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SPB Software’s ultramodern user interface solution was recognized with “Best UX” award by the leading Korean tech newspaper “IT Today”. During the award ceremony, held in Seoul, five companies earned awards in different categories; with the “Best UX” award reaped by SPB Software, an established expert in delivering advanced mobile user interface software technologies.

The CEO of IT Today, Yoon Jae Lee said at the event, “SPB earned the award for its revolutionary UX solution, SPB Mobile Shell. The award symbolizes not only their dedicated commitment in continuously improving the user experience on existing versions of Windows Mobile and Symbian, but also for their creatively innovative ideas – enriching the Android user experience to a simpler, more intuitive one. We look forward to seeing stunning 3D interfaces built for Korean devices, by means of the multi-platform SPB UI Engine.”

SPB Mobile Shell is a reference product that showcases the capabilities of the underlying multiplatform SPB UI Engine and highlights some of the innovative UX components to assemble the core mobile experience. SPB UI Engine is a pluggable, modular 3D platform, optimized for rapidly building next generation, high-performance mobile user interfaces. SPB UI Engine powered solutions have been shipped by more than 15 leading device manufactures including Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, and O2.

To learn more about SPB UI Engine, please visit:

http://www.spb.com/uiengine

The CEO of SPB Software, Sebastian-Justus Schmidt: “It is a special honor for us to get this award in Korea. Our new multiplatform SPB Mobile Shell is highly innovative with complete 3D UI and far ahead of all competition today. The SPB UI Engine, the foundation of the software will be rolled out early 2011. We are proud to further accelerate the speed for design individual, customized interfaces for smartphones and tablets using our toolsets.”

Additionally, SPB Software is pleased to launch a private beta testing program for the consumer version of SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 for Android. You can sign up for the beta program at:

http://www.spb.com/beta

“Sony Ericsson Aspen is the business phone with a conscience, perfect for any consumer or company who want to make a green choice in their daily work life.” Said Quentin Cordier, Global Marketing Manager, Sony Ericsson. “An affordable GreenHeart phone with the latest version of Windows Phone, the Sony Ericsson Aspen has a rich user interface and powerful productivity tools. But it’s not all about work, stay in touch with the fun parts of life with Media Browser and PlayNow, with simple access to social networks and quick and easy access to media files. Find the fun with a-GPS, Google Maps and snap pictures with the 3.2megapixel camera.”

Sony Ericsson Aspen

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• FM radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• A-GPS
• Bluetooth technology
• Micro USB connector
• Wi-Fi
• SPB Mobile Shell 3.0
• 2.4-inch QVGA TFT touch screen
• Size: 117 x 60 x 12.45 mm
• Weight: 130 grams
• microSD card slot
• Windows Mobile 6.5.3
• Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 10 hours
• Standby time: GSM/GPRS: Up to 450hrs
• Talk time UMTS: Up to 8 hours
• Standby time: UMTS: Up to 600 hrsMusic listening time: Up to 12hrs

SPB TV is a subscription-free mobile IPTV viewer, designed for tuning in to 100+ publicly available live TV channels from all over the world. SPB TV supports such must-have TV features as on-screen controls for volume and brightness, instantly accessible TV guide, picture-in-picture previews for all offered channels, quick channels switching, and more. SPB Mobile Shell 3.0 is the next-generation user interface for Windows phones. It offers distinctive ‘professional’ and ‘lifestyle’ desktops, integration of picture contacts with Facebook, widgets, 3D animation, quick launcher panels, weather, and efficiency in it all. SPB Online Games makes it possible to play two versions of Checkers, Hexagon, or Reversi with real people from virtually anywhere in the world, in real-time.

Previous versions of Spb Mobile Shell were shipped by a number of innovative phone makers, such as Acer, O2, Pharos, Sony Ericsson, and Toshiba, have won numerous awards, and have been the choice of millions of customers. “It was challenging to design 3.0, as customer expectations are quite high,” – comments Yaroslav Goncharov the Spb Mobile Shell Product Manager and CTO at Spb Software – “On the other hand, this level of success gave us confidence in our basic ideas and design philosophy, and we certainly feel that Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 has all it takes to be the strong foundation for a host of new and immensely popular Windows phones.”

Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 Main Features

• Professional and Lifestyle home screens (for work and for play)
• Widget-based photo contacts with Facebook integration
• Widgets
• 3D carousel and hardware accelerator support
• Ringtones, Contacts, Profiles, and Wireless management
• Many integrated tools such as Weather, World Time, etc.
• Highly customizable for the needs of phone makers and mobile operators

Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 is available in 24 languages, is compatible with Windows phones running Windows Mobile 5 and later Professional platforms, qVGA, VGA, Square QVGA, and WVGA screen resolutions are supported. A free, 15-day trial can be downloaded, or Spb Mobile Shell can be purchased for 29.95 USD from www.SpbSoftwareHouse.com. Users of any 2.x versions of Spb Mobile Shell are welcome to upgrade to Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 for 14.95 USD. Spb Mobile Shell users who have purchased the product within the last 90 days can also download the new version for free

Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 is scheduled to release to manufacturers in late February of 2009, with release to the consumer market expected to follow in late March. According to Spb Software upgrades policy all end-users, who purchase software within 90 days of a new version’s release, are eligible for free upgrades.

The new O2 Xda Zest is expected to encourage the conventional handset users to switch over to the more powerful Xda smartphones. The Zest’s impressive 2.8″ TFT screen with the sleek finger-friendly touch interface make for extremely easy device navigation, optimal for novice PDA users. O2 Xda Zest is available in the UK for Pay Monthly and Pay & Go customers starting November 17th, 2008