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Nokia this week announced three devices based on the S60 and Series 40 developer platforms.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is an S60 5th Edition device with a resistive touch screen and tactile feedback on its 2.9-inch, bright nHD (640 x 360 pixels) AFFS (advanced fringe field switching) display. Users can input data with a full-screen QWERTY keyboard, full alphanumeric keyboard, or handwriting recognition. Other features include a 3.2-megapixel camera with flash; music player with up to 27 hours of playback time; video player; stereo FM radio; accelerometer sensor; Nokia Music Store; Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR connectivity; up to 16 GB of user memory; and 15 days of standby time. The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic will retail for 199 euros and be shipped during the third quarter of this year.

The Nokia E72 mobile device, based on S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2, is optimised for messaging and e-mail. It features a full messaging keyboard, two customisable home screen modes, and support for a wide range of messaging and e-mail formats, protocols, and applications. Users can write messages with intelligent text input, enjoy videos and music, and display graphics on the device’s 2.36-inch QVGA screen. Other features include a 5-megapixel camera, built-in global positioning system (GPS), Nokia Maps, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR connectivity, accelerometer sensor, stereo FM radio, Flash Lite 3.0, and up to 16 GB of user memory. The Nokia E72 device will retail for 350 euros and be shipped during the third quarter of this year.

The Nokia 3710 fold, based on Series 40 6th Edition, features the WebKit open source browser, built-in GPS, Nokia Maps, 3.2-megapixel camera with flash, stereo FM radio, music player, Flash Lite 3.0, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR connectivity, Ovi Share, and up to 8 GB of user memory. The device’s battery provides 12 days of standby service. The Nokia 3710 fold will retail for 140 euros and be shipped during the fourth quarter of this year.

View technical specifications for the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic.

View technical specifications for the Nokia E72 device.

View technical specifications for the Nokia 3710 fold.

Nokia, Vodafone Launch Nokia 6730 Classic

The new Nokia 6730 classic, based on the S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2, brings together the mobile Internet, Vodafone Music Client, and personal and business e-mail access, all in a sleek black or white case. Other features include a 3.2-megapixel camera with video capture, 2.2-inch QVGA screen, stereo FM radio and music player, easy-to-use access to the Nokia Music Store, integrated GPS, and support for 8 GB of microSD storage. The Nokia 6730 classic's navigation service offers turn-by-turn instructions for both drivers and pedestrians; it also provides access to comprehensive point-of-interest databases and both white and yellow pages information, whether that is an address, company, or person. The Nokia 6730 classic, retailing for 195 euros, will be available from Vodafone this month and then elsewhere in the third quarter.

Check out the Nokia 6730 classic.

View the technical specifications.

Ovi Store Open for Business

The much-anticipated Ovi Store opened for business on 26 May, and the early response from mobile consumers has been overwhelming. On the first day of service, people from over 130 countries registered to begin discovering, downloading, and rating content. Since then the count has grown to over 150 countries. Check-out is being facilitated by billing from 27 network operators worldwide.

Ovi Store can be accessed by an estimated 50 million users of S60 and Series 40 devices worldwide — as of today, 75 devices in all. The site can be viewed in any of five languages: English, German, Italian, Russian, or Spanish. So far, the top five countries for downloads are (in alphabetical order): Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K., and the United States.

Ovi Store is benefiting developers and content providers of all types. The top category among free items is Applications; and No. 1 among premium content is Games. By number of units downloaded, the No. 1 application is PhotoTwister from Scalado of Lund, Sweden; the software lets users of S60 devices capture, save, and send images that have been distorted by filter effects. By revenue, the top application is Gravity, an S60-based Twitter client developed and distributed by Mobileways of Berlin. Among both paid and free content, many of the top applications serve messaging and social media.

Sign up to distribute your content through Ovi Store. It’s easy!

Continue the conversation: Visit the Publishing to Ovi discussion board.

Browse Ovi Store.

Calling All Innovators! Your Contest Deadline Approaches

You still have time to submit your working application or mobilised Web site for Forum Nokia's Calling All Innovators competition. But hurry, the deadline for entries is just two weeks away.

The competition winners will collectively take home cash and prizes worth more than $250,000. Grand prize winners in each of four categories will walk away with $30,000 in cash. Winners will also be awarded business opportunities with Nokia, including premium placement in Nokia's Ovi Store; paid travel to demo their applications at a Nokia-specified event; and a review by Nokia staff for possible preload on future devices. In the Flash category, there is an additional prize of $10,000 for an application that also received money from the Open Screen Project Fund earlier this year.

