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Nokia releases Open C SDK plug-in for S60 smartphones

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, April 5th, 2007 at 11:59 AM

In order to get more apps to its Symbian-based S60 software platform, Nokia released Open C Plug-In extension for the S60 3rd Edition SDK.

Open C

We’ve already talked about Open C, which was introduced as a part of S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. The main idea is to improve productivity of S60 developers working in the Symbian C/C++ environment, giving them the use of familiar standard C function libraries. By enabling the reuse of code from existing open source projects (i.e. OpenSSL, GNOME, and LIBZ), Open C aims to free-up developer time and resources to focus on the core mobility aspects of their applications.

Key features of the Open C SDK Plug-In for S60 3rd Edition now available include:

  • Headers and libraries of the C libraries (ARMv5, GCCE, WINSW);
  • Emulator DLLs;
  • Signed SIS package for installing Open C libraries to device;
  • Open C API documentation;
  • Open C example applications; and,
  • libglib sources and LGPL license text file.

Additional information and download of Nokia’s Open C SDK Plug-In for S60 3rd Edition is available online.

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • William

    This is an awesome news! Now I can painless port a lot of software to Symbian.