Adobe has released Flash Lite 2.1 for Symbian, Windows Mobile 5.0 and BREW devices at its mobile and devices developer center. Unlike the previous versions, Flash Lite 2.1 players are now free for both developers and consumers. Beside the new mobile player, Adobe also released Flash Lite 2.1 for Flash Professional 8, allowing current Flash…
PyS60 1.3.14 released
The new, version 1.3.14 of Python for S60 has been released. Compared with the version 1.3.11 (which was the last version we noted), the new version brings the following improvements: Calendar has now been implemented for S60 3rd edition Orientation switch and callback when screen change in canvas Initial version of the contacts module for…
Web-2-Mobile Business Plan Competition
Web-2-Mobile business plan competition is opened to all qualified entrepreneurs around the world. The idea is to identify the technologies and services that harness the power and ubiquity of mobile devices – that create new business models, and the systems that will accelerate mobile work-styles and the mobile lifestyle. Unlike other similar competitions, this one…
S60 video development
Connected Symbian S60-based mobile devices allow you to watch video clips and even live TV, and create and share your own video clips directly with friends or through the Internet. As a software developer, you can take advantage of the open platforms and tools offered by the S60 platform to create new applications and services…
Forum Nokia PRO Awards announced
Nokia today announced the winners of its 2006 Forum Nokia PRO Awards, recognizing leading mobile applications, content and services successfully deployed in markets around the world and developed by members of Nokia’s advanced global developer program, Forum Nokia PRO, with more than 400 member companies worldwide. Presented here as part of the annual Nokia World…
Interview with Laurent Chollat, QualityKit Product Manager at SysOpen Digia
I had a chance to speak with Laurent Chollat, QualityKit Product Manager, SysOpen Digia. He answered our questions regarding the Quality Kit 4.0 offering. Let’s start… Q: To whom this product is targeted to? A: QualityKit is addressed to companies which are involved in Symbian smartphone creation and in Symbian application development. The reason for…
Help to make Carbide C++ better
Carbide C++ development team wants your input. All Symbian C++ developers are invited to respond to the questionnaire. It takes about 5 minutes and in this case your vote actually counts. 🙂 Here’s the link for the 2006 user satisfaction survey.
Getting started with UIQ 3 web services
Sony Ericsson keeps adding tutorials to its Developer World site. The new “Getting started with Web Services with UIQ 3 and gSOAP” tutorial describes how to use the gSOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) package to enable Web services consumption on the UIQ 3 platform. Unlike the Java ME Platform using JSR 172, the UIQ 3…
Xenient now offers ASD exam
Majinate Limited and Xenient Corporation recently announced that Xenient now offers the Accredited Symbian Developer (ASD) exam in conjunction with Xenient’s training services. The Accredited Symbian Developer programme provides the key differentiator in identifying engineering competency and Majinate continues to roll out local training and accreditation representation in all markets. Xenient is an established Symbian…
Java ME goes open source
After years of requests and debates, Sun Microsystems is finally releasing the Java source code under a Linux-friendly GPL license (GPLv2). The formal “governance” structure is not yet established, and developers can already get a a buildable implementation of Java ME and the first pieces of source code for Java SE. Sun is also set…