Nokia Developer Newsletter

February 21, 2007

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In this issue

1. Six New Devices Launched
2. Blog: Open C, POSIX, and Wheel Invention
3. S60 Developer Accreditation Program Announced
4. SNAP Mobile Makes Key Enhancements to Java™ Game Development Toolkit
5. Top Download Explains Java Bluetooth Applications
6. Discussion Thread of the Week: Symbian Signing and Certification
7. Three New eLearning Modules Now Available

Coming soon on Forum Nokia: S60 Platform: IP Bearer Management

Six New Devices Launched

Nokia recently introduced six new devices that mark the next phase of mobile communication, moving key new technologies into the mainstream. These phones provide developers of business, multimedia and navigation applications with a wealth of creative possibilities worth exploring.

The Nokia N77 is a mobile TV and multimedia computer running on the S60 3rd Edition platform. It supports Java MIDP 2.0 and CLDC 1.1 and supporting APIs, and the WAP 2.0 compatible browser supports XHTML Mobile Profile (MP).

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Designed for extensive mobile e-mail usage, the Nokia Nokia E61i is a GSM/WCDMA dual mode phone using the S60 3rd Edition platform, it features Blackberry Connect and Visto Mobile e-mail solutions while offering rich attachment content support combined with connectivity methods including WLAN, Bluetooth wireless technology, IR and familiar Nokia voice UI.

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The Nokia E65 is a slide format business phone supporting WLAN running on the S60 3rd Edition platform. Features include support for video calls, Bluetooth wireless technology, IR, MicroSD support, Java MIDP 2.0, messaging, and web browsing.

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The Nokia 6110 Navigator is a GSM/WCDMA dual-mode portable phone designed to highlight the GPS navigation solution with voice guidance and maps. It also handles video calls and supports MMS 1.2, Web browsing, and Bluetooth 2.0 stereo headsets — all on the S60 3rd Edition platform with Feature Pack 1 platform.

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A GSM tri-band portable phone, the Nokia 3110 Classic supports MMS version 1.2, and MIDP Java 2.0 with additional APIs. Running on the Series 40 3rd Edition platform, Feature Pack 2, the device features a 3GPP video player/recorder, a MicroSD card support, and Bluetooth 2.0.

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Designed to deliver a mobile office experience, the Nokia E90 features 3G, HSDPA, and WLAN for true broadband connections and global coverage with quadband GSM. The device runs on the S60 3rd Edition platform with, Feature Pack 1 supporting Flash Lite 2.0 and a built-in GPS receiver that works as a stand-alone positioning device using GPS satellites.

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Blog: Open C, POSIX, and Wheel Invention

A couple of weeks ago there was talk about PIPS, Symbian's rendition of POSIX on Symbian OS. As one might guess, Nokia was working quite closely with Symbian on this and on Feb. 7, Nokia announced Open C. As bloggers have noted, Open C adds to PIPS by bringing significant portions of three additional open source projects to S60 development — OpenSSL, GNOME, and LIBZ.

Join the continued discussion.

S60 Developer Accreditation Program Delivers High-Quality S60 Applications

Learn to deliver high-quality S60 applications fast. Nokia's new Accredited S60 Developer program, tailored for developers of native Symbian applications, helps developers understand all openly addressable software components in mobile phones by covering areas common to all Symbian and S60 C++ development work. This program aims to help developers advance their careers and act as sources of best-practice information within the developer community.

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SNAP Mobile Makes Key Enhancements to Java™ Game Development Toolkit

SNAP Mobile has added several tools and services, including its Compliance Testing Program and a new Emulation Environment. The Compliance Testing Program gives developers an easy and cost-effective way to ensure that their games meet the high standards set for the SNAP Mobile platform. With the new Emulation Environment. the server environment can be simulated to speed up the development cycle. Many other features have also been made available to game developers, such as added security functions, enhanced Javadocs instructions, and new sample applications. SNAP Mobile will present these and many other new tools and resources at the GDC 2007 March 7-10 in San Francisco, Booth 426.

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Top Download: Java Bluetooth Applications

The PC Connectivity over Bluetooth in Java Applications resource demonstrates how to create Java™ applications that use Bluetooth communication between a PC and a mobile device. From a Java programming point of view, the document focuses on how to configure and use two alternative PC-side solutions: COM-based and JSR-82-based solutions. The complete package contains several code examples for both PC and mobile devices.

Read PC Connectivity over Bluetooth in Java Applications.

