Nokia Developer Newsletter

Delegates at the first day of the Nokia Developer Summit gained insight into key drivers of the mobile services market. The Era of Social Location will allow developers to build applications for devices such as the Nokia N97 multimedia device that 'intuitively understand where they are', explained Tero Ojanpera, Executive Vice President, Services, Nokia, in his opening keynote. With integrated assisted global positioning system (A-GPS) sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 device makes it easy to update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving approved friends the ability to update their status and share their social location, as well as related pictures or videos.

The morning's keynotes continued with a presentation on The Evolution of Open Mobile Platforms. 'An API is open or it is obsolete', declared Lee Williams, Executive Director, Symbian Foundation. 'Without truly open platforms, the number of steps and the time to market alone will kill the best ideas.' In the Mobile Internet Futures presentation, John Faith, Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Operations, MySpace, noted that consumers are looking to 'share narratives around the functionality that is uniquely mobile', and that means leveraging location, presence, and persistence.

See full videos of each keynote.

Join the discussion.

First Five Awards for Open Screen Project Fund

The first five winners of funding from the Open Screen Project were announced in the opening keynote by Tero Ojanpera, Executive Vice President, Services, Nokia. Funds are awarded based on specific application ideas.

And the winners are . . .

MyFestival from Little Big Ideas, Denmark, is a guide for the Roskilde Music Festival with integrated LBS functionality.
Golfbox, also from Little Big Ideas, Denmark, is a golf companion to set tee times, check scores, and mor.e
Social Portfolios from Tui Interactive, UK, is a stock, news, and portfolio tracker application.
Pocket Piano from Better Day Wireless, USA, is a virtual piano player for touch devices.
Barking Seed from Breakdesign, Singapore, is a Web and Flash-based game community for players of Flash Lite games.

The $10 million Open Screen Project Fund, announced by Nokia and Adobe, awards grants to help developers create exciting new applications and content over the next two years up to January 2011. The fund also provides marketing and educational support for the Open Screen Project, which aims to establish cross-platform runtimes, remove development and distribution barriers, and innovate through industry collaboration.

Read the details.

Learn about the Open Screen Project.

Join the discussion.

Nokia N97 SDK Available

Building social location services that Tero Ojanpera presented is now possible with the public release of the Nokia N97 SDK beta. The new SDK allows developers to explore the new features and APIs offered by the Nokia N97 device. Using the SDK developers can create applications that take advantage of the new home screen publishing, memory management, and compass APIs. The emulator, which has full Nokia N97 device look-and-feel, enables the testing of these new application capabilities, as well as home screen widgets.

Download the Nokia N97 SDK beta.

Technology Stream Highlight

Monday's technology stream focused on Web technologies. Luca Passani, CEO and Founder of WURFL-Pro and a Forum Nokia Champion, discussed ways to optimise Web services for mobile devices. He described an architecture where 'one-size-fits-all' will not work, but 'one-content-tree-fits-all' has a chance. The key is to partition your served device universe in a way that makes business sense for you (for example QWERTY vs. T9 vs. touch), develop a limited library of content optimised for each device partition, then develop or leverage a device description repository to route devices to the correct content automatically.

Download the Optimising Web Services for Mobile Browsers presentation.

Download the rest of the presentations from the technology stream.

Business Stream Highlight

New details of the Ovi Store were revealed by Eric John, Director, Head of Product Marketing, Media. Eric noted that the Ovi Store will 'leverage what developers already know' while providing a truly next-generation experience. He noted the Ovi Store will be:

Global for smartphone and feature phone users

Location-aware, allowing apps and the app discovery process to be relevant to the immediate surroundings of the consumer

Viral: forward to a friend vis short messaging service (SMS), with contacts integration to come

Content intake for media brands and application developers via publish to Ovi

Download Eric's presentation.

Join the discussion.

Experience Everything the Nokia Developer Summit Has to Offer

Blogs, videos, and RSS feeds make it possible to learn much of what matters from an event you cannot personally attend. Unfortunately, some aspects you must experience live and in person. The one-on-one Meet the Experts sessions have been a big hit with developers, with personal coaching through some of the finer points of development. The Experience Lounge, in its basic design, allows delegates to hold and experience the latest technologies and services. And the buzz of developers competing for Hackathon honors and meeting with the consumers they serve is perceptible throughout the event.

