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Carbide 2.3 and QT tip
I have recently started investigating using QT since its the new Nokia hot topic! After installing carbide.c++ 2.3 beta I imported a QT project I had written for the desktop and got this error when opening anything to do with QT ...
Paul.Todd, 19 November 2009 |
Load your application in a running emulator
Everybody loves to hate the Symbian SDK emulator. The first reaction to it usually is: "It is slow, really slooooooow, it takes ages to start it" ;) Yes, it is true, the emulator is slow, but considering the task it has to perform and the complexity of the system...
Build without an SDK, test without a device
How many SDKs do I need? Which SDK is best for me? For a newcomer to the Symbian development world those are among the first questions asked. There are many S60 SDKs on offer, some with feature packs and plugins, some with compiler specific binaries and on top of...
The ultimate* software installer debug guide
There are many things that can go wrong with a SIS installation package and unfortunately the software installer component provides no logging mechanism for developers to be able to precisely pinpoint the point of failure. Even the errors returned by the installer engine...
A Conversation with Jan Ole Suhr, the Driving Force...
Jan Ole Suhr, from Mobileways.de in Berlin, Germany, is the developer behind the smash-hit Twitter app called Gravity . If you have not heard of Gravity before, it is likely that you work for a company that does not develop Symbian applications ... And if you Tweet...
N97 - firmware upgrades should not have been the answer...
Nokia N97 indeed is one of the best devices around in terms of the vaious features it provides. It can be easily categorized under Premium Device anyone would want to own. However not matching to its stature is the software built into it, specially the UI. ...
Nokia N97 SDK v1.0 released
Those engaged in developing applications for Nokia N97 will be interested to know that the final version of the Nokia N97 SDK has been released today. The new SDK version provides: Improved support of home screen features. ...
Qt for S60 "Tower" demo running on Nokia N97
Qt for S60 "Tower" released
You will most probably be glad to hear fresh news from the Qt for S60 port team. They have a new release* out, it is called Tower and it is based on Qt 4.5.2. There are many new things and many improvements on the existing features, you can see them all listed in the...
More Symbian Foundation beta invites
You may have seen in Mark's recent post an invitation to become a Symbian Foundation site beta tester user. Don't worry about missing the deadline and no, you don't have to become a Twitter user just to get an invitation, the invitations are here, one...
Filling a gap of Mobile Extensions
The mobile extensions released some time ago had the lack of Bluetooth support. Bluetooth communication is very important in many applications especially in games. To fill in this gap students of the Federal University of Campina Grande (Brazil) have developed some C++...
JOM PyS60: 12 months, 22 apps, 45000 pageviews
What can you do with PyS60, the python programming language for Nokia S60 mobile phones? Software, of course! Lots of software, quickly, experimenting and having fun. Last autumn I had the pleasure to be selected as Forum Nokia Champion, mostly due my engagement...
Nokia and Aptana announce new version of WRT plug-in for...
Good news for developers coming out of the Nokia Developer Summit today - well, loads of good news, really, but let's take one thing at a time. Nokia and Aptana announced the latest version of the Nokia WRT Plugin for Aptana Studio , which "lets web developers...
Series 60 5th Edition SDK 1.0 finally out
After a long await, at last Series 60 5th Edition SDK 1.0 is available now. Here is the changelog: The standard three softkeys in the emulator’s keypad-off display. Support for...
Google Translator Widget for S60 WRT
First happy (lunar) new year! Story: This morning I wanted to send some Chinese SMS msgs from my phone, because today was the Lunar New Year. However, I couldn't find a way to give me easy translated strings... I searched a bit on the Internet; there were some S60 WRTs...
MicroWeather for S60 goes Open Source
I usually don't write about specific mobile software, but this time it's a bit different. You know, it's one thing that one of my colleagues, Jouni Miettunen , became a Forum Nokia Champion last time thanks to his active participation in Python for S60...
S60 development on Windows 7
One of the first comments to my S60 SDK and tools on Windows Vista - a success story article was that we should hurry up with making the tools compatible with Vista because what do you know, Windows 7 is around the corner and we will be again trailing...
Mopoid Workshop - Your Own Arkanoid-like Game for S60
Develop a full-blown Arkanoid-like game - and play it! Probably the largest and longest free workshop for S60 development is now available in a completely rewritten and updated version. The unique aspect: everything is...
VideoTutorial: creando un Widget con Aptana Studio y el...
Una gran noticia para los desarrolladores de widgets. Nokia ha hecho el primer release de un plugin para Aptana Studio. Con este plugin se pueden elaborar widgets de una forma muy rápida. Como en algún lugar escuché: si una...
Displaying something when starting up your application
One of the commonest question that seems to be asked is how to display a dialog or a note when the application starts. Due to the way the UI framework starts, its not suitable or even appropriate to block the main thread before any iews and the main view's container are...
New Qt Training Materials
As you will most likely have noticed, Qt for S60 is going to be really big. Therefore, it’s a good idea to start learning Qt as soon as possible. One chance to do this is going to be the first public “Qt on S60” webinar (as announced by Lucian...
Mobile Drummer with N95
Fun moment of the Friday. FN Champion Jackson Feijo and his mobile drum kit, composed of three Nokia N95s plus some Symbian C++ code. I would call it a "poor man's drum kit" but as real drums cost less than three N95s I will just call it "mobile man's drum...
S60 5th Edition: widgets and security
When I first heard about S60 Platform Services enabled widgets I started to ask myself about security. The first thought was, " I'll have to sign new widgets with something similar to Java Verified or Symbian Signed ". Such solution wouldn't be great for...
S60 5th Edition: enhancing widgets... Let's get widgetized!
As you probably know, S60 5th Edition brings WRT 1.1 with support for S60 Platform Services through JavaScript Service APIs. Of course, the new Web Runtime environment is backward-compatible, so widgets created for WRT 1.0 run normally with WRT 1.1 (but you should take...
Phone and camera specs to create state-of-the-art...
Hello everybody. Today I'm going to talk about a new state-of-the-art application that runs on the Nokia N82, and why the specifications of this device are adequate and necessary for this and other revolutionary applications to run. ...
