Ruby – a reflective, object-oriented programming language with sort of a hybrid syntax which combines elements from Perl, Python, Lisp, Dylan and CLU – now has its Symbian version. Though the S60 devices are the main focus, other Symbian platforms could also be supported. The eventual goal is integration into mainline Ruby. Ruby for Symbian…
S60 Tech Days come to India
From 19-20. September 2006, Forum Nokia’s S60 Tech Days will be in Hyderabad, India. Developers and anyone interested in the leading smartphone platform, S60, is invited to join the mobility movement and learn how to create and market mobile applications and profit from them. The event consists of four parts: Business Track Tech Tracks One-2-One…
Five reasons to develop for UIQ 3-based phones
With the maturing of UIQ 3, the platform took a major step forward during June and July 2006 as the first, eagerly anticipated UIQ 3-based phones are now on the market: the Sony Ericsson P990 and M600. The “wait and see” phase is over. Here are five reasons why developing for Sony Ericsson’s UIQ 3-based…
M5T to add Symbian OS Support to its Secure Software Development Suite
M5T, the leading provider of software solutions for secure real-time multimedia communications over IP, today announced that it will offer developers creating software components of Symbian OS a comprehensive secure and portable SIP client engine on the Symbian OSTM in Q4 of 2006. M5T has worked closely with its Symbian customers to produce a comprehensive…
Sony Ericsson joins the Eclipse community
Sony Ericsson today announced that it is joining the Eclipse community as Add-in Provider Member, where it aims to contribute by creating Eclipse plug-ins of benefit to the global mobile application developer community. Eclipse is an open-source community bringing together a number of leading organizations to create the Eclipse Platform. The platform is designed for…
Sony Ericsson P990 WLAN API released
The P990 Extension Package for UIQ 3 SDK has been updated and now includes the WLAN header files and necessary binaries to allow you to expose WLAN functionality in your applications. Using the new WLAN API, you can enumerate available WLAN profiles, retrieve information for a given profile and use active and passive scan to…
Sun's Java ME development tools go open-source
Sun Microsystems, Inc., the company which created Java(TM) technology, announced the availability of source code for their NetBeans Mobility Pack and NetBeans Mobility Pack for CDC (Connected Device Configuration), which will be released under the OSI-compliant Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL). Java ME development tools represent the cutting edge in mobile Java development and…
2006 Forum Nokia PRO awards for outstanding achievement in mobile applications
Nokia yesterday announced the call for entries in its Forum Nokia PRO Awards, which will honor exciting innovations, technical accomplishments and commercial successes that are driving the rapid evolution of mobile applications, content and services worldwide. Open to all members of Nokia’s advanced developer program, Forum Nokia PRO, the 2006 Forum Nokia PRO Awards will…
Open C++ Standard Template Library for UIQ 3 released
Penrillian has announced the free availability of an open C++ Standard Template Library (STL) for Symbian OS. Availability of the Standard Template Library has been one of the most common requests from Symbian OS programmers looking for a ready-made set of common classes to speed the development process. The library is a port of Mike…
Why Symbian OS Development is Very Difficult
First of all let me underline that this post SHOULD NOT disencourage you to develop for Symbian OS. Quite contrary, the idea is to get to know some “obstacles” BEFORE you start developing for Symbian OS. Yes, there are some obstacles and many “strange” programming paradigms in the development for Symbian OS. However, it is…