If you are fortunate enough to be in Monaco with us this week, we're glad you came. If you are experiencing the event remotely, we'll do our best to deliver the best remote experience possible.

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Nokia 6216 classic Delivers SIM-Based NFC

Nokia recently introduced the Nokia 6216 classic, a fully integrated, SIM-based Near Field Communication (NFC) device that lets operators build NFC services on the subscriber identity module (SIM) card. With one tap of the device, consumers can share mobile content with other Nokia 6216 classic phones and compatible NFC devices. For example, a consumer could store credit-card information on a device's SIM card and then make a quick payment by waving the device in front of a compatible contact-free terminal.

The Nokia 6216 classic is based on Series 40 5th Edition, Feature Pack 1, and it implements the Contactless Communication API (JSR-257). Additional features include support for 8 GB microSD cards, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Bluetooth stereo, Flash Lite 2.1, and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs. The Nokia 6216 classic will ship in selected markets in the third quarter and retail for 150 euros.

View technical specifications for the Nokia 6216 classic.

User Experience Program to Launch in May

Customer referrals are among the most compelling drivers for software sales. A forthcoming Forum Nokia program will help developers deliver a consistent, high-quality user experience and maintain their reputations with consumers. The new service will also help developers control costs on their in-house user experience testing. The support program, set to launch in mid-May, will feature three elements:

Design and User Experience Library: A collection of details on best practices and guiding principles for software development.

User Experience Tool: An online self-help tool that also offers pointers for creating a better user experience.

User Experience Evaluation: A professional and low-cost consultancy, handled by an external test house, that provides comprehensive reports, details of potential problem areas, and clear guidance on measures that can improve quality.

Check out the User Experience section on Forum Nokia.

Meet Qt for Mobile Platforms

A new Forum Nokia presentation offers a quick, eight-minute overview of Qt (pronounced 'cute'), Nokia's open source cross-platform application framework. The presentation shows non-technical users how to develop applications and user interfaces across all major desktop, embedded, and mobile platforms. Also included is an introduction to Qt licensing options, the basics of the Qt for S60, and Qt for maemo™ devices, as well as links to tools, class library, and other resources.

View or download the 'Introduction to Qt on Mobile Platforms' presentation.

UTC 3.0 to Lower Cost of Java Verified Testing

Attention, Java developers: Version 3.0 of the Unified Testing Criteria (UTC) has been released and is now available for download. Featuring a new, significantly streamlined scheme, UTC 3.0 can reduce your testing costs by up to 60 per cent.

Developers should begin using the criteria immediately on all Java applications that run on mobile devices using Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) technology. Effective 10 April, all applications are now required to meet this criteria before receiving Java Verified status.

Download UTC v3.0 and start reducing your Java testing costs.

Easily Find New Customers on the T-Mobile Partner Network

Looking for new customers? T-Mobile USA's Partner Network program can help. The network is an automated, online go-to-market channel that helps developers bring applications (including games) and mobile Web sites to consumers quickly and easily. With a standard click-through contract and simplified submission processes, the network lets U.S. developers earn a 70 per cent share of their applications' sales. Also, Forum Nokia is partnering closely with the T-Mobile Partner Network, promoting Nokia's top-selling devices with the operator — the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, Nokia 5610 XpressMusic, and Nokia 7510 Supernova. To get started:

1. Go to the T-Mobile Partner Network home page and register to become a member.

2. Sign the Participation Agreement for Mobile Applications.

3. Submit your application for testing and certification by following the steps found here. When all systems are go, you can simply submit your application online, then sit back and get 70 per cent of what your application earns. That's it!

Check out the T-Mobile Partner Network.

Visit Forum Nokia's partner hub on the T-Mobile Partner Network.

