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At the CTIA, the Symbian Foundation announced the Zoom OMAP34x-II mobile development platform based on OMAP technology from Texas Instruments (TI) as the first standard hardware development platform.
As I’m not an expert on reference platforms, here are words from the official release:
Using the Zoom OMAP34x-II MDP, Symbian developers will be able to quickly and easily validate smartphone and Mobile Internet Device (MID) applications that will run on Symbian^3 – the next release of the Symbian platform and is targeted for development in 2H 2009.
The Zoom OMAP34x-II MDP is a feature-rich, battery operated handheld development platform that gives developers the key capabilities to quickly begin developing on the Symbian platform and to reduce time to market for mobile devices.
Key features of the OMAP34x-II MDP include:
- 4.1-inch WVGA multi-touch display with a QWERTY keypad in a landscape form factor
- OMAP3430 CPU that supports up to 720p HD video encode/decode, “life-like” 3D graphics and PC-like performance
- Wireless connectivity technology from TI, including WiLink 6.0 (WL1271), a single chip with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM functionality; and NaviLink GPS functionality
- 8-megapixel camera sensor
- Capacitive touch display technology supporting a range of multi-touch displays
More information is available from this page on TI’s website.
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Dusan Belic
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.
