SPB Software News

3D User Interface for Android Tablets

SPB Software — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:10:48 +0000

Mobile World Congress, February 28^th, 2012 – Yandex-owned leading mobile software developer SPB Software is launching an innovative, glasses-free 3D user interface for Android tablets. With Shell 3D Tablet Edition mobile operators and device manufacturers can now create customized 3D tablet interfaces for their clients.

Yandex Shell 3D Tablet Edition uses auto-stereoscopic technology that creates an immersive 3D experience without the need for specialized tablets screens. Representing entirely new way of interacting with tablets, Yandex Shell 3D Tablet Edition makes it easier for users to navigate and personalize their devices. The tablet edition follows the launch of smartphone-based Shell 3D, one of the most successful premium apps on the Android Market.

According to estimates from industry analysts Gartner, sales of tablets are expected to reach 326 million by 2015 and will be roughly on par with PC sales.

"Mobile operators are now offering tablets with mobile broadband packages alongside mobile and smart phone deals. We recognise that they want to differentiate the offerings they make to their tablet subscribers from what they can offer to their mobile phone clients," said Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, General Manager and EVP Mobile at Yandex. "The Yandex Shell 3D is available for operators to pre-install on their Android tablets, adding a new element of attraction for potential customers. We believe that 3D interaction will become the norm on tablet devices."

The tablet UI home screen features an intuitive carousel design which allows users to see panels of all of their apps and widgets in three dimensions, as they swipe from panel to panel. Each panel is easily customizable, giving users an opportunity to create the right combination of apps, widgets and folders. Shell 3D Tablet Edition also contains special widgets including a clock with 60 different skins and a 3D calendar. It also has a widget that allows users to 3D-enable other widgets.

About Yandex (www.yandex.com)

Yandex is the leading internet company in Europe. It is the owner of Russia's most popular search engine and most visited website. Yandex also operates outside the CIS countries. In September 2011, the company was successfully launched in Turkey.

Yandex offers to its users a variety of location-based services, including maps, traffic information, email, photo sharing and others. Some of Yandex's most popular desk-top services are also available on mobile.

Yandex has a multiplatform approach to its services. In November 2011, Yandex acquired SPB Software, a leading developer of mobile software with offices worldwide. This deal allowed both companies to join their effort in delivering to the end user an enhanced device experience which integrated SPB Software's award winning User Interface Shell 3D, unlimited cloud storage and many more.

About SPB Software (www.spb.com)

Media contacts at Mobile World Congress

Johnny Truong
Sonus PR for SPB Software
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+1 (415) 812 7888

SPB Shell 3D 1.5 for Android

SPB Software — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:32:11 +0000

The world's best-in-class user interface app – SPB Shell 3D – gets an important functional update.

SPB Software Is Acquired by Yandex

SPB Software — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:00:01 +0000

Moscow, November 28^th, 2011 – SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer is acquired by Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX), the leading internet company in Russia.

With this acquisition Yandex starts offering a key component for various mobile platforms – a user interface configured to integrate the company's key services based on SPB best known technology – SPB Shell 3D. This move boosts Yandex's opportunities to partner with the players in the mobile ecosystem.

SPB Shell 3D, developed by SPB Software, will be enhanced to integrate Yandex's cloud services and technologies. In addition, users will have easy access to the company's services including its search capabilities featured on a wide variety of mobile devices.

"Mobile is a vital part of our growth strategy. The acquisition of SPB Software creates new market potential for us and a plethora of possibilities for innovative solutions for our partners", said Yandex's CEO Arkady Volozh. "SPB Shell 3D is an ideal foundation on which to build up our mobile opportunity."

"SPB Software is excited to join Yandex", said Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, CEO of SPB Software. "This allows us to unite efforts in developing and marketing new cutting-edge mobile solutions. SPB Software will continue its mission to produce innovative mobile products of the highest quality."

About SPB Software (www.spb.com)

About Yandex (www.yandex.com)

Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) is the leading internet company in Russia, operating the country's most popular search engine and the most visited website. Yandex also operates in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Turkey. Yandex's mission is to answer any question internet users may have.

Contacts:

SPB Software:
Olga Steidl
Email: pr@spb.com

Yandex:
Press Service
Ochir Mandzhikov, Dina Litvinova
Phone: +7 495 739-70-00
Email: pr@yandex-team.ru

SPB Flash Cards for iOS

SPB Software — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:35:25 +0000

SPB Software has released the iOS version of SPB Flash Cards – a famous learning tool that helps language students expand their vocabulary quickly and easily.

SPB Brain Evolution for webOS

SPB Software — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:08:12 +0000

SPB Software announces the webOS release of its famous game, SPB Brain Evolution.

Shell 3D for Symbian

SPB Software — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:49:18 +0000

August 30^th, 2011 – SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer, announces the release of SPB Shell 3D for Symbian^3 – a 3D user interface for end users with the best-in-class user experience and great visually appealing design.

SPB Shell 3D is a product built on SPB UI Engine – a 3D technology platform optimized for building next generation, high-performance mobile user interfaces. "Having our solution on Symbian proves clearly our multiplatform approach to our toolsets. With this rollout we meet the demand of ODM, OEM and Mobile Operators as they are all looking for the ways to reduce individual development costs and shorten time to market", said Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, CEO of SPB Software. Globally, more than 15 leading device manufactures and mobile operators have already shipped UI solutions from SPB Software.

