The SymbianOne Monitor - March 9, 2007
"Keeping an eye on the Symbian ecosystem"
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Has Nokia Lost Touch?... Touchscreen convergent devices seem to be all the rage. The iPhone has upped the anti, offering an interface that almost eliminates the hard button. For the moment we will let the fact pass, that UIQ has offered a largely buttonless UI for years now.
When Nokia launched the 7700 it was part of a plan to offer a touchscreen based platform, Series 90. However, this platform never saw the light of day. Nokia undoubtedly realized the folly of having three separate Symbian OS based platforms all with slightly different UI philosophies and APIs - not exactly the greatest turn-on for developers.
When Series 90 passed into smartphone history Nokia signaled that its features, which we took to mean the touch screen at least, would make its way into S60. In late 2005 the S60 3rd Edition: What Is New for Developers v1.1 paper indicated that this would happen in 2006. To date there is no indication that Nokia has a touchscreen version of S60 imminent.
Touchscreens are certainly not a UI nirvana. After all UIQ have spent a lot of time implementing a button based UI. On our Sony Ericsson P990, the time spent on the flip closed button-based interface balances well with the time spent tapping the screen.
Whether the iPhone is a success or not it will undoubtedly raise the expectation that a smartphone is a touchscreen phone. While Sony Ericsson will surely reap the rewards of their UIQ development, where will this put Nokia? In a large, diverse, and growing market the impact won't be short term, but S60 needs to find that magic touch soon.
 UIQ Unleashed: An Interview with Johan Sandberg -
The purchase of UIQ by Sony Ericsson means more than a change in the company's shareholder register, it promises to unleash UIQ to develop its platform much faster. Richard Bloor found out more in discussion with Johan Sandberg, CEO of UIQ Technology.
 Introducing Sony Ericsson Blueprints for Java ME: Web Services -
During 2006, the Docs & Tools team ran a survey asking developers what they would like to see. A popular request was for full-blown example applications that showed how theory could be applied to make exciting, real-world applications that worked on Sony Ericsson mobile phones.
 Sony Ericsson Developer World - UIQ 3 tutorial series -
This new UIQ 3 tutorial series covers all aspects of creating apps for the UIQ 3 platform and Sony Ericsson's UIQ 3-based phones, the P990 smartphone, M600 messaging device and W950 Walkman® phone.
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Announcing Quickoffice Premier 4.0 for S60
Create, View & Edit your Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files anytime, anywhere on your Smartphoneor PDA! With our award winning Quickoffice Premier 4.0 you can create and modify business plans, sales presentations, financial reports and all your other Microsoft OfficeSuite documents right from your smartphone! Our v4 is the most advanced mobile office suite on ANY platform and offers complete viewing and editing of Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents plus so much more!
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 Nokia Software Updater makes updating your mobile device quick and easy -
Nokia has announced that the Nokia Software Updater application is now available from selected Nokia local support web pages
DDH Software Launches its Acclaimed HanDBase Relational Database for Symbian UIQ Smartphones - DDH Software, Inc. has announced that its HanDBase relational database application is now available to mobile users owning Symbian UIQ handsets, including popular devices like the Sony-Ericsson P800, P900, P910, Motorola A1000 and others.
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Meet the venture capitalists, developers, and companies who are driving the industry forward. March 28th, during CTIA Wireless 2007(R), we name the Grand Prize winner and semifinalists in this year’s NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) - The Americas. They’ll share a prize pool of up to $2 million. The event begins at 3 p.m. in the Valencia Ballroom, Orange County Convention Center. Don’t miss it.
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Now Available: S60 Programming: A Tutorial Guide - S60 Programming: A Tutorial Guide (Symbian Press/Wiley) has now published. Copies of the book were hot off the press at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
Red Five Labs to release Community Technology Preview of .NET Compact Framework for S60 -
Red Five Labs has announced the availability of its .NET Compact Framework for Symbian powered S60 devices, a platform designed to enable software developers targeting Symbian OS to benefit from the rapid application development (RAD) methodologies of .NET.
Khronos Releases Finalized OpenGL ES 2.0 Specification -
The Khronos™ Group has announced that it has unanimously ratified and publicly released the finalized OpenGL® ES 2.0 specification for programmable 3D graphics that will significantly boost the functionality, flexibility and visual realism offered by a wide range of embedded and mobile devices.
Nokia sets the quality standard for connected mobile games with the SNAP Mobile Compliance Testing -
Nokia has announced the SNAP Mobile Compliance Testing Program, a groundbreaking initiative that will help to ensure that all SNAP Mobile connected games offer people a consistent game-playing experience. The two-part program includes free initial testing tools for developers to establish a higher standard for connected mobile Java™ games coming to market.
Introducing Sony Ericsson Blueprints for Java ME: Web Services -
During 2006, the Docs & Tools team ran a survey asking developers what they would like to see. A popular request was for full-blown example applications that showed how theory could be applied to make exciting, real-world applications that worked on Sony Ericsson mobile phones.
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 The market for UIQ 3 applications is growing fast
With the P990 smartphone, the M600 messaging device and the W950 Walkman(R), Sony Ericsson is opening up important new markets for mobile developers focusing on high end gaming and mobile productivity. The fact that most applications written for one phone will run on the other two, the dedicated developer support and the Sony Ericsson Application Shop are other reasons to develop for UIQ 3.
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Five reasons to develop for Sony Ericsson UIQ 3-based phones - UIQ 3 is maturing fast. The platform took a major step forward during June and July 2006 as the first, eagerly anticipated UIQ 3-based phones are now on the market: the Sony Ericsson P990 and M600. The "wait and see" phase is over. Here are five reasons why developing for Sony Ericsson's UIQ 3-based phones is a smart business move.
SmartPhone Summit
Several lucky pre-registered attendees will once again win brand new smartphones from top wireless sponsors and speakers of the Smartphone Summit!
Orlando, FL
March 26-29, 2007
Wireless Innovation Contest (WIC 07)
The Wireless Innovation Contest focuses on driving wireless adoption in North America. We are looking for wireless excellence, innovative solutions for real issues in today’s diverse world for work, play, and our communities. We would like to showcase real solutions, with leading edge technologies robustly in action – simple and easy to deploy.
Winners to be announced at CTIA Wireless, March, 2007
Where 2.0 2007
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May 29-30 ,2007
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