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Nokia release Python Seies 60 1.2
Forum Nokia recently released an updated version of Python for Series 60. New features in the 1.2 version include support for 2D Graphics and full-screen applications, Camera, Screenshot, Contacts and Calendar APIs, sound recording and playback, telephone dialing and rich text display.Posted by Rafe Blandford at 17:31 GMT, October 25th under Software, Developer in Series 60 || 0 Comments
All About The Orange Code Camp
Every 6 months Orange run a developer event which is a mixture of technical sessions, networking and fun. Rafe reports back from the most recent event at Opio, France on what the Camp offered to the attendees.Posted by Ewan Spence at 10:48 GMT, October 25th under Developer in Series 60, Series 80, UIQ, General, General || 0 Comments
The Long Tail Hurting Mobile Software Developers
Tom Hume's posted some interesting thoughts on the downside of the long tail (a business model particularly suited to internet and software - more info here). His job involves a large amount of working porting applications to mobile phones, and the cardinal rule of "always test on actual hardware" is the problem. As Hume puts it " 'Write once, run everywhere.' Stare into the mirror and say it's name three times - it doesn't appear, it's just a fairytale.""One" Reviewed - Nokia, The N-Gage and the Humble Beat-em-up
Nokia's latest N-Gage game, One, is more than a simple beat 'em up. It's got connectivity galore, and is a massive connected prize fight. But can it take the punishment of an All About review?N-Gage Demo for Rifts: Promise of Power now Available
Nokia are continuing what can only be seen as a successful strategy of releasing demo versions of the big MMC Game Card titles - following the System Rush demo, fans of Rifts: Promise of Power can now download the first few levels of the full game from the N-Gage Arena. Rifts is expected to be released to the world in the next few weeks.Posted by Ewan Spence at 10:08 GMT, October 24th under Software, Links of Interest in N-Gage || 0 Comments
Series 60.com relaunch
The Series60.com web site, run by all the Series 60 licensees, has been revamped and relaunched. See what you think. And, if you fill in their questionnaire, you might like to request acknowledgement of your favourite Symbian news and reviews site(!)The big, big 9300 tips page
New over on 3-Lib is this big page of the Top 20 Tips for the Nokia 9300.Go-DB Lite reviewed - easy form-based Series 60 development?
Steve gets down and dirty with Go-DB Lite and finds a Series 60 app development system with a lot of promise but more than its fair share of rough edges.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 12:31 GMT, October 21st under Software, Developer in Series 60 || 0 Comments
An important issue
The Symbian Community Newsletter is always interesting, but in the wake of The Smartphone Show, this one's a must read, with lots of interesting hyperlinks.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 15:58 GMT, October 20th under Links of Interest in Series 60, UIQ, General
Mobile Innovation acquired by Macromedia
Mobile Innovation, a leading technology consultant and integrator for the Symbian OS, has been acquired by Macromedia. Mobile Innovation have been directly or indirectly involved with many of the Series 60, Series 90 and UIQ smartphones currently on the market.Posted by Rafe Blandford at 10:31 GMT, October 20th under Developer, Industry in General || 2 Comments
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