Forum Nokia Premium Members Top 'Fast-Pitch' Awards

Two members of Forum Nokia premium services are the top winners of the 2009 AT&T devCentral Fast-Pitch contest, recently awarded at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas. TuneWiki, a member of Forum Nokia PRO, won the Platinum Award in the consumer category. And Boopsie, a member of Forum Nokia Launchpad, won the Platinum Award in the enterprise category. In addition to the prizes awarded by AT&T, 13 finalists and honourable-mention developers will also receive a new Nokia E71x, courtesy of Forum Nokia.

Meet the 2009 Fast-Pitch winners.

Explore Forum Nokia's premium membership services.

Attend Mobile Developer Webinars and Get Smart

Three Forum Nokia Webinars, created specifically for mobile developers, are coming soon:

Create Widgets Using the Nokia WRT Plug-in for Aptana Studio (in Spanish).

This Webinar, conducted in Spanish, will show developers how to use the Nokia WRT Plug-in for Aptana Studio to reduce time-to-market for widgets that run on Nokia devices. The Webinar will cover project creation, debugging, emulation, and deployment on devices.

Date: 7 May

Time: 9 a.m. San Francisco, 11 a.m. Mexico City, noon New York

Register to attend the Nokia WRT Plug-in for Aptana Studio Webinar (in Spanish).

Why Mobilise Web Sites? You Can Win BIG!

Did you know that 40 per cent of all Internet users have mobile access? That means mobile Internet users could represent a large percentage of your site's traffic. Are you optimising your content, or your Web site, for that massive audience? Here's how to grab a new business opportunity.

Date: 14 May

Time: EMEA/Asia: 10 a.m. Helsinki, 3 p.m. Beijing.
Americas: 11 a.m. San Francisco, 2 p.m. New York

Register to attend the Mobilise Web Sites Webinar, EMEA/Asia.

Register to attend the Mobilise Web Sites Webinar, Americas.

Explore the business opportunities and Nokia technologies behind mobilising your Web content.

Open Screen Project Fund — Funding for Developing Flash Lite Apps

Forum Nokia's Bill Perry will cover the Open Screen Project Fund, including how Flash developers can apply for funding, while highlighting applications that have been funded and providing tips for submitting ideas. Attendees will also learn about a key component of mobile application development: distribution. The specifics of packaging, signing, and submitting Flash Lite applications to the Ovi Store will be covered, too.
Date: 28 May

Time: 9 a.m. San Francisco, noon New York, 7 p.m. Helsinki

Register to attend the Open Screen Project Fund Webinar.

View all upcoming and recorded Forum Nokia Webinars.

Mobile Developer Days Coming to San Diego

Mobile Developer Days, a two-day workshop in San Diego, California, will bring together network operators, service providers, mobile-device manufacturers, and developers to exchange ideas. Held 21 – 22 May, the event is being co-sponsored by Forum Nokia and San Diego (California) State University. The workshop will include two parallel code camps covering interface design, Web Runtime (WRT), Flash Lite, and location-based services (LBS). Preceding the workshop will be a one-day International Engineering Education colloquium with a focus on the ambient computing curriculum.

Presenters at Mobile Developer Days will include:

Bill Perry, Senior Services Marketing Manager at Forum Nokia, who will discuss opportunities to deliver applications on Nokia's Ovi Store

Robert Burdick, Senior Architect for Emerging Technologies at Forum Nokia, who will lead a workshop on Flash Lite

Ravi Belwal, Senior Consultant with Forum Nokia Consultancy Services, who will lead a workshop on creating LBS applications on the S60 and Symbian platforms

The event organisers also seek additional speakers, including researchers and developers in the fields of ambient computing, human-centric networks, social networks, mobile gaming, mobile forensic, sensor networks, and LBS.

Check out the program for Mobile Developer Days and register to attend.

Upcoming Events

Global

How to create Widgets using the Nokia WRT Aptana Plugin (In Spanish): May 7

This webinar will show how to reduce the Time To Market of a Nokia Widget by using tools provided by Nokia, in this case the Nokia WRT Aptana Plugin. This webinar will cover project creation, debug, emulation and deployment on the phone.
Register »

Why Mobilise Websites? You can win BIG!: May 14

Did you know that 40 per cent of all Internet users today have mobile Internet access? That means mobile Internet users could represent more than 20 per cent of your site’s traffic. Put another way, that’s more than 500 million people. Are you optimising your content – or your website – for that massive audience? If you’re not thinking about mobile browsing, then you’re missing new business opportunities. Guaranteed.

