimedia software solution to smartphones based on Symbian OS v9.2 to v9.5. Come by and experience our technology at the Symbian booth (Hall N4, Stand #4855) at CTIA Wireless 2008, April 1st to 3rd, 2008 in Las Vegas Convention Center.



Experiencing the same performance, quality, and functionalities of their iPods, digital cameras, portable media players and desktop PCs on their phones is what todays mobile phone users expect, said David Cao, Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Group. ArcSoft PowerMobia Solution for Symbian Phones helps Symbian licensees to meet their expectation by providing a complete set of innovative software solution in intuitive user interfaces. The built-for-Symbian architecture reduces the R&amp;D investment as well as the time-to-market cycle.



Features of PowerMobia for Symbian OS:



    * Camera and Camcorder Solution

    * Streaming Media Player

    * Music Player

    * Media Editor Solution

    * Media Gallery Solution

    * Mobile IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems)

    * Mobile Media Codecs



Each solution can be licensed as a complete application or as an SDK built for Symbian OS. For more information, visit http://www.arcsoft.com/products/mobiledevicesolution/symbian.asp



About ArcSoft



ArcSoft, Inc. is an industry leading software developer of multimedia technologies and applications across desktop and embedded platforms. Working closely with OEM manufacturers, ArcSoft offers imaging and video solutions that enhance the features, performance, and user experience of mobile phones, digital cameras, optical drives, personal computers, and consumer electronics. Visit www.arcsoft.com. 

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<author><![CDATA[ArcSoft]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Symbian news]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/symbian/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:10:29 PM, April 1, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ADDING MULTIMEDIA EA Adds Smartphone Games to Mobile Line-up]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

				EA Mobile Titles Now Available on BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Mobile Platforms 







CTIA Wireless 2008 Hall N4, Number 4855



LAS VEGAS-- EA Mobile, a division of EAs Casual Entertainment Label, today announced that many of its most popular games are now available for smartphones, including BlackBerry® smartphones, Symbian and Windows Mobile phones. EA Mobile will distribute a growing slate of smartphone games, including hit titles like Tetris® and Bejeweled®. EA Mobile will be demonstrating games at the Symbian booth during CTIA, located in Hall N4, Number 4855.



With smartphones becoming everyday devices, we are excited to offer the fun, and high quality of EA Mobile games to a growing and important worldwide market, said Travis Boatman, Vice President of Worldwide Studios for EA Mobile. Offering top titles for the most popular smartphones, and our recent announcement that we will develop for the iPhone, reflect our focus and commitment to emerging platforms and markets.



More people are consuming mobile games than ever before, comments Seamus McAteer, Senior Analyst for M:Metrics. Last month, 7.5 million people downloaded and played a game on their phone, outnumbering other mobile activities  like listening to music and participating in social networks. Smartphone users in particular are avid consumers of games, with 7.3 percent downloading a game in the month--more than double the market average.



EA Mobile has already offered a number of blockbuster franchises for Symbian OS, the worlds market-leading open operating system for smartphones, including: Doom®, FIFA, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® and The Sims. Currently, EA SPORTS FIFA 08 is now available for a number of Symbian smartphones in Europe with more titles on the way.



Mobile convergence has arrived and EA Mobile is taking it by storm by bringing its top-selling branded games to Symbian OS, said Jerry Panagrossi, Vice President and General Manager of North American Operations, Symbian. With shipments of Symbian smartphones reaching over 200 million to date and consistent year-over-year growth, the commercial opportunity for providing compelling content is clear. We look forward to collaborating further with EA Mobile on bringing many more leading game titles to Symbian smartphones around the globe.



Working with Research in Motion (RIM), EA Mobile has released several titles for BlackBerry smartphones. Games that are currently available for the BlackBerry platform include Tetris®, Bejeweled®, SCRABBLE® (in North America only), EA SPORTS Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07, SimCity Societies, and most recently, MONOPOLY HERE &amp; NOW. In addition, EA Mobile continues to distribute its games on Windows Mobile phones. To date, titles on the Windows Mobile platform include Downtown Texas Hold Em, JAMDAT Mahjong, The Sims Bowling, and JAMDAT Mini Golf with more titles on the way.



For more information on carrier availability and pricing, please visit www.eamobile.com.



About Electronic Arts



Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS, EA, EA SPORTS BIG and POGO. In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com. 

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<categoryname><![CDATA[Symbian news]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/symbian/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:10:26 PM, April 1, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AOL Works with Action Engine, Aricent, Infosys, Obopay, and ShoZu for Open Mobile Platform]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[



LAS VEGAS  April 1, 2008  AOL today announced that five leading application developers  Action Engine, Aricent, Infosys, Obopay, and ShoZu  support the AOL Open Mobile Platform initiative and anticipate delivering a new breed of wireless applications based on the platform. The AOL Open Mobile Platform will provide developers with ready access to the tools and source code they need to build and distribute applications across all major mobile device platforms and operating systems including BREW, Java, Linux, RIM, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. 



In addition, to help encourage further innovation and collaboration, AOL also announced that it plans on making the Open Mobile Platform available under the widely-used Apache 2.0 software license.  



&quot;Providing developers with open access to our technologies is a fundamental part of AOL's new product strategy, said Kevin Conroy, Executive Vice President of AOL. &quot;Through our new AOL Open Mobile Platform, we're further demonstrating our focus on the importance of mobile and encouraging developers to create new experiences for users around the globe.&quot;



&quot;We're thrilled to see the product innovation that's being stirred by the AOL Open Mobile Platform, said Steve Murphy, Senior Vice President of AOL. &quot;We expect that our open platform will unleash even more creativity in the development community and in turn give consumers more choice for mobile applications.



From media sharing applications to person-to-person mobile money transfer services, Action Engine, Aricent, Infosys, Obopay, and ShoZu are planning to use AOL's open mobile tools and source code to create innovative applications capable of functioning on a wide-range of devices and operating systems. Examples of the ways the companies plan to use the Open Mobile Platform include:



* Action Engine will work with AOL to offer developers who use AOL's new platform the opportunity to have their applications embedded within the new AOL MyMobile application. AOL MyMobile, which was released into beta today, is a new interactive suite of AOL services designed specifically for mobile devices and was built using Action Engine's on-device portal technology.



* Using the AOL Open Mobile Platform, the Aricent News Center application will combine the power of RSS feeds and Web 2.0 technologies to deliver the latest content on virtually any mobile phone.  Traditionally, content delivery to phones requires complicated transcoding and server-side formatting to suit various phone display capabilities. However, Aricent News Center, built on top of the AOL Open Mobile Platform, will be presentation-agnostic and will be able to run on any J2ME/BREW mobile device, without custom modification.



* Obopay will use the Open Mobile Platform to continue to extend its leading mobile money transfer services, enabling consumers across all carriers to securely send, request and receive money via their mobile phones.



* ShoZu, the leading provider of mobile social media services, plans to develop an AIM-based application that utilizes Open AIM in addition to the AOL Open Mobile Platform.



The AOL Open Mobile Platform, which is targeted for wider availability to developers this summer, will consist of three components: an XML-based, next-generation markup language; an ultra-lightweight mobile device client; and an application server. A dynamic presentation layer will allow for rapid deployment of new features and easy optimization for a wide variety of mobile devices, allowing developers to build and update applications once, and then distribute them across all supported devices and platforms. 



The platform will also give developers the ability to monetize their mobile applications by utilizing advertising resources provided by Platform-A's Third Screen Media, the leading mobile display advertising network and mobile ad-serving and management platform provider.  



More information on the Open Mobile Platform is available at http://dev.aol.com/openmobile. 



AOL at CTIA 



AOL will be demonstrating its wide array of mobile products in booth #2857 (Hall C4/C5) at CTIA Wireless 2008, taking place in Las Vegas from April 1 through April 3. Products on display during CTIA Wireless include AOL MyMobile, the AOL.com WAP portal, AOL Mobile Search, MapQuest and AIM TXT.



About AOL



AOL is a global Web services company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs one of the largest Internet access businesses in the U.S., and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC and its subsidiaries have operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com.



Supporting Partner Quotes for the AOL Open Mobile Platform



&quot;Through our strategic collaboration with AOL on the AOL MyMobile application and the AOL Open Mobile Platform initiative, AOL and Action Engine are delivering on the promises of openness, ease of use and innovation that consumers are expecting from their mobile applications. This integration offers developers the opportunity to have the applications they create on the AOL Open Mobile Platform widely distributed and gives consumers a diverse catalog of rich mobile applications to select from to personalize their AOL MyMobile experience.

-- Scott G. Silk, President and CEO, Action Engine Corporation



&quot;Aricent has extensive experience in the design, development, testing and delivery of mobile applications on many platforms. Our initial application development work with the AOL Open Mobile Platform shows that this technology supports very rapid time-to-market capabilities, across a broad range of mobile phones and all major mobile operating systems. Aricent is excited to be working in collaboration with AOL to enhance the communications software capabilities of the AOL Open Mobile Platform.

-- Deepak Mehrotra, Vice President, Communication Applications and Terminal Software, Aricent



&quot;The AOL Open Mobile Platform is a good step in the right direction towards creation of portable mobile applications that, written once, can run on virtually any device that the AOL Open Mobile Platform supports. The platform is a much needed framework with an aggregation of tools and source code to build and distribute mobile applications across a variety of Mobile devices, OS platforms and browsers. Infosys as a premier mobile device and solutions engineering service firm welcomes this development and looks forward to leveraging the platform.

-- Ram Kumar, Associate Vice President of Product Engineering Business, Infosys Technologies Ltd.



&quot;We really look forward to working with the AOL teams to further integrate our Obopay mobile person-to-person money transfer services within an expanding suite of AOL properties. The AOL Open Mobile Platform will provide a great framework to deliver an engaging and updatable mobile user interface within Mobile AIM to securely send, receive and request money from hundreds of millions of different mobile devices across a wide range of carrier networks. It also allows us to focus on rapid deployment of Obopay money transfer services across a wide-range of mobile device platforms and deliver an experience that consumers can easily access from almost any mobile phone. 

-- Christian Delay, Vice President, Business Development, Obopay



&quot;AOL's Open Mobile initiative is good for the industry and for consumers. Open systems win. ShoZu intends to support AOL's Open Mobile Platform in future services, and at CTIA we are demonstrating an early AIM integration using AOL's Open AIM platform.  ShoZu is about connecting mobile users with their online social lives and IM was a natural next step. AOL's appealing new strategy makes them a great choice to work with as our first instant messaging partner. 

			

		

				



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 MOUNTAIN VIEW AND BERKELEY, CALIF.  Acknowledging the rise of handheld mobile devices as a dominant computing platform both in the United States and abroad, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of California at Berkeley have joined together to sponsor The Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our Lives. The one-day conference gathers leading academics, researchers, pundits and industry experts to discuss their visions of this mobile future, along with technology and business models for achieving them. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., April 22 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. For more details, please visit http://west.cmu.edu/sofcon08/13867052.html.



 The Mobile Future represents the combined efforts of Carnegie Mellons Silicon Valley campus and The Fisher Information Technology Center at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. The universities have attracted industry executives, such as Nokias Bob Iannucci, and researchers, such as Ted Selker from the MIT Media Lab, who will lead interactive discussions on the issues and trends that will significantly alter how we live and do business. The conference will offer a framework for the future and pointers for mobile technology creators, investors and customers on where the best opportunities will be found.



 Mobile technologies are creating the computing platform of the future, said James Morris, dean of Carnegie Mellons Silicon Valley campus. Weve seen the rise of Web-based computing open up many opportunities for companies like Google to step up and offer standard PC services in new ways, built on new business models. The platform change driven by mobile technologies will have the same impact, opening up opportunities both for people offering mobile-specific services as well as for people offering a better way to deliver established PC and Web services.



 Soon, the computing platform of choice for many will be a handheld device, said Jack Grantham, executive director of the Haas Schools Fisher Information Technology Center. This trend is already apparent in Asia and Scandinavia, transforming the personal and professional lives of individuals in ways that are both chaotic and enriching. Despite the diversity of global communications mechanisms, network operators, software vendors, and handset providers have the power to facilitate and accelerate this evolution. The Mobile Future provides the forum for exploring these emerging opportunities.



 Migrating to The Mobile Future



The Mobile Future revolves around a central question: What if the future of computing was something you held in your hand? In the morning, conference participants and attendees will focus their attention on how the new mobile devices, applications and services will change the way people work, play and relate to each other. After lunch, the focus will shift to how the mobile visions discussed in the morning can be turned into reality.



The conference seeks to address a number of issues, including what consumers want, how providers can deliver it, obstacles, challenges and potential partnerships. Attendees will also hear how Silicon Valley can help close the gap with the rest of the world and where investors, creators and customers of the mobile industry should place their bets. All attendees will take away a valuable understanding of the mobile future and their roles in that future. For example:



·        Corporate technology executives and managers will learn about the new mobility facilities and developing services they will be responsible for acquiring and using over the next few years;



·        Hardware, carrier, content, application software and service developers and providers will gain a better understanding of the market trends, best practices, risks and rewards for these services;



·        Investors will receive guidance in the rapidly evolving field of mobile technology hardware, content, applications software and services and gain a better understanding of the related opportunities and risks;



·        Members of the higher education academy will be able to follow and participate in the opportunities for original thinking and research being spawned by the mobile technology and communications industry and related services;



·        Students will learn about careers in the field and maximize their understanding of the opportunities.



 To register for The Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our Lives, please visit https://www.acteva.com/go/cmuwest. The early registration fee of $150 is available through Monday, April 7.



About the Fisher IT Center at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business: The Fisher Information Technology Center promotes interaction between corporate executives, including CIO-level managers, and UC Berkeley faculty and students through the many programs and services within the Haas School of Business and UC Berkeley. The Fisher IT Center serves professional and academic communities of interest in information technology by promoting dynamic interactions between corporate practice, research, and instruction, and by encouraging the professional development of participating information technology professionals, students, and faculty. For more information about opportunities and resources, please see http://fisheritcenter.haas.berkeley.edu or contact Jack Grantham, executive director, Fisher Information Technology Center at 
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 About Carnegie Mellons Silicon Valley Campus: Carnegie Mellon is a private research university with a distinctive mix of programs in engineering, computer science, robotics, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. A global university, Carnegie Mellon has campuses in Silicon Valley, Calif. and Qatar, as well as programs in Asia, Australia and Europe. The Universitys  Silicon Valley campus offers both full-time and part-time masters degree programs in Software Engineering; Software Management; Networking, Security, and Mobility; and Engineering and Technology Innovation Management.  Carnegie Mellons Mobility Research Center, an extension of the University's Cylab, is located at the Silicon Valley campus.  The Center combines the research, education, and entrepreneurship programs from both the Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley campuses to explore multidisciplinary and novel work in technology, usability, behavior, business, and public policy. For more information, see west.cmu.edu or contact Diane Dimeff, Associate Dean for Masters Programs at 
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The SO905iCS was recently launched on the Japanese market and is the first commercial phone to include the unique AutoRama function by Scalado. 



About AutoRama

Scalado AutoRama(tm) adds a unique camera feature to the SO905iCS. Users can choose from 2 modes; a 4-stitch panorama or a 360º panorama encompassing 10 photos. AutoRama is fully automatic and sews continuous images together in order to create a single, specialized photograph. Simply start the application and by just pressing once, and then rotating the camera, it takes the necessary photos and stitches them together and displays the image on the screen, all in one go!



&quot;The collaboration with Sony Ericsson's engineering team in Japan is very important for Scalado. We know that the Japanese market is the toughest market on mobile phone requirements. Phones are absolutely packed with the latest top quality features, so we are very proud to be selected as a supplier to contribute our unique imaging software.&quot; says Mats Jacobson, CEO, Scalado.



About Scalado

Scalado AB is a Swedish imaging Software Company that focuses on the wireless device industry. It provides mobile imaging software solutions that are powerful, scalable and modular for any camera phone. Its mission is to make imaging on mobile phones more efficient - bringing higher usability for end-users and cutting hardware costs for device manufacturers. With unique and patented software technologies, it is solving critical performance issues with less memory and CPU requirements.



Founded in 2000, Scalado has its head office in IDEON Research Park in Lund, Sweden. The company's principal shareholders are venture capitalists NorthCap Partners, Industrifonden, and Teknoseed as well as company's founders. For more information, please visit www.scalado.com 

			

		

				



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iTookThisOnMyPhone.com Makes It Easy to Upload and Store Photos and Video Taken On Windows® Mobile Smartphones from Motorola, Palm, HTC, and Samsung



Smartphone Photos and Video Automatically Transfer Wirelessly to Secure Web Site



CINCINNATI-- The corrected release reads:



ITOOKTHISONMYPHONE - FREE, WIRELESS PHOTO AND VIDEO TRANSFER SOFTWARE NOW ON WINDOWS® MOBILE SMARTPHONES FROM MAJOR CARRIERS INCLUDING SPRINT/NEXTEL, AT&amp;T WIRELESS (FORMERLY CINGULAR), VERIZON, T-MOBILE, ALLTEL, AND CINCINNATI BELL



iTookThisOnMyPhone.com Makes It Easy to Upload and Store Photos and Video Taken On Windows® Mobile Smartphones from Motorola, Palm, HTC, and Samsung



Smartphone Photos and Video Automatically Transfer Wirelessly to Secure Web Site



iTookThisOnMyPhone, a leading mobile photo-sharing company, announced today its wireless mobile photo transfer application is now available on Windows® Mobile smartphones. A complete list of supported devices is available on the company website.



The introduction of our technology on Windows Mobile smartphones will make iTookThisOnMyPhone available to millions more smartphone users across the world, said Jack Kuntz, CEO. People everywhere take photos and videos on their phones and those photos and videos are trapped in their phones, or lost, if a phone is lost or stolen. Our service solves this very common problem by automatically transferring photos and video from the users smartphone to their personal, secure website. With iTookThisOnMyPhone.com there are no wires or cables to connect and no fees for using it.



I used to need all my cables and cords to manually upload my photos, said Margie Long, mother of two young children. It took forever and it really was a hassle. Now I just snap the photo. In minutes, my mother can see her grandchildren on our web album. For her, its just like being there, she continued. This is a fantastic product and its wonderful that its free!



Users can sign up for the free service at www.itookthisonmyphone.com, download the application to their smartphone in seconds, and immediately use it. Photos from the smartphone are automatically transferred to the users personal online photo gallery hosted by the company. Users choose if they want their photos or video to be shared with others, or remain private, and they can see their photos on their website in seconds.



Once on the website,users can create their own photo albums, email them to friends and family, upload them to popular social networking sites and keep them for a lifetime in one safe, secure place.



Since its launch in fall 2007, iTookThisOnMyPhone has proven itself to be a popular and extremely easy-to-use application with an ever-expanding user base in more than 80 countries.



The launch of the Windows Mobile version expands iTookThisOnMyPhone beyond its existing service on BlackBerry 8100 and 8300 Series  wireless smartphones.



About iTookThisOnMyPhone, Inc.



Founded in 2007 by industry veterans that have built several leading third-party applications, iTookThisOnMyPhone.coms patent-pending photo workflow system is a complete solution that enables users to easily manage the photos they take with their smartphone cameras.



For more information, visit: www.itookthisonmyphone.com.



The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited-used by permission. Motorola, Nokia, Microsoft Windows, Nokia Symbian, Treo, HTC and Samsung are trademarks of their respective companies and iTookThisOnMyPhone.com and associated services are neither sponsored by, authorized by nor affiliated with those companies.



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http://www.blackberrysoftware.us/v,c3ltYmlhbjIwOTY/ itookthisonmyphonecom.jsp



http://blackberrycool.com/2007/10/25/005908/



http://www.themes4bb.com/forum//showthread.php?t=6001&amp;goto=newpost



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&quot;This project demonstrates the potential of mobile phones to enable social development and improve education especially in underprivileged areas, &quot; says Micheline Ntiru, Head of Nokia's Community Involvement Programs in the Middle East and Africa. &quot;Young people are increasingly using their phones to gain knowledge via the internet, social networking and interaction with their peers, so it makes sense to introduce learning through these devices. By combining Nokia handsets with innovative content, and the enthusiasm of the teachers and pupils this scheme creates an opportunity to really help create new skills and opportunities.&quot;

 

The scheme will be piloted in two schools - President Mangope Technical High School and Thlabane Technical College - in the North West Province of South Africa.  Pupils using it will be able to access educational games and other content that have been specifically created to meet the needs of the national curriculum.

 

The pilot supports the South African Department of Education's drive to improve proficiency in key subjects like maths amongst students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds, and in particular girls who tend to be the worst performers in this subject.  In addition to the initial pilot using mathematics, Nokia and Mindset are developing digital content in other key subjects such as English and information technology.

 

Nokia is also providing additional funding for the two pilot schools to help train teachers and school managers in the use of ICT resources, repair classrooms and provide books for their libraries. Nokia staff are also volunteering to act as part-time helpers at the schools.

