Month: February 2008

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Adobe Launches Flash Home and Flash Cast 2 at Mobile World Congress

Flash CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3

Adobe today announced that major content providers, including MTV Networks, the Nasdaq Stock Market, eBay, Reuters, Dolce & Gabbana and others are using the company’s Flash Player compatible mobile products and solutions to extend their brands to the handheld market. Leading companies are adopting Adobe® Flash® Home, a new mobile application for rich, dynamic home screens, and Adobe Flash® Cast™ 2 technology, the next generation offline portal solution, to deliver high-impact user experiences and provide instant access to data services.

The new Adobe Flash Home application combines customizable data-enabled wallpapers and home screens with live data services to provide users with more personalized mobile experiences.
Flash Cast 2 delivers rich, easy-to-use data services through mobile applications such as news, sports or entertainment channels.Licensed by operators like NTT DoCoMo, Verizon Wireless and Chunghwa Telecom, Flash Cast offers operators the ability to tailor mobile experiences based on subscriber’s profiles and device capabilities while reaching high volume, mass-market handsets.

I must say this is what i was waiting for to design more engaging experiences for Mobile and devices. Great news!! 🙂

Read here

vivek

Nokia Maps 2.0 hits beta release

Nokia maps
Nokia Maps 2.0 hits beta release

Nokia Maps is approaching the release of its second major version (2.0). a semi-public beta.The new version brings a number of improvements which includes a new pedestrian mode, enhanced driving navigation mode, satellite maps, much improved search and new real time traffic information.
Some details on features are:

  • The driving navigation interface has been much enhanced, with proper turn indicators and transparent panels.
  • There’s a new pedstrian mode (Walk), with no voice instructions but with “breadcrumbs” that are shown where you have been walking so you can easily see what direction to take. (Walk is included in the driving navigation license for car navigation but can also be purchased separately at a lower cost).
  • Satellite maps are now included (Google Maps) for 200 cities worldwide. The satellite maps are downloaded over the air and are saved automatically. Next time you start Maps, the satellite maps will be there, no need to download them again. There’s a hybrid view that combines satellite view with the regular maps.
  • Improved search function with results listed by categories (i.e. streets, restaurants, towns).
  • Improved places (landmarks) functionality. Places can be saved as favourites and collections (folders) created.
  • Upgrade facilities are provided to convert old navigation licenses and maps to the newer formats. There’s also a companion (new version of the) MapLoader utility.
  • There’s real time traffic information handling that allows dynamic rerouting of navigation. This is available for 18 European countries and is a premium addon.

See how it works & download

vivek

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White paper: Improving the Mobile User Interface through Touch

haptics mobile user interface

haptics mobile user interface

Just found this White paper about Improving the Mobile User Interface through Touch, a very intresting to read. An Independent research suggesting how haptics can be used to improve the user experience, and how operators can use haptics to increase differentiation and customer satisfaction, enhance brand, and drive additional revenue using high-value, haptic content and services.

The Word * Haptics, come from the Greek “hapesthai,” meaning “to touch.” Haptics technology used in mobile device user interfaces is also known as haptic, tactile, touch, and vibrotactile feedback.

Download here

vivek