Nokia Developer Newsletter

June 28 2007

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In this issue

1. Launchpad Membership Program Offers Benefits for Developers
2. Take Aim at the Mid-Range Market with Three Nokia Devices
3. Survey: Nokia N95 Consumers Spend More Time Computing
4. Mobile Web Server Brings "Mobsites" to S60 Devices
5. Developing "Sensitive" Symbian Apps? New Wiki List Can Help
6. Nokia Invests in Forum Nokia PRO Developer of Mobile TV
7. Wibree Merges with Ultra-Low-Power Bluetooth Spec
8. Five Developers Honored for Wiki Contributions
9. U.K. Team Wins European Mobile Innovator Competition
10. Universities Contribute to S60 Applications

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Launchpad Membership Program Offers Benefits for Developers

To help developers accelerate mobile application development, Nokia today announced Launchpad, a membership program that is open to all Forum Nokia members. Benefits of membership include early access to APIs, IDEs, and SDKs; a free copy of the Carbide development tool; discounts on additional Carbide Developer Edition copies; discounts on device purchases; discounts on application signing, S60 and Symbian OS certification examinations, and technical support. To join Launchpad, developer companies will need to fill out an application and provide a Publisher ID for authentication. Accepted companies will pay an annual membership fee of 800 euros. Launchpad membership is available only to developer companies, not individuals.

Learn more and download a membership application.

Take Aim at the Mid-Range Market with Three Nokia Devices

Developers have three new opportunities to reach the mid-range market, the mobile industry's broadest sector, where consumers look for stylish yet affordable mobile devices. Three new mobile devices, announced by Nokia at the recent Nokia Connection event in Singapore, are aimed squarely at that market. All three are scheduled to ship in the third quarter.

The Nokia 6121 Classic mobile device is a dual-mode multimedia computer supporting EGSM and wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA). Based on S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1, the Nokia 6121 Classic features two cameras: a 2-megapixel camera for photos and a QVGA camera for video calls. The phone displays videos, music and graphics on its 2-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) main display. The phone also supports USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR with A2DP, and MicroSD memory cards. It will retail for 260 euros.

The Nokia 6267 mobile device is a quad-band phone based on the Series 40 5th Edition. It features two displays and supports MicroSD memory cards, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR with A2DP connectivity, MiniUSB, and FlashLite 2.1. It will sell for 240 euros.

The Nokia 3500 Classic mobile device is a GSM tri-band phone based on the Series 40 3rd Edition. It supports multimedia messaging services (MMS) version 1.2 and features a 128 x 160 pixel active matrix display, 2-GB MicroSD card, and Bluetooth connectivity. The Nokia 3500 Classic mobile device supports MIDP Java™ 2.0 with additional APIs. It will cost 135 euros.

Learn more about Nokia 6121.

Learn more about Nokia 6267.

Learn more about Nokia 3500 Classic.

Survey: Nokia N95 Consumers Spend More Time Computing

Consumers using the Nokia N95 spend more time browsing the Internet and performing other computer functions than they do on voice calls and texting, finds a Nokia study of 124 consumers in the U.K.

The Nokia N95 users say they also appreciate the value of add-on software. Nearly 65% of those studied called the ability to install applications or games to their devices either extremely important or very important. In fact, nearly 70% installed some software during the two-month study period. The most popular application categories were games (accounting for 28% of installations), followed by utility (25%) and messaging (17%). The most important channel for obtaining add-on software, the study found, is the Web. But new channels are emerging: More than 35% of the consumers installed software they had obtained through the Nokia N95's Download! client.

Learn more about Nokia N95.

Mobile Web Server Brings "Mobsites" to S60 Devices

Mobile devices equipped with Web browsers and running numerous Internet services have already become an integral part of the Web. Now Nokia has pioneered the next Internet revolution by creating a mobile Web server application for S60 devices. This application, called Mobile Web Server, makes it easy to create content and services for a mobile Web site, or mobsite.

The Mobile Web Server, now in beta release, contains a user-friendly mobsite application. When the Mobile Web Server is installed on a S60 device, it semi-automatically creates a personal mobsite. The mobsite's look and feel can be easily personalized, and it is created without requiring any special connectivity solutions. Instead, a gateway hosted by Nokia bridges the connection between the Mobile Web Server and the Internet. The mobsite owner can create and share content and services.