 

Vis Naidoo, CEO of Mindset Network said, &quot;One of South Africa's most pressing challenges is the need for an improvement in maths proficiency. This pilot will help students develop in this area, which is so important for our youth if they are to integrate into the fast paced global economy.&quot;

 

Mr. Freddie Mahape, Principal at Tlhabane Technical and Commercial High School, said &quot;We need to win the battle of ensuring that more and more girl learners take interest in maths and subsequently obtain good results.  As such we welcome this project, as it gives us hope for a better future by improving results for our learners. We hope that in the future it will be possible to extend this program so that many more schools and learners can benefit from it.&quot;

 

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

 

Nokia is committed to having a positive impact on society that extends beyond the advanced technology, products and services it creates. It has invested in community projects supporting young people and education in 30 countries, benefiting more than 1 million young people. The company has an active employee volunteering program which last year saw its employees give more than 32,100 hours to local community projects. Nokia is also supporting innovative technology projects designed to bridge the digital divide and bring the benefits of mobile technology to communities around the world.

 

About Mindset Network

Mindset Network is a South African based non-profit organisation that was founded in 2002 and is aimed at the personal, social and economic development of all people in Africa through creation, sourcing and delivery on a mass scale of quality and contextually relevant educational material through appropriate media to the schooling, health and vocational sectors. Materials are distributed through various technology platforms including broadcast and datacast. The materials are made available in video, print and in computer-based multimedia formats.

 

Mindset Network is unique in that it leverages satellite technology to distribute its materials on a mass scale to schools, clinics and other centres of learning across Southern Africa. Through external funding, Mindset provides sites with the necessary equipment to receive its materials, and trains teachers and health care workers in the use and integration of the Mindset infrastructure and materials.  www.mindset.co.za  

			

		

				



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 CTIA Las Vegas, 1 April 2008  Altobridges core technology has just enabled the worlds first in-flight personal mobile phone services, delivered by AeroMobile aboard an Emirates Airline Airbus A340-300 on 20th March. Altobridge, (Booth #627, Hall C1/2, Ireland Pavilion) will be at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas highlighting this very same core technology at the heart of its other acclaimed solutions for critical wireless applications. Showcased on the stand will be the companys Remote Contiguous Communications Unit (RCC), a portable wireless solution that provides Emergency First Responder and Humanitarian applications with their own private networks, or extends existing networks to these locations, providing standard, cost-effective communications.   



 In addition to the RCC, (see notes for editors), Altobridge will also be displaying its Local Connectivity solution at the Ericsson stand, which cuts the cost of communications by switching local calls at the base station. Altobridge has been selected for this technology as one of four finalists in this years Andrew Seybold Choice Awards, under the category: Most Innovative New Design Concept. 



 After several years of privately funded R&amp;D, Altobridge developed an inflight technology - Altobridges AM Gateway Platform - capable of overcoming the most demanding technological hurdles and regulatory challenges posed in meeting the requirements of the aeronautical GSM space. This was then selected in 2005 as the technology of choice for the worlds first commercial deployment of In-Flight Mobile Communications by the ARINC / Telenor joint venture, AeroMobile. 



 Bjorn-Taale Sandberg, Chief Executive Officer of AeroMobile Limited, commented, Altobridges technology is integral to the AeroMobile system and provides us with unique capabilities in the aviation marketplace, such as the ability to operate over all Inmarsat satellite communications systems. The Altobridge AM Gateway Platform allows AeroMobile and our airline customers to benefit from the highest level of service while at the same time minimising use of aircraft satellite links, improving the commercial viability of our service. 



 Altobridge Chief Executive Officer, Mike Fitzgerald, said, We are thrilled that Aeromobile and Emirates have reached this major, historical milestone for both the wireless and aviation industries and that our core technology lies at the heart of this success.



 At CTIA, Monte Egeland, Altobridge Vice President, North America, added, This great in-flight success is testimony to the technology that powers the RCC solution for the emergency/first responder market. Not only is this solution now commercially proven, it has been proven in a scenario for which the technological and regulatory requirements have been the most demanding of any GSM application. The RCC is every bit as exceptional.



VISIT ALTOBRIDGE AT CTIA 2008 ON BOOTH # 627, Hall C1/C2, THE IRELAND PAVILION



About the RCC



The RCC enables standard cellular communications anywhere, under any circumstances including extreme natural disaster scenarios. Whether for use by Government First Responder/Emergency personnel or the business community for communications continuity (Communications Insurance) the  Altobridge RCC can provide a guaranteed cellular service in the most challenging environments. 



The system operates without the cost/technology barriers that exist with traditional solutions, such as vehicle-based Cell On Wheels (COW). The Altobridge RCC combines the patented Altobridge AM Gateway Platform, a standard pico-cellular base station and a satellite transmission unit (e.g. Inmarsat GAN/BGAN), all in a single carry case. 



All existing emergency communictions solutions carry with them certain barriers, either technological, financial, mobility etc., which prevent an effective and timely response in a situation where immediate standard communications matters most. Using the Altobridge RCC Unit, interoperability, coverage, capacity, mobility and power issues are all overcome by a lightweight service delivered by distributing small transportable communication cases to the key locations. The business model can include a 24/7, fully-managed service, including support, training and rehearsals.



The system is ideal for sceanarios following natural disasters, where service is lost, congested or the disaster takes place outside the normal coverage area. Emergency workers can communicate from, and be contacted on, their existing mobile handsets. With the RCC, first responders are able to carry the units with them and simply turn on their existng cellular handsets, ensuring maximum communications impact the moment it is needed.



 About Altobridge - www.altobridge.com 



Headquartered at Kerry Technology Park, Ireland and with regional offices in Tysons Corner, Virginia, USA and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Altobridge is a leading provider of telecommunications solutions that cut the cost of communications to/from and between wireless devices. The companys core, patented AM Gateway Platform and Local Connectivity Platform cut backhaul costs to/from base station sites as well as providing local call switching at the base station site. These solutions have been successfully tested and deployed in wireless telecommunications networks as well as the following vertical markets: Remote Community/Enterprise, Aeronautical, Maritime, Secure and Emergency/First Responder wireless communication markets. 



 Altobridge licenses its software to leading vendors and operators and can also provide a fully managed wireless service to mobile operators. Wireless operator clients include: Maxis (Remote Community), AeroMobile (Aeronautical GSM), Blue Ocean Wireless (Maritime GSM).  Vendor clients include: Ericsson (Local Connectivity).  

			

		

				



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Collaboration provides BitFlash Scalable Vector Graphics technology to platform vendors and cell phone manufacturers



Dallas, Texas, April 1, 2008 - Quickoffice, Inc., the leading global provider of innovative software and solutions for the mobile business professional, today announced its Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny (SVGT) Platform has been selected by ARM to be optimized for the ARM(r) Mali(tm) Graphics Architecture. The partnership will benefit developers of ARM technology-based system-on-chip (SoC) designs, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and mobile platform vendors, such as Symbian and Windows Mobile. The BitFlash SVGT Platform is the industry leader in standards-based graphics software for wireless multimedia. 



The BitFlash SVGT Platform provides a standards-based solution for creating innovative new products. This platform is a critical ingredient for building rich graphical user interfaces (UIs). It also enhances the mobile user experience, such as the ability to view high-quality email attachments. Now, cell phone manufacturers can take advantage of SVGT technology when developing rich media applications, user interfaces and other applications for mobile handsets distributed in the wireless market. 



&quot;This engagement extends the ARM Mali graphics support by providing an optimized solution for SVGT, which is becoming increasingly important in the 2D user interface space,&quot; said Michael Dimelow, director of marketing, ARM Media Processing Division. &quot;This will ultimately benefit our customers by ensuring optimized and pre-verified solutions thereby lowering risk and reducing time to market.&quot;



&quot;Within the past year, consumer expectations for compelling user-interface and screen design have risen dramatically,&quot; said Gregg Fiddes, vice president of sales and strategic partnerships, Quickoffice. &quot;By combining BitFlash's market-leading SVGT platform with ARM Mali graphics acceleration technology and market leadership position, we can provide the necessary tools for OEMs to meet these demands.&quot;



Quickoffice's BitFlash technology offers a unique mobile SVGT implementation based on established open standards. This provides an excellent environment for creating and distributing high-quality multimedia of all types, including infotainment, office documents, wireless applications and custom UI design. 



Quickoffice and BitFlash entered into an exclusive license agreement in 2006 The BitFlash Mobile SVGT Platform allows OEMs and mobile platform vendors to meet operator requirements, such as interactive SVG Tiny 1.2 implementation and mobile Java specifications JSR 226 and JSR 287 API. 



About Quickoffice

Quickoffice is the world leader in providing mobile office productivity software and services for mobile devices. The company's robust software product line-up includes Quickoffice Premier, which allows hi-fidelity viewing and editing of Microsoft Office documents, Quickmanager, which is an embedded e-commerce application that allows for over-the-air upgrades and purchases, and Quickaccess, which provides for remote access of PC-based content. Quickoffice Premier has been thoroughly tested by and ships through major operators such as Vodafone(r), Orange(r), China Mobile(r) and Cingular(r) and also ships worldwide as a built-in solution on tens of millions of smartphones. Quickoffice Premier, which is available in almost 50 languages, has been a top-selling mobile office application since its initial market introduction in 1997. Privately held, Quickoffice Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas with offices in London, England and Ottawa, Canada. For more information, please visit www.quickoffice.com.   

			

		

				



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LAS VEGAS, March 31 -- CTIA Wireless 2008 -- Nokia Siemens Networks' LTE solution for radio and core networks will enable operators to deploy WCDMA/HSPA and LTE in all major frequency bands, including the 700 MHz and 1.7/2.1 GHz bands that are of particular importance in North America. The solution is comprised of the new Flexi Multimode Base Station, Mobility Management Entity (MME) and System Architecture Evolution (SAE) Gateway. The Flexi Multimode Base Station is the newest member of the small, modular and energy-efficient Flexi Base Station family, making full use of the software defined radio concept, which simplifies the path to LTE.



As demand for mobile data increases exponentially, the rationale for evolution toward flat, all-IP network architectures will become more evident if operators are to sustain profitability. Nokia Siemens Networks is the innovation leader in flat mobile network architecture, and is the only supplier currently providing the standardized pre-LTE solution, Internet-HSPA, which is commercially available now. I-HSPA can be an initial step in implementing a flat, cost effective all-IP network that is compatible with all legacy HSPA devices and provides an evolution to LTE with just a software upgrade.



&quot;License winners from auctions in the U.S. and Canada will be eager to deploy new networks and services as quickly as possible,&quot; said Sue Spradley, President, Nokia Siemens Networks, North America. &quot;We are confident that Nokia Siemens Networks' LTE solution will enable service providers to deliver high-speed wireless services in the near term, while providing investment protection in the form of a cost efficient software upgrade to LTE in the future.&quot;



Nokia Siemens Networks' LTE solution is appropriate for new entrants, incumbents with existing GSM/WCDMA/HSPA and CDMA network operators, allowing them to provide Internet services via mobile broadband at speeds comparable to DSL. LTE is slated to be a true global roaming technology as an evolution option for operators with a WCDMA/HSPA network or a CDMA network.



The end-to-end LTE/SAE solution is comprised of best in class network elements and a comprehensive set of services optimized for the 700 MHz and 1.7/2.1 GHz bands. The services enable an operator to efficiently build, operate and transfer networks and to provide business and technical consulting on market entry, service innovation, service benchmarking, and spectrum clearing.



The LTE solution was launched globally in February at Mobile World Congress. Nokia Siemens Networks will demonstrate LTE at CTIA Wireless 2008. Stop by Booth 3026 for more details.



Nokia Siemens Networks delivers radio access solutions to over 300 customers in 120 countries. With the mission of optimizing the operator total value of ownership in mobile broadband, Nokia Siemens Networks is a forerunner and a solution provider for all flat, data optimized and scalable radio architectures such as Internet-HSPA, WiMAX and LTE.



About Nokia Siemens Networks



Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of communications services. The company provides a complete, well-balanced product portfolio of mobile and fixed network infrastructure solutions and addresses the growing demand for services with 20,000 service professionals worldwide. Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure companies with operations in 150 countries. The company is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.



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LAS VEGAS, March 31-- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) , the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today upgrades to Garmin Mobile that include a new user-friendly interface and Google Local(TM) search. These upgrades will be available on a variety of handsets and platforms including BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones. These new features are in addition to a long list of rich features and real-time content included with Garmin Mobile's current subscription based service that includes turn-by-turn, voice prompted directions, as well as traffic, weather conditions and forecasts, fuel prices and more. Garmin will display the Garmin Mobile enhancements at its CTIA Wireless trade show booth (#6639) in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1-3, 2008.



When the new Garmin Mobile application is launched, customers will first notice the new nuvi-like interface, with &quot;Where To?&quot; and &quot;View Map&quot; icons on the smartphone display. Once &quot;Where To?&quot; is selected, colorful icons such as &quot;Address,&quot; &quot;Recent Finds,&quot; &quot;Food and Hotel&quot; and &quot;Google Local&quot; streamline the number of keystrokes required before selecting a destination and receiving turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions. If a turn is missed en route, Garmin Mobile automatically recalculates the route based on the user's current location. Garmin Mobile has an extensive points of interest database -- places like hotels, restaurants, ATMs, gas stations, airports, and more -- thanks to the over six-million integrated points of interest and Google Local search. Garmin Mobile is also integrated with the phone's address book so that users can navigate directly to a contact's address stored on their smartphone.



The Google Local search capability lets users harness points of interest information via the World Wide Web. It allows users to look for locations by typing in key word searches as they would if they were on their desktop computer. If looking for a coffee shop with free Wi-Fi access, simply type the phrase in the search box and a list of venues will appear based on proximity to the user's current location. In addition, Garmin has created a &quot;quick search&quot; feature that lets users search Google Local via categories -- such as food, lodging, fuel, and more -- rather than typing a word or phrase into the Google Local search box. Detailed information can be displayed including descriptions, business address &amp; phone numbers, and a user-contributed rating, where applicable. Once the user selects a location, they can save the destination to their favorites folder, call the destination, or navigate to it with Garmin's intuitive turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions.



In addition to navigation, Garmin Mobile includes free access to constantly-updating information like real-time traffic, fuel prices, weather forecasts, and more.



Since Garmin Mobile is a subscription based solution, mapping data is stored on Garmin's servers, not on the device itself. Therefore, customers have the advantage of the most up-to-date mapping information available directly from Garmin's servers. In order to access Garmin's network, the smartphone must have a data plan for network access.



The newest version of Garmin Mobile is rolling-out on BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile OS smartphones in July 2008. For more information about Garmin Mobile, visit http://www.garmin.com/mobilephones.



About Garmin International Inc.



Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) , the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications -- most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin's products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at http://www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a registered trademark, and Garmin Mobile is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.



Google and Google Local are trademarks of Google Inc. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.



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<pubDate>9:09:53 PM, March 31, 2008</pubDate>
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March 31, 2008 - Nokia for Business Channel Program hailed for significant partner benefits by CMP Channel's VARBusiness 2008 Partner Program Guide

 

New York, US and Espoo, Finland -   VARBusinesses' 2008 Partner Program Guide (PPG) is a guide that acknowledges the commitment and strength of a vendor's partner programs for its Channel resellers, IT integrators and technology consultants in North America.

 

The Nokia for Business Channel Program is designed to accelerate the widespread adoption of business mobility. The integrated program aims to create the industry's most complete channel ecosystem for the design, deployment, sale and support of security and open mobility solutions worldwide. This year, Nokia adds operators and independent software vendors (ISVs) to the existing ecosystem of IT solution providers, opening up new opportunities for its growing community of partners to work together to deliver mobility solutions to businesses. Nokia also recently introduced new incentive programs designed to encourage collaboration between partners and to support their investments in broadening their technology expertise and expanding their customer base.

 

Of the hundreds of vendor program entries reviewed for this year's guide, Nokia was one of only 10 Gold 5-Star Overall Winners chosen in this 14th annual VARBusiness Partner Programs Guide survey. Nokia was also certified a Silver 5-Star Winner in the Sales Support, Marketing Support, Communication and Partner Recruitment categories.

 

&quot;The quality of a vendor's partner program reflects the true commitment they have to the thriving Solution Provider Channel, and this year's 5-Star Partner Programs Guide winners are the cream of the crop of Channel-friendly vendors,&quot; said Robert C. DeMarzo, vice president and editorial director, CMP Channel.

 

&quot;Businesses today have an opportunity to transform ad hoc mobility into competitive business advantage, and we are helping them make that transition,&quot; said Joe Luciano, CEO, AccessIT. &quot;By participating in the Nokia for Business Channel Program - which I believe is the model program for IT vendors - we are broadening our expertise in security and business mobility so that we can anticipate our customers' needs in the face of this growing market.&quot;

 

&quot;Through the Nokia for Business Channel Program, we have been able to grow our business and help our customers stay competitive,&quot; said Gordon Shevlin, executive vice president, FishNet Security, Inc. &quot;We have received very good support from Nokia in our sales and marketing efforts such as events, and this support has helped us to be successful.&quot;

 

&quot;Nokia is at the heart of an active mobility ecosystem, in which various partners participate to deliver complete solutions to many of the challenges faced by businesses today,&quot; said John Mason, vice president, channel and business development, Nokia. &quot;By enabling linkages between our partners and offering incentives that encourage solution selling, we are bringing to life the concept of 'work together, smarter' in the partner community. We believe this is a significant driver for the continued rapid adoption of mobility solutions by businesses and a source of outstanding opportunity for our partners.&quot;

 

Nokia for Business Channel Program participants span the globe with more than 400 accredited channel partners in EMEA, more than 180 in the Americas and more than 80 in Asia-Pacific and Greater China. Additional information about the Nokia for Business Channel Program can be found online at www.nokiaforbusiness.com.

 

The guide appears in the March issue of VARBusiness and can be found online at www.channelweb.com.

 

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.

 

About VARBusiness

For the past 20 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the commercial and public sector (or government) Solution Provider community. The VARBusiness integrated platform of media opportunities provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness offerings lead vendors and distributors to unprecedented access to the most powerful strategic Solution Providers in the market. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design.  

 

About CMP Channel (www.cmpchannelgroup.com)

CMP Channel is the one stop shop customers turn to in order to meet their global sales channel objectives from access to execution. Through use of its family of channel solutions which include CRN and VARBusiness, the ChannelWeb network, XChange Events and the Institute for Partner Education &amp; Development (IPED), vendors are able to accelerate sales through the channel. CMP Channel provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education of solution providers and best practices for vendors.

 

About CMP

CMP (http://www.cmp.com/) is a media and marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. With the leading online, event and print brands in all technology market categories, and with services and tools that reach beyond traditional advertising, CMP shapes and influences the technology industry worldwide. CMP publishes highly respected media brands such as TechWeb, InformationWeek, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times and TechOnline; produces major industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developers Conference and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and provides business information and marketing services such as the International Customer Management Institute, Semiconductor Insights and Second Life consulting for technology marketers. CMP is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. For more CMP news, go to cmp.com/news.  

			

		

				



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<pubDate>9:09:50 PM, March 31, 2008</pubDate>
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 March 27, 2008 Boston, MA:  Skycore LLC, developers of Cellyspace.com, has today launched an RSS to MMS publishing tool for content providers to automatically convert and deliver syndicated RSS feeds directly to mobile subscribers messaging in-boxes using Cellyspaces MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) technology.



According to the company, auto-conversion of RSS content will make mobile syndication easier and more readily available and by delivering multimedia feeds rather than short, text-only feeds subscribers will be more fully engaged in the content.



Also, with RSS to MMS technology, the feed can be viewed without a subscriber first logging onto a mobile web site or launching a feed reader application. Instead, subscribers are alerted on receipt of the feed and can view it immediately or whenever most convenient since its stored in their messaging in-box.



Converted content is presented in a slideshow format including up to eight (8) slides, each with an image, 300 characters of text and an optional URL link for additional content, info or promotions. MMS Feeds can be billed as premium to the end user, or alternatively, standard (non-premium) rated feeds. In addition to content, providers can add third-party advertising or promotions to their feed.



Feeds with both images and text are generally more compelling than those with text alone. Engaging subscribers improves subscription retention and increases their response to any call to action in the feed, said Rich Eicher, President of Skycore LLC.



Cellyspace publishing tools are also available for use by content providers to simplify the subscription opt-in process, including an HTML widget and link generator for the providers web site; a custom keyword for use in their print and broadcast promotions; and a WAP (mobile internet) jump page generator for mobile advertising networks.



