December 9, 2008
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In this issue
- Introducing the Nokia N97 for Internet-Savvy Consumers
- Nokia Acquires Symbian Ltd.
- With Carbide.c++ 2.0, Symbian Development Gets Easier, and Free
- APAC Developers Create Applications Using S60 Touch UI
- Plan Journeys with the New Version of Nokia Maps
- Calling All Innovators: Last Call, Really
- Learn Mobile Web Development with New, Updated E-learning Modules
- Get Ready for Mobile Rules! 2009
- Send a Holiday E-card, Help a Child
Introducing the Nokia N97 for Internet-Savvy Consumers
At the recent Nokia World conference in Barcelona, Spain, Nokia introduced the Nokia N97 mobile computer, designed for the needs of Internet-savvy consumers. Based on S60 5th Edition, the Nokia N97 device combines a 3.5-inch touch display with a full messaging keyboard and provides an 'always open' window to favourite
social networking sites and Internet destinations. Other features included integrated assisted global positioning system (A-GPS)
and included maps, 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and automatic geotagging, up to 48 gigabytes of storage, full
support for the Nokia Music Store, DVD-quality video capture, and support for Nokia's Share on Ovi.
The home screen of the Nokia N97 mobile computer features the people, content, and media that matter to online consumers.
Friends, social networks, and news are available by touching the home screen. The 16:9 widescreen display can be fully personalised
with frequently updated widgets of favourite Web services and social networking sites. The Nokia N97 mobile computer is also
perfectly suited for browsing the Web, streaming Flash videos, and playing games. Shipments of the Nokia N97 mobile computer
will begin in the first half of 2009 at a retail price of 550 euros.
Discover more about the Nokia N97 mobile computer.
Get in touch with S60 5th Edition's new features.
View technical specifications for the Nokia N97 mobile computer and compare it with other Nokia devices.
View images of the new Nokia N97 mobile computer.
Nokia Acquires Symbian Ltd.
Nokia recently announced that it has completed its offer to acquire Symbian Ltd., the software company that develops and licenses
Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for mobile devices. Essentially, Nokia is acquiring the Symbian shares
it did not already own. The move is a fundamental step in the establishment of the Symbian Foundation, announced in June by Nokia and several other mobile services and equipment companies, including AT&T, LG Electronics, NTT
Docomo, and Sony Ericsson. All current employees of Symbian Ltd. will become Nokia employees as of 1 February.
Get more information about the Symbian Foundation.
With Carbide.c++ 2.0, Symbian Development Gets Easier, and Free
The latest version of Carbide.c++ is now available from Forum Nokia with features that not only make development of Symbian C++ software easier but make it
easier on the pocket.
Carbide.c++ 2.0 brings support for the latest Symbian OS technologies, including S60 5th Edition (with its innovative touch
UI) and Qt for S60. The tool's new Knowledge Base Scanner, an extension to the CodeScanner static analysis tool, helps developers
optimise applications to take advantage of the S60 Touch UI. The UI Designer has also been updated to include touch UI components.
Developers can now use Carbide's Developer Edition to take advantage of on-device debugging and drag-and-drop UI design. The
Professional Edition can be used to examine the performance characteristics of applications. And best of all, the entire Carbide.c++ family of tools is now available to developers free of charge.
Download the latest version of Carbide.c++ 2.0.
Compare and explore Forum Nokia's Carbide.c++ resources.
Discover what's new in Carbide.c++ from these Forum Nokia Webinars:
APAC Developers Create Applications Using S60 Touch UI
With help from Forum Nokia, developers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have created or adapted applications that use the
new touch UI in Nokia's S60 5th Edition. We've included a sampling of those applications below.
Actimagine: Mobiclip is a mobile video library that allows for smooth rendering of videos, even on non-3G networks.
Connected Machines: Restaurant Guide provides a detailed guide to restaurants, and it integrates the user's contact list with his or her calendar.
Flight Schedule provides a detailed flight schedule for Singapore's Changi Airport, then lets users integrate flights on their
calendars.
Kingsoft: Power Word Dictionary translates Chinese phrases into English (and vice versa) and provides a 'talking dictionary' for English.
mBounce: My Ringtone lets users select portions of their favourite MP3 music tracks to use as ring tones, message notifications, and
alerts. Card Matching is a memory game. In another game, Motion Dice Box, the user shakes the phone to play several dice games.
MobiSpace: SMS Chat lets users read incoming and sent short message service (SMS) messages simultaneously. Multiple chats are supported,
as are more than 30 emoticons. Another application, Video Alarm, lets users play their favourite videos as alerts.
Moket: The Trench Rocket game offers 20 levels of gothic-inspired, jet-fuelled fun as users try and manoeuvre their rockets through
caverns to reach the power orb. Another game, Cipher, combines Mastermind and memory-style game play; players must find the
colours in the random code to complete each level. And the Grorbs puzzle game offers 34 levels to solve, all playable right
from the start.
tenCube: The Wave Secure security suite protects lost or stolen mobile devices.