The Mobile Web Server beta version is compatible with the following S60 devices: Nokia N76, Nokia N80, Nokia N93, Nokia N95, Nokia E61, Nokia E70, and Nokia E90. Nokia intends to add more S60 3rd Edition devices soon.

Download the free Mobile Web Server beta.

Developing "Sensitive" Symbian Apps? New Wiki List Can Help

If you are developing a "sensitive" Symbian application, a new list on the Forum Nokia Wiki could help. The list presents applications known to require either platform or manufacturer capabilities before they can be certified. Developers preparing any of these applications will need to apply for sensitive capabilities when applying for certification. In addition, such applications will need to pass both Symbian Signed and Nokia tests before they can receive a Symbian Signed signature.

Nokia Invests in Forum Nokia PRO Developer of Mobile TV

Forum Nokia PRO member decentral.tv recently received an investment from Nokia Growth Partners, a private equity and venture capital management arm of Nokia. The company's kyte.tv service brings together user-generated content, social networks, and mobile services to let consumers easily create interactive TV channels. kyte.tv shows are instantly broadcast to any Web site, blog, social network, or mobile device, allowing users to connect and socialize in real time by chatting and voting. "This investment provides us with key access to distribution across Europe and beyond," said Daniel Graf, co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based decentral.tv.

Learn more about the Nokia Growth Partners and kyte.tv.

Wibree Merges with Ultra-Low-Power Bluetooth Spec

The Wibree forum — a group specifying a Nokia-developed, ultra-low-power wireless technology — is being merged with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Wibree addresses devices with low battery capacity, and it can be easily integrated with Bluetooth technology. The move means Wibree will round out Bluetooth technology's wireless Personal Area Networking offering and strengthen the provisioning of wireless connectivity for smaller devices such as Near Field Communications terminals, healthcare devices, and even watches.

Learn more about Wibree merging with Bluetooth SIG.

Five Developers Honored for Wiki Contributions

Five mobile developers won the May contest for most valuable contributions to the Forum Nokia Wiki. The winners, each awarded a Nokia N95 multimedia device, are: Eswara Reddy Illuri, Vasant Ambalal Patel, N. Giridhar, Leonardo Soares e Silva, and Patel Kiran Muljibhai. Leonardo Soares e Silva also earned the honor of Forum Nokia Wiki Contributor of the Month for his initiative to create a Brazilian Portuguese category on the Wiki.

Browse the Forum Nokia Wiki.

Have you or a colleague contributed an article to the Forum Nokia Wiki that's worthy of attention? If so, write Ron ("Nokia Ron") Liechty at ron.liechty@nokia.com.

U.K. Team Wins European Mobile Innovator Competition

A team from the U.K. has won the European Mobile Innovation Competition. Four finalist teams from Denmark, Finland, Hungary, and the U.K. had previously won their national levels, beating out some 80 teams of more than 200 students from across Europe. The final prize was awarded at the Forum Nokia Tech Days (June 6 and June 7 – 8) held in Budapest, Hungary, earlier this month.

The winning U.K. team entered with its TiltRacer application. The team used the built-in 3D motion sensor of the Nokia 5500 Sport phone to create a motion controller for games. The team's two members — Tamás Vajk and Will Bamford — also created a small car-racing game to play with the motion-detecting Nokia 5500 phone.

Learn more about the European Mobile Innovation Competition.

Universities Contribute to S60 Applications

Think academics are still stuck in their ivory towers? Think again. Today's university researchers are making serious contributions to the market for S60 applications. Developers from nine universities recently demonstrated their smartphone software at the S60 Summit in Madrid. The developers — hailing from China, several European countries and the U.S. — demonstrated S60 applications and technology that included LocoBlog, a program for location-based mobile photo blogging; ParkSensor, an application that shows drivers the distance of nearby objects; and SymTorrent, a full-featured BitTorrent client for Symbian OS.

Learn more about how universities collaborate with S60 developers.

Nokia News

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Nokia 6086 phone debuts in US and supports T-Mobile HotSpot @Home

Nokia Eseries business devices broadly available in U.S.

Nokia Siemens Networks and Nokia strengthen commitment to the African region

New website to help NGOs share ideas on how mobile technology creates social change

Nokia organizes for the converging marketplace

Nokia Connection 2007: making connected living a reality

Nokia pumps up the volume with three new Bluetooth headsets

MiTV and Nokia announce live DVB-H mobile TV service for Malaysia

Nokia 6110 Navigator takes the 'Long Way Down' with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman

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