Myriad Group, a mobile technology company, has launched Myriad Dynamic Homescreen, a new technology that enables graphical web-based widgets on mobile phones.
Designed for low cost phones, with low processing power and memory, the new homscreen technology is a new widget technology that is able to deliver graphical web-based services on such devices, Myriad said.
Myriad said that the widgets are small applications that display weather reports, horoscopes, sports scores and other information on the mobile phone’s home screen, without requiring the user to scroll through menus or search for an application.
The company said that a key component of the new homscreen technology is that its widgets can be updated through a range of data connections, including 3G, GPRS, SMS, and USSD, a basic data service that is compatible with all GSM phones.
The new homscreen technology is AJAX-based and uses technology, standards and developer tools common in the mobile industry. It has a low entry point for system resources, requiring less than 500Kb ROM and 500Kb RAM.
Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad, said: “The home screen is becoming a vital differentiator for low cost phones. The simplicity of zero-click or one-click widgets is an important driver of both adoption and usage, creating real advantage for network operators seeking to drive data services growth.”