For details please visit www.cellyspace.com. Offsite demonstrations of these tools are available during the 2008 CTIA Show in Las Vegas (April 1-3) by emailing 
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Skycore, LLC: Skycore is a Boston firm focusing since 2003 on mobile technology solutions for consumers and enterprises. Their core product, Cellyspace, offers online tools facilitating user-generated and advertiser-generated composition of MMS messaging, mobile content and ringtones.  Contact: 
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<pubDate>9:09:47 PM, March 27, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Quickoffice(r) Reveals Latest Office Suite for UIQ 3 Devices]]></title>
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				Quickoffice, today announced the availability of its award-winning software, Quickoffice Premier 4.0, for UIQ 3 devices. The latest version offers complete editing support for Microsoft Office Word(r), Excel(r) and PowerPoint(r) files, without compromising data integrity or formatting. 





Dallas, Texas - March 17, 2008 - Newest version includes features to maximize productivity, simplify mobile office experience for on-the-go professionals 

Quickoffice, the leading global provider of mobile office productivity software and services, today announced the availability of its award-winning software, Quickoffice Premier 4.0, for UIQ 3 devices. The latest version offers complete editing support for Microsoft Office Word(r), Excel(r) and PowerPoint(r) files, without compromising data integrity or formatting. 





Quickoffice Premier 4.0 contains many enhancements that improve usability, including performance optimizations for handling documents of all sizes, support for complex spreadsheet formulas and new, advanced editing capabilities. Users can now enjoy more control over formatting, graphics and text when revising documents on their UIQ smartphones. Also included in this release are powerful, user-friendly options to make graphical changes within presentations, such as inserting, deleting, moving and rotating objects. Mobile professionals also have the option of customizing the display of documents in each application with the new ZoomView' feature, allowing for the easiest and fastest selection of the optimal zoom level for each document. 



The new version also includes Quickoffice's on-device, e-commerce portal, Quickmanager'. This new feature enables over-the-air software upgrades, allowing customers to quickly and easily receive the latest versions of leading mobile productivity applications. 



&quot;Professionals are increasingly dependent on their smartphones to perform every necessary function outside the office,&quot; said Paul Moreton, vice president of product development. &quot;UIQ customers want and need a mobile office suite that builds upon and takes advantage of UIQ 3's next-generation innovations With this in mind, we leveraged our extensive experience and dedication to creating user-friendly software to deliver an office suite that transforms the UIQ smartphone into a powerful mobile office.&quot; 



Quickoffice greatly enhances a professional's lifestyle away from work by eliminating the need to travel with a bulky laptop, as all Office content is easily and instantly accessible directly from a smartphone. Quickoffice Premier 4.0 is available immediately and customers can purchase the software online at www.quickoffice.com. 



About Quickoffice

Quickoffice is the world leader in providing mobile office productivity software and services for mobile devices. The company's robust software product line-up includes Quickoffice Premier, which allows hi-fidelity viewing and editing of Microsoft Office documents, Quickmanager, which is an embedded e-commerce application that allows for over-the-air upgrades and purchases, and Quickaccess, which provides for remote access of PC-based content. Quickoffice Premier has been thoroughly tested by and ships through major operators such as Vodafone(r), Orange(r), China Mobile(r) and Cingular(r) and also ships worldwide as a built-in solution on tens of millions of smartphones. Quickoffice Premier, which is available in almost 50 languages, has been a top-selling mobile office application since its initial market introduction in 1997. Privately held, Quickoffice Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas with offices in London, England and Ottawa, Canada. 



For more information, please visit www.quickoffice.com.  

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<pubDate>10:42:44 PM, March 26, 2008</pubDate>
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				FlyingBirdSoft, Ltd., the leading provider of productivity applications for Symbian UIQ mobile devices, today announced the availability of the most recent version of its award-winning software, Money Manager v 3. for Symbian UIQ 3.0 phones. 







Latest version adds features, enhances productivity and performance.



Odessa, Ukraine-March 17, 2008 -Money Manager 3 contains many new features that improve the usability of the core product, which include:

*Split of transactions. For those transactions that cover many categories, such as a trip to Shopping . Flying Money Manager lets you split transactions to keep your budget information accurate.

* Forecasting upcoming bills and deposits. You can set up a view for upcoming week, month, quarter to view upcoming bills and deposit for more comprehensive finance planning.

* Finance information security. You can assign a password to keep others out of your personal finance data with Blowfish encryption.

* Reminders for scheduled Transactions. Get notification in advance about approaching payment and deposit. 

* Automatically entering of schedule payments/deposits to the registry.

* Sorting: ascending/descending sorting of transaction in registry.

* German language support is added.. 

&quot;With Money Manager v3, we have advanced the functionality of our features and made usability improvements based on user recommendations,&quot; said Kate Roy, CEO,FlyingBirdSoft. &quot;Our dedication to creating products that are easy to use and increase productivity for our customer base is what continues to set Money Manager apart, and enables us to maintain our leadership in personal and business finance management on mobiles.&quot;

About Money Manager 3: 

The award-winning business and private finance management application. 



The application is available in: English, French, Spanish, German, Czech, Hungarian, Russian languages.



Main features. 



- Registry view Filtered by Date Range, Account, Types. 

- Budgets: setting up and reports 

- Scheduled Transactions: weekly, monthly, etc 

- Memorized/Regular Transactions. 

- Search Transaction tool. 

- Reporting tool with export to MS Excel 

- Customizable Expense and Income Categories. 

- Back-up and Restore your financial data. 

- Support of multi-currencies transactions. 

- Export/Import to QIF for integration with the finance software like MS Money, Quicken etc.

According to our Customer Loyalty Program this update is available for FREE for all registered users and can be downloaded online at HYPERLINK &quot;http://www.flyingbirdsof.com&quot; www.flyingbirdsoft.com

Download FREE trial: 

http://www.flyingbirdsoft.com/products/money/download.php

Purchase the Money Manager 3: 

http://www.flyingbirdsoft.com/products/money/buy.php



About FlyingBird Software:

FlyingBird Software specializes in development of quality commercial and personal solutions for handhelds. The company was founded in 2006 by IT professionals having considerable experience in programming for mobiles.



For more information visit FlyingBird Software at:

http://www.flyingbirdsoft.com/profile.html

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<pubDate>10:42:39 PM, March 26, 2008</pubDate>
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 Freiburg, Germany  March 24, 2008  Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices division) is proud to present Duden-Oxford German-English Dictionary supporting all smartphones and other mobile devices. The original source, due to the compressing engine developed by Paragon, is now offered in digital format and can be used on all mobile devices, making it light to carry and always at hand. 





 The dictionary can be used on all the most popular mobile platforms, such as Symbian OS (S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3.0), Windows Mobile (Pocket PC and Smartphone editions) and Palm OS, and requires only 10 MB of memory card space. 



Due to Paragons state-ofthe-art engine, the dictionarys most comprehensive database can now be browsed rapidly, making a wireless translation for language learners of all levels  effortless. Paragons technology makes it possible for mobile users around the globe to work and communicate in languages spoken by 420 million people even more easily. The German-English dictionary contains practical advice on selecting the right idioms used in everyday spoken and written communication. The program offers numerous examples of word usage and spelling, and even covers such important language aspects as regional and national differences. Additionally, the dictionary features a Documents folder with useful instructions on German and English grammar, country studies, provides e-mail samples as well as tips for phone calls and SMS messages.



Additional new features include:

       An extensive database of 300,000 word entries and 470,000 translations 

       8,000 audio pronunciations for difficult words 

       The possibility to translate the word in any grammatical form

and in any application running on the device without switching to the dictionary program 

       Special search for words with unknown spelling using ? and * symbols

       The list of recently searched words

       Multilingual on-screen keyboard layout enabling users to enter

and translate words and letters in different languages, even if it is not supported by device (for S60 and Windows Mobile Smartphone)  

       Special learning tools such as Flash Cards and Word of the Day 

       Dictionary installation to memory cards in order to economize memory space on the device

(Please note that some features may vary or not be offered, depending on platform.)



Duden-Oxford German-English Dictionary (Duden-Oxford Gro?worterbuch) represents a high-quality editorial work accomplished by the worlds two most authoritative publishers  Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien and Oxford University Press and is one of the most sought-after linguistic reference sources available on the market, commented Jeanne Kolesnik, business development director , Smart Handheld Devices and Epocware divisions, Paragon Software Group. Paragon Software is proud to offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference solution of contemporary English and German in a light-to-carry format, which is always at hand, making wireless translation easy. 



Duden-Oxford German-English Dictionary on Palm OS is available for 39.95 EUR via download from http://www.penreader.com. Editions for Symbian OS will be offered March 2008 for 49.95 EUR. Windows Mobile versions will be available for sale April 2008 for 49.95 EUR (Windows Mobile Pocket PC) and 39.95 EUR (Windows Mobile Smartphone). For other sales inquiries, please contact 
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About Paragon Software Group

Paragon Software Group (PSG) is a technology solutions provider to the enterprise, SMB and consumer markets, worldwide. Founded in 1994, Paragon Software Group actively markets and sells in more than 150 countries and has offices in the USA, Germany, Japan and Russia. PSG consists of two divisions, System Technology, offering solutions for storage management and data safety, and Smart Handheld Devices Division (SHDD) &amp; Epocware, offering software for diverse classes of smart handheld devices and desktop PCs (Palm OS, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile, Symbian OS), including multilingual on-line handwriting recognition, localization, business and game applications and multilingual dictionaries. To learn more about Paragon Software's diverse product line, please visit: 

Storage Management Division:

http://www.paragon-software.com  



Smart Handheld Devices Division: http://www.penreader.com 

Epocware: http://www.epocware.com  

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<pubDate>10:42:37 PM, March 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ozura Partners with Vinamob on Mobile Games Distribution in Vietnam]]></title>
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				Singapore, March 17, 2008  Ozura Mobile (Ozura), a leading international publisher and developer of mobile entertainment today announced a strategic partnership on distribution of mobile games with Vinamob Venture Company Limited (Vinamob), a leading publisher of mobile content and services in Vietnam. 







Vinamob was officially assigned as Master Content Provider (MCP) of Ozura to publish and distribute Ozuras mobile games to all mobile subscribers in Vietnam market.



As part of the agreement, Vinamob will market and distribute all Ozura's highly acclaimed new games including Beijing 2008, Music Revolution, Cubix and others to mobile subscribers through its distribution network including 3 main mobile operators i.e. Viettel Mobile, Mobifone &amp; Vinaphone, serving more than 35 million mobile subscribers. Vinamob will also sell Ozuras mobile games directly to consumers through the Piggymob brand (www.piggymob.com).



The last three years have seen Vietnam's mobile phone market grow beyond the 8% average growth rate of the economy and registering highest growth rates of mobile users globally. We are excited about the collaboration with Vinamob to launch our new games to the market. Our partnership with Vinamob will spearhead our distribution of new and exciting mobile games in Vietnam market, said H.E.Mah, Ozuras Chief Marketing Officer.



As per the industry experts, a 270% growth is imminent with mobile phone users swelling to almost 45.78 Million in Vietnam by 2010.



With these predicted statistics, Vinamob is very optimistic that the mobile gaming industry will experience a parallel growth. This partnership also signifies an important milestone in Vinamobs penetration of the mobile games market in Vietnam, said Derek Tey, General Director of Vinamob.



About Ozura Mobile

Ozura Mobile is a leading international developer and publisher for mobile games and game developer engine to carriers, aggregators, mobile phone manufacturers and service providers. The company creates games for mobile phones based on J2ME, BREW or Symbian platform. Ozura's games are available all over the world through its distribution network of thousands of partners spanning across 130 countries. It is expected that the growth of mobile phones supporting these platforms will exceed one billion units worldwide in 2008. For more information, 

please visit www.ozura.com .



About Vinamob

Vinamob Venture is a subsidiary of Godynamic Investment, an investment capital firm focused on high growth information technology, telecommunication industry. The company is one of the fastest growing companies in the world in providing the future era of innovative wireless mobile application and technology platform services. With the fast-moving changes in the mobile telecommunication industry, Vinamob has been continually involved in designing and developing world-class mobile platform with the aim of professionalism, high-quality and customer satisfaction. Having connected to 500 mobile networks in the region, we support thousands of 

developers and distributors around the world. 

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<categoryname><![CDATA[Game News]]></categoryname>
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<pubDate>10:42:23 PM, March 26, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CBS and Gameloft Use Real Phone Calls to Unravel Clues and Solve Crimes in CSI]]></title>
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				Crime Scene Investigation(TM) - The Mobile Game&quot; 





Mobile Characters Based on the Popular TV Series Call Players and Provide Investigative Tips for Sin City Murder Case



NEW YORK, March 19 -- Gameloft(R), a leading international publisher and developer of mobile games, today announced the U.S. release of &quot;CSI:Crime Scene Investigation(TM) - The Mobile Game,&quot; based on the CBS primetime hit television series. The new game allows players to investigate the sinister side of Las Vegas, and adds excitement by incorporating an optional level of interactivity whereby characters in the game place phone calls to players to help them with their sleuthing.



&quot;We are very excited to be launching CSI: Crime Scene Investigation with all of its innovative features,&quot; said Gonzague de Vallois, Senior Vice President, Gameloft. &quot;Our mission has always been to push the envelope on game development and we are confident we have succeeded with this game.&quot;



&quot;This CBS Mobile game is the first of its kind utilizing outbound calling, which literally calls players to action,&quot; said Cyriac Roeding, Executive Vice President, CBS Mobile. &quot;Your cellphone rings, and a detective calls you to the scene - just like a real CSI detective. This combination of game play with popular content and a whole new level of interactivity represent enormous entertainment and business potential for the mobile world.&quot;



When signing up, players have the option of activating the interactive phone call feature; if activated, they receive a specialized call during the game for clues and tips that lead them to new crime scenes. The mobile game also delivers more realism than ever before with detailed locations, spontaneous interrogations, 3-D views of evidence, and clever laboratory mini-games to help solve crimes. The game plot was a collaboration with CBS Mobile and CSI Series Creator, Anthony E. Zuiker to ensure the storytelling represented the sanctity of the show.



CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(TM) - The Mobile Game is available on most U.S. carriers. A version of the CSI game will be available internationally though it will have slightly different features. To check the game's availability with your carrier, text &quot;SUSPECT&quot; to 82174 on your mobile phone.



CBS Mobile



CBS Mobile, a division of CBS Interactive Inc., is charged with building CBS Corporation's wireless business across entertainment, sports and news for CBS, The CW, and CBS Paramount Television. As part of This mission, CBS Mobile offers consumers some of the most innovative and best-of wireless content available today, ranging from the nation's first mobile video alerts for CBS Mobile News, CBS Sports Mobile and entertainment properties, to some of the nation's largest mobile Web sites, made-for-mobile video on all major carriers, a 24/7 mobile television network, and partnerships with the world's more leading edge mobile technology and ad targeting companies. CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is the parent company of CBS Interactive, Inc.



About Gameloft



Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed two billion units in 2008. Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, DreamWorks Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Touchtone Television, Warner Bros., FifPro, Lamborghini, Paris Hilton, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Reggie Bush, Lleyton Hewitt, Jonny Wilkinson or Robinho allow Gameloft to form strong relationships with international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights. Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a distribution network in over 80 plus countries. Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Vienna, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Warsaw, New Delhi, Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)



For more information visit http://www.gameloft.com. 

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<pubDate>10:42:21 PM, March 20, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The S60 Ambassador program is now open  to all]]></title>
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				This from Daniel Shugrue's S60 blog... The S60 Ambassador program is now open  to all. FYI, S60 Ambassadors are consumers of S60 software and want to spread the word.

 

From Dan... 







The S60 Ambassador program is open for applicants again. No geographical limitations this time around. If you own an S60-based phone, you are in. Sign up here!



This is the 3rd and hopefully final pilot before we get the new S60 Ambassador website launched. 

About S60 Ambassadors

Do you like technology? Do you like mobile phones? Do you like software? Do you like people? Do you like being the first to know about new technology? Do you like toast? 



If you answered &quot;Yes&quot; to at least one of the previous questions, you might also like to be an S60 Ambassador.



S60 Ambassadors are consumers of S60 software (in other words, people who own an S60-based Nokia, Samsung, LG, or Lenovo phone) who want to know more about S60 and want to spread the word about S60 to their friends, family, and occasionally to strangers in the park. 

Register as an Ambassador at http://www.s60.com/life/mys60/s60ambassadors

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<categoryname><![CDATA[Symbian news]]></categoryname>
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<pubDate>10:42:05 PM, March 26, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia N82 in black - Postcards from the cutting-edge]]></title>
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				This jet black multimedia computer enables people to &quot;geotag&quot; the images they capture - allowing them to not only be saved by date, but by location as well. 



 March 18, 2008





 Multimedia computer excels as travel companion with photography, navigation and Internet connectivity



  

 Espoo, Finland - Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N82 in stylish black, bringing a blend of state-of-the-art imaging, integrated navigation and high-speed Internet connectivity to the Nseries range of converged devices. This jet black multimedia computer enables people to &quot;geotag&quot; the images they capture - allowing them to not only be saved by date, but by location as well. This adds to a line-up of compelling photography features, including a 5 megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics and a Xenon flash. Not only does the Nokia N82 take great pictures, array of advanced connectivity features makes it easy for consumers to share their discoveries, journeys and locations. The Nokia N82 in black is expected to start shipping within weeks, with an estimated retail price of approximately 400 euros, before taxes and subsidies.

  

 &quot;The Nokia N82 is made for storytelling,&quot; says Juha Kokkonen, Director for Nokia Nseries devices. &quot;As one of Nokia's leading-edge connected camera, the Nokia N82 in black captures people's journeys and discoveries. With built-in A-GPS it even helps people to find new places by pairing 'contextual' information with a wide array of connectivity features such as Wi-Fi and HSDPA. We make it easy for consumers to quickly share those moments as they happen.&quot;

  

 When it comes to camera capabilities, the gloss-black Nokia N82 is set to wow world travelers and photography enthusiasts alike. The 5 megapixel camera, powerful Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics, ultra-fast camera activation, autofocus with a dedicated assist lamp, fast reloading between shots and DVD-like quality video capture all ensure that special moments can be captured &quot;picture perfect&quot; - even in low light conditions.

  

 Taking advantage of its integrated A-GPS functionality and high resolution camera, the Nokia N82 automatically tags images with capture location metadata, making it possible to view the capture location on a map either on the Internet or on the device itself. When it comes to sharing, consumers can upload their pictures or videos directly from their Nokia N82 to services like Share on Ovi, Flickr or YouTube. By installing Nokia's exclusive and free Sports Tracker application, consumers can share their whereabouts and travel route with others on the Sports Tracker website - including the capture locations of images. The Nokia Sports Tracker is a GPS based activity tracker that runs on Nokia smartphones. Information such as speed, distance and time are automatically stored in the application, and can be shared with others.







  

 Urbanistas explore the world

 To showcase this exciting application, several explorers took off across the globe, each with a GPS-enabled Nokia N82 as their travel companion. On www.nseries.com/urbanistadiaries, people around the world could follow these intrepid travelers, and share the experience in near real-time through images captured on each explorers' device. The Sports Tracker widget tracked the explorers' location and marked the spot where each image was taken on a constantly updated map. The widget has now been embedded in many blogs and social networking sites.

  

 So that everyone can track and share their own journeys, stories and pictures with friends - just like one of the explorers - the Sports Tracker mobile widget will soon be made available with many new and existing S60-based converged mobile devices. It is also possible to share and compare travel routes or workouts with friends or the Sports Tracker community. Others' journeys can also be browsed by location, for example to find a more exciting travel route.

  

 The Nokia N82 is a true travel companion and supports microSD memory cards of up to 8GB which allow the device to hold the user's choice of up to 3,600 high-resolution pictures, 5 hours of high quality video capture, up to 6,000 songs or all of the available regions for the Nokia Maps application.

  

 Press materials can be found at www.nokia.com/press/n82 and photos in print quality at www.nokia.com/press/photos.

  

 About Nokia

 Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks. 

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<pubDate>10:42:03 PM, March 26, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N95 8GB ships in the USA with six months free navigation]]></title>
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				A tip for potential N95 users (USA) from the Nokia PR Bulletin Board... The Nokia N95 8GB has arrived on US shores  with six months of free turn-by-turn directions and voice guidance in Nokia Maps.



Now with A-GPS, Nokia N95 8GB owners can quickly navigate to their locations using Nokia Maps faster and can access maps for over 150 countries, including a selection of preloaded US state maps. The Nokia N95 8GB will also support Nokia Share Online 3.0, available via Nokia Download!, enabling users to upload photos and videos with just one click straight to Share on Ovi, Flickr or Vox.



 At an estimated price of USD 749, the Nokia N95 8GB will be available through Nokia Nseries retailers across the United States, including Nokia Flagship stores in New York City and Chicago, as well as many online e-tailers.



 

For full technical specifications, visit www.nseries.com/N958GB.

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<pubDate>10:42:01 PM, March 21, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dasur's new keyboards are revolutionizing text input on mobiles devices]]></title>
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Dasur's breakthrough patent-protected pattern recognition software revolutionizes mobile text input and the mobile devices marketplace. 