Find out more about the business opportunity and technologies behind mobilising your web content.
Register »

Open Screen Project Fund - Funding for Developing Flash Lite Apps: May 28

In this webinar, Forum Nokia's Bill Perry will cover the Open Screen Project Fund, including how Flash developers can apply for funding, highlight applications that have been funded, and provide tips for submitting ideas. Attendees will learn another key component of mobile application development, distribution. Specifics about packaging, signing and submitting their Flash Lite applications to Ovi Store will be covered.
Register »

Americas

Mobile Developer Days: 21-22 May

Join Forum Nokia and San Diego State University for Mobile Developer Days. This free workshop will focus on creating a platform where mobile software developers, network operators, service providers, and device manufacturers can exchange ideas on and share their vision for the fields of mobile communication and mobile computing.
Learn more and register »

EMEA (Africa, Middle-East, Europe)

movilforum 2009: 20-21 May

Mark your calendar for movilforum 2009. The movilforum developer community, run by Telefónica, focuses on creating the best services and solutions for its clients with its partners. Thanks to the Movilforum project, Telefónica is providing member companies with access to a number of technical and business benefits. In the technical area, this involves access to testing platforms, courses in Telefónica advanced services, seminars, and support via e-mail. The movilforum community also provides its partners with business support, via a product catalogue, and with the yearly movilforum commercial trade fair.
Learn more » (page is in Spanish)

Asia-Pacific

CommunicAsia2009: 16-19 June

Come to CommunicAsia2009, combined with EnterpriseIT and InteractiveDME, which caters to the full spread of convergent technologies and applications from industry leaders for enhancing enterprise mobility and user lifestyles. EnterpriseIT is a critical event for IT service providers from the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere that are keen to offer the right enterprise solutions for the evolving needs of businesses. InteractiveDME is poised to meet the needs and address the concerns of stakeholders in digital media and entertainment. CommunicAsia2009 will address the latest technologies, bringing together like-minded professionals from leading organisations who are seeking solutions for their current business activities and the next wave of innovative ideas.
Learn more and register »

New Documents:

New APIs in the Nokia N97 SDK
The Nokia N97 SDK introduces new APIs enabling applications to publish data to the device homescreen, handle out of memory situations more effectively, and compensate sensor data for device or display orientation. The Nokia N97 SDK APIs section of the S60 5th Edition Developer's Library describes how to use the new APIs in your application.
Web Page --- Home Page; Device Management, Hardware --- Sensor, S60, Symbian C++; HTML (.htm/.html); English (en)

S60 5th Edition C++ Developer's Library
This version of the library introduces new features included in the Nokia N97 SDK. The S60 5th Edition C++ Developer's Library, incorporating the Symbian Developer's Library v9.4, is an integrated package of information for developers wishing to use the S60 platform to develop mobile C++ applications and services. The library includes a C++ API reference guide, porting information, and information on new features available in S60 5th Edition. It also includes information on S60 UI components and using them in C++ applications, for both touch and non-touch UIs, along with links to example applications available on Forum Nokia.
Document; Porting, S60 --- S60 5th Edition, Symbian C++, Symbian OS --- Symbian OS v9.4, UI --- Touch UI / UI Design, Usability; English (en)

Home Screen for C++ Developers
With the Nokia N97 SDK Home Screen Publishing API, you can publish data from your C++ application live to the device home screen. The Home screen section of the S60 5th Edition Developer's Library describes the home screen and provides implementation information on getting your application to the home screen.
Web Page --- Home Page; S60, Symbian C++, UI; HTML (.htm/.html); English (en)

Qt for S60 Developer's Library
The Qt for S60 Developer's Library is an information package for developers writing Qt applications using the "Garden" release Technology Preview of Qt for S60. The library includes introductory information about Qt for S60, information about how Qt works on the S60 platform, and information about porting from S60 to Qt. The library is published in online and Eclipse plug-in formats.
Document; IDE ... Carbide.c++ Developer, Qt, S60 ... S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 / S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 / S60 5th Edition, UI; English (en)