Zensis: Its Avatar SMS application lets users create animated avatars that can be exported, used as wallpaper, used in blogs, and
added as SMS smileys.
Touch new heights in functionality and usability with S60 5th Edition.
Plan Journeys with the New Version of Nokia Maps
Calling All Innovators: Last Call, Really
Learn Mobile Web Development with New, Updated E-learning Modules
Get Ready for Mobile Rules! 2009
Developers, start your engines: Mobile Rules! 2009, Nokia's annual competition for the best mobile ideas, is about to begin. Entries will be accepted in three tracks: mobile
applications, mobile business plans, and mobile technology innovations. These tracks can be further defined by three themes:
Mixed Reality, Service Delivery to Billions, and Personal Harmony & Habitat.
Grand prize winners will receive business contracts with either Nokia or one of the competition's other sponsors — or a cash
prize of $20,000 if no contract is established within one year. Other winners will receive market publicity, free Nokia devices,
business-pitch opportunities, and feedback from the mobile world's movers and shakers.
Make sure YOUR mobile rules in 2009!
Send a Holiday E-card, Help a Child
Nokia is offering a wonderful and easy way to spread holiday cheer to families and friends while also helping children in
need. Send a UNICEF Season's Greetings e-card now through 15 January 2009. Each UNICEF e-card that is opened by a recipient adds to the financial support that Nokia gives
to UNICEF.
This year, money raised by the cards will help educate children in Myanmar. Last year the e-card was sent from more than 156
countries, generating over 50,000 euros for disadvantaged children. Nokia's holiday-card collaboration with UNICEF, the United
Nations' Children's Fund, began in 1995; since 2001 the Season's Greetings card has been available only as an e-card.
The process is simple and takes only a minute or two. You can send this year's free Season's Greetings e-card, designed by
Sophie Augustin-Viguier, to as many as 30 e-mail addresses at one time. Please take a moment to share this special holiday
greeting.
Send a UNICEF Season's Greetings e-card.
Upcoming Events
Americas
2009 International CES: 8-11 January 2009
The International CES is a leading educational forum for helping companies to expand their businesses and understand new technology.
The 2009 event will feature numerous conferences and expert speakers to discuss hot industry trends and topics.
Learn more and register »
Java™ Mobile, Media & Embedded Developer Days Conference: 21-22 January 2009
This event will be dedicated to the technologies of mobile, media, and embedded Java™ platforms. It will present a unique
opportunity for content and platform developers as well as technical experts at product companies, device manufacturers, and
service providers to be introduced to open source Java ME and the community and to join in and collaborate. Attendees will
enjoy a broad range of technical sessions, lightning talks, poster sessions, panels, hands-on labs, and participatory sessions.
There will be plenty of opportunities to meet your peers as well as experts from Sun and the industry, to network, and to
discover how to apply these technologies to your own projects.
Learn more and register »
EMEA (Africa, Middle-East, Europe)
GSMA Mobile World Congress: 16-19 February 2009
The GSMA Mobile World Congress combines the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry with a stimulating and insightful
congress that brings together prominent leaders and personalities from mobile operators and equipment vendors, as well as
Internet and entertainment professionals. The 2009 Mobile World Congress is expected to attract approximately 60,000 attendees,
so don’t miss this unrivalled opportunity to conduct business, discuss the hottest trends in mobile communications, and help
define the industry’s path to continued growth. You can find the Nokia stand in Hall 8.
Learn more and register »
New Devices:
Nokia N97
The Nokia N97 is a S60 5th Edition mobile computer with a large 3,5“, bright nHD (640 x 360 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio)
TFT color display with resistive touch screen and tactile feedback. The device provides excellent user experience for internet
and entertainment by combining qwerty keyboard with touch UI. Use the N97 to connect to mobile broadband using WLAN or HSDPA
(3.5G). Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Additional features include game titles
with N-Gage, a 5 mega pixel camera with dual LED flash and automatic geotagging of images and videos. More information will
be added to this page later.
Nokia E63
The Nokia E63 is an Eseries messaging device with a full qwerty keyboard designed for comprehensive messaging and internet
experience. Nokia E63 has two customizable home screens, which let users switch easily between business and personal applications.
Other features include Eseries one-touch keys, intelligent input (including auto-correction, auto-completion and learning
ability), Nokia Calendar & Contacts, Nokia Maps, a 2-megapixel camera, FM Radio, music player and e-mail support, including
Mail for Exchange among others. Supported WCDMA frequencies depend on the region where the device is available.
Nokia 6260 slide
The Nokia 6260 slide is a Series 40 6th Edition phone, supporting quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900, triple-band WCDMA 900/1900/2100
and WLAN. Other key features include integrated A-GPS with included maps, a 5.0 megapixel camera with LED flash and Carl Zeiss
optics, WebKit Open Source Browser, 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.
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