SmartCell Technology, LLC is a mobile applications developer with its headquarters in
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, and a development center in Shanghai, China. Commonly referred to as "SmartCell" for short, the company was founded in 2001 by its President and CEO, Bruce Wang, whose previous involvements have been with mobile technology. SmartCell has developed a number of mobile applications using its proprietary technology, called HCM Technology, which is shorthand for High-performance, Cross-platform Mobile Technology.
Using its proprietary HCM Technology, SmartCell has developed a number of mobile applications since 2001 that supports Windows PC and a number of mobile devices, including
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, Windows Mobile
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, and Windows Mobile
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SmartCell Technology, LLC is a mobile applications developer with its headquarters in
Irvine, CaliforniaIrvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the 69.7 square mile city has a population of about 212,793...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and a development center in Shanghai, China. Commonly referred to as "SmartCell" for short, the company was founded in 2001 by its President and CEO, Bruce Wang, whose previous involvements have been with mobile technology. SmartCell has developed a number of mobile applications using its proprietary technology, called HCM Technology, which is shorthand for High-performance, Cross-platform Mobile Technology.
History
Using its proprietary HCM Technology, SmartCell has developed a number of mobile applications since 2001 that supports Windows PC and a number of mobile devices, including
Palm OSFor the modern smartphone operating system by Palm, see: webOSPalm OS is an embedded operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc. for personal digital assistants in 1996...
, Windows Mobile
Pocket PCA Pocket PC, abbreviated P/PC or PPC, is also known by Microsoft as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer that runs the Microsoft 'Windows Mobile Classic' operating system. It may have the capability to run an alternative operating system...
, and Windows Mobile
SmartphoneA smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality . There is no industry standard definition of a smartphone. For some, a smartphone is a phone that runs complete operating system software providing a standardized interface and platform for application...
. Their best-selling program, TextPlus, which improves the speed and accuracy of text entry with dictionary-based suggestion of words and phrases, supports Palm OS and Windows Mobile Pocket PC. Senior System Analyst, Steve Sharp, divulged in a review of TextPlus that the strength of the program lies in its ability to "learn" commonly used words.
HCM Technology
HCM Technology is shorthand for High-performance, Cross-platform Mobile Technology. Unlike technologies that are based on running a virtual machine on the target platform, the HCM technology is developed using highly efficient language C. It integrates with native OS at binary level and maintains a universal programming interface at the top thus enables deploying large-scale applications across various mobile and stationary platforms.
Shadow of Legend
In late 2006, SmartCell Technology began development of
Shadow of Legend, which will be the world's first high performance, cross-platform
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(Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game) targeted to mobile devices. As of August 2007,
Shadow of Legend is in closed-Beta testing where registered players assume the roles of world heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across the vast world of "Agnes".
Shadow of Legend allows thousands of players, whether they are on their PC or on their mobile device, to simultaneously interact with each other in the same world. Players have reported seamless connection and gameplay from their mobile devices, while others have reported a number of bugs that are currently in the process of being fixed.
SmartCell Technology has been holding in-game contests in order to promote the game. Their most recent contest is called the "King of Agnes" Leveling-Up contest.
A release date for the game has yet to be released. However, the company has decided to make the game free to play upon release.
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