August 19, 2009
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In this issue
- Nokia 6760 Slide: A Handy Device for the Messaging Set
- Announcing the Calling All Innovators Finalists
- Developers Get Their Day at Nokia World 09
- Extensions Plug-In for S60 5th Edition SDK Now Available
- Ideas You Can Use from Developer-to-Developer Interviews
- Flash! FITC Mobile 2009 Comes to Toronto
- Ovi Developer Event Coming to London
- Champion of the Month: Many Languages Spoken (and Coded) Here
- Podcast Series Adds New Episodes
- Review a Wiki Article: You Could Win a Nokia N97
Nokia 6760 Slide: A Handy Device for the Messaging Set
The new Nokia 6760 slide is optimised for messaging with a sliding full-size keyboard, 2.4-inch display, and fast and easy access to favourite social
networking sites — Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc. — and e-mail accounts — Ovi Mail, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Windows Live Hotmail,
you name it.
In addition, the new device features a built-in assisted global positioning system (A-GPS) module, Nokia Maps 3.0, Flash Lite
3.0, Ovi Contacts, a 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth Stereo sound, and up to 8 GB of user memory. Shipments of the Nokia 6760
slide will begin in the third quarter, and the device will retail for 199 euros.
View the technical specifications for the Nokia 6760 slide.
Announcing the Calling All Innovators Finalists
The finalists in Forum Nokia's 2009 Calling All Innovators competition have been announced. The global competition, designed to generate applications and solutions that enhance the use of Nokia
mobile devices in real-world scenarios, attracted more than 1,700 submissions from 85 countries. Of these, 12 finalists —
three in each of four application categories — will receive cash awards and prizes worth more than $250,000, including premium
placement of the winning applications in Nokia's Ovi Store and the opportunity to demo their winning apps at Nokia World.
The winners in all four categories will be announced in early September during the Nokia World 2009 event in Stuttgart, Germany.
The 2009 Calling All Innovators finalists by application category are:
Internet Innovation:
- Pixelpipe for Share Online
- Dianping
- Tech Buzz Homescreen Widget
Flash:
- FLORIN: Personal Finance Tracker
- Reuters Slideshow
- ActiveChinese
Emerging Markets and Mobile Necessities:
- Mobile JobHunt
- Mobile Credit Card Terminal
- Blue Home
Apps on Maps:
- Pocket Life
- Ground Guidance
- Smart Eggs
View video demonstrations of the finalist applications and get more details about Forum Nokia's Calling All Innovators competition.
You can also cast your vote in an online poll for your favourite finalist in all four categories.
Developers Get Their Day at Nokia World 09
Nokia World 09 will feature a half-day of presentations created for mobile developers. Called Developer Experience, the programme will be held on the afternoon of 3 September starting at 12:30 p.m. Presentation topics led by Forum Nokia
executives will include Cross-Platform Development, Driving Application Revenue Through Ovi Store, and Partner Success Stories.
If you're coming to Stuttgart for Nokia World 09, this developer event will help you improve your productivity, shorten time
to market, and make the most of your business opportunities.
View the Nokia World 09 Developer Experience agenda.
Explore Nokia World 09 and register today.
Extensions Plug-In for S60 5th Edition SDK Now Available
Ideas You Can Use from Developer-to-Developer Interviews
Useful ideas and tips from your fellow mobile developers are featured in a new series of Forum Nokia developer interviews. In the first of the series, Hannu Viitala, a software developer who has been working with Nokia for more than 10 years,
discusses why he developed Pen and Paper, his mobile application for drawing on S60 touchscreen devices. 'I have two small
kids — 4 and 7 years old — and I wanted an application that would be as easy for them as drawing with a real pen on real paper',
Viitala says.
While creating Pen and Paper, Viitala wrote the application in C++ but opted to implement the image thumbnail in the Python
open-source programming language. 'The new thing was embedding Python in C++', he says. 'PyS60's C++ API is quite original
and takes time to get familiar with.'
Get more programming ideas from Hannu Viitala's complete interview.
Flash! FITC Mobile 2009 Comes to Toronto
Jam-packed with information and massive opportunities for professional networking, FITC Mobile 2009 promises to be one of the year's best events on mobile content. It will be held in Toronto on 13 – 14 September, and Forum
Nokia is a silver sponsor and presenter.
