Nokia is evaluating broader use of AJAX with its handsets, having put a stake in the ground with this year’s launch of the third-edition S60 device. Lee Epting, vice president for Forum Nokia, told The Register that Nokia is determining how it can use AJAX, specifically in relation to its open source, Safari-based browser announced…
SQL Anywhere 10 supports Symbian OS
iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, today announced beta availability of SQL Anywhere 10, the next generation of its database and synchronization product for frontline environments. SQL Anywhere was built from inception to address these unique, data rich environments, which include high-performance server and desktop applications running at remote customer sites, workgroup applications deployed in enterprise…
Forum Nokia's TechTour2006
Forum Nokia’s TechTour2006 is headed your way. It is an opportunity for all the developers out there to get a comprehensive introduction to developing mobile applications and content for a market of more than 350 million Nokia platform device users. The event, one-day session, will be led by Nokia, Symbian and operator experts and will…
Oracle Database Lite 10g supports Symbian OS
Oracle today announced the general availability of Oracle Database Lite 10g Release 2 for Symbian OS. Oracle has also added several Systems Integrators (SIs) to its growing list of partners supporting Oracle Database Lite 10g for Symbian OS. Oracle’s mobile database, coupled with Symbian OS, provides field employees with direct and secure access to essential…
Nokia Supports ASD Scheme
Nokia supports the mobile developer ecosystem through Forum Nokia, an online resource for all the programming platforms used in Nokia phones. This includes the Symbian OS based Series 60 and Series 80 platforms. Recognising the value of formal accreditation, Nokia now supplies information on the ASD scheme in both the Training and Symbian C++ sections…
UIQ Accredited Symbian Developer scheme
UIQ Technology, the supplier of the UIQ 3 software platform for mobile phones, and Majinate, the operator of the Accredited Symbian Developer (ASD) program, have today announced their collaboration to make ASD exams available to members of the UIQ Developer Program through the developer portal for UIQ developers. On top of this, UIQ Technology also…
Widgets on your mobile phone
Opera Software, a global leader in Web browser technologies, and Freedom Media, an independent, consumer-oriented information- and service provider, today announced the world’s first mobile widget application based on Opera Software’s mobile AJAX authoring environment, Opera Platformâ„¢. Named “Freedom”, the application offers a collection of mobile pay-per-view services designed to increase the usability of mobile…
UIQ Developer Program expansion
UIQ Technology today announced the expansion of its Developer Program, with additional membership levels, technical support and new features. Starting today, a new level of membership, the “Premium” level, is introduced. The Premium membership incorporates all the Community membership benefits, plus 5 technical support tickets, early access to content and SDKs, additional content, discounted offers…
Forum Nokia Champion reward program
Nokia today announced the creation of Forum Nokia Champion, a new recognition and reward program designed to acknowledge the best and brightest among individual mobile applications developers for their high level of skill as developers and their devotion to advancing mobile applications development worldwide. Membership in the Forum Nokia Champion recognition and reward program is…
Mobile email validation program
Symbian Limited today announces the launch of its industry endorsed mobile email validation program. The Symbian Email Validation Program promotes best practice for push email solutions on Symbian OS, supporting vendors who target the mass market through Symbian OS mobile phones. The validation program defines industry agreed quality guidelines for push email solutions in the…