Dasur Pattern Recognition Ltd.'s breakthrough pattern recognition SlideIt and ThumbKey software revolutionizes mobile text input.  SlideIt, Dasur's patent-protected recognition technology, and ThumbKey are redefining the next generation of touch screens, ensuring that on-the-go users can enjoy superior accuracy, efficiency and speed.



SlideIt, is an intuitive method to input text on touch screen enabled devices.  Instead of tapping each letter, with SlideIt users simply point to first letter of a word and slide the stylus to the subsequent letters.  Spacing is achieved by just lifting the stylus.  Speeds of more than 50 words per minute are easily achievable.  Consumers love the feel of writing quickly and accurately.  



SlideIt is the first technology to combine three features: sliding, prediction and graffiti.  &quot;By simultaneously applying those features,&quot; explains Dr. Daniel Suraqui, Dasur's Chief Executive Officer, who recently unveiled the new systems &quot;we have created a robust technology that is singularly more powerful than anything else in the market today.  By vastly enhancing many familiar features and introducing new ones, we have exquisitely simplified touch screen use for busy, on-the-go consumers and are leading the way for the next generation text input solutions for PDAs and smartphones.&quot;



ThumbKey's technology brings the touch screen method familiar to BlackBerry users to a more accurate and easier level of operation with the capability of using but one hand. While with the standard-sized keyboard achieving accuracy is difficult -- the keyboards and screens are getting smaller, while our thumbs are not -- Dasur's ThumbKey uses a unique algorithm that allows users to just press in the general vicinity of the required key for the intended word to appear on the screen.  The algorithm processes the typed letters and its disambiguation features suggests the intended word and conveniently displays additional possibilities next to the keyboard.  



SlideIt and ThumbKey support all versions of Microsoft's Windows Mobile and similarly support three languages: English, French and Hebrew. The company will make the keyboards available soon in the others operating systems and in many other languages. 



Dasur Pattern Recognition Ltd. is dedicated to creating and marketing enhanced text input tools for mobile devices.  Its innovative, user-friendly technology provides consumers with efficient, practical and easy-to-use solutions, making them ideal for the mobile community.  Dasur offers solutions both for stylus or thumb activated handsets. 



Dasur's patent protected technology, is based on thirty years of pattern recognition research.  Dasur is a privately held company with headquarters in Jerusalem, Israel.  It was founded by Dr. Daniel Suraqui, an acknowledged international expert in pattern recognition. Dr. Suraqui received his PhD in nuclear physics from Hebrew University and his MSc from the Nuclear Center of Saclay, France. 



 For more information about the company, its innovators and innovations, and future plans, please visit the company website: www.mobiletextinput.com  

			

		

				



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<pubDate>10:41:34 PM, March 25, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vodafone Germany Launches Visto-Powered Mobile Email]]></title>
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Redwood City, Calif., March 26, 2008- Visto, the leading provider of secure and easy-to-use mobile email, today announced that Vodafone Germany has selected Visto Mobile to power its new mobile email offering  Vodafone E-MailConnect. Based on Visto Mobile, this new service brings easy-to-use mobile email to Vodafones consumer, prosumer and small business markets throughout Germany. 



As one of the largest operators in Europe, serving more than 34 million mobile customers, Vodafone Germany is offering the Vodafone                 E-MailConnect service across the broadest range of business devices and consumer-oriented handsets. Vodafone Germany selected the Visto Mobile platform because it dramatically simplifies the mobile email experience for Vodafone Germanys customers. With Vistos award-winning Easy Setup feature, customers can mobilize their corporate and personal email within three clicks from a Visto Smart Icon installed on their handset and Walk Out Working (WOW). 



Visto is very pleased Vodafone Germany has selected Visto Mobile to power its E-MailConnect service, said Frederic Aries, senior vice president and general manager, EMEA. Visto Mobile enables our customers to provide mobile phone users with the easiest to use and most user-friendly mobile email service available. 



Pricing and Availability



Vodafone E-MailConnect powered by Visto Mobile is immediately available on leading devices based on the Symbian, Palm, Java and Microsoft Windows Mobile operating systems.  Pricing varies depending on the service plan and selected options. For more information, visit www.vodafone.de.



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About Vodafone Germany

Vodafone Germany is one of the largest and most modern telecommunications providers in Europe. It serves over 34 million customers, realises turnover of more than EUR 8 billion and has 9,000 employees.  Vodafone Germany is an innovative technology and service enterprise, offering a comprehensive range of mobile communication services from one provider.  The portfolio includes mobile communications and fixed network telephony, as well as data services for business and private customers. 



Continuous development, numerous patents and investments in new products, services and the modern network have made Vodafone an innovation leader in the German telecommunications market.  The company is headquartered in Düsseldorf. Eight branch offices and a chain of 1600 Vodafone shops keep us close to our customers.  The Vodafone Germany group of companies also includes a majority shareholding in the Arcor telecommunications group, which is headquartered in Eschborn, Germany.  Vodafone Germany is committed to CSR and it additionally supports numerous projects through the German Vodafone Foundation.



The company is part of the Vodafone Group. Visit the website at www.vodafone.de for further information.



About Visto 

Visto delivers the leading global platform for mobile operators to provide easy-to-use mobile email to the broadest set of devices. Vistos open solution enables email for the mass market, targeting enterprises, small businesses mobile professionals and consumers. The companys patented Visto Mobile platform with ConstantSync technology works in real time with POP3, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino email solutions for personal to business use, providing maximum control and flexibility for the operator and choice for the customer. Vistos customized, brandable solutions are available through mobile operators worldwide including Cingular, Elisa, Rogers Wireless, Qtel, SmarTone, SFR, Softbank Mobile, Sprint-NEXTEL, TELUS, T-Mobile, Turkcell and the Vodafone Group.



Established in 1996 and headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, with offices in Seattle, Toronto, London, Milan, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Tokyo, and Tianjin, China, Visto is backed by Oak Investment Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Altitude Capital Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, DFJ ePlanet Ventures, DFJ Growth Fund, Rustic Canyon Ventures, GKM Newport, Stanford Accelerator and Blueprint Ventures. For more information, visit www.visto.com or email 
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<pubDate>10:41:32 PM, March 27, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TapRoot Launches Carrier-Grade WalkingHotSpot Solution, Turning Smartphones into Wi-Fi Hotspots]]></title>
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Wireless carriers can now fully embrace Wi-Fi connected devices with smartphones offering high-speed data connections to laptops, and other internet devices





RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC  March 26, 2008  TapRoot Systems Inc., a leading developer of software for the smartphone market, today announced its WalkingHotSpot solution for wireless carriers.  



The WalkingHotSpot solution provides a platform to deliver new solutions to wireless subscribers around Wi-Fi. The scalable solution allows users to securely retrieve e-mails and browse the internet with no additional software or configuration required on the Wi-Fi client devices. 



We are very excited to be launching the WalkingHotSpot service. This solution addresses concerns around Wi-Fi for the wireless carrier. The demand for consolidated anywhere, anytime, any-device connectivity has been emphasized in convergence initiatives and discussions in the industry for years. This solution leverages carriers existing 3G infrastructure and smartphones already in the marketplace, and provides carriers with a whole new business model to serve their subscribers, said Bob Bicksler, TapRoots CEO.

The launch of WalkingHotSpot allows wireless subscribers to consolidate all their data connectivity needs into one source. We see this as a truly disruptive technology that gives early carrier adopters a significant advantage in terms of differentiation, subscriber acquisition, increased ARPU and reduced churn, Mr. Bicksler added.

In addition to the WalkingHotSpot handset client, TapRoot is launching its WHS Server, which provides carriers with the ability to manage and control subscriber accounts, authenticate WalkingHotSpot devices and clients, as well as collect subscriber usage information. This service allows carriers to offer a secure, controlled and scalable solution to their subscribers. 

The WalkingHotSpot solution supports multiple devices simultaneously through secure connections. The application is specifically designed to be power-efficient, robust and end-user friendly. The solution can be downloaded today on Wi-Fi enabled smartphones using Symbian® S60 and Windows Mobile® operating systems, with more operating systems support in development. 

The WHS server and the WalkingHotSpot handset client are commercially available for immediate implementation in carriers networks.



About TapRoot Systems Inc.

TapRoot Systems, Inc. provides software products and services for the mobile device marketplace. The company specializes in foundational software solutions for the industry's major mobile operating systems: Microsoft® Windows Mobile®, Microsoft Windows CE®, Linux® Mobile, and Symbian OS®. TapRoot is a Microsoft Development Partner, a MontaVista Mobilinux Partner, a Symbian Platinum Partner, a S60 Contractor and a S60 Wireless Technology Provider. TapRoot Systems is headquartered in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina, USA with development facilities around the world. For more information, please visit www.TapRootSystems.com. 

			

		

				



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<pubDate>10:41:28 PM, March 26, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia Announces MOBILE RULES! 08 Competition Winners]]></title>
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SAN JOSE, CA, March 20, 2008  Nokia today announced the winners in the annual Mobile Rules! competition, the world's leading awards for innovative mobile business plans and cutting-edge applications, services and technologies from developers and entrepreneurs from around the globe.



The annual Mobile Rules! Awards recognize initiatives from emerging application and technology developers and business startups worldwide. The rapid convergence of mobile and other technologies and functionalities has lead to a wide-range of entries creating new value and exciting services and applications for the mobile workforce and the mobile lifestyle.



Announced at a ceremony in the heart of Silicon Valley at San Jose City Hall, the Mobile Rules! 08 Awards were the climax to an eight-month selection process in which winners were chosen from hundreds of entries in three main competition tracks: Best Business Plan, Mobile Application and Technology Innovation.



Nokia is very pleased to announce the winners of the Mobile Rules! 08 competition, who with their ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit typify an emerging wave tapping into todays exciting convergence of mobility and the Internet, said Tom Libretto, Vice President, Forum Nokia. Open platforms and the millions of smartphone devices available today are helping enable this new wave of entrepreneurs from around the globe to become drivers of the future global mobile marketplace through the innovative technologies, applications and business models they create today.



In addition to Best Business Plan, Grand Prize winners were announced in four mobile application categories including Multiplayer/Connected Games, Multimedia, Enterprise and Infotainment, while Technology Innovation Awards went to winners in the categories of Future Device Architecture, Future Touch and Feel, Mobile Multimedia and User Interface. The Grand Prize Award recipients were:



Best Business Plan    Name of Company:  MedApps

Application:  MedApps Mobile Wireless Health Monitoring System

MedApps Inc. headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, and founded in July 2006, is partnering and working with major medical device manufacturers, telecom companies, medical software companies, chip and component manufacturers and healthcare organizations to introduce its Telemedicine 2.0 Solution on a national level. MedApps was recently named to the Fierce Health IT Top 10 Healthcare IT Innovators for 2007, a notable distinction among healthcare IT startups. More information is available online at: www.medapps.net. 



Best Mobile Application - Multimedia    Name of Developer:  MyStrands

Application:  MyStrands Social Player

MyStrands Social Player for Symbian OS enables users to discover and play new music of their liking, meet new people with similar musical tastes and find out how much their music is played and by whom. The MyStrands MP3 player supports select S60 3rd edition devices. MyStrands develops technologies to better understand people's tastes and help them discover new things they like and didn't know about already. More information at: http://www.mystrands.com. 



Best Mobile Application  Multiplayer/Connected Games    Name of Developer:  GAMICA

Application:  Sumo-Sumo

Sumo-Sumo is a highly anticipated mobile multiplayer action game published by the Netherlands-based GAMICA, a leading mobile games publisher acclaimed for creating the next generation connected mobile video games for a world-wide consumer market. GAMICA's mobile games push the boundaries of creativity and technology and create the most entertaining gaming experience possible. More information at: www.gamica.com.  



Best Mobile Application - Infotainment    Name of Developer:  Earthcomber LLC

Application:  Earthcomber

Earthcomber is an innovative navigation software that relies on entirely free GPS-enabled maps, Look Lists and Community features to let users specify exact types of restaurants, shops, ATMs, hotels and other landmarks and plot them on a map. Users join or create groups that let them share or discover spots like where movies were shot, where crimes occurred, sites of public art or places to spot wildlife or enjoy dog parks, pictures, picnics, or freebies. More information at: www.earthcomber.com.



Best Mobile Application - Enterprise    Name of Developer:  UpCode Ltd/UPC Consulting Ltd

Application:  UpCode parking

UpCode parking is a 'point&amp;click'  mobile solution using the highly developed UpCode program, which enables a mobile phone to act as an optical reader to 'scan' any physical object, on any surface or on-screen by 'clicking' at a mobile barcode. UpCode is free for non-commercial and non-professional use and users pay only according to existing Internet tariffs charged by the mobile service provider. More information at: http://www.upc.fi/en/upcode/ 



Best Technology Innovation  Future Device Architecture    Name of Developer:  GENUSION, Inc.

Application:  B4-Flash Memory

GENUSION provides advanced memory products for electronic and mobile devices, from computers to cellular phones and from PDAs to electric home appliances. GENUSIONs memory products are built on the companys own SiP design capability and inherent memory technologies, in collaboration with leading semiconductor makers, AT manufacturers and sales companies. The companys new B-4 Flash product is a highly scalable Flash memory, with demonstrated high reliability and high programming speed. More information is available online at: www.genusion.co.jp.



Best Technology Innovation  Future Touch and Feel    Name of Developer:  Kareline Oy Ltd

Application:  Kareline Natural Composites

Kareline Oy Ltd manufactures third-generation natural fiber composites for an innovative combination of the properties of natural fibers and plastics. Offering new  new possibilities in environmentally friendly injection molding or extrusion molding that meet all environmental requirements, Kareline Natural Composites can be extensively customized to meet the look-and-feel requirements of mobile phones and other handheld devices. More information is available online at: www.kareline.fi. 



Best Technology Innovation  Mobile Multimedia    Name of Developer:  Kannuu Inc.

Application:  Kannuu

kannuu search technology enables mobile device users to find a result with lighting speed and accuracy. Relying on elegantly simple Partial Word Completion technology, combined with just a joystick or touch screen, kannuu delivers a fast, seamless and error-free search experience. Instead of traditional linear methods, kannuus exponential search algorithm ensures that as the database gets larger, kannuu becomes more efficient, requiring fewer clicks to achieve a result. More information is available online at: www.kannuu.com 

 

Best Technology Innovation  User Interface    Name of Developer:  Tikilabs

Application:  Tiki® 6 keys

Tikilabs was founded in Paris in 2006 promote and improve brain output processes and devices in order to facilitate the way humans interact with electronic and multimedia objects, and through them, with knowledge and other humans.Combining state of the art MMI with the patented Tiki® system and process, Tiki® 6 keys  is a patented highly simplified user interface that relies on just six keys to deliver full messaging and communication capabilities. More information is available online at: www.tikilabs.com



Grand Prizes in the Mobile Rules! 08 Award include the right to negotiate solution development and product creation with Nokia and other competition sponsors and participation in an Innovation Expo to be held at Nokia headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Winners also receive the right to use the title Mobile Ruler 08 in all promotional materials.



In its second year of existence, the Mobile Rules! competition promotes excellence in the development of advanced solutions for the mobile environment and in the launch of innovative businesses and technologies for mobile. 



Corporate sponsors of Mobile Rules! 08 included Accel, Advanced Technology Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, CMEA Ventures, FinNode, IDEO, Nexit, Nokia Growth Partners, Orange, Palo Alto Software, SINA, SK Telecom International, SVASE, Swisscom, Vision Capital and ZEF Solutions. Media and Community sponsors included GigaOM, LIVEdigitally, Mobile Game Developer Magazine, Red Herring, Teknopreneur Indonesia, Stirr and VentureBeat.



Further information about Mobile Rules! can be found online at: www.mobilerules.org. For more information on Mobile Rules! Best Technology Innovation competition, visit: www.mobilerules.org/technology



About Forum Nokia

Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises. More information is available at www.forum.nokia.com.

 			

		

				



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A full day session is planned and its free for developers!

DEVELOPER PROGRAM REVIEW

10:30pm  12:00pm

 So whats gives with the mobile ecosystem. Everyone talks a good line about the F word, of course we mean fragmentation, but whats really being done. Are the big guys really working together? Does open really mean its going to get any easier. Give your humble opinion on the priorities that will help get applications or technology to market faster, better, stronger. Its about devices, platforms, operating systems, channels and partnerships. This session will be led by a panel of developers programs and enhanced with a few developers. Lots of questions and opinions from all participants.Panelists:



 dotMobi - James Pearce

Motorola  Claudia Backus

Symbian  TBA

Orange Partner  Steve Glagow

Sony Ericsson - Mikael Nerde

AT&amp;T - Amy Bang





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				Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

 12pm Eastern Time (GMT - 5) 





How to build mobile GPS applications for the WHERE 2008 Contest



Learn how to create an entry for the WHERE Developer Contest. Build something cool on the WHERE platform, and you can win cash and major distribution opportunities.



http://where.com/presentation/



live web conference on April 3rd at 12pm noon Eastern Time (GMT -5)  

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				Skyhook Wireless Announces MyLokiTM the Location Sharing Service 







BOSTON, MA  March 17, 2008  Skyhook Wireless, provider of the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS), today released MyLoki, a new service included in the latest version of the popular Loki location platform.  MyLoki is a location sharing service that feeds your Loki location to personal blogs, social networking sites like Facebook and location directories like Fire Eagle.  



A person's current location is emerging as an essential attribute of an individual in social networks because it translates online relationships to the real world. Real time location broadcasting creates opportunities to connect with friends in the area, to meet new people, and to explore with those who travel in similar places. Sharing ones location at any given moment also can provide information about who we are, in the same manner as pictures, group memberships, status updates and other profile information. 



&quot;Broadly speaking, the Internet has become a platform for influencing offline user behavior, said Greg Sterling, principal, Sterling Market Intelligence and senior analyst Local Mobile Search. &quot;Accordingly, MyLoki's tools and capabilities add depth and context to social networks, helping extend them into the real world.



Loki is now available for almost all Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices including laptops and cell phones.  Platforms now supported by Loki include Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Mobile, Mac OS X, and Symbian S60.  Now your location will be updated constantly wherever you go.  Users can easily share location updates to microblogs like Jaiku, or post location updates to any RSS feed that supports GeoRSS, like Google MyMaps and the MyLoki profile page.  The new MyLoki Facebook app provides a seamless way to keep your network of friends up to date on your current location.  Yahoo's new Fire Eagle service is already integrated with Loki to simplify location updates.  MyLoki provides image badges that automatically update with current location information, for use in email signatures or blogs.  All of these capabilities include full privacy controls to protect users.  The new version of Loki also introduces a web-based gallery of location channels that each user can manage on their personal FindMe page.  So now, Loki users get all the great local content provided by Loki without having to manage a full toolbar.  



&quot;Hundreds of thousands of people have downloaded Loki already, said Mike Shean, vice president of business development and co-founder of Skyhook Wireless. &quot;MyLoki will make it easier to create new experiences in the physical world and share your experiences in the digital world. 



About Skyhook Wireless

Founded in 2003, Skyhook Wireless has pioneered the development of the first-ever metro-area positioning system that uses Wi-Fi rather than satellites or cell towers to deliver precise location data supporting the growing market for location-based services.  The Skyhook Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) requires no new hardware, works indoors and outdoors, provides an instant location and is more accurate than current technologies in congested downtown areas.  WPS currently serves over 70% of the US, Canadian, and Australian populations, and is expanding coverage worldwide.  Skyhook Wireless is headquartered in Boston, MA and is privately held. Investors include Bain Capital,  Intel Capital, and RRE Ventures.  For more information visit www.skyhookwireless.com,  email to 
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Espoo, Finland - In a world where people are often divided by borders, differences and conflicts, it's easy to lose sight of what we have in common. Pangea Day is an event that seeks to overcome these barriers by helping people see themselves in others through the power of film. Nokia is inviting everyone to enter the 2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards by creating and submitting their short videos to www.ovi.com/pangeaday to be considered for inclusion in the first Pangea Day broadcast event on May 10, 2008.

 

Pangea Day was created by award-winning documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim after winning the prestigious 2006 TED Prize. Together, Noujaim, TED and Nokia have created Pangea Day to connect people by harnessing the power of film and encouraging people to view the world through someone else's eyes.

 

Contestants can upload entries for the 2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards to Share on Ovi (ovi.com/pangeaday), a free media sharing service that makes it easy to upload, manage and share personal media through mobile, desktop and other connected devices. Consumers who register can vote to select five finalists, who will have their videos screened during the Pangea Day broadcast and win a trip to the live Pangea Day broadcast location in Los Angeles.

