RONNEBY, Sweden, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- UIQ Technology today
announced the availability of UIQ 3.3, bringing mobile phone manufacturers
even more opportunities to innovate and to diversify their product
portfolios.
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UIQ 3.3 based on Symbian OS v 9.3 builds on the success of the UIQ 3
family, making it possible for mobile phone manufacturers to produce
different kinds of phones on the same software platform, on a single code
line. UIQ 3.3 includes incremental enhancements in line with market
requirements, including enhanced support for operator services and
extensive customization for addressing different market segments.
UIQ 3.3 for example includes:
-- Full web experience: Opera Mobile 9, with its fast page rendering and
its Pan & Zoom functionalities, offers the web experience of a
full-scale browser in a mobile environment
-- UIQ Dashboard: UIQ 3.3 is prepared for mobile widgets and features a
dashboard, accessible system wide by pushing the widget button
-- Opera Widgets: Opera widgets run on UIQ 3.3, offering the user direct
access to content and opening up for new mobile services
-- Unified Messaging Platform: integrated communication experience
-- Java JSR 248 MSA Fullset: Developers can create and deploy a wide range
of applications using the Mobile Services Architecture (MSA)
"UIQ 3.3 will significantly enhance the options for creating
differentiated mobile phones for different segments and different price
ranges," said Mats Barvesten EVP Product Management and Ecosystems.
"Operators are also given the opportunity to promote their services through
customized folders and a widget dashboard. We have integrated the Opera
Mobile 9.5 web browser and added a number of new functions and
possibilities that are in line with our strategy to enable phones with
world class user experience."
With an aim to extend UIQ based mobile phones into the mass-market,
UIQ's focus is to ensure a flexible and powerful open user interface and
development platform that optimizes the options for mobile phone
manufacturers to create higher volume phones for the market.
"The UIQ platform is a key enabler for several of Motorola's
multimedia-centric devices -- including our new MOTO Z10 kick-slider
handset, which offers users a host of features and applications for a
unique mobile video experience," said Christy Wyatt, Vice President,
Software Platforms & Ecosystem, Motorola. "We look forward to supporting
UIQ 3.3 in future mobile devices, leveraging its new capabilities to
further enhance customer experiences, and working closely with UIQ to
provide the essential toolsets to our developer community."
"With UIQ 3.3, including a number of web based technologies, we see the
platform evolving further to enable even richer user experience," said Ulf
Persson, Corporate Vice President and Head of PBU Open Platforms at Sony
Ericsson. "We welcome this release and are committed to developing and
delivering products on UIQ 3.3."
Antony Edwards, Vice President Developer Product Marketing, Symbian,
said "UIQ 3.3 will bring a host of new opportunities for developers wanting
to innovate on a powerful user interface platform, including new APIs such
as SQL. Symbian OS v 9.3 strengthens the offering for handset manufacturers
with its robust and scalable OS, enhanced phone performance and hardware
capabilities, allowing them to bring differentiated phones to market more
quickly. "
The Beta SDK (Software Development Kit) for UIQ 3.3 on Symbian OS v 9.3
is available for downloading on developer.uiq.com
Further information, please visit http://www.uiq.com.
About UIQ Technology
UIQ Technology is an independent software provider to the world's
leading mobile phone manufacturers. The company develops UIQ, an open user
interface and application development platform that is flexible and
customizable. UIQ Technology is currently owned by Sony Ericsson and
Motorola which each have a 50% stake in UI Holdings. http://www.uiq.com
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