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"Keeping an eye on the Symbian ecosystem" www.SymbianOne.com
Welcome once again to another Symbian news round-up - To begin I'd like to remind you about a fabulous and growing resource that we've created over at LinkedIn - The SymbianOne LinkedIn Group. Now with almost 800 professionals taking part, this useful networking resource provides you with a place to ask questions and start discussion, post your news, share tips, post or look for a job, promote an event or ?? the key is that everything here is focused on mobile technologies and in particular, the Symbian OS. Just this week some of the members have posted the following: a request for consulting services; tips on developing a social media marketing program; an update on the latest contest from Forum Nokia; details of the WeRok service and enhanced support for S60; and details of the JAva Technology awards. You can join the group and take part in the discussion here, or, if your interested in mobile location-aware technologies, check out this LBS focused LinkedIn Group that is 1,500 members strong! Remember you can follow us on Twitter via @symbianone Something cool for you mobile photo fanatics... Flickr has officially rolled out their integration with Twitter via Flickr2Twitter - In a relatively quiet move, Flickr recently added Twitter integration to their service - enter Flickr2Twitter. Using the service, Flickr users can now easily "blog" their existing photo to Twitter with one click or they can send their photos directly to flickr and Twitter in one move from their mobile or via email. Flickr2Twitter Beta can be found HERE. Oh.. one more fabulous tip for those of you hooked on sharing your media.. check out the new thismoment (supported by Symbian foundation) its amazing! I've had the pleasure of being one of the lucky few to take part in a Nokia N97 testing program, enabling me to put this wonderful smartphone to the test (See the unboxing video here and a few test photos here). Overall I'm very impressed with the look and feel of the device - it definitely turns some heads! Some thumbs -up on the N97 so far for: an excellent camera and superb high-def video; integration of Ovi mail service (a real bonus!); comfortable touch UI and form factor; improved GPS and tracking; relatively rugged structure (just don't drop it); large screen size (although the small fonts are a little hard on the eyes); and simple set-up of some of the integrated apps (particularly JoikuSpot and Qik). A few disapointments I've found with the device to date include: somewhat cumbersome access and integration with Ovi share; clumsy feel when answering calls and unlocking device results in many accidental hangs ups; lack of supported and included apps (S60 5) - I'd really like to see Gravity Twitter client and definitely Sports Tracker shipping on this device. Overall though, the N97 delivers more than what I expected and I am definitely going to have a hard time convincing myself to send this loaner unit back to the originator ;0) Have a happy 4th of July celebration and for those of you on the Colorado Front Range perhaps I'll see you tonight at Ignite Boulder...
Develop a Samsung Mobile Widget for the i8910 HD and win BIG with Widgets -
This year's Samsung IQ competition is now open and the best Mobile Widget for the Samsung i8910 HD this year will take out a œ15,000 first prize, while second and third place winners will receive œ8,000 and œ5,000 respectively.
The Nokia N97 un-boxing video -
A special treat as we unbox the Nokia N97 S60 smartphone (S60 5th edition). The N97 is very comfortable, has awesome sound and video capabilities, 5 MP camera, TONS of memory, touch UI, QWERTY (tilt), integrated with Ovi and much more!
Summer Travel and some MUST-have mobile bookmarks - Summer is here and that means travel, loads of travel - it also means many of us are in need of some fine, mobile apps that make our summer travel a little easier. See also this blog post for a few more tips!
223 Million Smartphones to be Shipped with Open Source Operating Systems by 2014 -
The number of Smartphones shipped with open source operating systems (OS) will increase from 106 million this year to 223 million by 2014 according to a new report from telecom consultants Juniper Research.
Samsung Introduces Samsung Jet, Smarter Than a Smartphone - The Highly Anticipated Samsung Jet Makes Its Global Debut, Opening a New Chapter in Full Touch Mobile History - Samsung Jet is not a simply another full touch mobile phone; it brings a brand new concept of mobile phone to today's consumers.
 In this week's LBS news update you'll find loads of interesting tips including details of the new NAVTEQ mobile traffic.com application, now available via the mobile web at mobi.traffic.com (think real-time traffic updates!); New Jersey-based ALK Technologies has rolled out CoPilot Live, Turn-by-Turn Navigation for Android Phones - think voice-guided turn instructions and cutting-edge 3D mapping; speaking of Android OS, Waze has announced a new, public beta for develpers. Waze harnesses driver-generated data to build navigable road maps and provide real-time information to commuters; and finally, did you know that research has estimated that by 2014 there are expected to be some 223 Million Smartphones Shipped with Open Source Operating Systems! You can see more LBS technology news announcements in this week's LBSZone Alert Newsletter.
The SymbianOne Career Center - Looking for a mobile developer?? If so, feel free to post your job wanted advert here for Free... Good Luck! 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.IFA Berlin 2009 With 1,245 exhibitors from 63 countries and trade visitors from 126 countries at this year's event, international attendance at IFA 2008 reached new record levels. There were also more countries represented by members of the media than in any other year. 6,560 journalists from 67 countries reported on the exciting world of Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances. September 4-9, 2009, Berlin , Germany. MetaPlaces 09 is the conference that will provide the location based/ enhanced service and platforms providers, the content publishers, the ad enablers, the wireless carriers and the device manufacturers a place to meet, do business and discuss solutions to the key issues in the LBS world 22-23 September 2009, Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Jose, CA 2009 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Beijing will host the first IDF on next year's schedule, April 8-9 at the Beijing International Convention Center. Next is San Francisco, Sept. 22-24 at Moscone Center West, followed by Taipei, Taiwan, Nov. 16-17 at the Taipei International Convention Center.
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