The SymbianOne Monitor - Dec. 17, 2007
"Keeping an eye on the Symbian ecosystem"
www.SymbianOne.com
| A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR
|
UIQ Technology has started the second annual UIQ Open , a developer
competition aimed at finding and showcasing the most innovative, useful and entertaining third-party applications on the UIQ
software development platform. Enter now and submit UIQ 3 applications in one of the 5 different categories on the UIQ
Developer Program website! You have until December 31st. Win fantastic prizes and gain recognition and exposure.
|
Welcome once again to our bi-weekly Symbian news roundup... albeit slightly delayed! We have a good reason for the delay
though as we've been compiling loads of news and content from the Nokia World event which recently took place in
Amsterdam... SymbianOne was represented at the event by it's founder, Glenn Letham (aka. yours truly!) The event was
bustling, particularly since there were more than 3,000 in attendance (a far cry from the 40 attendees at the first event). Nokia
used the event to provide updates on the company's direction, give some insights into new partnerships and business streams
(like the recent Navteq Acquisition), and provide attendees with a look at the latest (and coming) devices and services - like Ovi
and the much anticipated N-Gage gaming platform which is scheduled to launch this
week.
Perhaps the biggest news out of Nokia World was the announcement of Nokia's Come With Music, a partnership with Universal
Music Studios that enables people to buy a Nokia device with a year of unlimited access to millions of tracks from a range of
great artists. Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Multimedia, Nokia noted at the event, "Even if you
listened to music 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you would still only scratch the surface of the music that we're making
available. Comes with Music fulfils our dream to give consumers all the music they want, wherever they want it, while rewarding
the artists who create it." Details, particularly the sales channel for the service is yet to be announced... it also seems that there
may be some DRM issues to be sorted out as well.
Comes With Music will no doubt be one piece of the Ovi puzzle, Nokia's doorway to
mobile services. Ovi has already kicked off as a gateway to Nokia Maps and perhaps any minute now, Nokia and Ovi will open
their doors to the much anticipated gaming platform, N-Gage... according to some Nokia blogs the N-Gage service will launch
as a pre-release to owners of the N81, owners of other supported devices (like the N95) will have to wait a little longer for
N-Gage.
Finally, the SymbianOne team would like to wish a warm and safe Happy Holidays to all of our readers, supporters, and most
important, our advertisers. Note: a small gift of Free Holiday themes is provided here to any
of you N95 users...enoy!
PS: Have you been to the new and improved Forum Nokia Developer
Community website lately??
| SYMBIANONE Nokia World FEATURES |
Nokia Open C Challenge Opens Opportunities For Mobile
Developers - A Nokia World Feature -
At this year's Nokia World event in Amsterdam, Nokia and partners announced the winners of this year's Open C Challenge - the
contest invited developers to create and port their applications to S60 or create and develop a native application using S60 and
Open C. The developers ported thousands of lines of code in a relatively short time to create some amazing applications. See
the apps, hear their story and get more info on Open C... (One winner noted he got turned onto the contest by reading about it
on SymbianOne!)
A Greener Nokia in 2008 - Green packaging, sustainable
practices, and the environmentally sound 3110 -
Nokia is a Global leader in their market, no questioning that. So, perhaps their move to make "greener" more environmentally
sound decisions in their business processes will spread to others... indeed they are a good role model for action. Read on for a
look at the "green" Nokia 3110 evolve, eco-sound packaging, corporate policies and more on the eco-friendly Nokia... we've
even got a couple of eco-friendly tips for developers!
Nokia World 2007 - The Numbers and Small Statements
With BIG Meaning -
At Nokia World 2007 in Amsterdam we heard many numbers and saw many charts, figures, diagrams etc... the following are a
few numbers of interest and small statements (with a BIG message) heard in sessions, panels, and presentations... enjoy!
Lightning Notes From Nokia World 2007: Nokia in 2008
- Share More, Experience More -
Marc Selby, Nokia VP Multimedia, provided the introduction and acted as MC for Nokia World which took place in Amsterdam
the week of December 4. He greeted attendees with a friendly reminder that the first Nokia World event had some 40
attendees and noted... "Today there are more than 3000 registered attendees in Amsterdam taking in Nokia World 2007" - the
theme, Share More, Experience More. Read on for lightning notes as we explore Nokia's vision for the complete digital life.
Videos From Nokia World 2007 -
The following are but several of the interesting moments we captured on video (ala. N95 8GB) at Nokia World 2007,
Amsterdam. See some future ideas come to life, look at the birth of Sports Tracker, and get insights into mobile advertising...
enjoy! For fun, be sure to view the first one (6+ minutes, titled "The Nokia World 2007 Movie...")
Note: You can view all of our Nokia World 2007 features and news here; See images from Nokia World on this flickr, and see some videos clips here (captured via N95).
Continued from above...
