Mobile Labs and Mobile Eyes 2008 kick starts

Along with the Mobile Labs 2008 contest, the Mobile Eyes contest was also kick started with the message “Live beautiful”. Mobile Eyes is an add-on to Mobile Labs, with a view to encouraging e-citizens to utilize mobile applications to their maximum in everyday life. Contest opens on July 28 and ends on December 28, 2008 at: www.mobileeyes.vn . The most voted picture of the week will receive a Nokia 2600. Contest grand prize is a Nokia N82 for the most voted picture.

Mr. Hoàng Minh Châu, Vice General Director of FPT,
Chairman of Mobile Labs Organizing Committee,
answering during the press release

Mr. Hoàng Minh Châu, Vice General Director of FPT Corporation, Chairman of Mobile Labs Organizing Committee says: “FPT hopes Mobile Labs 2008 will be a creative technology playground for young people and bring new applications to the attention of the community. The contest will be a driving force for the growth and development of the online content industry in Vietnam. In 2008, with Nokia N-gage as its main sponsor, the contest will help set the trend for products developments, as well as present a commercial opportunity for competing applications.”

Mr. Jonathan Ng, Director of Nokia Indochina Products and Services says: “We are proud to be part of an annual event such as Mobile Labs, to support and develop the software industry. As a leader in mobile communications, we hope the contest will encourage creativity and the use of mobile applications in Vietnam.”

What’s new at Mobile Labs 2008

Mobile Labs 2008 competing applications will receive bonus points if: have Bluetooth, WIFI, GPRS connectivity; have business feasibility study attached; customized sounds (tones and sound effects).

Contestants may also update their products after submission. The Organizing Committee will select participating products for the preliminaries on the 30^th of October 2008. Those that pass (announced on December 1^st, 2008) will have 15 days to update new functions.

With SMS integrated applications or for those with WAPPUSH access, applicants may register for free API SMS tests through 8013 with the Organizing Committee.

All competing applications will uploaded at: www.mobilelabs.com.vn and www.mobileeyes.vn for community use and reviews. The number of downloads per application is among the awarding criteria.

Judges of Mobile Labs 2008 are experts in software, online content sales, computer graphics… Head Judge is Mr. Hoàng Lê Minh – Director of the Vietnam Institute for Software and Online Content Industry of the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications.

Mobile Labs 2008 prizes:

01 First place: VND 50 million + 01 Nokia N95.

02 Second place: VND 30 million + 01 Nokia N82.

03 Third place: VND 20 million + 01 Nokia N73.

05 runner-ups: 01 Nokia N73.

From the contest sponsor Nokia N-gage: 01 Nokia N82 (maximum 03 prizes) and installation into selected Nokia distributed models in Vietnam from March to May 2009.

Applicants may register online at: www.mobilelabs.com.vn or through post or emails.

About Mobile Eyes

Contest is from July 28^th to December 28^th 2008. Applicants may register their submission at www.mobileeyes.vn. Eligible images will be selected for upload for voting.

“The eye” of your cell phone records the moments of life which makes us appreciate what we have and yearn for the finer things in life. That is the aim of Mobile Eyes with the message “Live Beautiful”.

Images should revolve around: traffic safety, food safety and hygiene, environmental hygiene; “green summer” volunteer; family, friends, nature, love…

Weekly most voted images will receive a Nokia 2600. The most voted image will receive a grand prize of a Nokia N82. Also, the Organizing Committee has reserved 2 “Green Summer” prizes, each a Nokia N72.

For more information, please contact:

Hoàng Ngọc Quý (Ms)
FPT Corporate Communications
Tel: 04.256 0300 /40048
Fax: 04.7689067
Email: [email protected]
Add: FPT Building, Phạm Hùng Rd., Hanoi