Previously referred to vaguely as the Application Storefront, RIM’s direct-to-device channel for BlackBerry applications has been officially christend as App World. As announced at the Developer Conference in October, the update was due to go live in March, and here we are with a proper name, likely to lead up to a public launch in…
Maemo 5 Alpha SDK is out!
It was back in December when we saw the pre-alpha Maemo 5 SDK being released. The platform is advancing, and now we have the full Alpha version released, bringing a whole new finger-friendly UI framework among other things. Although “Alpha” usually stands for “adventurous developers, only,” Maemo team says the new release is a good…
Nokia releases Qt 4.5, Qt Creator
A new version of Nokia’s cross-platform and UI framework, Qt 4.5, has been released. Along with it, the Finnish giant unveiled Qt Creator, a lightweight cross-platform IDE, which together with Qt 4.5 comprises the Qt SDK. As we’ve already mentioned almost two months ago, Qt 4.5 is released under very flexible LGPL, allowing developers to…
Proof of concept: Multi-touch on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
What would make Nokia’s first S60-powered (S60 5th Edition, that is) touchscreen handset better than it already is? Well, for starters, we’d love to see the US fleet of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic handsets actually working with 3G frequencies in the US. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait for Nokia to get the bugs worked out on…
Mac OS 7 running on an iPhone!
Just how powerful are our mobile phones these days? Powerful enough to run a desktop-class operating system from just a dozen, or so, years ago. This time around, the iPhone is being used as a surrogate computer for the Apple computer OS known to harder-core Mac enthusiasts as Mac OS 7, or System 7. A…
Samsung Mobile Innovator Windows Mobile SDK released to make Omnia and other Samsung WinMo devices better
It was during the Mobile World Congress when Samsung announced its “Samsung Mobile Innovator” program for Java and Windows Mobile, to support development of games and apps for the two platforms. Now the Korean company is out with the Samsung Windows Mobile SDK 1.0, offering developers APIs to use advanced features unique to Samsung WinMo…
Bebo Open Mobile comes to Canada
Bebo announced that it has extended its Bebo Open Mobile program to Canada, offering mobile operators a suite of tools to support the delivery of the Bebo social networking experience in the country. Specifically, Bebo announced deployment on Bell Mobility, Fido, Rogers Wireless and Virgin Mobile Canada of Bebo Open Mobile Messaging, allowing customers to…
Palm posts WebOS MOJO SDK tutorial – Proves WebOS development is easy
Following on Palm’s WebOS MOJO SDK development book announcement, it seems Palm has finally gone super official with their Palm Pre-powering MOJO SDK. Palm has posted a new video tutorial that walks us through the WebOS’s development specifics. The video is just a few minutes shy of an hour, and outlines the structure of the…
How To: Enable 30fps VGA video recording on your Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1a!
The US plays second-fiddle to Europe when it comes to wireless infrastructure advances and new device launches. It seems we’re always getting the short end of the stick with months-late handset launches and crippled smartphones (there are exceptions, of course). The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 hit US shores as the XPERIA X1a only after our…
Mapquest My Places saves locations and routes on Mapquest Mobile 4
Mapquest is making some waves in the mobile space with a new feature that allows users to save previously-mapped locations and routes. With My Places for Mapquest Mobile 4, mobile users can save specific locations and directions on their PC and access them from their mobile phones. My Places is currently only available for BlackBerry…