Discussion Thread of the Week: Symbian Signing and Certification

Some of the more difficult challenges developers face when porting mobile applications to Nokia's S60 3rd Edition platform involve signing and certification. For example, changes were recently made to the developer certificate requirements and a notice was published immediately on the Forum Nokia developer discussion board in the Symbian Signing Certification, and Security topic area. In the same discussion area, another developer asked if he could get a mobile travel-guide application certified and sold through Nokia sales channels. A Forum Nokia Champion responded with a link to a page describing how to get applications into the Nokia Software Market.

Visit the discussion board area.

Learn more about the Forum Nokia developer discussion forums.

Three New eLearning Modules Now Available

Forum Nokia recently introduced eLearning services to the mobile application developer community. One of the new eLearning modules, S60 UI Architecture, offers a brief overview of the three kinds of application architectures that are possible when writing an S60 application, and progresses to more detailed information. The second of the new modules, S60 UI Controls, Part 1, defines the UI Control and explains how key events are handled in S60. Part 2 of that module goes on to discuss more of the individual predefined UI controls available in Nokia's S60 platform.

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Events and Contests

Americas:

Game Developers Conference 2007: San Francisco, U.S., March 5-9

At this trade event by developers for developers of computer, console, mobile, arcade, online games, and location-based entertainment, catch Nokia keynote speakers Matt Levy from SNAP Mobile, Nokia's connected Java mobile gaming platform, Peter Lykke Nielsen, Nokia Product Manager, and Gregg Sauter, Director of Publishing for the N-Gage Platform.

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Nokia Tech Days: São Paulo, Brazil, March 5-6

Join this intensive two-day developer conference to learn what is new in Nokia developer platforms and hear how to improve your mobile development skills instantly. The conference will feature Java, Flash, and Symbian technology experts, operators, and partners. Check back for registration details soon.

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Nokia Tech Days: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 8

Led by technology and business experts from Nokia and Brazilian wireless carriers, this one-day session will review what's new in Nokia platforms, how to improve mobile development skills instantly, and go-to-market opportunities. Check back for registration details soon.

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BOSSA Conference — International Conference on Open Source Software for Mobile Internet and Multimedia: Pernambuco, Brazil, March 12-14

BOSSA brings together developers, researchers, and industry representatives to discuss the absorption of Linux and open source software into mobile Internet and multimedia technologies. The conference will entail technical discussions involving code as well as discussions about licensing and the direction of open source software development for Internet and multimedia technologies.

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Open C Road Show, Seattle, March 12; San Jose, California, March 14; Boston, March 16

The time has never been better to develop on S60. Open C, now part of S60 3rd Edition, is a set of standard POSIX and middleware C libraries for the S60 platform that increases developer productivity by enabling the reuse of existing software assets. The barrier to entry has never been lower. Join Nokia and platinum sponsor Symbian at the Open C Roadshow and get started developing for S60 today. Get started today by joining Nokia and platinum sponsor Symbian at a technical developer road show.

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CTIA Wireless 2007: Miami, U.S., March 27-29

Join a star-studded list of speakers and experts and stay in touch with the latest knowledge and competitive intelligence.

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Orange Partner Camp, Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 16-18

Learn about developing and commercializing solutions for the future with Orange and the France Telecom Group. You will explore the rapidly evolving global communications marketplace in an informal, friendly, fun atmosphere. Engage with interactive sessions, one-to-one meetings, workshops, and group discussions.

Learn more.

Symbian Developer Workshop, Singapore, April 17

Led by Symbian, this workshop will help developers understand the principles of Symbian OS and discover new tools and services to enable them to achieve a shorter time to market. Stay tuned to www.forum.nokia.com for registration details.

Learn more.

Forum Nokia Developer Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, April 25-26

This event will include a Forum Nokia update, business topics such as the status of the mobile market, technical topics including S60, Open C, and Java™, Flash from Adobe, and browsing technologies. Stay tuned to www.forum.nokia.com for registration details.

Learn more.

2007 JavaOne Conference, San Francisco, May 8-11

The 2007 JavaOne conference will embrace all open source technologies and platforms that interoperate with and extend the core Java platform.

Learn more.

Browse all Forum Nokia events.

New on www.forum.nokia.com

Documents:

Browsing: Nokia Web Browser Design Guide — Article 3

Security: MIDP: SATSA-APDU API Developer's Guide

Gaming: Mixed Reality Games

Productivity: Increasing Developer Productivity with Open C

S60: S60 Platform FAQ

S60 Platform Introductory Guide

S60 3rd Edition: What's New for Developers

Tools and SDKs:

Resource: Symbian C++: Forum Nokia Technical Library v1.37

Video: Open C Introduction for New S60 developers

Browse more document and tool updates.

Nokia News

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Nokia unleashes second wave of Nokia E-series business devices

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