 

&quot;This competition is a great way for anyone in the world to get involved in the global Pangea Day event and increases awareness for how converged mobile devices and services are helping to connect people of diverse backgrounds,&quot; says Tero Ojanperä, Executive Vice President and head of the Nokia Entertainment and Communities business.  &quot;With the growing interest in sharing images and videos through mobile devices and services like Share on Ovi, we hope to encourage more consumers to get creative.&quot; 

 

All five finalists, chosen by online voting, will be flown to Los Angeles for the event. A panel of professional judges - including Jehane Noujaim, Dave Stewart and others - will review the videos prior the broadcast and pick a winner, which will then be announced during the Pangea Day broadcast. In addition to the trip to the Los Angeles event, the winner will receive a mobile filmmaking trip of a lifetime and a production budget to record their trip.

 

The contest will run from March 17 to April 15.  To be eligible for the 2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards, the short videos must be two minutes or less in length and about one of the following themes:

- An act of kindness

- Someone inspiring

- The best part of the day

- Something that makes you smile

 

On May 10, Pangea Day event sites on almost every continent will be linked live to deliver a four-hour broadcast worldwide of short films, VIP guest speakers and special musical guests organized by Nokia and TED.  Through the Friends of Pangea Day page at http://www.pangeaday.org/events.php, anyone, anywhere can sign up and host their own Pangea Day event or attend an event in their local community.

 

For more information about the Pangea Day and the 2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards, visit www.ovi.com/pangeaday.

 

Related press materials are available at www.nokia.com/press/pangeaday.

 

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.

 

About Pangea Day

Pangea Day taps the power of film to strengthen tolerance and empathy while uniting millions of people to build a better future.  Created by award-winning documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim in collaboration with the TED Conferences after she won the prestigious TED Prize, Pangea Day's mission is to create a worldwide network of caring and concerned citizens who will make a difference. Visit www.pangeaday.org for more information. 

			

		

				



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London UK and Waltham, Mass  March 17, 2008  Oxy Systems, Inc. (www.oxysys.com), today announced that its phling! MusicLoungeSM service has won a Mobile Advertising &amp; Marketing Awards (MAMA) award for Most effective use of music and or image.



 Oxy Systems phling! MusicLounge transforms mobile music from the traditional solo listening experience into a music-based social experience. Providing real-time mobile access to a subscriber's own PC-based music and media collections, it also offers access to new music and the opportunity to share, and discover all in a social networking environment  all from their mobile phone.   



While listening to music, phling! users can browse other users profiles, their music libraries, and what they are currently listening to, and exchange messages via personal bulletin boards. Users can also view song ratings, submit song ratings, find the most popular songs, whats been most recently played, and find out who has recently joined the global, cross carrier phling! community.



 Recently phling! announced the launch of its MusicStashSM service which lets the subscriber stream music they already own to their mobile phone from their home PC even when its turned off! Leveraging Amazon Web Services as the storage medium, the phling! MusicStash is a users personal storage locker where they can upload and store favorite music tracks for anytime playback via their mobile phone.



Anyone in the UK on an all-you-can-eat web data package can download phling! today for free at www.phling.com 



 Commenting on the award, Mike Krasner, Oxy Systems President and CEO, said, Our phling! service is rapidly gaining momentum by tapping into the youth lifestyle choice to be connected to all of their music and friends when mobile.  This award acknowledges that the phling! MusicLounge transforms the current transaction-oriented mobile music paradigm to a community experience where you not only listen to your own PC-based music and media collections any time, any where but have the opportunity to discover, personalize, and share your music in a social networking environment  all from your mobile phone.



About phling!®

The phling! MusicLoungesm lets subscribers listen, share, and discover music on the go anytime, anywhere. Network and device independent, phling! is the first live mobile music service with an integrated set of social networking features. 



The phling! MusicLounge offers subscribers a shared multimedia experience.  Intuitive controls on the user interface allows subscribers to easily browse user profiles and playlists, rate songs and connect with each other via personal message boards.  In addition to a range of free music options including Internet radio and a new artists showcase, phling! lets subscribers stream all the music on their PC, or in their MusicStash, to their mobile phone, giving them 24/7 access to their entire media collection, including music, podcasts, playlists and photos.  And, through a limited, permission-based sharing option, subscribers can also share their music collections with up to six other phling! users. For more information visit www.phling.com.



About Oxy Systems, Inc.



Winner of the 2007 Red Herring 100, Oxy Systems is a privately held software company and a leader in the development of advanced platforms for mobile applications and services.  These modular, scalable platforms include handset, server, and networking capabilities efficient for large media data traffic in diverse IP network environments.  The patent-pending technology provides global wireless carriers and media partners turnkey flexibility , the platforms offer new revenue opportunities and the ability to provide end-users differentiated, sticky mobile services.  Oxy Systems is based in Waltham, Massachusetts USA.  For further information, visit Oxy Systems at www.oxysys.com. 

 			

		

				



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                                                Digia Plc's President and CEO, Juha Varelius: &quot;In an extremely competitive       market environment, the name is a company's single most important branding tool  in the eyes of customers and employees alike. In addition, the name communicates the completion of our integration process and supports our international         expansion with a unified corporate image. After evaluating various alternatives, we found the best business name to be Digia.&quot;          



                           Following the corporate name change, the trading codes of the company's share    and the stock option scheme 2003D on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki will be renamed as well. The new trading codes will be DIG1V for the share and           DIG1VEW403 for the stock option scheme 2003D. The change will take effect in the trade system of the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki on 19 March 2008.               



 In accordance with the new business name, the Digia website addresses will       change to www.digia.fi and www.digia.com. The new ending for corporate e-mail    addresses will be digia.com.   

			

		

				



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 Oracle and Nokia Deliver Unrivalled Support and Capabilities for Oracle Mobile End-users and Developers



 REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.  -- Oracle today announced new mobile interoperability with Nokia devices and technology, as a result of the ongoing cooperation and co-development between the two companies. Oracle has validated the Nokia Intellisync Device Management solution working with Oracle's Siebel CRM platform, Oracle(R) Database Lite is now available on Symbian Version 9/S60 Version 3 enabling enterprises to mobilize their applications using Nokia devices and Siebel Wireless is now available on the Nokia E90 Communicator, an Eseries device designed for enterprise users.



 Since 2003 Oracle and Nokia have leveraged their leadership positions to accelerate the adoption of mobile technology into the enterprise. IT organizations gain maximum benefits from the ability to develop, implement, and manage their mobile applications in a secure and efficient manner, enabling cost savings, increased operational efficiency, and higher customer satisfaction.



 Validation of Nokia Intellisync Device Management with the Siebel CRM



 Nokia Intellisync Device Management complements deployments of Siebel Wireless and Siebel Handheld mobile applications with advanced device management functionalities such as device configuration, application management including over the air provisioning, asset collection, help desk, theft-loss protection and recovery. In addition to these features, validation of Nokia Intellisync Device Management solution with Siebel Handheld applications enables mobile users to reduce expenses and save time through features allowing them to easily create new users, send and accept new device management profiles, set up GPRS/EDGE network settings and push out URLs to Siebel Wireless that aide in updates or locking out, or wiping devices as needed.



 Oracle Database Lite now supports Symbian 9 (S60 v3)



 The new Oracle Database Lite now supports Symbian 9 (S60 v3). With Oracle Database Lite, mobile devices can operate in occasionally-connected environments, periodically synchronizing with back-end database servers. Oracle Database Lite also provides centralized application, user and device provisioning, as well as management and mobile application tools, enabling developers to build the latest mobile enterprise applications for the leading mobile platform.



 Oracle Siebel Wireless on Nokia E90 Communicator



 The Nokia E90 Communicator, developed for the world's leading smartphone platform S60, includes the benefits of a laptop in a pocket-size device. By supporting the S60 Open Source Software (OSS) browser, Siebel Wireless is available on the Nokia E90. Nokia E90 Communicator provides mobile workers with ubiquitous enterprise users access to Siebel Sales Wireless, Siebel Field Service Wireless, Siebel Partner Relationship Management Wireless and Siebel eService Wireless, providing them maximum flexibility for viewing and editing CRM data.



 &quot;Over the past five years, Oracle and Nokia have worked together for one common goal -- to achieve seamless interoperability between our products and enable developers and end-users to gain the greatest potential from the use of Oracle and Nokia technologies together,&quot; said Anthony Lye, Senior Vice President of CRM Development at Oracle. &quot;Our latest support and capabilities for Siebel CRM Mobile with Nokia technologies and devices helps customers realize further usability, efficiencies, and freedom.&quot;



 &quot;Our collaboration with Oracle has been to meet the demands of enterprises -- making these developments beneficial not only for enterprise customers and end-users, but for the entire mobile industry,&quot; said Clyde Foster, Vice President, Software &amp; Services, Nokia. &quot;Nokia Intellisync Device Management is a strategic platform for enterprises and service providers to manage mobility, and I am pleased to say that integrating Siebel Handheld applications brings clear benefits to enterprises.&quot;



 About Nokia



 Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks.



 About Oracle



 Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/. 

			

		

				



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 MobiForms includes a free copy of HSQLDB for server, standalone or mobile database applications, complementing the MobiForms Developer tool and the Mobiforms runtime interpreter. MobiForms offers all the tools in one &quot;box&quot; for the creation and deployment of any type of mobile application - from surveys to field service, from signature capture to bar coding.



New features include timers, SMTP email and commands that dynamically change object attributes at runtime like font colours and sizes. The Deployment Wizard has been extended to include more device and operating environment combinations, and a tab for database deployment.



According to the project manager from a UK based CCTV installer &quot;We were attracted to MobiForms because it offered us the ability to quickly create one version of the same application that would run on multiple types of PDA with no limits of the number of users - all included in a one off developer licence.&quot;



MobiForms is a rapid application development tool for building mobile applications for just about any wireless platform including Tablet PC, Pocket PC, Windows CE, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Symbian and Palm. MobiForms is aimed at novice or expert users alike who do not want to spend hours writing complex code like Java or C  . Instead professional mobile applications can be created and deployed in minutes using the intuitive MobiForms drag and drop interface, with the data tied seamlessly back to corporate systems.



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Local entrepreneur Mr. Yang received a surprise gift when he bought a Nokia 6110 Navigator at the busy Nanjing Road store, which has quickly become a fashionable new landmark and favorite hangout spot for mobile phone buyers and electronic gadget fans. Nokia Flagship stores sell a wide range of Nokia products and provide a Nokia-branded experience directly to consumers in some of the worlds major cities

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				uLocate Communications has announced that ten of the fifteen applications selected as semi-finalists in the 2008 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge  Americas were built on WHERE. These semi-finalists used the WHERE Developer Program to turn creative ideas into mobile location based applications. 

 

The WHERE Developer Program is North Americas dominant platform for Mobile LBS application development  



Boston, MA - March 12, 2008-- Today, uLocate Communications announced that ten of the fifteen applications selected as semi-finalists in the 2008 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge  Americas were built on WHERE. These semi-finalists used the WHERE Developer Program to turn creative ideas into mobile location based applications. The semi-finalists have the opportunity to win from a prize pool of $3 million ( U.S.) and immediately reach consumers across multiple carriers through WHERE.



 First launched in North America in October 2003, the annual NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge invites developers to build mobile location-enabled applications using dynamic location technology and NAVTEQ® map data. Participants compete for a global prize pool of cash, licenses and services from NAVTEQ and sponsors of the event.



 The WHERE Developer Program provides developers with simple, powerful tools to create and launch location-enabled applications.  WHERE has been adopted by virtually all North American carriers  eliminating development complexity of porting across multiple operating systems, handsets, and working through the carrier certification process.



 &quot;With their ability to aggregate location-based content, WHERE proved to be a tremendous asset to developers in this year's NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge,&quot; said Marc Naddell, Vice President, Partner and Developer Programs, NAVTEQ. &quot;Their offering simplifies the process for creating innovative location-based applications and distributing them on multiple carriers.&quot;



 The 2008 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge  Americas semi-finalist applications built on WHERE are:



AEN Mobile:                       Real time emergency information



Game Park:                       Location-based multi-player gaming



HeyWhatsThat:                  Interactive views of mountain peaks and skylines



POI Cruiser:                       Find local businesses on a color-coded grid



Proxido:                             Set location-based reminders for yourself



SportsTalk:                        Fans chat, share, or trash talk the opposing team



Trapster:                            Report and share speed-traps and hidden cameras



UMI Transit:                       Detailed public transportation information and maps



WildLab:                            Tag and share sightings of bird species



ZooM:                                 Map and schedule visits between businesses and customers



 We congratulate this years NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge semifinalists who built their application on WHERE, said Matt Gross, General Manager, WHERE Developer Programs. We believe that any creative location idea should move quickly from conception to adoption across a range of consumer handsets. It's our top priority to help developers gain promotion, distribution, and a path to build a successful business.&quot;



 For more information on the WHERE developer program, please visit http://developer.where.com.



For more information on the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, visit www.LBSChallenge.com.



About WHERE



 WHERE, a service of uLocate Communications, is a wireless application that provides people with a single point of access to the worlds most comprehensive library of location based content. With WHERE, consumers can connect with the world around them and customize their experience by choosing which location based applications they want to use. Each of these applications, including options for local search, news, weather, events and friend finding, deliver contextual content based on a users current location. For more information, please visit www.where.com. 

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<author><![CDATA[uLocate Communication]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Location Services]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Services/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>7:06:56 AM, March 13, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VPN Client for Symbian]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

				NCP Offers VPN Solution for Symbian OS-Based Mobile Devices - The new IPSec client can be used, for example, on mobile devices such as the Nokia E-Series which run Symbian OS from V.9.0 on S60 3rd Edition. 





NUREMBERG, Germany, March 14 - NCP engineering GmbH provides users of Symbian OS-based mobile devices with secure access to the company network. The new IPSec client can be used, for example, on mobile devices such as the Nokia E-Series which run Symbian OS from V.9.0 on S60 3rd Edition. This again underlines NCP's claim to offer security and state-of-the-art communications solutions for general data communication.



The functional scope of the software is based on that of the established Secure CE clients for the Windows mobile and Windows CE operating systems. Among other things, it has an assistant for the configuration PC, an intuitive graphical user interface on the mobile end device, and an integrated dynamic personal firewall. Other functions include automatic and secure set-up of the VPN configuration on the mobile end device via the mobile phone network, as well as support for authentication methods such as One-Time Password.



Like all NCP VPN clients, Secure Enterprise Client for Symbian can communicate with VPN gateways from different manufacturers, and is ideal for use in remote access VPN environments. This Client offers Endpoint Policy Enforcement for monitoring the centrally specified security policy. The software is available at April. An NCP Secure Entry Symbian Client follows in July.



You want to see the NCP solutions live? Go to the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Booth 1332, 7. - 11. April, to the Information Security Europe in London, Booth H201, 22. - 24. April or to CeBIT Australia, Sydney, 20. -22. May.



IDs: 1.519



Availability and sources



A 30-day trial version of the Client offering unrestricted use is available in April on the Internet at: http://www.ncp.de/index.php?id=187&amp;L=1 . The software is available via the NCP e-store and from NCP sales partners.



About NCP



NCP engineering GmbH headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany is a provider of application and industry-neutral communication software for highly secure data transmission in public networks and the Internet. Core competencies are in the areas of IP routing, central management of remote systems, as well as encryption, VPN, and firewall technologies. Under the guiding principle of &quot;Secure Communications&quot; the firm develops products and solutions for the areas of mobile computing, teleworking, E-commerce, online banking, production data acquisition, system control (remote maintenance), and branch office networking. NCP product technology guarantees integration and compatibility with products from other manufacturers. NCP relies on collaboration with technology partners and OEM partners, and on sales via distributors and certified system houses for national and international marketing. Customers include companies, government agencies, and organizations. 

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<author><![CDATA[NCP engineering GmbH]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Symbian news]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/symbian/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>7:06:25 AM, March 14, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UIQ Technology announces the winners of the UIQ application competition '08]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

				UIQ Technology has announced the winners of the UIQ Open, a developer competition aimed at finding and showcasing the most innovative, useful and entertaining third-party applications created with the UIQ open software development platform. 

The UIQ Open is an application competition where software developers and software companies submit UIQ 3 applications in different categories on the UIQ Developer Community website. The competition ran from October until the end of December 2007. A jury of experts has spent the past few weeks intensively evaluating the submissions submitted from all parts of the globe. The winners of the competition are now appointed. 



"This year's UIQ Open was even more successful than last year's competition. There was not only an increase in the total number of applications, they were more innovative in nature. Selecting winners for the UIQ Open was not an easy task" says Naresh Chouhan, Head of the Developer Program at UIQ Technology. "This enthusiasm for UIQ from third parties reflects the tremendous growth and prolific activity of the UIQ developer community during 2007."



The judging panel selected two winning applications in each of the five categories.





  

     Category

     Application

  

  

     Business:

     FlyingMoney Manager by FlyingBird Software

  

  

     

     Mobile Documents by VISIARC AB

  

  

     Mobility:

     Handy Weather by Epocware

  

  

     

     IM  All-in-One Mobile Messenger by SHAPE Services

  

  

     Lifestyle:

     Spodtronic by Liquid Air Lab GmbH

  

  

     

     The World Factbook by jDictionary Mobile

  

  

     Entertainment:

     MicroPool by Gábor Fetter

  

  

     

     Paintball 2 by Crazysoft

  

  

     Utilities:

     Easy Search by WebGate JSC

  

  

     

     GDesk by FiendSoft

  



  

Each winner will receive a prize package including: one of the latest UIQ phones; marketing packages for their application; an invitation to the UIQ Developer Fast Track event and more.



Their nomination in the competition came as great news to all winners:



"We are very excited to receive this award. The UIQ platform has enabled us to easily create a versatile business application, blending a touch-based interface with a rich mobile feature set," says Peter Lindgren, VP Marketing &amp; Business Development at VISIARC AB. 



"UIQ Open is an excellent event! It helps developers to get the recognition and promote their UIQ applications worldwide. For us getting this award is the best possible feedback we could get, we appreciate it a lot," reports Serge Borenko. Head of Software Development. at FlyingBird Software. 



For further information about the UIQ Open competition, visit http://uiqopen.uiq.com			]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[UIQ Technology]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Software News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>6:44:03 AM, March 13, 2008</pubDate>
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<item id="2649">
<title><![CDATA[Google Announces 2008 Developer Events]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.  (March 11, 2008) - Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a new developer event for 2008: Google I/O(tm), a two-day, in- depth gathering for developers to share knowledge about Google's own developer products and web application development in general. Google I/O will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 28th, and Thursday, May 29th, 2008.



Google IO Logo&quot;It's an incredibly exciting time to be a web developer, with so many powerful APIs, open distribution platforms, and development tools becoming available for easy and often free consumption,&quot; said Vic Gundotra, vice president of engineering for developer products at Google.  &quot;As a community, developers are shaping the future of the web, putting foundations in place now that future generations of users won't be able to imagine living without. Google's developer events are a place for developers to celebrate this moment, collaborate with each other, and learn about faster and better paths to successful web applications and a better web.&quot;



Innovating in the Open



Google I/O will include a mix of practical, hands-on advice for building web apps as well as opportunities to learn about and discuss emerging trends. Sessions with top Google engineers will cover tools developed both inside and outside Google, including yet to be announced initiatives designed to move the web forward.



Five simultaneous topic areas will cover:



    * AJAX &amp; JavaScript: AJAX and JavaScript continue to capture the imagination of web developers. These sessions focus on tools and techniques of client-side code, and how to use them to make serious applications quickly and easily.

    * APIs &amp; Tools: Development tools for the web are evolving. Product APIs allow integration and extension of web applications. Tools like the Google Web Toolkit(tm) provide a whole new way to improve performance and compatibility.

    * Social: The web is an inherently social place. A new wave of APIs and frameworks, including OpenSocial, are opening up interesting ways to interact with people through applications.

    * Mobile: Mobile devices are blurring the lines between handset developers and web developers, opening up interesting opportunities for applications that span multiple platforms. We'll take a look at how developers can use technologies such as Android(tm) and Mobile Gears to build applications on the mobile web.

    * Maps &amp; Geo: Since the introduction of the Google Maps(tm) API in 2005, geo and map applications have been one of the most interesting phenomena on the web. These sessions focus on the many aspects of geo applications, from KML to the Google Maps API and more.



The sessions will allow attendees to learn first-hand from Google engineers like Mark Lucovsky, Guido van Rossum, David Glazer, Alex Martelli, Steve Souders, Dion Almaer, Jeff Dean, Chris DiBona, Josh Bloch, and many more leaders in the field of development.



Tickets are $400 for developers, with discounts available for students.



More information about Google I/O is available at http://code.google.com/events/io/.

Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.



Developer Day Goes Global, Again



Building on the success of last year's global Developer Day, Google is taking the event on the road again to multiple cities around the world. Like Google I/O, Developer Day will bring Googlers and developers together to talk about the future of the web as a platform, but in a smaller venue with content tailored to the local market. Dates and locations will be announced in the coming months.