Sound good? Then complete the contest submission process and turn in your completed mobile application or mobilised Web site for judging right away. The deadline for all submissions is midnight (EDT), 30 June. Finalists will be announced on 17 August, and the winners will be announced at Nokia World in early September.

Enter Forum Nokia's Calling All Innovators competition now.

Learn more about Calling All Innovators: the types of applications that can be submitted, judging criteria, and more.

Mobilise Your Site and Content with New WRT Plug-Ins

Forum Nokia invites you to try three new time-saving mobile development tools that take advantage of some of the most popular software development environments available to Web designers and developers. You will be able to convert standard Web code and scripting languages into engaging mobile applications and services quickly. The new Web Runtime (WRT) plug-ins, all free of charge, make it easy for developers to use standards-based Web technologies — such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript™, and Ajax — to extend Web content to the mobile channel through the fast and efficient creation of mobile widgets. Also, Web developers can use their knowledge of Web-based technologies to mobilise sites and create Web 2.0 mashups of content and services that combine the power of the Internet with the advanced capabilities of Nokia mobile devices.

The Nokia WRT Extension for Dreamweaver: Web developers can create WRT widgets easily and take their Web sites or services mobile with significantly less effort. This plug-in adds features for creating and importing widget projects; code completion for the WRT 1.0 API; the ability to preview in Adobe Live View; and tools to validate, package, and deploy widgets.

The Nokia WRT Plug-in for Visual Studio: Working in the familiar Visual Studio environment, the Nokia WRT Plug-in enables Web developers to concentrate on delivering compelling widgets to S60 devices. This plug-in adds tools to create or import, edit, preview, debug, validate, package, and deploy WRT widgets. To simplify coding, Web Runtime 1.0 API is supported in Visual Studio's code completion feature.

Nokia WRT Plug-in 2.0 for Aptana Studio: This newly updated plug-in features code completion that includes the full set of Web Runtime 1.1 APIs, including those for platform services. Also, preview has been enhanced with support for the home screen view, sample data for the platform services APIs, and the ability to create device events.

Discover free Nokia WRT plug-ins for Aptana Studio, Visual Studio, and the Nokia WRT Dreamweaver extension.

Lower Java Development Costs with Streamlined Testing Criteria

Version 3.0 of the Unified Testing Criteria (UTC) for Java Verified is now available for download. The new version features a significantly streamlined scheme that can reduce developers' testing costs by as much as 60 per cent. Also, a new submission portal lets developers test their applications to make sure the software behaves as expected on a "live" device during the testing and development process. All Java developers should now use UTC. Since April, all applications have been required to meet the criteria before they can successfully pass the Java Verified testing.

Download UTC 3.0 and other Java Verified documents..

Explore the Java Verified program..

Podcasts Kick Off with Discussion of New Flash Lite Components

Podcasts from the recent Nokia Developer Summit were so popular, Forum Nokia has launched a regular podcast series on the community site. In the first episode, Forum Nokia's Bill Volpe speaks with Riku Salminen, a Forum Nokia Senior Technical Consultant, about a new set of components for Flash Lite designed specifically for mobile use. These components include scalable button, component list, scroll bar, and pop-up. Also, developers are invited to suggest other topics for future Forum Nokia podcasts.

Hear the Forum Nokia podcast on Mobile Flash components.

What would you like to hear more about? Suggest developer topics for future Forum Nokia podcasts.

Champion of the Month: A Focus on Location

Forum Nokia's Champion of the Month for June is Bernd Wiegmann, a software architect, business owner, and frequent contributor to the Forum Nokia community. You may have seen his contributions under the screen name Bernd42 on recent blogs from the Nokia Developer Summit in Monaco and on the Forum Nokia Discussion Boards. As the owner of WiB Software GmbH, a Braunschweig, Germany, consulting firm, Bernd applies his experience in C++ and Java enterprise architectures to both custom projects and standard products. Bernd's main focus is location-based applications for business and fun. His firm's products include Punch2Go, a mobile time-sheet recording and reporting application; TracLoc, a service for tracking and locating mobile devices; and Open Street Map for S60, a free, editable map of the world. Now Bernd is looking at new technologies that will ease the development of mobile applications and help transform the mobile phone into a truly personal digital companion.

Meet Bernd Wiegmann, June's Forum Nokia Champion of the Month.

Nominate yourself or a colleague to become a Forum Nokia Champion.