FITC Mobile 2009 will feature more than 30 presentations and panels covering all aspects of mobile content, including technical
issues, marketing, and funding. The organisers expect as many as 400 developers from around the world to attend. Two Forum
Nokia experts, Martin Barclay and Robert Burdick, will give a presentation on developing and distributing Flash content for
Nokia phones.
Explore FITC Mobile 2009 and register.
Note: Tickets are normally C$209 ($189 US), but Forum Nokia members can receive a 20% discount by registering with discount
code: forumnokia.
Check out the Forum Nokia presentation.
Ovi Developer Event Coming to London
Developers, bloggers, and other content creators can learn about Ovi Store opportunities at a developer open day sponsored by Forum Nokia and Nokia U.K. in London on 24 September. For both U.K. developers and those in town for the Over the Air event on 25 – 26 September, the
Ovi day will be a perfect opportunity to meet informally with the Forum Nokia and Nokia U.K. teams. Attendees will also learn
about Ovi Store opportunities; the Calling All Innovators contest; Open Screen Project (a $10 million grant programme for
developers); and Forum Nokia tools, developer programs, support, and other offerings. The Ovi developer open day will be held
in Nokia's London office at 10 Great Pulteney Street from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time, and all are welcome.
To help us with the arrangements, simply provide your name and an indication that you will be attending.
Champion of the Month: Many Languages Spoken (and Coded) Here
Podcast Series Adds New Episodes
Review a Wiki Article: You Could Win a Nokia N97
Do you like to read and comment on Wiki articles? If so, you might win a free Nokia 97 multimedia device, complete with touch screen and full messaging keyboard. Forum Nokia is conducting a contest during September for the best
reviews of Forum Nokia Wiki articles, and the prizes will include several Nokia N97 devices.
To enter, simply review any Forum Nokia Wiki article (other than your own) during September with a short (two to three paragraphs)
entry on the article's comments page. If the article is of high quality, also add your check of approval, and be sure you
can back up your approval with your comments. Several winners will be selected on the basis of both review quality and quantity.
In addition, one Nokia N97 device will be given away at random, so you could win with just one review.
View the Wiki contest Rules of Participation. You could win a Nokia N97 multimedia device!
Upcoming Events:
Americas
FITC Mobile 2009: 13-14 September
FITC Mobile 2009 will deliver presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions on all aspects of mobile content. With
some of the most interesting and engaging presenters from around the world, the event will leave you inspired and energised.
Be sure to check out Nokia’s presentation on how to develop and distribute Flash Lite content for Nokia smartphones.
Learn more and register »
Adobe MAX 2009: 4-7 October
We’re in the midst of a software revolution fuelled by social computing, client and cloud, and the spread of rich media across
screens and devices. Adobe MAX 2009 will bring together thousands of designers, developers, and decision-makers to shape this
revolutionary future. Take part in MAX to exchange ideas and build relationships with leading designers and developers, industry
experts, and Adobe product teams. You’ll choose from hundreds of sessions and labs presented by industry leaders and Adobe
experts on best practices and emerging technologies.
Learn more and register »
International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009: 6-9 October
Wireless has the power to transform how you do business — no matter what business you’re in — and International CTIA WIRELESS
I.T. &Entertainment will bring that potential to life. This CTIA event will examine applications, network architecture, and
technologies such as location-based services, machine-to-machine, and WiMAX. Join the community of developers, users, operators,
and manufacturers at International CTIA WIRELESS in generating dialogue, sharing ideas, and debating the economics of mobile
business.
Learn more and register »
Qt Developer Days 2009 — San Francisco: 2-4 November
Attend Qt Developer Days 2009 to start acquiring Qt development skills, get answers to your Qt questions, and seize the opportunity
to build relationships with others who have selected Qt as their preferred development framework. Take your pick of nearly
a dozen sessions on mobility, including a hands-on lab showing Qt on Symbian and Maemo™ devices.