&quot;Taking Developer Day on the road enables us to customize our programs to meet the needs and interests of developers in different markets,&quot; said Gundotra. &quot;We've learned a lot from building large-scale web apps and other web technologies, and we're glad we've found a way to share this knowledge globally so developers and users everywhere can benefit.&quot;



About Google Inc.

Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.google.com. 

			

		

				



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<author><![CDATA[Google]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Industry News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/industry/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>6:42:35 AM, March 11, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Youpark Releases its First StatGuage for Mobile Content Trends]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

Denmark  March, 2008: Youpark, a rapidly growing mobile content provider has released its first StatGuage that provides the most updated and latest consumers trends within the mobile content market. The StatGuage presents a consolidated analysis on the content purchase trend of Youpark based on the factors of Top Downloads by Platform, Downloads by Countries, Download by Categories, Top Selected Devices, Most Referred Products and Top 5 Youpark Developers.



Youpark, founded in the year 2005, has greatly progressed over the span of 3 years. It now provides above 15,000 unique mobile application and games that change the way people live, work and play. After evaluating the consumers buying trend on Youpark, it is found out that Symbian OS is the most popular platform. The top selling category is Games whereas Nokia N73 is the top selected device for which maximum content is downloaded.



Being at the very early stage of mobile content business, we hope that Youpark StatGuage will significantly improve with the rapid increase in the demand of mobile content. See below the percentage of top five entries for selected factors. To discover more on the details of each analysis, download the StatGuage (pdf version). [www.youpark.com/Youpark-StatGauge.pdf]. For queries regarding the StatGuage, contact our content team.[
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Top Downloads by Platform

According to Youpark StatGuage, Symbian OS remains as the most popular platform for mobile consumers with content sales and downloads up to 31%, followed by Java (23%) and Pocket PC (19%). See below the top downloads by platform on Youpark.

Platform Percentage

Symbian 31%

Java 23%

Windows Mobile (PPC) 19%

Windows Mobile (SP) 11%

Blackberry 10%



Downloads by Categories

On analyzing the consumption of rich mobile content with respect to the different categories, it has been found out that Games has been the top selling category on Youpark, generating almost 21% of the total sales. The other popular categories have been Utility, Productivity and Business &amp; Professional.

Category Percentage

Games 21%

Utilities 16%

Productivity 14%

Business &amp; Professional 12%

Entertainment 11%



Top Selected Devices

Various devices from Nokia Nseries phone have been the Top Selected Devices on Youpark which includes Nokia N73, N72, N95, N70, N95 8GB, showing the maximum content downloads. This is followed by some popular devices of Sony Ericsson and Blackberry.

1.NokiaN73

2.Nokia N95

3.Nokia N70

4.Nokia N95 8GB

5.Sony Ericsson K800i



Most Referred Products

Our next analysis was based on the most referred products among the Youpark community which includes software from popular categories of Entertainment, Productivity, Travel and Utility.



1.eFile

2.BBSmart HTML Email Viewer

3.Mobile Webcam

4.IM  for Skype

5. Pocket Antivirus



Top 5 Youpark Developers



Youpark presently works with over 360 developer partners, providing a catalog of more than 15,000 best selling mobile applications &amp; games with new products being continuously updated. The Top 5 Youpark developers are selected on the basis of their quality content; highest number of sales and maximum number of software downloads.



1. SPB Softwarehouse

2. DynoPlex

3. Soti.Net

4. Mobifusion

5. SymbianGuru



Contact

Mobile Weaver ApS

Kompagnistræde 18, 1

1208 Kbh K, Denmark

Telephone:  45 70 23 24 05

www.mobileweaver.dk 

			

		

				



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<author><![CDATA[Youpark]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Industry News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/industry/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>6:42:31 AM, March 12, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sony Ericsson Appoints iris to Manage its Global Activation Strategy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[

11 March 2008: Sony Ericsson has announced today that it has appointed integrated marketing agency iris to handle its global activation strategy, following a competitive pitch. As its global activation agency, iris will be responsible for implementing integrated campaigns across all of Sony Ericssons sports marketing properties, retail business and sales promotion work.



The appointment is part of Sony Ericssons move to increase integration across all of its marketing activity as well as drive efficiency and greater consumer engagement. With this is mind, iris will also provide strategic and creative leadership for Sony Ericssons $88m global title sponsorship of the Sony Ericsson Womens Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.



iris, an independent global network, has in recent months launched a Latin America operation to service the Sony Ericsson brand, with further expansion planned in key markets across the globe.



Dee Dutta, Corporate Vice President and Head of marketing for Sony Ericsson, said, Weve been working with iris for a number of years and on an increasingly global basis over the past twelve months. They have the necessary skills, talent and ambition to deliver truly integrated campaigns to help Sony Ericsson achieve our objective of becoming one of the top three players in our industry.



Ian Millner, CEO and founder of iris said, This is a brilliant sign of the health in our partnership, and the ability of our two businesses to challenge one another and to always be pushing hard to stay sharp. It is also symbolic of our progress as a global network.



About Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications was established as a 50:50 joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in October 2001, with global corporate functions located in London. The company serves the worldwide communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones, accessories and PC-cards, and it has R&amp;D sites in Europe, Japan, China, India and America. Sony Ericsson is the title sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association, and works with the Association to promote the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in over 80 cities during the year.



About iris:

iris is an independent, integrated marketing agency working across all media and all disciplines.



Working with clients including Shell, Sony Ericsson, COI, ING, adidas and Coca Cola the agency is committed to Media Anything, Idea Everything  a creative vision that encompasses iris interpretation of integrated marketing. iris provides true integration through its key divisions iris Digital, iris Direct, iris Experience, iris PR and iris Consulting.



iris prides itself on two key abilities; seeing the potential and exposing mediocrity. These two objectives have guided the agencys work since conception, combined with a concerted effort to be the best agency their clients have ever worked with, and the only agency that truly talented people want to work for.



Established in 1999 by Ian Millner and Stewart Shanley, the iris group has shown considerable development in the last seven years, employing 400 people and growing by at least 50% year on year. It has been voted agency of the year by Marketing, Marketing Week, MCCA, ISP and is a Sunday Times Top 100 Fast track company with offices in London, Manchester, Singapore, Sydney, New York, LA, and New Delhi. 

			

		

				



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<author><![CDATA[Sony Ericsson]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Industry News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/industry/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>6:42:27 AM, March 11, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GyPSii platform wins NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/200803/symbian-2646.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				GyPSii the world&#8217;s leading geo-location and social networking service provider for mobile phones and Internet devices, received highly sought after industry acclaim at this year&#8217;s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, when it was a winner in the NAVTEQ LBS Challenge, a contest in which over 300 companies competed.

p>The award coincided with GyPSii&#8217;s live launch at the event, following a three month public beta trial with users worldwide.  The honour further positions GyPSii as the leading player in the emerging mobile social networking and LBS market.



The worldwide contest, which has established a reputation as the premier event in the location-based services (LBS) industry, challenges application developers to build innovative location-based services which work with mobile phones and/or wireless handheld devices using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ maps.



Over 316 companies registered for this year's Challenge globally, of which twelve advanced to the final judging in the European division. The finalists represented a broad spectrum of wireless applications and were selected based on commercial feasibility, functionality, ease of use and design. The final judging panel, which included executives from Autodesk, Deutsche Telekom, GPS and Co, Innovacom, Nokia, O2, Telecom Italia, Truffle Ventures, Vodafone, and WebMobility, based their decisions on the same key criteria. 



Nokia has globally sponsored the Challenge for the third consecutive year and together with Autodesk in 2008. 



&#8220;This has been a very exciting time for GyPSii,&#8221; said Dan Harple, CEO of GyPSii.  &#8220;In September 2007 we signalled our intent to become the leading global platform for the convergence of search, location and personal content as a new form of geo-social networking.  Winning a NAVTEQ LBS Challenge award is satisfying because of the intense competition, coupled with the expertise of the panel of industry-leading judges.  It means a lot to our whole team.&#8221;



He continued; &#8220;We are now recognised as the pre-eminent industry player with a rapidly growing global GyPSii community.  We have visitors from more than 55 countries and we continue to lay down our global footprint across multiple handsets, geographies and affinity communities with major strategic partnerships worldwide. People can expect to hear more significant news from GyPSii in the coming months.&#8221;



GyPSii generated considerable industry buzz at the Mobile World Congress. CNN&#8217;s on-the-ground reporter, Adrian Finighan interviewed Mr Harple and posted on his CNN blog that GyPSii is: &#8220;a mobile social networking platform which, I&#8217;m willing to bet, will soon be as big a phenomenon as Facebook. Bigger, perhaps.&#8221;



In February, GyPSii made a series of major announcements, significantly increasing its global presence.  In China, GyPSii announced partnerships with China Unicom, one of the two mobile operators in China with more than 150 million subscribers and Shanghai Rannuo to launch its GyPSii service for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Additional to this was the news of GyPSii&#8217;s partnership with Chinese device manufacturer Dopod to provide a range of location-based information and services to members of its Dopod Club community.  



GyPSii also moved into India, the world&#8217;s second largest and fastest growing mobile market, and announced an agreement with Broadway Pvt. Ltd. (www.broadwayindia.in), to offer the full suite of GyPSii services to India&#8217;s 233 million mobile subscribers.



The GyPSii application is already fully compatible with Windows Mobile phones, the Blackberry range from RIM and Nokia&#8217;s flagship consumer smartphones.  GyPSii recently announced web support for Apple&#8217;s iPhone and continues to add new devices on a regular basis.



As well as extending its product range, GyPSii has also reached beyond English speaking markets and is available in ten languages including Korean, Russian and two forms of Chinese. 



To sign up to GyPSii users can visit the company&#8217;s website (www.gypsii.com) or from a phone browser at http://gypsii.com/m.  



About GyPSii



GyPSii is the market-leading mobile lifestyle application, connecting people, places and communities across networks and devices.  GyPSii provides a geo-location social networking platform and services for mobile, web &amp; set-top box devices, and is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (www.gypsii.com).			]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[GyPSii]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Software News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:06:09 AM, March 11, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[fringMe! widget now available for UIQ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/200803/symbian-2645.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				The folks at fring have been hard at work, trying to make the fringME! web widget even better and available to even more fringsters.  So, their clever developer guys (in addition to enabling the widget for UIQ) have developed a Flash version for web pages that don't support Java script. 

Originally the fringMe! widget was available for S60 devices only, but now it also supports UIQ devices (simply select More > Settings > Manage channels and subscribe to the fringMe! channel. So now visitors to your web site can chat while you are logged into fring, although the Find Me feature of the fringMe! widget is not yet available for UIQ phones (no GPS!).



This means that your entire community of online buddies can reach and find you on your fring-enabled mobile from anywhere on the web, whether they're fringsters or not.  Visitors to any of your web pages, blogs, and pretty much anywhere you have a bit of internet of your own will be able to see instantly whether you're online, offline, or busy in a call and also chat with you.



In order to get started with fringME! you need the latest version of fring Download (version 3.3).  Then you visit the fringME! web page to choose a fringME! widget design, copy and paste a small bit of html code onto your chosen web pages, switch on and configure fringME! on your mobile handset, and away you go.



As an example, you can check out the Flash version of Richard Bloor's fringMe! widget in the bottom left hand corner of every SymbianOne.com page. 



In addition, the features of the fringME! widget will be expanding, with more very cool stuff coming soon.			]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[fring]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Software News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:06:07 AM, March 4, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CellSpin Now Supports Symbian Operating System, Worlds Leading OS for Mobile Phones]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/200803/symbian-2644.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				CellSpin Soft, Inc. has announced its highly anticipated support of its leading fully featured mobile blogging and media sharing software for the Symbian Operating System, the world&#8217;s leading open operating system for mobile phones.

Leading full-featured, mobile blogging and media sharing software goes global



CellSpin mobile software is the first product to provide a free, secure, intelligent, one-click graphical user interface for capturing images, audio, video and text and publishing them to one or many of a user&#8217;s favorite blogging, social networking, photo sharing, and auction sites simultaneously. 



CellSpin currently supports sharing media with Facebook, Blogger, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, Live Journal, Live Spaces and eBay, with more to come. CellSpin is the first and the only application that enables smartphone users to create and post audio and videos to their live eBay auctions.



According to Bobby Gurvinder Singh, CEO and co-founder of CellSpin, &#8220;Supporting Symbian, with its huge user base in Asia, Europe and US, makes CellSpin accessible globally, and allows users everywhere to share media with friends and family instantly.&#8221;



CellSpin has gained tremendous attention since its introduction at the DEMO Conference in January when it was picked as one of the Top 10 Companies to launch there. It also generated significant interest at Mobile World Conference in Barcelona in February.



User feedback is typified in this email: &#8220;CellSpin makes it dead simple to capture and upload media - text, photos, and video - to a range of user-generated content sites, from Flickr to eBay.&#8221;



In addition to Symbian OS, CellSpin also supports Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 as well as Blackberry.  Other mobile operating systems will be added soon.



Price and availability: CellSpin is FREE to users, and available immediately at www.cellspin.net. A list of supported phones is at http://www.cellspin.net/phones

 

CellSpin Soft, Inc (http://www.cellspin.net) is dedicated to making the Mobile 2.0 experience as simple as possible, even as the technology behind it becomes ever more powerful. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in San Jose, CA. 			]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[CellSpin]]></author>
<categoryname><![CDATA[Software News]]></categoryname>
<categorylink><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/]]></categorylink>
<pubDate>9:06:06 AM, March 6, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MELODIS Corporation Launches midomi mobile for S60 platform]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://mobile.symbianer.com/news/Software/200802/symbian-2643.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[

				midomi mobile allows users to search for music by singing, humming or even whistling into their mobile devices. The application accesses midomis online user-generated database of songs and uses MELODIS patented Multimodal Adaptive Recognition System (MARS) to identify what users are searching for. 





SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Pioneering search and sound recognition company MELODIS Corporation today announced the launch of midomi mobile, its music search application for mobile devices.



midomi mobile allows users to search for music by singing, humming or even whistling into their mobile devices. The application accesses midomis online user-generated database of songs and uses MELODIS patented Multimodal Adaptive Recognition System (MARS) to identify what users are searching for.



The midomi song database has become the largest user-generated repository of its kind since its launch in January 2007. The free, membership-based midomi community is also a vibrant social-networking destination on the Web  providing a forum for amateur and professional musicians, talent seekers, and music lovers around the world to discover and be discovered.



Available for download free of cost at mobile.midomi.com, midomi mobile offers users a wide range of functionality. Having found a song using midomi mobile, users can play back the snippet from the rendition that matched their query or listen to other members renditions that helped identify the song. midomi mobile also enables users to search for music videos playable on mobile devices through services such as YouTube. And, users can connect to midomis social network through midomi mobile to access member profiles, recordings, playlists, and more.



The company will soon offer additional functionality for midomi mobile users. Future releases will allow users to identify original music content, such as music broadcast through the radio. Users will also be able to search for music by speaking out the song title or artists name, or by typing it without having to know the exact spelling.



The initial release of midomi mobile is designed for mobile phones using the Symbian OS and the popular S60 platform. MELODIS plans to release support for additional platforms such as the S40 Java platform in the near future.



An increasing number of music-enabled handsets are sold each year, and we aim to make midomi mobile available on all of these handsets. With the exciting functionality were continuing to develop for midomi mobile, it will become the ultimate music search tool for the mobile market, says Keyvan Mohajer, CEO, MELODIS Corporation.



The commercial potential of midomi is growing rapidly, according to Mohajer: Both at the website and on midomi mobile, were providing advertising opportunities that are easily and quickly accessible for viewers and advertisers alike. This is allowing us to continue growing the services we can offer to our users and partners.



Recognizing its potential, Nokia has recently selected midomi mobile as the Application of the Week and it is showcased at Nokias featured applications corner. (http://www.nokia.com/link?cid=EDITORIAL_894336)



To download midomi mobile, users can visit mobile.midomi.com on their PC or m.midomi.com on their S60 phones.



About midomi



midomi (www.midomi.com) is the first-of-its-kind online music search engine and social community where you can find songs in the most intuitive way imaginable: sing a line, hum a few bars  even whistle your favorite tune! If its not in the database, you can add it to the user-generated database by simply singing it in the midomi Studio. With new songs in 33 languages added to it each day by members all over the world, midomi has become the largest online repository of its kind.



Currently available in ten languages and recognized by Popular Science magazine as one of the top global innovations of 2007, the free, membership-based midomi community is a vibrant social-networking destination that strikes a chord with music lovers the world over. For amateur and professional musicians, and talent seekers, midomi has become a unique forum to discover and be discovered.



About MELODIS Corporation



Incorporated in September 2005, MELODIS Corporation is building the next generation of search and sound recognition technologies that are Breaking the Silence in human-computer interaction. These technologies have a variety of applications on the Internet, mobile devices, robotics, security applications and much more. MELODIS technologies have been applied to music search, text search and speech recognition, and additional applications are currently under development. The MELODIS management team is comprised almost entirely of graduates from Stanford University, and the company has strong backing from leading Silicon Valley investors.



With the launch of its online community, www.midomi.com, MELODIS has combined the worlds most powerful search technologies with proven online models including social networking, user-generated content and digital content distribution, and is moving forward with its mission to build the worlds most comprehensive database of searchable music.



Read more about MELODIS Corporation at www.melodis.com. 

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<pubDate>9:06:04 AM, February 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[LOCR and Skyhook Wireless To Jumpstart Geo-Tagging]]></title>
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				locr, the geo-tagging focused photo-sharing community, and Skyhook Wireless, provider of the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS), today announced a partnership to bring Wi-Fi positioning to locr's geo-tagging community. 





Partnership the first to bring accurate Wi-Fi positioning to photo market



Boston, MA, February 29, 2008  locr, the geo-tagging focused photo-sharing community, and Skyhook Wireless, provider of the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS), today announced a partnership to bring Wi-Fi positioning to locr's geo-tagging community. This ground-breaking partnership will bring location awareness for photos to millions of Wi-Fi handsets and also improve the accuracy and availability of location information for a significant number of existing locr users. locr and Skyhook Wireless will be demonstrating this technology next week at CeBIT 2008, hall 15, booth D34.



&quot;Geo-tagging, or marking photos with precise location information, is poised to move into the mainstream, said IMS Research Analyst Matia Grossi. &quot;Today, camera and cell phone makers are exploring ways to support geo-tagging in their devices. 



One innovative way to bring location capabilities to devices is GPS.  However, GPS can sometimes have issues with coverage indoors and with accuracy in urban environments and around tall buildings. Combining Skyhook Wireless' Wi-Fi Positioning System along with GPS addresses many of these problems by optimizing location accuracy, coverage, and time to fix in the environments where GPS is weakest. In addition, the WPS provides geo-tagging capabilities for devices that support Wi-Fi but do not have other location technology.



locr is positioned to benefit from the surge in interest for tagging photos with location information. locr provides everything necessary to geo-tag digital photos: free software for PC and mobile, free webspace, community and organization features and now, the first solution for GPS and Wi-Fi photo geo-tagging. Today the locr community is able to visit historic places, meet new people, and explore both the neighborhood and the world by browsing for and reviewing photos on a map. In addition, these users are finding that using precise location information in photos is a very effective tool for classifying and managing increasingly large on- and off-line libraries of photos. 



&quot;Integrating WPS into the locr solution will significantly expand the number of handsets that support geo-tagging, said Mike Shean, vice president of business development for Skyhook Wireless. &quot;For existing locr users that have Wi-Fi enabled devices, the upgraded locr application will increase the accuracy and availability of geo-tagging in all of the places where people take pictures.



&quot;locr is happy to announce this partnership with Skyhook Wireless in order to enable the geo-tagging of photos with Wi-Fi in addition to GPS, said Malte Schloen, CEO of locr GmbH. &quot;Geo-tagging is revolutionizing the culture of photography and Skyhook is the perfect addition to augment existing location technology and to bring location awareness to existing and future Wi-Fi enabled cameras and cell phones. 



About locr

locr is a photo-sharing community with focus on geo-tagging. The locr software (for mobile phones, digital cameras, GPS dataloggers and PC) automatically tags photos with GPS data, shows their position on digital maps and generates for each photo descriptions of the locality. The locr online community enables users to upload photos, archive them in albums and swap them interactively with friends and acquaintances. For more details, see www.locr.com.



About Skyhook Wireless

Founded in 2003, Skyhook Wireless has pioneered the development of the first-ever metro-area positioning system that leverages Wi-Fi rather than satellites or cell towers to deliver precise location data supporting the growing market for location-based services. The Skyhook Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) requires no new hardware, works indoors and outdoors, provides an instant location and is more accurate than current technologies in congested downtown areas. WPS serves over 70% of the US &amp; Canadian populations and is expanding internationally. Skyhook Wireless is headquartered in Boston, MA, and is privately held. Investors include RRE Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Intel Capital and CommonAngels. For more information visit www.skyhookwireless.com, send email to 
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  or call 617-314-9802.  

