Nokia Developer Newsletter

May 20, 2008

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In this issue

1. Promote Mobile Content on MOSH with Spotlight
2. Talk to the LBS Gurus on May 29
3. Create Themes with Carbide.ui 3.2 Theme Edition
4. C++ Developer's Library Update Adds Security, Testing Improvements
5. How to Create Mobile Videos
6. New eLearning Framework Improves Usability
7. LBS Challenge Names Asia-Pacific Semifinalists
8. Final Call for Entries: 2008 Code Example Challenge
9. Developer Spotlight: uLocate Focuses on Location-Based Widgets
10. Developer Survey: Earn a Chance to Win a Nokia N78

Promote Mobile Content on MOSH with Spotlight

Nokia is offering a new way to connect with the global community of MOSH. The program is called Spotlight and helps content creators elevate their brands and mobile content through sponsored placement on MOSH, Nokia's content-sharing site. With thousands of registered users worldwide, MOSH currently receives hundreds of thousands of page views and downloads a day.

Two Spotlight options are available. Premium Spotlight Partners receive premium placement in MOSH's sponsored content, a branded area on both the desktop and mobile sites, banner ads on content-detail pages, special call-outs on browser and search pages, and reports on performance. Spotlight Partners have their mobile content featured in a contextually relevant way as users browse and search the site. If the content matches a user's browsing patterns or search, the content will appear in the Spotlight section.

Mobilize and share with MOSH.

Promote mobile content with MOSH Spotlight.

Talk to the LBS Gurus on May 29

Location-based services (LBS) are more compelling when they react to dynamic data, such as the changing location of the user, changes in the weather, flight delays, even the changing location of the user's friends. Gurus from data provider NAVTEQ and LBS developer uLocate will be online for a live Forum Nokia Talk to the Guru session on Thursday, May 29. Developers are invited to join the discussion to learn how to use dynamic data to make their LBS applications and content more compelling than ever.

Talk live to the LBS Gurus: May 29, 9 a.m. PDT/6 p.m. CEST.

Create Themes with Carbide.ui 3.2 Theme Edition

Nokia has updated Carbide.ui Theme Edition, a tool for both professional developers and hobbyists who wish to create visual themes for S60 and Series 40 devices and audio themes for supported S60 devices. The new version 3.2.1.0 adds theme editing, support for the creation of audio themes, new elements (including nine-piece call handling), new editing features (including improved handling of multiple components), plug-in management, the new Referenced Colors tool, support for Series 40 virtual button and scrollbar items, dimming in Series 40 list and menu screens, and support for Arabic and Hebrew (right-to-left) layouts on S60 devices. As with other Carbide tools, Carbide.ui 3.2.1.0 Theme Edition features WYSIWYG functionality, support for customizable theme components, integration with third-party graphics and audio editors, S60 signing-key wizards, and more. Carbide.ui Theme Edition also provides access to the more than 1,000 customizable theme elements in the S60 user interface (UI), making it the most customizable UI available.

Download a free copy of Carbide.ui 3.2 Theme Edition.

View the "Getting Started with Carbide.ui S60 Theme Edition" screencast.

C++ Developer's Library Update Adds Security, Testing Improvements

Nokia recently released version 1.3 of the C++ Developer's Library, an integrated package of information for developers wishing to use the S60 3rd Edition and S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 platforms to develop mobile C++ applications and services. The library includes a C++ API Reference Guide and links to the Symbian OS online library and to Forum Nokia documentation and example applications. In the new version the Testing and Signing Developers Library has been incorporated into the C++ Developers Library, the Security section now includes an FAQ section and information on security concepts, and the Testing section has been added to the main area of the library and includes an introduction to testing concepts for the S60 platform and instructions on how to test software. Version 1.3 of the library is available in any of three formats: online (HTML), Eclipse plug-in, and stand-alone file.

Get started with C++ Developer's Library v1.3.

