Nokia Demonstrates Leadership in Technologies for Internet on Mobile Devices at Web 2.0 Expo
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 // -- This week at Web 2.0 Expo, Nokia (NYSE:NOK) will highlight how its mobile technologies strive to complete the Web 2.0 ecosystem. Through a global press announcement, speaking engagements, and live demonstrations, Nokia will showcase how it is enabling content and application developers to bring Web 2.0 experiences and communities to Nokia mobile devices to give people access to Internet content and services anytime, anywhere.
Nokia introduces widgets
Nokia announces today that it is taking a significant step in mobilizing Internet content and Web 2.0 services with its global launch of widgets and Web Run-Time, a new Web application development environment for developers.
Widgets are lightweight Web applications that bring Web content and Web 2.0 services directly to mobile devices. A widget appears as an application icon on a mobile device, so instead of having to open the browser, type in the Web address, find information and type in preferences or choose from drop down menus for more detailed information, a widget can be personalized by you, and get the same information you want straight to your mobile device. Consumers can choose to receive content and services from their favorite Web sites -- from news, to weather reports, traffic reports, search engines, email, blogs, games, social networking sites and more. With the constant development of new widgets and new exciting content, the possibilities of using widgets are limitless.
Nokia's S60 -- the world's leading smartphone software and the first to bring the full HTML desktop-like browsing experience to millions of mobile devices -- will be the first mobile software platform that enables the creation of widgets using familiar standards-based Web technologies, making it an innovative solution for a vast number of Web developers and designers.
S60 on Symbian OS will be complemented with Web Run-Time, a Web application development environment, enabling the development of widgets and integrated Web applications for mobile devices with familiar standards-based Web technologies, such as HTML, JavaScript, CSS and Ajax.
For more information on S60 software, widgets and Web Run-Time, please visit http://www.s60.com/webruntime
Nokia and Orb Announce MyCasting
Nokia and Orb announce that Orb's MyCasting is immediately available for the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. Orb MyCasting offers a single solution for accessing all of your digital media stored on your home computer directly from your mobile device. Orb's intuitive solution simply streams your own content from your home PC using the Web browser and media player on your Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, creating a "personal media portal". MyCasting is available immediately for download from www.orb.com/n800 as well as from the Tableteer site, which can be accessed via the Nokia N800.
Experience the Internet on Mobile Devices at Web 2.0
On the expo floor at booth 402, Nokia will showcase the company's end-to- end mobile Internet capabilities through demonstrations on its Nseries multimedia devices including the Nokia N95, N76, N75 and N800 Internet Tablet. Experience the flexibility of video blogging anywhere you are with VOX, photo sharing and organizing with Flickr, and photo printing with Snapfish. Other demos highlight location-based services such as maps and navigation, video sharing, and instant messaging -- including applications from our content and development partnerships with Yahoo, Google, Rhapsody, Navicore WeatherBug and Orb.
Nokia Shows Commitment to WiMAX as Web 2.0 Enabler
Nokia is dedicating significant research, development and intellectual property to WiMAX and supports efforts in making it a global broadband standard. The combination of WiMAX broadband technology and Web 2.0 services offers people an enriched high-speed Internet experience free from the desktop PC. Nokia plans to bring its first WiMAX enabled mobile device to market in early 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. 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, S60 provides an open and scalable business opportunity for mobile operators and 3rd party developers. For further information and news about S60 and the S60 community, please visit http://www.s60.com/.
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.
Source: Nokia
CONTACT: Charles Chopp of Nokia, +1-817-891-4777, or charles.chopp@nokia.com
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