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<pubDate>9:05:34 AM, February 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia to bring Microsoft Silverlight powered experiences to millions of mobile users]]></title>
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				Nokia today announced plans to make Microsoft Silverlight available for S60 on Symbian OS, the world's leading smartphone software(1), as well as for Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets.  



March 04, 2008





Extends choice for developers on the world's leading mobile platforms

 

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced plans to make Microsoft Silverlight available for S60 on Symbian OS, the world's leading smartphone software(1), as well as for Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets.  Adding support for Silverlight will extend opportunities for developers to create rich, interactive applications that run on multiple platforms in a consistent and reliable way.

 

&quot;Today's consumers are very clear in what they want: easy access to tightly integrated services and data on any device,&quot; said Lee Williams, Senior Vice President in Nokia's Devices software organization. &quot;Nokia's software strategy is based on cross-platform development environments, enabling the creation of rich applications across the Nokia device range.  Nokia aims to support market leading and content rich internet application environments and to embrace and encourage open innovation. By working with Microsoft, we are creating terrific opportunities and additional choices for the development community, S60 licensees and the industry as a whole.&quot;

 

Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering next-generation media experiences and rich interactive applications.  Silverlight is already powering thousands of applications around the world and organizations including Entertainment Tonight, the NBA and NBC Universal to deliver superior Web-based experiences to their customers.  The arrangement with Nokia will substantially extend the reach of Silverlight by making the platform available for hundreds of millions of devices, including S60 on Symbian smartphones from a range of manufacturers, as well as Nokia Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets.

 

&quot;This is an important relationship on so many levels. Working with Nokia means we are easily able to reach a huge number of mobile users, including customers of all S60 licensees.  This is a significant step in gaining broad acceptance for Silverlight and ensuring it is platform agnostic. This is critical since we want to make sure developers and designers don't have to constantly recreate the wheel and build different versions of applications and services for multiple operating systems, browsers and platforms,&quot; said S. Somasegar, Senior Vice President of Microsoft's Developer Division.

 

&quot;There is clear market demand for rich, Web-based services across a variety of device types, but developing these can often be commercially difficult. For Microsoft this extends Silverlight to a broader range of vendors, platforms and devices.  For Nokia it expands the web runtime options on its devices, enabling a wider community of developers and more applications. This should help the  uptake of higher speed mobile services and advance a new era of anytime, anywhere device-based computing&quot;, said Bola Rotibi , Principal Analyst at Ovum.

 

Microsoft will demonstrate Silverlight on S60 during the opening keyote at Microsoft's MIX08 conference on March 5 in Las Vegas. Silverlight is intended to be available to S60 developers later this year with initial service delivery anticipated shortly thereafter for all S60 licensees.   This will allow S60 application developers to use an even wider range of development environments for S60 on Symbian OS than today. Today S60 developers can use: C   (using native Symbian OS APIs and Open C providing subset of standard POSIX libraries), S60 Web Run-time (supporting standards-based web technologies such as Ajax, JavaScript, CSS and HTML), the Java(TM) language, Flash Lite from Adobe, and Python.

 

Microsoft Silverlight availability for Nokia Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets will be confirmed later.

 

(1) S60 has already shipped on more smartphones than any other platform, enabling users to access and enjoy the Internet and Internet services. S60 covers the broadest product portfolio, with devices for a variety of segments and needs from different audiences. S60 is the clear leader in converged device software with over 53% market share globally in Q4 2007 according to the latest Canalys report (January 2008).

 

About S60

S60 software built on Symbian OS is the world's leading smartphone software, and is licensed by some of the industry's foremost mobile device manufacturers. More than 150 million S60 devices had been shipped by all licensees by January 2008.  The flexibility of the S60 software allows for various hardware designs and software configurations, as evidenced by the multitude of S60 devices already available on the market. Through its award-winning user interface, extensive support for new mobile services and the innovation potential for partner solutions, the S60 provides an open and scalable business opportunity for mobile operators and 3rd party developers. For further information and news about the S60 and the S60 community, please visit www.s60.com.

 

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks.  

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<pubDate>9:05:23 AM, March 4, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[T-Mobile and Nokia introduce Nokia 6650 exclusively for T-Mobile customers]]></title>
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				T-Mobile and Nokia announced the Nokia 6650, a stylish and easy to use device optimized for use with T-Mobile services. Available exclusively for T-Mobile International customers, the Nokia 6650 is equipped with the latest wireless features 



Espoo, Finland - Today, at CeBIT 2008, T-Mobile and Nokia announced the Nokia 6650, a stylish and easy to use device optimized for use with T-Mobile services. Available exclusively for T-Mobile International customers, the Nokia 6650 is equipped with the latest wireless features, such as an integrated GPS and multimedia player, allowing T-Mobile customers easy access to a wide range of services such as web'n'walk, MyFaves, Mobile Jukebox and NaviGate.

 

The Nokia 6650 will be available from T-Mobile during the third quarter at T-Mobile sales points across Europe at a very attractive price. In Germany for example, the Nokia 6650 will retail for just 1 euro together with the Relax 100 rate. 

 

The Nokia 6650 - exclusive multimedia device

 

The stylish, stainless-steel clad fold design is equipped with state-of-the-art multimedia features and supports T-Mobile's services such as web'n'walk, a service that allows easy access to the Internet on mobile devices. High-speed HSDPA data connectibity enables fast web browsing and downloading while the 2.2&quot; TFT QVGA color display can display up to 16 million colours, making browsing and viewing photos, videos and menus a pleasure. T-Mobile service My Faves keeps you in touch with the people that matter the most while benefiting from the device's extensive talk time. Mobile Jukebox users will appreciate the dedicated keys for the music player. Furthermore, the Nokia 6650 has built-in AGPS (assisted GPS) to enable quick positioning with NaviGate route management.

 

The Nokia 6650 comes with a 2 megapixel camera with flash, 30 MB of internal memory and a micro SD card slot, FM radio and many other features. Images and videos can be uploaded to the web, sent from phone to phone via a wireless Bluetooth connection, or viewed in full color on the device's large display.



About T-Mobile International

T-Mobile International is one of the world's leading companies in mobile communications. As one of Deutsche Telekom`s operating segments, T-Mobile concentrates on the most dynamic markets in Europe and the United States. Almost 120 million mobile customers were served by companies of the Deutsche Telekom group by end of 2007. The common technology platform is based on GSM, the world's most successful digital wireless standard. This also makes T-Mobile the only mobile communications provider with a seamless transatlantic service.

 

T-Mobile also is partner of FreeMove, an alliance consisting of four of Europe's leading mobile companies - Orange, TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) T-Mobile and TeliaSonera - to help their customers communicate as easily while travelling abroad as they do at home.

 

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks. 

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<pubDate>9:05:19 AM, March 3, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Handango Releases Smartphone Content Trends for 2007]]></title>
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HURST, Texas -- Handango, the world's leading provider of smartphone content, today released the 2007 Year-end Handango Yardstick, a global trend report about the smartphone content industry. For the first time in Yardstick history, Entertainment content was the leading sales category, moving from third place in 2006, signaling a consumer shift in using smartphones not just for business and productivity-related activities. Also, the report shows smartphones created and marketed to consumers to use for work and play were among the leading devices for content downloads in 2007.



The Handango Yardstick consolidates and reports on key smartphone market data based on content purchases on a quarterly and annual basis from across the Handango distribution network -- Handango.com, partner storefronts including carriers, OEMs and operating system partners, as well as individual application developers' websites that are powered by the Handango Commerce Engine. Market data in the report includes sales by content category; sales by device; top searches; the number of new software providers and applications added to the Handango library, and best-selling applications for each of the five major smartphone operating systems: BlackBerry(TM), Palm OS(R), Symbian OS(R), Windows Mobile(R) Standard (formerly Smartphone) and Windows Mobile(R) Professional (formerly Pocket PC).



  2007 IN REVIEW:



  Smartphones now used for both work and play



In 2007, Entertainment content was the top-selling category with 17 percent of total sales. Business &amp; Professional content dropped from first place at 18 percent in 2006, to second place at 16 percent of total sales in 2007, suggesting that smartphone owners are using their devices for work and play. Other leading categories in 2007 were Productivity applications, such as address book and calendar, and Games, at third and fourth place, respectively.



BlackBerry mobile applications experienced triple-digit growth



More than 11,000 new mobile applications for the BlackBerry were added to the Handango network. In fact, the BlackBerry collection of applications grew at the largest rate, with 135% more applications added in 2007 than in 2006.



Devices catering to more mainstream consumers topped the list for mobile applications



The Blackberry Pearl and Motorola Q, smartphones targeted to consumers for both work and play, were among the top devices for content downloads in 2007, both by revenue and number of units sold.



Go to http://corp.handango.com/ and click on Yardstick under the Press Room to download a copy of the 2007 Year-end Handango Yardstick.



PLATFORM OVERVIEW



In addition to the all-platform annual Handango Yardstick report, specific information is also available for each of the main smartphone operating systems: BlackBerry(TM), Palm OS(R), Symbian OS(R), Windows Mobile(R) Standard (formerly Smartphone) and Windows Mobile(R) Professional (formerly Pocket PC).



BlackBerry



Handango reported a stellar year for BlackBerry, with a 135% year over year increase in the number of new mobile content titles added to the Handango catalog. This operating system continues to be popular with consumers interested in Business &amp; Professional applications, as sales in that category topped 31 percent in 2007, while Entertainment content came in second at 23 percent. Despite the fact that Business &amp; Professional applications ranked highest in overall sales, the top 10 applications sold for BlackBerry in 2007 included Games, such as Sudoku and poker; Communications software, such as ringtones and instant messenger; and travel applications. The BlackBerry Pearl was the most popular device for mobile content in 2007, both in terms of revenue and units sold.



  The top 10 best-selling applications for BlackBerry in 2007 were:

  1. Ringtone Megaplex (ringtone library)

  2. Sudoku (puzzle game)

  3. Colour Your Trackball (trackball customizer)

  4. IM  (instant messenger)

  5. Ascendo DataVault (password manager)

  6. WorldMate Live Gold Membership (travel assistant)

  7. Aces Texas Hold'Em - No Limit (poker game)

  8. IM  for Skype (instant messenger)

  9. SplashID for BlackBerry (information security)

  10. Crackberry Ringtones Deluxe (ringtone library)



  Windows Mobile Standard



Windows Mobile Standard users focused on play in 2007, as Entertainment applications topped the sales chart at 36 percent, and streaming media applications appeared in the top 10 best-sellers list. Business &amp; Professional applications landed in distant second place at 12 percent. More applications -- over 1,600 -- were added to the Windows Mobile Standard catalog in 2007 than in 2006.



The top 10 best-selling applications for Windows Mobile Standard in 2007 were:



  1. Ringtone Megaplex (ringtone library)

  2. SBSH Facade (home screen plug-in)

  3. MobiTV (streaming television)

  4. HandiTV (streaming television)

  5. Fizz Weather (weather monitor)

  6. SmartphoneNotes (note manager)

  7. Agendus Standard Edition (calendar manager)

  8. Agenda One (calendar manager)

  9. PocketStreamer (streaming media)

  10. IM  (instant messenger)



  Palm OS



Although Palm released few devices in 2007, this operating system continued to show loyal demand for content throughout the year. The Palm Treo 650 remains one of the top devices for applications available from Handango.



  The top 10 best-selling applications for Palm OS in 2007 were:

  1. PocketMirror Standard Edition (Outlook synchronization)

  2. Agendus Professional Edition (personal information manager)

  3. SplashID (information security)

  4. Ringo Pro (ringtone player)

  5. Agendus Premier Edition (Outlook synchronization)

  6. Snap (data entry tool)

  7. Agendus Desktop Edition (Outlook synchronization)

  8. Diet &amp; Exercise Assistant (fitness assistant)

  9. PocketMirror Standard Upgrade (Outlook synchronization)

  10. SplashWallet Suite (personal identification manager)



  Windows Mobile Professional



The PPC 6700, which launched in 2005, topped the list of Windows Mobile Professional devices, demonstrating that older devices have remained popular with consumers downloading smartphone applications. Business &amp; Professional applications remained the number one category in terms of sales for this operating system at 19 percent in 2007, with Entertainment applications coming in second at 15 percent.



  The top 10 best-selling applications for Pocket PC in 2007 were:

  1. Spb Pocket Plus (today screen plug-in)

  2. Spb Mobile Shell (today screen plug-in)

  3. Pocket Informant 8 (today screen plug-in)

  4. MobiTV (streaming television)

  5. Spb Backup (file backup)

  6. Microsoft Voice Command (voice control)

  7. Spb Diary (today screen plug-in)

  8. Spb Time (clock)

  9. Spb Phone Suite (phone features)

  10. Spb Brain Evolution (brain trainer)



  Symbian OS



Users of the Symbian platform focused on Productivity and Utilities applications, coming in first and second place, respectively, in sales in 2007. The top 10 list included Productivity applications such as a time manager, as well as applications from other categories, including a music player, weather monitor and travel assistant. The top device for Symbian OS is the Nokia N95, which launched in 2007 and entered the top 10 device list for the first time.



  The top 10 best-selling Symbian OS applications in 2007 include:

  1. SBSH Papyrus (time manager)

  2. Handy Calendar for S60 (calendar manager)

  3. LCG Jukebox (music player)

  4. ProfiMail (email viewer)

  5. Quickoffice Premier (document manager)

  6. Handy Weather for S60 (weather monitor)

  7. Advanced Call Manager (call manager)

  8. WorldMate Professional (travel assistant)

  9. Ultimate Voice Recorder (voice recorder)

  10. IM  (instant messenger)



  About Handango



Handango is the leading provider of smartphone content globally. Leveraging its network of more than 16,000 content partners and its vast distribution network, Handango seamlessly delivers the smartphone marketplace to millions of consumers on the Web and from the device. Handango's market-leading content delivery platform, Handango AMPP, is the platform of choice for numerous mobile industry leaders including Microsoft, HP, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&amp;T and AOL. By delivering intuitive and compelling consumer experiences, Handango has become the trusted source for millions of smartphone users around the world. For more information, visit http://corp.handango.com/. 

			

		

				



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<pubDate>9:05:17 AM, March 10, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Developers Take Note - the newly-released Faro Orange Partner Camp programme!]]></title>
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And this year there will be more  France Telecom/Orange executives, decision makers and technical experts than  ever before.  



Orange Partner Camp

14  16 April 2008

Faro,  Portugal



Our open book policy is being extended with free access and  commercial/technical support for a new release of APIs - come and learn the  what and how in our commercial and technical sessions and then jump into our  Mash Pit to receive one-to-one technical support and commercial inspiration. And  of course, well have competitions for the best-of-show. 



We have a great  line-up for our opening &quot;pow wow&quot; which includes Yves Tyrode (EVP and Head of  the Technocentre), Herve Payan (EVP of the Content Division), Thomas Kohler (VP  of Technology for the Audience Line of Business), Vivek Badrinath (EVP of  ROSSI), Pascal Thomas (VP in the Audience Line of Business), Yves Maitre (SVP of  the Device Group) and many more! We are also making some very interesting  announcements around our content strategy, and you do not want to miss the  opportunities that it will bring.



There is no other event like this in  the industry - where you can meet with your peers and be face-to-face with a  world-leading fixed line, broadband and mobile operator - for three days!  



Please review the program and register at www.orangepartnercamp.com. We have limited spaces  available because we need to ensure all campers get individual attention. The  price is only 649.00, which covers everything once you arrive in Faro, Portugal  on April 14 - 16th. That means your accommodation, camp sessions, food and  social get-togethers are all included. 



If you have not been to one of  our award winning camps before, now is the time to come. If you have been, you  know what youll be missing if you can't make it. 

			

		

				



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<pubDate>9:05:16 AM, March 7, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Handango Secures Additional $9.5 Million in Venture Funding To Expand]]></title>
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Hurst, TX - March 3, 2008 -- Handango, the world's leading provider of smartphone content, today announced that it has raised an additional $9.5 million in its Series C round of financing, which will be used to support the company's new and innovative distribution deals, improve the scalability of its infrastructure, and expand globally. Additionally, Handango plans to enhance the consumer experience to make smartphone content easier to browse, find and purchase online and directly from a mobile device. Participating in the Series C round are Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV), Centerpoint, Neo Carta, Pharos Capital Group and SSM Partners.



&quot;Securing this round of funding further proves our leadership position in the distribution of smartphone content,&quot; said Bill Stone, CEO, Handango. &quot;As the demand for smartphones expands from early adopters to mainstream consumers, we are confident that Handango's new distribution platforms and expanded content offerings will only further our dominance in this industry.&quot;



&quot;Handango has proven itself as the undisputed leader in the global smartphone content marketplace,&quot; states Sandy Miller, General Partner from IVP. &quot;This new round of funding will further enhance Handango's plans for growth and expansion at a time when the market is ripe for infiltration.&quot;



&quot;With the demand for smartphones growing at a faster pace than ever, Handango is in an incredible position to continue to lead the market both within the U.S and abroad,&quot; states former president and chief executive officer of AT&amp;T Wireless and current Handango director, Mohan Gyani. &quot;With the strength of Handango's consumer-facing brand, its extensive customer base, its vast network of content partners, and its growing and evolving distribution channels, it is no surprise that this list of top-tier investors are back for another round.&quot;



All investors who participated in the Series B round of financing in September 2006 are participating in the current round.



Offering smartphone content from 16,000 developers, the largest collection of partners in the mobile content industry, Handango delivers the most diverse collection of smartphone applications directly to consumers both through its online storefront at www.handango.com and on mobile devices using the Handango's on-device client. Handango partners with many of the world's leaders in the telecommunications industry, including RIM, HP, Microsoft, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and AOL, all of whom rely on Handango as an essential part of their smartphone content businesses.



About Handango

Handango is the leading provider of smartphone content globally. Leveraging its network of more than 16,000 content partners and its vast distribution network, Handango seamlessly delivers the smartphone marketplace to millions of consumers on the Web and from the device. Handango's market-leading content delivery platform, Handango AMPP, is the platform of choice for numerous mobile industry leaders including Microsoft, HP, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&amp;T and AOL. By delivering intuitive and compelling consumer experiences, Handango has become the trusted source for millions of smartphone users around the world. For more information, visit http://corp.handango.com. 

			

		

				



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Once an agency, enterprise or consumer creates their slideshow, a CTA (Call-To-Action) is automatically generated for each MMS. Advertisers place a text-to-keyword CTA in print ads and a link or html CTA in web ads so prospective buyers can receive the MMS on their phone. Web viewers can first preview the MMS online, giving the slideshow exposure both online and on the phone.



Media selection and placement is at the cost and discretion of the advertiser. However, keywords and links can be added to an unlimited number of newspapers, magazines and websites. No training is required for advertisers to use Cellyspaces self-service tools to compose and publish their MMS slideshows.



With Cellyspace there are no subscription fees and content is created, edited, converted and stored online for advertisers at no charge. Advertisers pay 20 cents for each MMS when sent to a prospects phone.



The best advertising ROI is for those who understand that the mobile experience is immediate and personal. Using this experience to have your contact information on 100 U.S. prospects phones for a $20.00 investment seems quite cost effective, said Rich Eicher, President of Skycore LLC, developers of Cellyspace.



A case could be made for enterprises to target new print and online markets, to raise classified budgets and to increase the number of placements  all enhanced with a relatively small investment in mobile marketing, added Mr. Eicher.



Cellyspace also has online tools for content providers to offer premium or advertiser-funded content, including syndication and broadcast subscription options. Visit http://help.cellyspace.com/250_71_6 or email 
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Skycore, LLC: Skycore is a Boston firm focusing since 2003 on mobile technology solutions for consumers and enterprises. Their core product, Cellyspace, offers online tools facilitating user-generated and advertiser-generated composition of MMS messaging, mobile content and ringtones. Contact: 
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<pubDate>9:05:13 AM, March 6, 2008</pubDate>
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The spring rental season starts in less than one month.  12 million Americans (one out of three renters) move to a new apartment each year according to census data.  



 March 4, 2008 (Camden, NJ and Atlanta, GA)&#8212;If you have ever rented an apartment you know the process can be painfully cryptic.  Smarter Agent technology is mobile, location-aware and sorts to the top apartment listings with addresses and full descriptions - based on where you are - all from your cell phone.



 This makes it easy to get past vague ads claiming &#8220;Cozy apartment in up-and-coming neighborhood&#8221; (translation: small 1 room apartment in a slum) to find exactly what you want in an apartment, where you want -- faster than you can un-ruffle a newspaper on a street corner.



 Apartments for Rent by Smarter Agent is now available on over 25 AT&amp;T cell phones. Consumers download Smarter Agent just as they would a ring tone or a game and get a complete experience designed specifically for mobile users.  Now anyone can find an apartment just by being in the neighborhood.  