Also of interest out of Nokia World this year was the awards to the winners of the Open C Challenge (See our report here). Several developers were recognized for
their efforts and their fantastic apps... all the coders ported their applications from the Linux environment to S60 via Open C...
the resulting apps were spectacular, to say the least, particularly when you consider that all the apps were ported completely in
less than 3 months! The Open C Challenge Grand Prize Winner was Sittiphol Phanvilai (Bangkok, Thailand) for his MobiTubia
application - a Flash Lite video player and YouTube portal application with real-time decoding for the S60 platform. I'd like to
also give a special congrats to the developer of my favorite app of the bunch, MobiClass... developer, TongRen (Shanghai,
China) received a cash prize of $3,000 for his MobiClass application. MobiClass is a virtual multi-media courseware application,
developed by a team led by TongRen of Shanghai, China, a researcher in the E-Learning Lab at Shanghai Jiaotong University,
porting 16,000 lines of code using Nokia's Open C Plug-In. Of note, TonGen tells us he learned about the contest via
SymbianOne.com! Congrats to all the winners!
| A MESSAGE FROM OUR
SPONSOR |
Fax, print, or view documents quickly and
easily
The Premium Services from Cortado provide you with a reliable and speedy fax service, allowing you to send faxes with
your Nokia E90 Communicator and other Symbian smartphones while on the go. You can also view e-mail attachments and
other documents as data-minimized preview or send them to a printer or notebook display. Visit www.cortado.com/nokia
Nokia E90 users can test Cortado 60 days for free! See www.cortado.com/e90
|
A Reminder... On Tuesday, December 18, Sony Ericsson will announce the Sony Ericsson Content Awards winners for
2007. The awards recognize excellence and outstanding achievements in the following categories: Productive Mobility, Gaming,
Imaging, Music & Audio, Themes & Graphics.
See more here
 Quickoffice 5.0: More than Office 2007 support -
Quickoffice Inc. is launching the latest version of Quickoffice for S60 today. The headline feature is support for Microsoft Office
2007 documents. However, Paul Moreton vice president of product management at Quickoffice Inc. explains that the latest
version offers much more.
Christmas Gifts: 40% off RoadSync - DataViz Inc. is
giving everyone with Microsoft Exchange 2003 or 2007 and a compatible S60, Series 80, or UIQ device the opportunity to
enter the world of push email for $29.99.
 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
LBS News updates
Interested in more LBS news and resources? Visit our friends at LBSzone.com
| A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR
|
 Announcing the 2008 NAVTEQ LBS Challenge
Eight previous NAVTEQ Global LBS ChallengeR participants have received venture capital funding and nine past LBS Challenge
winners have launched commercial applications on major wireless carriers.
Register your non-commercial LBS
application in the 2008 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in one of three regions: Americas, Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) or
Asia-Pacific(APAC). This could be your year.
Dream.
Develop. Win.
|
| COMMUNITY / DEVZONE
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Sony Ericsson Content Awards: Part of the Big
Picture
The winners of the inaugural Sony Ericsson Content Awards are to be announced on Tuesday (18 December). Richard Bloor
caught up with Ulf Wretling, Head of Sony Ericsson Developer World and Communications, to find out about the motivation
behind this new initiative.
Symbian's Improved Developer Signing Processes are now
available
Symbian Limited, developer and licensor of Symbian OST, the market-leading operating system for advanced data-enabled
mobile phones known as smartphones, has announced the general availability of a new and improved Symbian Signed service
intended to make mobile development faster, easier, and cheaper for developers worldwide.
A tip for Widset Developers - The 2nd and Final
Widget Coding Competition from Widsets - Win a Nokia N810
Mobile Rules Competition - Create A Unique Technology
Innovation And Win a Contract - From Nokia... it's Mobile Rules! Designed for those innovative minds. The goal of
the competition is to further drive the aspects of miniaturization, green technologies, and performance in Mobile
technologies.
Tip - Create a Flash Widget and get an N95 8GB
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.
Link to SymbianOne.com - have you added a link to SymbianOne from your web site yet?
To make things a bit easier for you, we've included a small graphic [below] that you are welcome to use. 
Symbian OS Software Applications for the Nokia N73
Suggested Application... IM+ All-in-One Messenger
AIM/iChat, MSN/Live Messenger, Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber and Google Talk for S60 - IM+r All-in-One Mobile Messenger
is a complete messaging solution that allows users to exchange instant messages within the most popular IM systems (MSNr
/Windows LiveT Messenger, Yahoo!r , AIMr/iChatT, ICQr , Jabberr and Google TalkT) between mobile devices and PCs in
real-time.
| A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR
|
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!
|
GSMA Mobile World Congress
GSMA Mobile World Congress is the largest, most significant and most successful global mobile event in the world. An estimated
52,000 visitors gathered last year in Barcelona to do business, to discuss the hottest trends in the mobile communications
industry, and to participate in its future.
February 11-14, 2008, Barcelona
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
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.
|
SPONSOR SYMBIANONE.COM in 2008
|
Reach thousands of wireless developers and mobile industry architects by placing your message within the bi-weekly
SymbianOne Monitor AND the weekly LBSzone Alert -- 2X MORE EXPOSURE, 10x MORE VALUE!!
Request the 2008 SymbianOne Rate Card & Media
Kit - Promote your application, device, or services using online banner ads, newsletter sponsorship, or direct email to
thousands of mobile technology professionals. Reach thousands of developers and mobile industry architects... Interested in
reaching a large, targeted audience of mobile developers, enthusiasts, and wireless technology professionals? Contact us for
more information and sponsorship information - info[at]symbianone.com. We can offer you a very competitive, focused
campaign. Interested in email a targeted list rental? Contact us for more info.
|
SYMBIANONE.COM NAVIGATION
|
News Archive |
Articles |
Reviews |
Device Gallery |
Tradepubs |
Books |
Events Calendar |
Shop |
Community |
Advertise
www.SymbianOne.com
"The complete resource for Symbian developers & users of Symbian devices!"
Send general requests to info[at]SymbianOne.com
Problems unsubscribing? Please click on the links at the bottom left side. IF you still have trouble please send a remove request
to remove[at]symbianone.com
About SymbianOne |
Privacy Policy
SYMBIAN and all Symbian-based marks and logos are trade marks of Symbian Software Limited.
(c)2003 - 2007 SymbianOne.com
| |