How to Create Mobile Videos

Online video is hot, whether as video blogs, how-to videos, news clips, music videos, or any of the other new formats popping up. As a new Forum Nokia article, "Creating Mobile Videos," explains, this video content can be made available on mobile devices. However, mobile developers must make special accommodations for mobile display sizes, network connection speeds, video playback support, device categories, and supported video formats. And with the advent of Flash Lite 3, mobile browsers can now seamlessly play videos from YouTube and other popular Web sites. The new article presents a breakdown of Nokia device categories and supported video formats, information on video distribution, a set of video encoding guidelines, and an example conversion workflow with Adobe Premier Elements 4.0.

Download the new "Creating Mobile Videos" article.

New eLearning Framework Improves Usability

Forum Nokia's eLearning curriculum brings new functionalities and raises the user experience to the next level. New functionalities include: a draggable progress bar with time and pause, an auto-run button to change slides smoothly and without delay, the ability to display spoken text on the screen, volume control, and the ability to view presentations in full-screen mode.

View the new framework in these three Forum Nokia eLearning modules:

• Symbian Signed — now also available in Chinese
• Widgets for the S60 Platform
• Setting Up the maemo™ Development Environment

Browse Forum Nokia's eLearning curriculum.

LBS Challenge Names Asia-Pacific Semifinalists

Twelve semifinalists have been named in the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge — APAC for location-based services developers in the Asia-Pacific region. The companies and their LBS applications will compete for the grand prize and three runners-up prizes, which will be announced at an awards ceremony held on June 18 at CommunicAsia in Singapore. Asia-Pacific semifinalists were named in five categories: content, enterprise, entertainment and leisure, navigation, and social networking. Nokia is a sponsor of the competition.

View the full list of LBS Asia-Pacific semifinalist companies and their applications.

Check out the latest in LBS technology.

Get more information about CommunicAsia in Singapore on June 18.

Final Call for Entries: 2008 Code Example Challenge

Have you solved a coding problem for which there was no simple or well-documented solution? Have you created innovative code that could be easily adapted and reused by other developers? Then why not share your experience and help others get over those tricky development hurdles?

Now is your final chance to take part in the Forum Nokia 2008 Code Example Challenge. To enter, contribute topical and inspiring code examples and tutorials to the Forum Nokia Wiki. Entries from all areas of mobile technology will be accepted. The contest runs until May 31; grand prize winners will be announced and rewarded shortly after. Additional special prizes will be rewarded on entries on Web Runtime (WRT), Flash Lite, and location based services.

Enter the Code Example Challenge.

Developer Spotlight: uLocate Focuses on Location-Based Widgets

Imagine being able to add applications that give users information based on their current locations. For example, you've just got off a plane; what will the weather be like tomorrow morning? Or: You've never been in this part of the city before, where is the nearest brew pub? uLocate Communications Inc., a mobile-services publisher in Boston, has developed a series of widgets and accompanying platform that run on S60 3rd Edition devices to do just that. More than 40 WHERE widgets are available for Nokia devices, and the platform makes it easy for developers to access a device's global positioning system (GPS) data through an easy-to-use scripting language. In addition, the platform and most of the applications are free to consumers. The world is noticing: WHERE widgets captured three top awards at the 2008 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, and uLocate had space in Nokia's booth at the recent CTIA in Las Vegas.

Check out how uLocate adds location-based widgets.

Developer Survey: Earn a Chance to Win a Nokia N78

Developers are invited to contribute to the future of Forum Nokia's technical developer services by completing a new Forum Nokia developer services survey. This survey, intended for developers and other professional users of Forum Nokia, should take no more than 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Also, because developers' opinions are important to Forum Nokia, all survey-takers will be automatically entered in a competition for a chance to win one of two Nokia N78 multimedia computers.

Take the Forum Nokia developer services survey and be entered for the chance to win a Nokia device!

Explore the survey-prize device: the Nokia N78 multimedia computer.