Discover New Code with Enhanced Forum Nokia Resources

Code resources have always been among the top Forum Nokia technical services. Developers can now more effectively utilise this comprehensive offering. First, the site's new code examples section makes it easier than ever to find and download complete, installable applications with full source code. Code examples are searchable by date or technology, including Qt, Web Runtime, Symbian C++, Flash Lite, and Java. Second, an improved code snippets table lists supported use cases on different technologies. The table includes direct links to published code snippet articles, enabling fast deployment of code into developers' own applications. What's more, the portfolio of Forum Nokia code snippets now offers more than 400 code snippets on major development technologies. Discovering code couldn't be easier!

Explore Forum Nokia's code examples section.

Explore the code snippets table.

Webinar: Nokia E71x Device Development

Nokia and AT&T devCentral are co-hosting a Webinar for application and Web developers interested in the Nokia E71x mobile device, which is being offered in the United States through AT&T retail stores. Two Forum Nokia experts, Daniel Rocha and Ravi Belwal, will provide a look at the Nokia Web Runtime widget framework, WRT Plug-in for Aptana Studio 2.0, Java Runtime for Symbian S60 3rd Edition, and what's new in Java tools and SDKs. They'll also show two applications created with WRT, explain how to create mobile applications and content quickly and easily with standard Web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, and WebKit, and provide tips and tricks for Java on Symbian specialists. Attendees will also be entered in a drawing for an AT&T Nokia E71x device. The Webinar will be conducted on 23 June at 10 a.m. PDT (GMT -7), 1 p.m. EDT (GMT -4).

Learn more and register for the Webinar.

Check out the Nokia E71x device, the thinnest U.S. smartphone.

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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.
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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.
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New Documents:

Web Developer's Library
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)

Web Runtime: Hue Widget Example
This Web Runtime (WRT) widget allows users to explore and search for colours, patterns, and palettes from the popular colourLOVERS.com website API. The widget is related to the Widget design tutorial in the Design and User Experience Library.
Application --- Example; Graphics, S60, UI --- Touch UI / UI Design, Web Technology ... AJAX / Browsing / JavaScript / Widget for S60; English (en)

Design and User Experience Library v1.6 (Online)
The Design and User Experience Library gathers all essential aspects of design and usability into one. The updated library includes different kinds of guidelines, material about theme design, graphics design, and game design, as well as the basics of usability. Updates to v1.6 include a new tutorial about designing Web Runtime widgets.
Document; Customization ... Themes, Development Process, Enterprise, Entertainment --- Games, Java, Quality, S60, Series 40, Symbian OS, UI --- Touch UI / UI Design, Usability; Zip Archive (.zip) --- Online Document; English (en)

Flash Lite Developer's Library
The Flash Lite Developer's Library is an information package for desktop Flash developers and mobile software developers looking to branch out to Flash Lite development. The library offers introductory and getting started information as well as several use cases describing Flash Lite features in more detail. This library is available online and as a standalone version.
Document; Flash --- Flash Lite, Platform Services, S60 ... S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 / S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 / S60 5th Edition, UI --- Touch UI; English (en)

Flash Lite Components
This resource file includes six Flash Lite components; Button component, Contacts component, List component, Media data component, Popup component, and Scrollbar component. The components can be used to develop applications to devices supporting Flash Lite 2.0 (and above). The developing environment requirements are Adobe Flash CS3 or CS4. The resource is closely related to Guide to Flash Lite Components. Please give feedback on the components through the Flash Lite Discussion Board.
Application --- Example; Development Process, Flash --- Flash Lite, S60, Series 40, UI --- Touch UI / UI Design, Usability; English (en)

Guide to Flash Lite Components
The purpose of this document is to describe a generic process for creating, using, and customising Flash Lite User Interface and Data components (that is, S60 Platform Services). This guide focuses on the methodology and processes as a whole, rather than the implementation details and practices of individual components. The document is targeted at intermediate users of Flash and ActionScript from Adobe. This document is closely related to Flash Lite Components.
Document; Development Process, Flash --- Flash Lite, S60, Series 40, UI --- Touch UI / UI Design, Usability; English (en)