The SPB Mobile Shell for Symbian – predecessor of the newly released SPB Shell 3D – achieved the number one best selling position world-wide and has been recognized by the number of prestigious awards such as Nokia Calling All innovators.

SPB Shell 3D for Symbian is an innovative solution that brings user interface to a new level and transforms the whole Home Screen into a 3D space. Initially released for Android it became the revenue-generating hit on the Android Market with 750 000 USD earned within 3 weeks. Now it is Symbian users' turn to experience how SPB Shell 3D can improve the look and feel of their smartphones with astonishing 3D visual effects and highly responsive and natural UI.

With the new SPB Shell 3D Symbian users will get into the rich and engaging 3D environment with impressive 3D animation. Slick, intuitive and fast UI will make the navigation simple to allow Symbian users fully enjoy their familiar devices with the brand new features. Smart folders will help to organize the Home Screen in the most convenient way and get access to the most important apps in one click. Fast switching between screens will make the device manipulation much more effective.

Pricing and Availability

SPB Shell 3D currently supports Symbian^3 devices. It can be purchased for 14.99 USD. With the release of the new SPB Shell 3D available only for Symbian^3 smartphones the SPB Mobile Shell 3.7 price is reduced to 14.99 USD.

Further Information

Purchase SPB Shell 3D for Symbian
SPB Shell 3D product page
SPB Shell 3D screenshots page
UI solutions for OEMs and carriers

About SPB Software (www.spb.com)

SPB is a leading brand in mobile software, standing for a unique line of popular consumer products and partnerships with the world's most innovative handset makers and wireless carriers. SPB's software solutions deliver richer smartphone experiences and enable subscribers to do more with their mobile data connections. SPB Software is the maker of the world's single number one best-selling mobile application – SPB Mobile Shell. For more information, please visit www.spb.com.

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Media contact:
Jenny Pyatko
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SPB Quads for bada

SPB Software — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:17:45 +0000

Most addictive game from SPB Software SPB Quads comes to bada.

MTS TV

SPB Software — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:03:41 +0000

August 25^th, 2011 – SPB Software, a leading software developer – is proud to announce that MTS, the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS with over 103 million mobile subscribers, has chosen SPB to provide mobile TV solution for its new service MTS TV. After successful trial launch, that has shown very positive feedback from users and marked SPB TV out of competing solutions, SPB has been called on to provide both feature-rich multiplatform mobile client and scalable server platform for MTS TV.

To ensure easy and cost effective implementation of a new service, SPB has offered a complete solution that included sophisticated SPB TV client customized for MTS brand, powerful server system to deliver high quality video stream from content owners, and full integration with operator's infrastructure and billing platform.

SPB mobile client is the most innovative mobile TV user interface solution that provides the same rich watching experience on all mobile devices. MTS TV branded solution features picture-in-picture mode that makes scanning through different television channels natural and intuitive, full hardware support, integrated TV guide, and "transparent" on-screen controls that allow subscribers easily adjust settings while watching current channel/program. MTS TV is available today for all major mobile platforms on the market: Android, iPhone/iPad, Symbian, Windows Mobile, bada and BlackBerry.

SPB TV platform components integrated with MTS network infrastructure enabled high quality live TV feed transcoding and restreaming to mobile devices of millions MTS subscribers. Integration with MTS billing systems empowered in-app subscription, enabling MTS TV viewers to access a list of channels with preview pictures and subscribe to chosen content in one click, while they don't have to pay extra fees for the Internet traffic during the service^*.

"We have done an extensive research into the market before launching MTS TV and evaluated many mobile TV solutions to power our new service. What differentiates SPB solution from other offerings is a quality of mobile TV watching experience it provides across all mobile devices. SPB solution includes features that make mobile TV watching very natural. The collaboration with SPB will allow us to fulfill the expectations of MTS subscribers on the highest level," – noted Pavel Roytberg, Internet Projects Director, MTS Group.

"Working on MTS TV project we delivered solution that can fully meet the needs of the largest telecommunications provider in Russia with its 100+ million audience. – says Vassili Philippov, Chief Operations Officer, SPB Software – We are happy to offer MTS subscribers the highest quality mobile TV solution that has already gained the reputation of the best-in-class mobile TV worldwide".

* The Internet traffic is free only for MTS subscribers. Billing of roaming (on-network, national, international) is in according with the subscriber's tariff plan.

Further Information

SPB TV product page
SPB TV for Phone Makers, Wireless Carriers and Content Owners

About Mobile TeleSystems (www.mtsgsm.com)

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the leading telecommunications group in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services in one of the world's fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries, the Group services over 103 million mobile subscribers in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 230 million. Since June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about the MTS Group can be found at www.mtsgsm.com.

About SPB Software (www.spb.com)

SPB is a leading brand in mobile software, standing for a unique line of popular consumer products and partnerships with the world's most innovative handset makers and wireless carriers. SPB's software solutions deliver richer smartphone experiences and enable subscribers to do more with their mobile data connections. SPB Software is the maker of the world's number one best-selling mobile application – SPB Mobile Shell. For more information, please visit www.spb.com.

Media contact:
Jenny Pyatko
pr@spb.com

SPB Quads for Android

SPB Software — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:31:17 +0000

SPB Software announces the Android release of the famous casual game, SPB Quads.

SPB Brain Evolution for bada

SPB Software — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:49:01 +0000

SPB Software announces the bada release of its famous game, SPB Brain Evolution.