Learn more and register »
EMEA (Africa, Middle-East, Europe)
Nokia World 09: 2-3 September
In an ever-changing and competitive marketplace, Nokia welcomes you to take part in an event that will shape the future, your
future: Nokia World 09. Nokia World is a destination for people with a passion for mobility — operators, developers, media,
music and content providers, games publishers, retailers, technology and internet companies, analysts, bloggers, and more.
Join us to connect and share ideas, to experience the latest devices, services, and solutions, and to understand the innovations
as well as their implications and benefits. Two days of prominent keynote speakers, interactive sessions, the Nokia World
Experience lounge, and open discussions promise to make Nokia World 09 the most participative exchange of ideas in the mobile
industry. The event will be punctuated by the renowned Nokia World Party, a chance to recharge, catch up with friends and
colleagues, and make new connections.
Learn more and register »
Over The Air 2009: 25-26 September
Mark your calendar for this year’s Over The Air event, which will feature multiple presentations by Forum Nokia and much more.
Learn more »
Maemo™ Summit 2009: 9-11 October
Be part of three days of all things Maemo™ — one day organised by Nokia and two by the Maemo community. This will be an exciting
event, especially in light of the tremendous response to the Nokia N900 mobile computer, the newest Maemo device. Representatives
of both Forum Nokia and Qt will participate in Maemo Summit 2009 to provide a complete overview of Nokia opportunities. Attendance
is free; just be sure to register.
Learn more and register »
Qt Developer Days 2009 — Munich: 12-14 October
Attend Qt Developer Days 2009 to start acquiring Qt development skills, get answers to your Qt questions, and seize the opportunity
to build relationships with others who have selected Qt as their preferred development framework. Take your pick of nearly
a dozen sessions on mobility, including a hands-on lab showing Qt on Symbian and Maemo™ devices.
Learn more and register »
Symbian Exchange and Exposition 2009: 27-28 October
Forum Nokia is pleased to be a sponsor of SEE 2009, where the Symbian community will come together to share, create, network,
learn — and have fun. Come to SEE 2009 and exchange ideas with other community members to help drive development. Come to
SEE 2009 and engage in dialogue in your choice of forums: the exhibition hall, the online-networking site, the event lounges,
and in-depth workshops. And, while SEE 2009 is an informal ‘unconference’ in which everyone participates, there also will
be keynote talks from leading minds and industry experts.
Learn more and register »
New Documents:
Qt for S60: QMemoryGame Example
This Qt C++ example application demonstrates how to implement the Qt UI on top of an existing Open C++ engine that was initially
developed for the Open C++ Memory Game Example published on Forum Nokia. The example has been tested to work on S60 3rd Edition
and 5th Edition devices with Qt for S60 4.5.2 Tower release. It supports both keypad and touch UI. Important classes: QGraphicsPixmapItem,
QGraphicsScene, QMainWindow.
Application --- Example; Entertainment --- Games, Graphics, Open C/C++, Qt --- Qt for S60, S60 --- S60 3rd Edition / S60 5th Edition, UI --- Touch UI; English (en)
Qt for S60 Examples
This package contains five basic Qt for S60 example applications that demonstrate a simple UI, the creation of dynamically
linked libraries (DLLs), active object integration, the use of signals and slots, and the use of wrapper classes to get access
to Symbian C++ APIs (for example, SMS). The applications can be compiled, using either the Carbide.c++ 2.02 IDE or the command
line, for the S60 emulator and compatible S60 devices (from S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 onwards). They are tested with
Qt for S60 4.5.2. Tower release.
Application --- Example; Base/System, Messaging, PIM, Qt --- Qt for S60; English (en)
Qt: QSolitaire Game Example
This updated Qt C++ example application demonstrates a cross-platform Solitaire game that runs in different Qt environments
such as the S60 platform (with Qt for S60 4.5.2 Tower), maemo, and desktop Windows. The application uses the Qt Graphics View
Framework and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) for drawing 2D graphics. The application supports touch UI. The updated version
has minor improvements in scalability and drawing. Important classes: QGraphicsView, QGraphicsSvgItems, QGraphicsScene, QWidget.
Application --- Example; Entertainment --- Games, Graphics, Maemo, Qt --- Qt for S60, S60 --- S60 5th Edition, UI --- Touch UI; Zip Archive (.zip); English (en)
New Tools and SDKs:
Extensions Plug-ins for S60 3rd Edition and S60 5th Edition SDKs
The Extensions Plug-in 1.1 for the S60 5th Edition SDK for Symbian OS is now available, with 7 new APIs focusing on providing
support for the MPX framework.