Design and User Experience Library
The Design and User Experience Library gathers all essential aspects of design and usability into one. The library includes different kinds of guidelines, material about theme design, graphics design, and game design, as well as the basics of usability.
Document; Customization ... Themes, Development Process, Enterprise, Entertainment --- Games, Java, Quality, S60, Series 40, Symbian OS, UI --- Touch UI / UI Design, Usability; English (en)

Web Developer's Library
The Web Developer's Library is an information package for developers wishing to create WRT widgets for S60 devices and Web pages for the Web Browser for S60. The library includes introductory, getting started, implementation, and API-level information about WRT widgets, as well as examples of creating WRT widgets. The library also includes introductory, getting started, design, and implementation information about creating Web pages for the S60 Browser. This library is available online and as a stand-alone version.
Document; S60 ... S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 / S60 5th Edition, UI --- Touch UI, Web Technology ... Browsing / Widget for S60; English (en)

Introduction to Qt on Mobile Platforms
This presentation gives a quick (8 minutes) overview of Qt and how it can be used for efficient development of applications and user interfaces across all major desktop, embedded, and mobile platforms. This module also includes an introduction to its licensing options and the basics of the Qt for S60 and Qt for maemo devices. Useful links to further information are also included.
Training Course --- eLearning; Getting Started, Maemo, Open Source, Qt --- Qt for S60 / Qt for maemo; English (en)

S60 Theme Templates
These templates are for use with S60 3rd Edition themes created using Carbide.ui Theme Edition. The templates are available in Adobe Illustrator CS2 and CS3 formats. You can use these templates to design your own themes and theme highlights. See the Carbide.ui Theme Edition Tutorial in the Design and User Experience Library for more details.
Application --- Example; Customization ... Themes, Graphics, S60, Series 40, UI, Usability; Zip Archive (.zip); English (en)

New Tools and SDKs:

S60 Platform SDKs for Symbian OS
The Nokia N97 SDK is now available! The all-in-one S60 SDKs for Symbian OS enable application development for devices based on the S60 platform using C++, Open C/C++, Java technology, Web technology and Python (using the Python for S60 SDK plug-in). The SDK includes all the key resources needed for application development, such as documentation, API reference, examples, and an emulator. An IDE is not included.
Application --- Development Tool / Software Development Kit; Java, S60, Symbian C++; English (en)

Carbide.ui Theme Edition Plug-ins
Carbide.ui plug-ins extend the features of Carbide.ui to allow for the creation of themes for new platforms and specific devices.
Application --- Development Tool; S60; English (en)

New Devices:

Nokia 6216 classic
The Nokia 6216 classic implements the Contactless Communication API (JSR-257), for 3rd party NFC development. Use the Nokia 6216 classic for easy sharing of mobile content between other 6216 classic phones and other compatible NFC devices. NFC service initiation is also available to allow interaction with NFC tags for multitude of applications. Contactless ticketing and payment are available through the SIM. The Nokia 6216 classic supports dual-band WCDMA and quad-band GSM. Additional features include support for 8GB microSD cards, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Bluetooth stereo, Flash Lite 2.1 and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

Nokia 5330 XpressMusic
The Nokia 5330 XpressMusic is a music phone supporting EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 EGSM and WCDMA 850/1700/1900/2100. Main features include Series 40 6th Edition developer platform, WebKit Open Source Browser, A-GPS and Nokia Maps, FM RDS Radio, Flash Lite 3.0, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs. Supported WCDMA frequencies depend on the region where the device is available.

Nokia 5730 XpressMusic
The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is a dual-mode music phone supporting WCDMA/HSDPA, EGSM, and WLAN. The device features a side slider qwerty keyboard for fast and easy messaging and dedicated gaming keys for excellent gaming usability. Enjoy videos, music, and graphics on the 2.4” QVGA display with orientation sensor. Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Take photos with a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics. Additional features include USB charging with simultaneous data transfer, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, UPnP and USB 2.0 High-Speed. Supported WCDMA frequencies depend on the region where the device is available.

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