— Widget Revolution For Lower Cost Phones From Myriad Group —
Myriad Group AG (SIX: MYRN) has launched Myriad Dynamic Homescreen, a technology which enables graphical web-based widgets on the world’s most affordable mobile phones, even those selling for as little as US$10 or US$15 in India, Africa, and Latin America. Widgets are small apps that display weather reports, horoscopes, sports scores and other information directly on the mobile phone’s home screen without requiring the user to scroll through menus or search for an application. Mobile phone manufacturers and network operators wish to extend the widget success to fast-growing mobile markets such as rural India, where the simplicity of mobile widgets is ideal for consumers who possess little or no Internet experience and access. Designed especially for ultra-low cost phones, with low processing power and memory, Myriad Dynamic Homescreen is the world’s first widget technology able to deliver graphical web-based services on such devices.