Upcoming Events

Americas

Forum Nokia Code Camp: Location-Based Services: June 10

Are you looking to get up to speed on the exciting world of location technologies? Look no further! In this exciting LBS session, we'll cover the latest enabling technologies for building location-aware mobile applications and services, including positioning technologies, POI management, mapping and navigation, and service integration. The content will be delivered by top Nokia experts and select members of the location-based ecosystem.
Learn more and register »

Asia-Pacific

Great Indian Developer Conference at Developer Summit 2008: May 19-23

The Great Indian Developer Conference at Developer Summit 2008 will present a unique opportunity to learn and assimilate technology know-how, to augment executive decision-making, to understand best practices and case studies, and to absorb the innovation excellence of experts from India, Europe, the U.S., and the Asia-Pacific region. The conference program features three co-located conferences that offer insight through keynotes, focused sessions and talks, power panels, birds-of-a-feather discussions, and hands-on workshops.
Learn more and register

MobileMonday Bangalore: May 26

Check back soon for more information.

EMEA (Africa, Middle-East, Europe)

Forum Nokia Innovation Seminar: Mobile Experiences and Cooperative Mobile Networks: May 26

Check back soon for details and registration information.

Forum Nokia Code Camp: Flash Lite 3.0 and Location-Based Services: May 27

One day, two sessions on a pair of today's key mobile technologies: Flash Lite 3.0 and location-based services (LBS). The Flash Lite 3.0 session will combine speaker presentations with a hands-on coding camp to help you explore Flash Lite from Adobe on the S60 platform. Here's some of what this session holds in store: an overview of Flash Lite on S60; how to package your Flash Lite content as a "real" S60 application; and a hands-on coding session on how to use location-based services with Flash Lite, complete with examples and support from our tutors and Adobe. In the LBS session, we'll get you up to speed on the latest enabling technologies for building location-aware mobile applications and services. Topics will include positioning technologies, POI management, mapping and navigation, and service integration. Check back soon for registration information.

S60 Summit 2008 (By Invitation Only): May 28-29

S60 Summit 08 will be an exclusive opportunity to learn what's new with the S60 platform. The event will focus on new S60 features and will examine how the platform provides a multitude of business and revenue opportunities. It will address not only the business opportunities that S60 can offer but also the S60 technology trends of today and the near future, as well as the latest S60 products, applications, and services.
Learn more »

Navigation and Location Europe 2008: June 4-5

This is the premier conference for everything navigation and LBS. This year will see a special focus on mobile application developers and location-based services. With more than 50 speakers from such companies as Nokia, Motorola, Orange, O2, Telenor, Garmin, TomTom, Tele Atlas, and Panasonic, this year’s conference is set to be huge. Forum Nokia will deliver a special LBS workshop, and, to celebrate, we're making available a limited number of deeply discounted, 400-euro developer tickets. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make connections with the people who really matter — apply now for a 400-euro developer ticket.
Learn more »

New Documents:

Creating Mobile Videos
This article provides an introduction to the video capabilities of Nokia mobile devices and guidelines for creating and publishing mobile videos. It offers hands-on recommendations for practical issues, such as conversion settings and tool recommendations, as well as a step-by-step walkthrough of an example case where a video clip is adapted for mobile use. In particular, this article is aimed at media content producers who want to ensure reaching the maximum audience with relatively minimum effort. Document; Multimedia --- Video, S60 --- Series 40, S60; English (en)

C++ Developer's Library
The C++ Developer's Library 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. It also provides links to the Symbian OS online library, and to documentation and example applications available on Forum Nokia. The main library focuses on the S60 releases that have a wide representation on the market, while the extension library introduces the features of the newest S60 releases, for future devices. The libraries are available as a stand-alone version, as an Eclipse plug-in and in HTML format online. The stand-alone and Eclipse plugin formats support searching through the Eclipse platform. Document; S60 ... S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 / S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2, S60 ... Symbian OS v9.1 / Symbian OS v9.2 / Symbian OS v9.3, Symbian C++; English (en)

Mobile Web Technologies Overview
This article gives an overview of the evolution of mobile Web browsing and how to take mobile Web users into consideration in Web design, including the potential provided by new technologies such as widgets and WidSets, and the difference between Full and Lite browsing. Document ... Article; Web Technology ... Nokia Web Browser / Lite Web Browsing / Widget for S60 / WidSets; English (en)

