NetFront Widgets for Samsung Pixon
Access, a mobile software comapny, is providing its widget solution,
NetFront Widgets, for the Samsung Pixon, a new touch screen phone with 8
megapixel camera. The phone will come with NetFront Widgets player
pre-installed to be sold in select European countries.
The
company says that it’s the first deployment of NetFront Widgets for a
handset targeted at global markets. The NetFront Browser is also
pre-installed in the Pixon.
Widgets
are mini applications that are downloaded and then displayed in small
GUI windows on the screen of a handset. They can be accessed without
having to open the handset's browser, and can automatically acquire and
display frequently updated, user-specific information from the Web, such
as weather forecasts and stock prices.
Last
year, Access had extended the functionality of
Access Linux Platform with the addition
of NetFront Browser Widgets for mobile handsets and consumer electronics
gear. It’ll also support Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). The move aims
to enable businesses to implement widget services and deploy products in
a new category of Internet mobile devices.
By
adopting NetFront Widgets, handset manufacturers and operators can
obtain a solution that includes a widget player and content development
tools, allowing them to accelerate development and delivery of widget
services, says the company.
Content
providers can leverage a development environment based on open, standard
W3C Widget 1.0 specifications, facilitating development of widget
content.
Photo
courtesy: Access Co.