Qt for S60 QPlugin Example
This Qt C++ example application demonstrates how to extend an application with Qt plug-ins. This involves defining a common Qt plug-in interface in the GUI application and implementing media plug-ins for S60 devices. The plug-ins are installed separately, after which the client application detects installed plug-ins and content specific to plug-ins is searched for. QPlugins can be used already from S60 3rd Edition, FP1 onwards. However, with the Qt for S60 4.5.0 Garden release, the application UI has been tested to work better on S60 5th Edition touch UI devices. The QPlugin example is based on the DesktopServices example published in the Qt for S60 4.5.0 Garden release. Important classes: QDesktopServices, QMainWindow.
Application --- Example; Base/System, Files/Data, Multimedia, Qt --- Qt for S60, S60 --- S60 3rd Edition / S60 5th Edition; Zip Archive (.zip); English (en)

Qt for S60: QSimpleImageViewer Example
This Qt C++ application demonstrates how to use QPixmap to show images on the screen. The application has S60 style menus, status pane and control pane. The application runs on S60 devices based on S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 and newer releases, and supports both touch UI and keyboard. Important classes: QPixmap, QMainWindow, QProcess.
Application --- Example; Files/Data, Multimedia --- Imaging, Qt --- Qt for S60, S60 --- S60 3rd Edition / S60 5th Edition, UI; English (en)

Presentation slides of webinar "Open Screen Project Fund"
Presentation slides of webinar "Open Screen Project Fund".
Document --- Presentation; Business/Technical Services --- Business Opportunities/Services; Adobe PDF (.pdf); English (en)

Widgets for the S60 Platform Training Course
This training course describes how to develop Nokia Web Runtime (WRT) widgets for the S60 platform devices. Widgets are web applications that can be run outside the web browser in devices compatible with the Web Runtime environment. This package includes training documentation and lab exercises with example code.
Training Course; S60, Web Technology ... Widget for S60; English (en)

New Tools and SDKs:

Client Provisioning Registration Forms
Client provisioning registration forms provide the information needed when creating XML-based client provisioning documents for various applications. These documents contain application IDs, parameter lists, and values that are used for different applications.
Document --- Specification; Device Management ... OMA CP Application Characteristic, Networking ... Nokia VoIP Client, S60; English (en)

New Devices:

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.

Nokia E72
The Nokia E72 is optimized for messaging and e-mail with a full messaging keyboard and support for EGPRS, WCDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA (3.5G) and WLAN. The device features two customizable Home Screen modes, active noice cancellation and a 5 Mpix autofocus camera. Write messages with intelligent text input, enjoy videos, music, and graphics on the 2.36” QVGA display. Additional features include GPS and Nokia Maps 3.0, UPnP, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, and USB 2.0 High-Speed.

Nokia 3710 fold
The Nokia 3710 fold is a phone supporting EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 EGSM and WCDMA 900/1700/2100 (or WCDMA 850/1900/2100 for some regions). Main features include Series 40 6th Edition developer platform, WebKit Open Source Browser, A-GPS and Nokia Maps, 3.2 megapixel FullFocus (EDOF) camera with flash, stereo FM Radio, Flash Lite 3.0, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

Nokia 6730 classic
The Nokia 6730 classic supports EGPRS, WCDMA and HSDPA/HSUPA (3.5G). Enjoy videos, music, and graphics on the 2.2” QVGA TFT display. Take photos with a 3.2-megapixel FullFocus (EDOF) camera. Additional features include integrated A-GPS and Nokia Maps 3.0, USB charging with simultaneous data transfer, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, and USB 2.0 High-Speed.

Nokia 6600i slide
The Nokia 6600i slide is a quad-band GSM and dual-band WCDMA device. Key features of the device include a 2.2" TFT display, 5 MPix camera, MP3 player, 3.5 mm AV connector, Image upload service, Bluetooth stereo, Flash Lite 3.0 and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

Nokia 2720 fold
The Nokia 2720 fold is Dual-band GPRS phone for EGSM 900/1800 or GSM 850/1900 (for some markets) that includes a 1.3 Mpix camera, Stereo FM radio with recording feature, Bluetooth 2.0, Ovi mail and MIDP 2.1 APIs for application creation.

Nokia 2730 classic
The Nokia 2730 classic is a quad-band GSM and dual-band WCDMA device. Key features of the device include a 2" QVGA active display, 2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, 3.5 mm AV connector, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Bluetooth stereo, Flash Lite 3.0 and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

Nokia E52
The Nokia E52 is a messaging device supporting EGPRS, WCDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA (3.5G) and WLAN. The device features two customizable Home Screen modes, noice cancellation and a 3.2 Mpix camera with Full focus / EDOF. Write messages with intelligent text input, enjoy videos, music, and graphics on the 2.4” QVGA display. Additional features include GPS and Nokia Maps 3.0, UPnP, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, and USB 2.0 High-Speed.

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