Phil Northam: Samsung's Mobile InnovatorSamsung Mobile Innovator is the latest developer support program from a Symbian OS licensee. Richard Bloor caught up with Phil Northam, the program's Global Marketing Manager and one of its founding members, to find out more.
A note from Nokia reps this week informs us that the Nokia viNe application will be rolled out of Beta soon... possibly even this week. viNe is a web service that enables users of the application to share their journeys, along with media collected along the way. As a long-time Sports Tracker user, N95 enthusiasts, and evangelist of all things mobile and geospatial, I was provided with a pre-release version of viNe - details and a complete "How To" install and use the application are provided... enjoy! Enter Nokia viNe 101
It was back in June 2008 that the E71 was officially released to the public - the selling points for the E71 were a sleek, stylish do-it-all device that came with Mail for Exchange mobile email client - pre-loaded with the Nokia E71. Actually, the device boasted much much more than these attributes as you'll see below in my findings after having the pleasure of making the E71 my main device for 3 weeks... enjoy the recap, the images and the videos!
From Sony Ericsson Developer World... Express Signed is a relatively new option to get your Symbian OS™ C++ application Symbian Signed™ without involving a test house and here is some general advice.
This new signing option is available, once registered and logged in, on the Symbian Signed website.
Tips on using Express Signed Before using the Express Signed option, make sure that your application has passed all of the tests outlined in the test criteria document. Auditing will be performed by an independent test house.
To use this new signing option, a Publisher ID is required. In addition to the cost for the Publisher ID, there will be a USD 20 fee per signing event.
All platform security capabilities are available except CommDD, MultimediaDD, NetworkControl, DiskAdmin, DRM, AllFiles, TCB.
Overview guide document to download The Symbian Developer Network goes into more detail by providing a table summarizing the main features of the new signing options in comparison to existing options and a Symbian Signed guide available as a pdf file. More information>>
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