The extensions plug-ins for S60 3rd Edition and S60 5th Edition SDKs provide additional APIs to an S60 platform SDK. As a
result, the plug-ins enable a greater range of applications to be built and tested.
Application --- Software Development Kit; S60; English (en)
Carbide.ui 3.4 Theme Edition Compilers
These compilers enable the creation of SIS files for S60 5th Edition themes, including themes created with the Nokia N97 Plug-in,
in Carbide.ui 3.4 Theme Edition.
Application --- Development Tool; 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; Customization ... Themes, IDE ... Carbide.vs, S60; English (en)
Nokia Platform Services 2.0 Beta
This is the Nokia Platform Services 2.0 Beta package. The package contains a JavaScript™ library that can be included in WRT
widgets, a SIS package that installs the JavaScript library into devices, API documentation, and sample widgets.
Application --- Software Development Kit; S60 --- S60 5th Edition, Web Technology ... JavaScript / Widget for S60; Zip Archive (.zip); English (en)
Nokia Mobile Web Templates
The Nokia Mobile Web Templates provide a series of custom, styled, and tested mobile web components. You can either mix and
match the components or use the full series to completely customise your mobile website or application. The components are
suitable for most S60 3rd
Edition and S60 5th Edition devices from Nokia and also are compatible with newer Series 40 WebKit and maemo™ devices. See
the Mobile Web Template pages for more information.
Application --- Example; Maemo, S60, Series 40, UI --- UI Design, Usability, Web Technology --- Browsing / Web Runtime (WRT); English (en)
Web Developer's Library v1.7
The library version 1.7 is compatible with Web Runtime 1.1 and the Web Browser for S60 7.1. The online version now also supports
search.
New topics in v1.7 include Flash content and Incorporating Flash content.
Document; S60 ... S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 / S60 5th Edition, UI --- Touch UI, Web Technology ... Browsing / Widget for S60; Zip Archive (.zip) --- Online Document; English (en)
New Devices:
Nokia 6760 slide
The Nokia 6760 slide is a device optimized for messaging with a full keyboard and support for WCDMA 900/2100 HSDPA and EGSM
850/900/1800/1900. Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included Ovi Maps. Take photos with a 3.2 megapixel
camera and enjoy videos, music and graphics on the 2.4” QVGA (320 x 240) pixels), 16M color display. Additional features include
Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR with Bluetooth Stereo and USB 2.0.
Nokia 6790 slide
The Nokia 6790 slide is a device optimized for messaging with a full keyboard and support for WCDMA 850/1900 HSDPA and EGSM
850/900/1800/1900. Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included Ovi Maps. Take photos with a 2 megapixel
camera and enjoy videos, music and graphics on the 2.4” QVGA (320 x 240 pixels), 16M color display. Additional features include
Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR with Bluetooth Stereo and USB 2.0.
Nokia 6790 Surge
The Nokia 6790 Surge is a device optimized for messaging with a full keyboard and support for WCDMA 850/1900 HSDPA and EGSM
850/900/1800/1900. Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and AT&T Navigator. Take photos with a 2 megapixel
camera and enjoy videos, music and graphics on the 2.4” QVGA (320x 240 pixels) 16M color display. Additional features include
Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR with Bluetooth Stereo and USB 2.0.
Nokia 3720 classic
The Nokia 3720 classic is a IP54 level water, dust and shock proofed phone supporting tri-band EGSM 900/1800/1900. Main features
include Series 40 6th Edition developer platform, WebKit Open Source Browser, Nokia Maps, 2 megapixel camera with flash, FM
Radio, Flash Lite 3.0, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic
The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is a S60 5th Edition device with a resistive touch screen and tactile feedback. The device has
a 2,9“, bright nHD (640 x 360 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio) AFFS display with homescreen featuring Contacts Bar and media
bar. Input methods include full screen QWERTY, alphanumeric keypad and handwrite recognition. Other features include a 3.2
megapixel camera with flash, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, and USB 2.0 High-Speed.
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