Welcome once again to our bi-weekly Symbian news roundup... today we'll use this opportunity to introduce you to a number of interesting mobile technology news announcements as well as a tips for you developers interested in contests and winning some great prizes.

Just this week I received a call from a rep at Volantis who wanted the SymbianOne audience to be aware that the company has Open Sourced their mobile development suite. In the near future, Volantis Mobility Server is to be Distributed Under Open Source License and Available Immediately as Free Download. An interesting, yet more common move these days as we've seen a number of application development tools go the way of the open source movement (ie. Android, MapGuide, Maemo and many others). Moving forward, the contests continue, many of them offering developers an amazing opportunity at exposure that you simply can't buy. Sony Ericsson will be announcing the winner next month for their Content Awards. Winners will be announced on Dec 18 and will be recognized in 5 categeories: Gaming, Imaging, Productive Mobility, Music and Audio, and Themes and Graphics. Our friends at Tele Atlas have extended the entry deadline for the CES Attendee Choice Awards to Dec 1 - $135,000 in prizes (cash & map data) are up fro grabs in addition to having a chance at showcasing your Application at CES!

Finally, Nokia World is taking place next week in Amsterdam. SymbianOne will be there (look for Glenn at the venue) to hear the latest from Nokia's project leads and getting a glance at what we can expect from Nokia as we head into 2008. Updates from Nokia World will be hitting Glenn's Flickr (see also flickr tag "nokiaworld") as well as our SymbianOne Mosh - you can also get these images via this widset channel - Speaking of the very cool Widsets... Have you registered for the SymbianOne Widset Channel yet? . Glenn will also provide short updates via Jaiku and Twitter. Those of you heading to Amsterdam, have a safe journey! Are you on facebook? Join this Symbian OS enthusiast group!

Gearing up for Nokia World 2007, Amsterdam - Save the Date! - An event reminder, next week Nokia will host their annual meet-up, now billed as Nokia World. The event will take place in Amsterdam over 2 days, December 4-5.

ThinPrint Receives European Patent for Mobile Print System - Share Where you are With Your Friends and Alert Each Other When You're Nearby, all on Your Mobile Phone or Computer. Mobiluck supports the Nokia N95 and many other devices.

Mobiluck's New Location-Based Socialising Service - The European Patent Office granted the patent in more than 20 European countries - On 9.27.2006, the European Patent Office granted ThinPrint GmbH a patent (EP 1 407 369 B1) concerning a procedure for print output for mobile devices.

Symbian News updates from the Smartphoneshow

• Sony Ericsson Content Awards - recognizing outstanding achievement in mobile application development


• FOMA" D905i and SH905i launched today are based on Symbian OS


• Nseries PC Suite 2.0 from Beta Labs


• It's what cameras have become - the new Nokia N82


• 3dtracking Announces Symbian Smartphone Tracking Service


• Emblaze’s Emoze Push-Email technology made available for handheld multimedia computers


• WidSets has emerged from Beta with new features


• New Oxygen Phone Manager II Promises a New Type of Excitement


• Tele Atlas LBS Innovator Series Announces GPShopper as Maps in Apps Contest Winner


• Entertain, Promote & Sell to Mobile Phone Users with New, Unique App


• Volantis Removes Price as Barrier for Enterprise Mobile Content Development and Delivery

LBS News updates

• Art, Technology, History, Business Merge with Launch of New Mobile Product from PhillyHistory.org


• NAVTEQ Expands NAVTEQ Transport(TM) for the Trucking and Logistics Industries


• Google announces first open source contest for pre-university students


• Share places using findbyClick mobile - location-aware Google Maps mashup


• phantomEye launches MySpot Panic Button for GPS smartphones


• TrackingTheworld Inc. Launches WorldTracker PLD Affordable G.P.S. Personal Locator Device

Interested in more LBS news and resources? Visit our friends at LBSzone.com

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COMMUNITY / DEVZONE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Web Run-Time Widgets Are Hot! A recent visit to Forum Nokia's RDA service reveals a significant interest in Web Run-Time widgets.

Sony Ericsson Content Awards - recognizing outstanding achievement in mobile application development Recognizing the outstanding achievements of Sony Ericsson's existing content development partners, the 2007 Content Awards feature nominees in five categories – Gaming, Imaging, Productive Mobility, Music and Audio, and Themes and Graphics – and the winners will be revealed in an official online ceremony on December 18, 2007.

Nseries PC Suite 2.0 from Beta Labs - If you've visited the Nokia Beta Labs recently you'll find that NSeries PC Suite (Beta) 2 is available for download - this app was actually made available in mid-September.

GyPSii Symbian Development Finds its Nokia Mobile Home - GyPSii the leading geo-location and social networking platform and service for mobile phones and other Internet-connected devices, today confirmed that the Symbian version of the GyPSii application has been accredited by Nokia for its N95 and 6110 Navigator mobile phones.

Developer Heads-Up Forum Nokia Device Loaner Program Launched - Forum Nokia has recently announced the launch of the Device Loaner Program. The program is aimed to loan selected Nokia mobile devices to registered Forum Nokia developers to facilitate mobile application development and testing.

Your S60 Web server gets a boost - Jukka on the S60 Blogs is reporting that PHP and mySQL are going to be available for S60 devices in early 2008.

CAREERS

The SymbianOne Career Center - Browse the current opportunities available for wireless developers and symbian programmers. Don't see a job you like? Looking for a developer? Send details to us at SymbianOne and we'll list your announcement right here in the newsletter... best of all this is a FREE service.

• LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Developer - Orange County, CA company is looking for a full time LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) developer. You will be working on a large variety of projects. One month you may be setting up 10 small websites, while the next three months could be on a single large project.
• C Embedded Developer - Mobile Applications C Linux Symbian
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Symbian OS Software Applications for the Nokia E90

Suggested Application... IM+ All-in-One Messenger AIM/iChat, MSN/Live Messenger, Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber and Google Talk for S60 - IM+® All-in-One Mobile Messenger is a complete messaging solution that allows users to exchange instant messages within the most popular IM systems (MSN® /Windows Live™ Messenger, Yahoo!® , AIM®/iChat™, ICQ® , Jabber® and Google Talk™) between mobile devices and PCs in real-time.

• Quickoffice Premier v4.5 for S60 (Upgrade)
• Handy Calendar for S60
• WorldMate Professional for Series 60
• Handy Tools Pro for S60
• Handy Weather for S60

Cortado Summit 2008
The Cortado Online Platform gives businesses a quick and easy opportunity to learn about technologies and provides our partners optimal entry to this market. With its hardware and software partners, the Cortado Ecosystem can offer businesses fully-fledged total solutions and our worldwide branch offices guarantee 24/7 support. January 14-15, 2008, Mallorca, Spain

Webinar - Slashing the Total Cost of Ownership of Wireless in The Enterprise
You'll learn some immediate strategies and tactics that you can put to work that will cut costs and have a positive impact on service delivery and productivity.

Attendee Choice Awards at CES 2008
Three consumer LBS application developers will be chosen to showcase their solution in the Tele Atlas booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2008, with live SMS voting on which applications the attendees like best.

The NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge – Europe
This global program challenges application developers around the world to build innovative location-based services (LBS) that work with mobile phones and/or wireless handheld devices using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ maps.

Nokia World
Nokia World 2007 articulates the mobilized and enriched internet experience that is becoming more accessible and relevant to everyone. We will share thoughts about how new collaborative user relationships, individuals, communities, and businesses are creating and sharing a wealth of information and opportunities.
December 4-5, 2007

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