We’ve already talked about SNAP (Scalable Network Application Package) Mobile, Nokia’s end-to-end solution for developing connected Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME), technology-based mobile games and creating mobile game-playing communities. Forum Nokia has prepared a document (white paper) which gives an overview of the SNAP Mobile solution and the benefits it offers to game developers,…
Flash Lite for S60 – documents
Flash has become the de facto technology for creating graphically rich, interactive content for desktop computers. Adobe (formerly Macromedia) created Flash Lite, smaller version suited to the processing and memory capabilities of mobile devices and handheld multimedia computers. Additionally, functionality was introduced to allow Flash Lite content to take advantage of the unique communication features…
Symbian OS Platform Security
Symbian OS platform security, introduced in S60 3rd Edition, brings new levels of device and application security to the S60 platform. Basically, the applications which take advantage of the most-secure APIs, will have to apply for the Symbian Signed program, making the overall system much less vulnerable. Of course, many applications will not need platform…
New Signing UIQ 3 applications Developers' Guidelines
The new Developers’ Guidelines for signing applications for Sony Ericsson UIQ 3 phones gives a technical overview of how to handle Symbian Signing of native Symbian OS v9, UIQ 3 and C++ applications for the Sony Ericsson P990, M600 and W950 phones. It also outlines the Symbian Platform Security (PlatSec) associated with the deployment and…
Carbide.j now with on-device debugging
An on-device debugging feature is being included in the next release of Carbide.j (formerly Nokia Developer’s Suite for J2ME), a software development tool for Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME). On-device debugging feature allows a developer to check the code while it is running on the phone. It is a big improvement over testing on…
Nokia's S60 Web Browser code released to open source community
Nokia today announced the release to the global open source software community of the source code for S60 WebKit, the engine for its Web Browser for S60, marking a turning point in the drive toward an open code base for web browsers used on mobile devices. This contribution of the S60 WebKit source code, with…
Handwriting Recognition Solution for Mobile Communication Market
MyScript Builder Embedded is the only solution on the market able to recognize truly natural handwriting on Linux and Symbian Operating Systems. This Software Development Kit is designed for integration of handwriting recognition capabilities into small footprint platforms such as PDAs, Internet Tablets and Smartphones. It recognizes all handwriting styles in a wide range of…
UIQ 3 final SDK released
The final version of the UIQ 3 SDK is now available for all UIQ Developer Community members. SDK content: library files and binaries files: for UIQ 3 and Symbian OS 9.1 compilers: gcc for device builds (GCC-E target) Nokia x86 compiler for emulator (WINSCW) builds tools and utilities: for building applications in C++, and for…
Development of OpenGL ES 1.1 applications for N93
Forum Nokia released the early technology plug-in for S60 3rd edition SDK for Symbian OS for C++, which enables the development of OpenGL ES 1.1 applications with N93. N93 is the first Nokia multimedia computer with HW accelerated 3D graphics/OpenGL ES 1.1 support. This plug-in enables the full usage of the native 3D graphics features…
Useful S60 documents
Forum Nokia has been busy. For all the developers out there – here are some very useful documents you should consult. Let’s roll… Symbian Platform Security FAQ v2.0 Symbian OS platform security is a fundamental concept addressing the security and integrity of data and applications. Application developers have to take it into account when developing…