The SymbianOne Monitor - April 06, 2007
"Keeping an eye on the Symbian ecosystem"
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Hello again from SymbianOne as we return from a buys 3 days in Orlando, Florida taking in CTIA Wireless and the Navteq LBS Challenge. Much of the "big" Symbian related news etc... had already been released at 3GSM a few weeks ago, however, Symbian indeed was very present at CTIA. Most notabley, the Symbian team was present to discuss the latest development with the World's leading mobile OS, in particular, the features available in version 9.5. SymbianOne was lucky enough to have an exclusive first-look at the newest release prior to the official launch (See Richard Bloor's article & Symbian 9.5 Q&A with Symbian) - this timely feature served well as the first Q&A on the latest update. Forum.Nokia was at CTIA (as usual) and used the event to promote their BIG news... you know, the release of the Open C plug-in for S60 SDK. We met briefly with Ravi Belwal, Sr. Technology expert with Forum Nokia. I asked Belwar, So, what does the plug-in mean? He offerd up the following... as an example, Oracle has used Open C to port the popular Berkeley database from Linux to S60 with no programming! The total build took about 100 hours and the team did not need to know about the Symbian build process. Nokia was also proudly showing off the N95 (and the very cool Nokia Mustang) and it got TONS of recognition from the LBS space and pretty much anyone discussing LBS... indeed here in North America its nice to see a GSM device shipping with integrated GPS... the 5 megapixel camera is also a nice bonus... can't wait to get my hands on this one! Forum Nokia was also promoting the available LBS APIs and GPS-enabled devices at the Navteq LBSChallenge which took place at CTIA (see article below) - Nokia was once again a Global sponsor of the event - testament of the company's commitment to LBS - I tell you, LBS is coming on! Not to be left out, Sony Ericsson was also very visible on the CTIA exhibiton hall floor. "Developer World" members were promoting the newly released Carbide.c++ plug-in that allows developers to configure their UIQ 3 development environment without leaving the IDE. Additionally, the company used the event to launch 2 cool new Wlakman devices... and believe me, the W580i is nothing short of cool! Get this... integrated pedometer, headset with earhooks, slider action, 1 GB external memory, Quad band... and much more... very nice! Finally,
 Exclusive - Symbian OS v9.5: More Than A Free Mobile Performance Lunch -
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but with Symbian OS v9.5 there are free third-party application performance improvements, along with a host of new features. Richard Bloor talks exclusively to Symbian about the latest incarnation of its operating system.
Remote Device Access: No Test Device, No Worries -
Forum Nokia has launched a Remote Device Access service. This enables developers to test applications on a wide range of Nokia devices based on Symbian OS over the Internet, free of charge. Daniel Rocha of Forum Nokia offers a personal view of the service.
The 2007 Navteq LBS challenge... Putting Location-Based services On The Map -
At CTIA Wireless 2007 in Orlando, Florida there was no doubt that LBS was hot… plain and simple. Perhaps it’s not the killer app [yet]; however, it is one hot topic at the show with LBS on the tongues of many and LBS at the center of many discussions. To reinforce just how hot LBS is, Navteq once again took center stage announcing the winners of this year’s LBS Challenge. SymbianOne's Glenn Letham was at CTIA and took in the LBS Challenge. Follow this article for an update on LBS at CTIA
 Mobiles for Development of Rural Livelihoods in South Asia -
The developing countries in South Asia have seen a tremendous growth in mobile services. Experts have enlisted several areas in which mobile applications can be used to have a direct impact on the lives of rural people. This article by Upasna Kakroo explores the topic of M-Services in rural communities in greater detail. (This article has been generously submitted for publication by Upasna Kakroo)
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Announcing Quickoffice Premier 4.0 for S60
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 Nokia Announces Open C SDK Plug-In Availability for S60 Devices -
New Plug-In for S60 3rd Edition SDK Eases Porting of Open-Source Projects, Increases Productivity and Speeds Time to Market for S60 Developers... Making the developer's life much easier... these SDKs also allow developers with little or no Symbian C++ development experience to create components for application that will run on S60 3rd Edition devices.
 Symbian announces Symbian OS v9.5 -
Symbian Ltd. has announced the launch of Symbian OS v9.5, the latest evolution of the world’s leading operating system for smartphones. Symbian OS v9.5 brings high performance features designed for richer consumer and enterprise experiences as well as significant savings to phone build costs and time-to-market, delivering a truly scalable mobile operating system for the global market.
UIQ Open winners presented - Projekt and WorldMate - Projekt by Kylom (France) and WorldMate Pro by MobiMate (Israel) were two of the winners of the UIQ Open, an application competition for software developers and software companies organized by UIQ Technology.
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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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Sony Ericsson Enhances UIQ 3 SDK Support In Carbide.c++ -
Sony Ericsson has released a new Carbide.c++ plug-in that allows developers to configure their UIQ 3 development environment without leaving the IDE.
Nokia Announces Open C SDK Plug-In Availability for S60 Devices -
New Plug-In for S60 3rd Edition SDK Eases Porting of Open-Source Projects, Increases Productivity and Speeds Time to Market for S60 Developers
UIQ Open winners presented - Projekt and WorldMate -
Projekt by Kylom (France) and WorldMate Pro by MobiMate (Israel) were two of the winners of the UIQ Open, an application competition for software developers and software companies organized by UIQ Technology.
Test Your Mobile Applications with Remote Device Access (RDA) -
new tool from Forum Nokia for application developers... Remote Device Access (RDA) technology enables remote access to mobile devices over the Internet. The system consists of a device pool connected to a server, and users connecting to the server in order to remotely use the devices.
Scalado launches fastest image decoding with CAPS(tm) version 3.4 -
Scalado AB, a leading developer of digital imaging software, has today unveiled the new version of its CAPS(tm) imaging Software Development Kit (SDK) for camera-phones, CAPS version 3.4.
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Suggested Application... SmartMovie (Symbian) - SmartMovie is a video player for your mobile device, with counterpart PC converter utility. With the converter, you may prepare any video clip for playback on your mobile device.
 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.
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