New Tools and SDKs:

Carbide.ui 3.2 Theme Edition
Carbide.ui 3.2 Theme Edition allows creation of themes for S60 and Series 40 devices. Carbide.ui provides access to the over 1000 themable elements of S60 that make it the most customizable UI available, for professionals and hobbyists alike. Application, Development Tool; Customization ... Themes, Entertainment --- Media, Graphics, IDE ... Carbide.ui, S60 ... S60 2nd Edition / S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 / S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 / Series 40 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 / Series 40 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 / Series 40 5th Edition, S60, UI, Usability; English (en)

Local Client Provisioning plug-in for VoIP
This plug-in enables developers to create SIP-based, VoIP-related settings from a file to a S60 device. Usage of this plug-in eliminates the need for Over the Air (OTA) settings provisioning with SMS. With the plug-in developers can, for example, include their own VoIP settings in a .sisx file that end users can install. Application, Development Tool; Networking --- VoIP, S60 ... S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1, S60, SIP; English (en)

Nokia Energy Profiler
The updated Nokia Energy Profiler, a stand-alone test and measurement application for Nokia S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 devices (and onwards), enables you to monitor your application's energy usage in real-time, in addition to the processor, memory, network, and signal levels on your phone. Check the supported devices from <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/matrix_s60_3ed_fp1_1.html">here</a>. Application, Example; Optimization --- Power Management, S60 ... S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1, S60, Symbian C++, Testing; English (en)

SNAP Mobile SDK 2.0
Nokia's SNAP (Scalable Network Application Package) Mobile is an end-to-end turnkey solution that is based on the Java™ programming language and enables connected mobile game playing through a community services infrastructure. Application, Development Tool; Base/System, Business/Technical Services --- Business Opportunities/Services, Entertainment ... SNAP Mobile API, Java ... MIDP 2.0 / SNAP Mobile API, Networking, Presence, Security --- Authentication, UI; English (en)

New Devices:

Nokia 6600 fold
The Nokia 6600 fold is a class 10 quad-band hand portable phone, supporting GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 850/2100. The Nokia 6600 fold features a 2 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom, USB 2.0 Full Speed, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Bluetooth stereo, Flash Lite 3.0 and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

Nokia 6600 slide
The Nokia 6600 slide quad-band hand portable phone, supporting GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 850/2100. The Nokia 6600 slide features a 3.2 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom, USB 2.0 Full Speed, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Bluetooth stereo, Flash Lite 3.0 and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

Nokia 5320 XpressMusic
The Nokia 5320 XpressMusic is a dual mode portable multimedia computer supporting EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA/HSDPA 900/2100. The Nokia 5320 XpressMusic supports video calls, photos, and videos with two built-in cameras. Enjoy superior audio quality with dedicated audio chip, and fast and easy music downloads with HSDPA and USB 2.0 High Speed. Additional Nokia 5320 XpressMusic features include Bluetooth 2.0 EDR with A2DP, and 8GB MicroSD memory card support.

Nokia 5220 XpressMusic
The Nokia 5220 XpressMusic is a tri-band music phone for GSM 900/1800/1900 or GSM 850/1800/1900 in some regions. In addition to a 2 megapixel camera, the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic supports 8GB microSD cards for AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA music files, pictures, video, contacts and more. Additional features include USB 2.0 , Bluetooth 2.0, Flash Lite 2.1 and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

Nokia 3600 slide
The Nokia 3600 slide is a quad-band hand portable phone, supporting GSM 850/900/1800/1900. The Nokia 3600 slide features a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with 8x digital zoom, USB 2.0 Full Speed, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Bluetooth stereo, Flash Lite 3.0 and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

Nokia 1680 classic
The Nokia 1680 classic is a dual-band GSM phone for 900/1800 or 850/1900 for some regions. The Nokia 1680 classic includes a VGA camera, E-mail and mobile Internet access via a WAP browser. Additionally, the Nokia 1680 classic supports MMS and Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging, for recording and editing messages on the go.

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