 Smarter Agent helps consumers by instantly pinpointing the user&#8217;s location and returning information about the closest apartments for rent.  The application then provides consumers with in-depth data, including rental prices, the number of beds and baths in the unit, square footage, even pictures!     



 On your AT&amp;T cell phone go to [Menu], [AT&amp;T Mall], [Shop Applications], [Shopping &amp; Local] then, [Smarter Agent Apartments for Rent]. The fee is only $2.99 per month unlimited usage.



 Smarter Agent is one of the most comprehensive resources in existence with a ton of listings&#8211; and it is available anywhere you are from your cell phone.  For example, Top 10 real estate website Apartments.com and over 150 newspaper partners; leading Realtors such a Prudential Douglas Elliman in New York City; multi-family property owners; alternative free newspapers such as the Athens News  and even user generated rental uploads all post to Smarter Agent on a daily basis.



 The application also has a lot of features that makes finding apartments fun and easy to use.  



 For example, Smarter Agent includes a GPS mapping function.  By selecting &#8220;Map It,&#8221; the user can see his or her location and all of the apartments for rent in the surrounding area on an interactive map.  In addition, the user can search by city and state to research multiple areas of interest, save properties to their phone or call the listed number for more information right from the application!



 &#8220;Because of Smarter Agent&#8217;s patented mobile real estate searching, users can find the best choices for apartments from their cell phone with lots of choices and one-click access to schedule appointments. Using prompts, and on some carriers via GPS, Smarter Agent locates where the user is via their cell phone and can instantly deliver robust and daily-updated apartment information,&#8221; said Brad Blumberg, CEO of Smarter Agent.



 Smarter Agent&#8217;s APTS FOR RENT application is now available to AT&amp;T and SPRINT customers nationwide.



About Smarter Agent



Smarter Agent® combines mobile location technology, such as GPS, with information about real estate, neighborhoods and interesting places around you. Smarter Agent is the inventor of mobile location-triggered (such as GPS) real estate search -- and has been granted three patents.  By delivering location-relevant content to mobile devices and the Internet, consumers and professionals can learn, interact and transact with the world around them as never before possible available on over 50 Sprint and AT&amp;T cell phones as well as Windows mobile devices &#8211; many with GPS compatibility that the Smarter Agent application takes advantage of to deliver listing results with laser-like accuracy. 

			

		

				



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 In the ruling the judge determined that all of Qualcomm's asserted GSM patent claims are invalid. Therefore Nokia does not need to compensate Qualcomm for these patents.

 

&quot;We are pleased with the Court's decision that the patent claims are invalid and believe it is consistent with and supported by the facts,' said Rick Simonson, Chief Financial Officer, Nokia. 'This is the second court to conclude that Qualcomm does not have relevant and valid GSM patents.&quot;

 

In a separate case filed by Qualcomm against Nokia, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) last week decided against Qualcomm's petition for review of Judge Luckern's Initial Determination issued on 12 December, 2007.  Judge Luckern concluded that Nokia does not infringe the three alleged Qualcomm patents in the case and that one of the patents is invalid. This ITC investigation has now been terminated.

 

&quot;The UK High Court and US ITC findings are further evidence of Qualcomm overstating its position as an industry innovator and demanding compensation for patents that are not relevant or valid,&quot; Simonson added.

 

Similar patents, asserted against Nokia GSM products, are at issue in separate cases filed by Qualcomm against Nokia in China, Europe and the United States.  The parties have agreed to temporarily stay these patent infringement lawsuits pending court proceedings in the Delaware Chancery Court. Patent invalidation actions, filed by Nokia against Qualcomm patents in suit, continue in China and Germany. 

 

Qualcomm has yet to prevail in any patent litigation action against Nokia despite having filed 11 lawsuits around the world over more than two years.

 

Nokia is the industry leader in wireless innovation and the development of GSM and WCDMA technologies.  Nokia has built one of the strongest and broadest IPR portfolios in the wireless industry over the last 15 years, including close to 300 GSM and approximately 360 WCDMA declared essential patents, through extensive investments in research and development.

 

It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical facts, including, without limitation, those regarding: A) the timing of product, service and solution deliveries; B) our ability to develop, implement and commercialize new products, services, solutions and technologies; C) expectations regarding market growth, developments and structural changes; D) expectations regarding our mobile device volume growth, market share, prices and margins; E) expectations and targets for our results of operations; F) the outcome of pending and threatened litigation; G) expectations regarding the successful completion of contemplated acquisitions on a timely basis and our ability to achieve set targets upon the completion of such acquisitions; and H) statements preceded by &quot;believe,&quot; &quot;expect,&quot; &quot;anticipate,&quot; &quot;foresee,&quot; &quot;target,&quot; &quot;estimate,&quot; &quot;designed,&quot; &quot;plans,&quot; &quot;will&quot; or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's best assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Because they involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: 1) competitiveness of our product portfolio; 2) our ability to identify key market trends and to respond timely and successfully to the needs of our customers; 3) the extent of the growth of the mobile communications industry, as well as the growth and profitability of the new market segments within that industry which we target; 4) the availability of new products and services by network operators and other market participants; 5) our ability to successfully manage costs; 6) the intensity of competition in the mobile communications industry and our ability to maintain or improve our market position and respond successfully to changes in the competitive landscape; 7) the impact of changes in technology and our ability to develop or otherwise acquire complex technologies as required by the market, with full rights needed to use; 8) timely and successful commercialization of complex technologies as new advanced products, services and solutions; 9) our ability to protect the complex technologies, which we or others develop or that we license, from claims that we have infringed third parties' intellectual property rights, as well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain technologies in our products, services and solution offerings; 10) our ability to protect numerous Nokia patented, standardized, or proprietary technologies from third party infringement or actions to invalidate the intellectual property rights of these technologies; 11) our ability to manage efficiently our manufacturing and logistics, as well as to ensure the quality, safety, security and timely delivery of our products, services and solutions; 12) inventory management risks resulting from shifts in market demand; 13) our ability to source quality components and sub-assemblies without interruption and at acceptable prices; 14) Nokia's and Siemens' ability to successfully integrate the operations, personnel and supporting activities of their respective businesses as a result of the merger of Nokia's networks business and Siemens' carrier-related operations for fixed and mobile networks forming Nokia Siemens Networks; 15) whether, as a result of investigations into alleged violations of law by some current or former employees of Siemens, government authorities or others take actions against Siemens and/or its employees that may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred by Siemens to Nokia Siemens Networks, or there may be undetected additional violations that may have occurred prior to the transfer, or ongoing violations that may occur after the transfer, of such assets and employees that could result in additional actions by government authorities; 16) the expense, time, attention and resources of Nokia Siemens Networks and our management to detect, investigate and resolve any situations related to alleged violations of law involving the assets and employees of Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; 17) any impairment of Nokia Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from the ongoing government investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; 18) developments under large, multi-year contracts or in relation to major customers; 19) general economic conditions globally and, in particular, economic or political turmoil in emerging market countries where we do business; 20) our success in collaboration arrangements relating to development of technologies or new products, services and solutions; 21) the success, financial condition and performance of our collaboration partners, suppliers and customers; 22) any disruption to information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on; 23) exchange rate fluctuations, including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting currency, and the US dollar, the Chinese yuan, the UK pound sterling and the Japanese yen, as well as certain other currencies; 24) the management of our customer financing exposure; 25) allegations of possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile devices and lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; 26) unfavorable outcome of litigations; 27) our ability to recruit, retain and develop appropriately skilled employees; and 28) the impact of changes in government policies, laws or regulations; as well as the risk factors specified on pages 12-24 of Nokia's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 under &quot;Item 3.D Risk Factors.&quot; Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Nokia does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required. 

			

		

				



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<pubDate>9:05:10 AM, March 3, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Professional Push Mail Installed Directly On Your Mobile Phone]]></title>
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(Berlin, March 2008) With Cortado Intellisync, Cortado offers a comprehensive business package including over-the-air synchronization of appointments, contacts, memos, and tasks in real-time. The push mail package can be registered and set up within minutes on a mobile device - without using your PC.



 

Registration, including choosing an e-mail address, is done directly on the mobile phone. When the mobile registration site is called up, the Cortado software automatically checks if the device is supported by Intellisync. With compatible devices, registration for Cortado Intellisync can be completed in less than 2 minutes, including setting up the Exchange mailbox. After successful registration, the user is provided the appropriate Intellisync client directly from the Intellisync server for download and installation. In just a few minutes, a professional push mail account, including 2 GB of storage space, is available to the user. Now the user can immediately synchronize e-mail, appointments, contacts, memos, and tasks in real-time.



&quot;With many providers, setting up a professional Exchange mailbox with push-mail functionality requires laborious registration and a wait time of several days before it can be used. This is contrary to customer expectations in the mobile market. We are the first to provide users with access in just a few minutes to a professional push-mail account with Nokia Intellisync wireless e-mail, which can be set up and used while mobile from anywhere in the world,&quot; says Dirk Löwenberg, Business Director Cortado Services.



In addition to real-time synchronization, Cortado Intellisync offers numerous Intellisync services, like editing of conference requests, call sender option, use of up to five different mobile devices with only one account, comprehensive device management via the Intellisync server, theft protection and Remote Wipe. A personal Intellisync account lets users add or remove mobile devices for synchronization at any time over the Internet. Web access to e-mails, contacts, and a calendar, as well as the option to automatically retrieve e-mails from other e-mail accounts via POP3 or IMAP, round out the professional business package. 

Cortado Intellisync includes a Cortado Business Plus mailbox package with a 2 GB mailbox, comprehensive virus protection, professional spam filters and the software &quot;Microsoft Outlook 2007&quot; or &quot;Entourage:mac&quot;, including license. The account can also be accessed online at any time using Outlook Web Access.



Cortado Intellisync can be used with a multitude of mobile phones, smartphones, and PDAs, such as Palm devices, pocket PCs, Windows Mobile-based smartphones or mobile phones with Symbian operating system.



The Cortado Intellisync service can be used free for 30 days. Afterwards, the montly cost is EUR 19.98. 



Mobile registration is available now at www.cortado.com/mobile_intellisync! More information about Cortado Intellisync is also available at www.cortado.com/intellisync.



 Cortado. A Division of ThinPrint 

Cortado, as an independently acting division, combines the total mobile computing competence of ThinPrint GmbH and offers one-stop mobile business software solutions and professional hosting services for all of today's mobile demands. 



The services on offer encompass the entire range from Hosted Exchange and professional e-mail and PIM services with innovative push mail capability to the truly unique Cortado Enterprise Solutions and Premium Services, which turn your mobile device into a fully-fledged workstation. Cortado products, both in-house solutions and hosted premium services, allow you to manage documents and flexibly send them to all established mobile platforms. Security-certified hosting centers in Germany, the USA, and the Pacific region guarantee high availability and security for all hosted Cortado services. Along with its free-of-charge services under Cortado Free, Cortado offers mobile freedom and increases productivity for consumers, prosumers, and companies. Our goal is to provide complete mobility and independence from location-bound workplaces and computer-based communication methods.

With the extensive experience of ThinPrint GmbH and its international presence with offices in the USA and Australia, Cortado operates globally. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Nokia Forum Pro member, and one of the top five BlackBerry Alliance Partners, as well as working closely with over 20 carriers worldwide, including T-Mobile, Vodafone, Telefonica, Orange, Hutchison 3G, Cingular and Verizon, Cortado is the competent and professional partner and service provider for meeting the demands of mobile business and private users. A global partner network supports the international availability of Cortado offerings. 

  

			

		

				



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<pubDate>9:05:08 AM, March 3, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oxygen Software Debuts OxyCube - Multifaceted Solution for Your Cell Phone]]></title>
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				OxyCube is designed to be a compelling replacement of standard PC software from phone manufacturers, such as Nokia PC Suite, Sony Ericsson PC Suite, Samsung PC Studio, etc. 





Best-Selling Mobile Content Manager from Oxygen Software Has Been Radically Enhanced and Is Coming under a New Name - OxyCube



MOSCOW, Russia - Feb. 27, 2008 - Oxygen Software today announces OxyCube 1.0, the third generation of award-winning PC software for Nokia phones and smartphones, Oxygen Phone Manager. OxyCube is designed to be a compelling replacement of standard PC software from phone manufacturers, such as Nokia PC Suite, Sony Ericsson PC Suite, Samsung PC Studio, etc. The product is available immediately from www.oxygensoftware.com/.



OxyCube is a completely new product that goes beyond the capabilities of Oxygen Phone Manager II, delivering a radically enhanced interface with easy access to all main functions, simplified connection and data management, support for ordinary phones and smartphones in a single product. Currently, the product is compatible with Nokia phones and smartphones powered by Symbian OS, including Nokia S60 and Sony Ericsson UIQ. In the nearest future, the product will support smartphones with Windows Mobile and Blackberry devices. As distinct from Oxygen Phone Manager II, OxyCube includes a fully-fledged file browser that enables users to get quick access to all files and folders in the phone.



&quot;With cell phones now part of our everyday lives and fashion for personalization and sharing on the rise, people are demanding sophisticated tools to manage the content of a phone,&quot; said Nike Golubev, PR Officer at Oxygen Software. &quot;Sophistication doesn't mean complication. The new generation of our mobile content manager, OxyCube, offers a whole new user experience for phone owners, which makes content editing, moving to a new phone and making backups much easier and more fun. With a new interface, a full-fledged file browser and support for Nokia phones and Symbian OS-powered smartphones in a single product, we expect our new product to be high on customer wish lists this spring.&quot;



OxyCube 1.0 makes it extremely easy and quick to back up mobile content to PC or move it from a used phone to a new one. In a few clicks, you can manage a phonebook, log records, calendar, and a file browser. To do all this, you no longer need to install bloatware PC software from the phone manufacturer, plus Microsoft Outlook or another PIM for PC-to-phone synchronization. OxyCube is the only thing you need. Instead of a long syncing process, the product lets you add a new contact or a phone number in a few seconds.



OxyCube 1.0 runs on Windows XP/Vista/2000/2003 Server and available immediately as a free download from www.oxygensoftware.com/.



About Oxygen Software



Founded in 2000, Oxygen Software is a Moscow, Russia-based company, targeting the mobile market with its PC software for cell phones and smartphones. Among its leading titles are Oxygen Forensic Suite, Oxygen Express for Nokia phones and Oxygen Phone Manager II for Symbian OS smartphones (all Symbian smartphones supported - Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung, etc). The company is an official member of Nokia Trade point and Forum Nokia PRO. For more information, visit www.oxygensoftware.com.

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				Secures your phone from unauthorized access - Symbian Guru released the update version of BT Guard software the security software which helps to protect the phone from unauthorized access via Bluetooth.



Now the application has Active Connection Guard build in, so you will not be bothered when using a BT Headset, but the app will turn your BT Off when you stop using it.



BT Guard changes your Bluetooth status automatically, making your phone invulnerable and saves your battery life. BT Guard changes Bluetooth status automatically according to your settings. 



 When it is time to change your Bluetooth status the application can ask you for confirmation to turn it invisible or off. 

Also if you are receiving or sending some data you can set the software in that way that it will not bother you. 



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<pubDate>11:30:13 PM, February 28, 2008</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 27, 2008 - The International CTIA WIRELESS® 2008 Educational Sessions are the most comprehensive in the industry, addressing the most important issues facing wireless carriers, mobile device and infrastructure manufacturers, content developers, media companies, and technology enablers. 



Approximately 175 speakers have been selected from over 1,000 applicants to lead high level discussions that comprise the International CTIA WIRELESS 2008 Educational Program. For a complete list of the confirmed speakers, along with their biographies and the daily schedule visit: http://www.ctiawireless.com/events/educational_sessions.cfm



&quot;The CTIA Educational Sessions are designed to explore the complex issues impacting the wireless industry,&quot; said Robert Mesirow, show director and vice president of CTIA WIRELESS. &quot;We have made some exciting additions to our program this year that reflect new developments in infrastructure, the emergence of new players in the industry, and the widespread adoption of wireless technology worldwide. Attendees can look forward to two days of insightful commentary and discussion from the leaders who are shaping a new generation of technology and enabling an even greater wireless lifestyle.&quot;



This year's educational sessions are broken into three categories:



Mobile Blueprint  Addressing the technical strategies for building wireless networks, devices and applications, this track will delve into issues surrounding open networks and the impact on devices, services and applications. Andrew Seybold will moderate the opening session on Open Networks along with Tony Mestres, GM of Mobile Communications at Microsoft, and former CTIA keynoter Atish Gude, senior vice president of Mobile Broadband for Sprint's Xohm business unit. Other sessions in this track will address the emergence of mobile widgets; 4G technology; the outlook for handset features; cost concerns associated with cell site backhaul; mobile operating system technology; security trends and technologies; and the distribution of applications as software (rather than through service plans).



Mobile Lifestyles  This track, focusing on the content and usability of wireless devices, will feature two high-level carrier panels with representation from Alltel, AT&amp;T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. On Tuesday, April 1, carrier executives who have P&amp;L responsibility for mobile content will engage in a discussion about new products and services aimed at gaining subscriber revenue. On Wednesday, April 2, Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) from leading carriers will discuss how they are adjusting their business models and strategies to compete in the future with open networks and fixed/mobile convergence. Other lifestyle sessions will address the rise of the &quot;Pro-sumer&quot;; issues associated with the use of one device in both personal and professional lives; mobile social networking; technologies to facilitate mobile shopping; mobile search solutions; and developments in wireless Internet access and content distribution.



Mobile &quot;Customer-ization&quot; - This track will explore the many ways in which customers are receiving and utilizing mobile content. Sessions include managing mobile content sales and strategies; mobile video adoption and monetization; cameraphone code scanning technologies; mobile brand advertising; new demographics of mobile users; and commercializing location based services.



Note to journalists: Press and analyst registration for CTIA WIRELESS 2008 is open at: http://registration.itnintl.com/ctiawireless08/reg/regPress.aspx



About CTIA WIRELESS 2008

As the premier global event representing the $500 billion global wireless industry and the largest wireless show in the world, CTIA WIRELESS 2008 brings together all industries affected by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctia.org/ctiawireless



CTIA -The Wireless Association is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. CTIA is also recognized as the premier producer of two annual technology events representing the complete wireless, mobile and Internet industries: CTIA WIRELESS 2008 takes place in Las Vegas, April 1-3; CTIA WIRELESS I.T. &amp; Entertainment 2008 takes place in San Francisco, September 10-12. Visit www.ctia.org 

			

		

				



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Espoo, Finland -   Based at the Design School of UniverCidade, it will bring together Nokia designers, students and established local designers to explore new trends and ideas that will influence products for the Latin American and global markets.

 

The satellite studio is the second in a series Nokia is establishing in the world's hottest new design capitals. The first was opened in Bangalore, India, last year. Set up in partnership with leading design schools in each country, the fixed term studios bring Nokia designers directly into contact with local cultures and influences that will help inspire new design ideas and provide local students with hands on experience of working with a world class global design team.

 

Alastair Curtis, Nokia's Chief Designer, said, &quot;Brazil is an incredibly vibrant and diverse place and one that is constantly transforming and developing itself in new ways. This makes it a perfect place to inspire designers. It also has a wealth of emerging new design talent that will play a key role in shaping many of the global design trends we will see in the next few years. Combining the experience of our global design team with the local creativity and perspective of the students is a very exciting and creative way to explore new ideas in this important market for Nokia.&quot;

 

Over the next two years, the Rio satellite studio will be involved in a range of research projects exploring new cultural, social and design influences across Brazil. Nokia designers from around the world will visit the studio to take part in the research and work directly with the students.

 

One of the first projects will be to study graphical design trends in Rio, looking at a range of influences from street art and graffitti through to more formal billboard advertising and promotion.  Insights from this work may influence visual elements in mobile devices such as wallpapers or screen savers, or areas like packaging and marketing.

 

The designers will also look beyond the city to consider how mobile devices or services could be designed to meet the needs of more rural communities in Brazil and other countries around the world.

 

João Lutz, Design Manager of UniverCidade, said &quot;This is an incredible opportunity for design students to work alongside one of the world's leading design teams and gain valuable new experiences and insight. We welcome this investment by Nokia in the design talent of the future and look forwarding to participating in some really creative and stimulating projects.&quot;

 

In addition to the the development of the new satellite studio, Nokia's design team has been working on a number of projects exploring Latin American culture and trends. In 2003 Nokia extended its student program to Latin America and has worked with design schools in Argentina, Brazil and Chile.

 

Nokia has more than 300 designers in its global team representing 34 different nationalities. This team includes a range of specialists including industrial designers, psychologists, researchers, colors and material designers, graphics experts, anthropologists, and user interface specialists. They are based in many different locations around the world including studios at Nokia's corporate headquarters at Espoo in Finland, London, Beijing, Copenhagen, Calabassas in Los Angeles, and Dallas.  

 

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks. 

			

		

				



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