Phil Northam: Samsung's Mobile InnovatorSamsung Mobile Innovator is the latest developer support program from a Symbian OS licensee. Richard Bloor caught up with Phil Northam, the program's Global Marketing Manager and one of its founding members, to find out more.
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It was back in June 2008 that the E71 was officially released to the public - the selling points for the E71 were a sleek, stylish do-it-all device that came with Mail for Exchange mobile email client - pre-loaded with the Nokia E71. Actually, the device boasted much much more than these attributes as you'll see below in my findings after having the pleasure of making the E71 my main device for 3 weeks... enjoy the recap, the images and the videos!
Picsel Proviewer will be launched on Symbian and Palm platforms by the end of
January on www.picselpowered.com.
Picsel to Launch After-Market Solution Following Unprecedented Public Demand
LAS VEGAS- -Jan. 5, 2006--Picsel Technologies, a leading provider of solutions
that enable intuitive interaction with rich content on small screen devices, today
announced that it will release Proviewer directly to consumers, following huge
public demand for the solution. Picsel Proviewer will be launched on Symbian and
Palm platforms by the end of January on www.picselpowered.com. Details regarding support for further software platforms and distribution through
other leading sales channels will be announced later this month.
The Proviewer solution allows users to seamlessly interact with content rich
attachments on the move. This is the first in a series of 'Pro' branded products
targeted toward Prosumers which will offer unrivalled mobile functionality on
smartphone and handheld devices.
Proviewer supports native Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Adobe PDF, Plain
text and Image formats. The solution incorporates revolutionary Pan and Zoom functionality
which makes viewing content on the small screen a pleasurable experience, and
allows users to access a similar level of document richness as would be delivered
on the PC.
Imran Khand, Picsel's CEO, said: "Picsel prides itself on delivering the best
user experience in the mobile market and in launching this solution directly to
consumers, we're offering our industry leading products to an even wider captive
audience. Our aim is to drive mobile consumer choice through the delivery new
applications which feature new levels of interactivity and user interface functionality."
ABOUT PICSEL
Picsel brings mobile content to life through a unique suite of patented User
Interface functions, which delivers a superbly rich and intuitive user experience
on small screen devices. The company has offices in Europe, Asia and the US which
serve customers that include Motorola, Samsung, Sharp, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic and
Palm. For more information please visit www.picsel.com
ABOUT PICSEL PROVIEWER
Picsel Proviewer is a lead application from Picsel's range of content enabling
solutions which can deliver any kind of rich content experience to be delivered
on any device. Picsel Proviewer enables users to view and intuitively navigate
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Adobe PDF documents with superb
content richness that is easily magnified to any desired level. This is done without
the need for content re-engineering or device syncing. Reinforcing the company's
position as the leading content platform of choice for mobile, Picsel's technology
allows high-end multi-media functionality to be delivered across all phones and
operating systems.
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