Forum Nokia Tech Days conferences continue their crusade to provide a comprehensive introduction to developing mobile applications and content for a market of more than 350 million Nokia users. This is the place where companies and individual developers find out what’s new in Nokia platforms and learn how to instantly improve mobile development skills. For…
Five questions for UIQ Technology
We had a chance to interview Sébastien Peirone, Developer Communications Manager at UIQ Technologies. Not to rant too much – here’s the interview: Q: Symbian has many “versions”, such as UIQ, S60, Series 80 and Series 90. Can you explain to our readers what exactly UIQ Technology does and where is UIQ’s place in the…
Symbian security webinar
Forum Nokia organises a two-session Webinar for mobile developers to cover security issues on Symbian platform. The topics will range from Symbian’s sensitive capabilities to Symbian signed process. The Webinar will be led by Risto Helin, Forum Nokia’s manager of application testing services and will take place on November 9. Registrations are accepted on a…
UIQ essentials
In collaboration with UIQ Technology, Symbian Press made the new booklet – “Essential UIQ: Getting Started” – available for download. It targets individuals and companies who wish to start developing UIQ 3 applications for Symbian OS. All the basics are covered, including the key concepts of UIQ 3 platform, application design introduction, building applications and…
Sony Ericsson Developer World now has a Wiki
To further encourage and keep informed UIQ 3 developers, Sony Ericsson Developer World created a Wiki, thus providing up-to-date technical information from the commercial world of mobile application, game and content development. Currently, three sections are present, covering Java ME, Symbian OS/UIQ 3 and Media. At the moment, the Symbian OS/UIQ 3 section consists of…
UIQ 3 localization
The introduction of an enhanced security architecture in Symbian OS v9 has imposed constraints that have necessitated some minor changes in the structure of applications. These necessarily result in some changes to the structure and location of resource files involved in localization. To address these issues, Symbian has prepared an article that outlines the measures…
High-quality development
The fact is that the application quality matters. High-quality applications lead to delighted consumers and additional sales. On the other hand, poor-quality applications may disappoint consumers so much that they’ll never chance another download. Developers should build quality into the application during each phase of the development process, just as they now do with usability.…
New book for ASD exam
Symbian Ltd. today announced the latest book in the Symbian Press series: “The Accredited Symbian Developer Primer“. The book has been written to help prepare developers for the Symbian Accredited Developer exam. A pass from the exam is now recognised by the British Computer Society (BCS) as a suitable pre-requisite for becoming a member of…
Sony Ericsson announces its complete offering for OpenGL ES
After announcing the version of OpenGL ES SDK for UIQ 3-based phones, Sony Ericsson today announced its complete offering for OpenGL ES, enabling powerful 3D graphics on mobile phones. Following an extensive implementation program, Sony Ericsson’s support for OpenGL now includes in-market mobile phones and games, a Software Development Kit (SDK), developer tutorial and a…
UIQ 3 applications development market
Sony Ericsson today announced the complete offering for its UIQ 3 based phones. With all three UIQ 3 based phones (M600, P990 and W950) shipping in volumes in the next few weeks, Sony Ericsson Developer World reports on the status and uptake of the applications development market. Here’s the full release.