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Web Runtime APIBridge

From Nokia has now release an APIBridge component for WRT developers. This component was once internal and only available to our selected partners (e.g. facebook, netflix, project). FN has now approval from internal teams to release to general developers. You can find the download here: ...

Ovi APIs/SDK Whereabouts in Oct-09

Oct is a busy month for industry events and so does Ovi . You find the Ovi evangelists at Nokia booth @ CTIA in San Diego (7-9 Oct) , Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco (oct 20-22) and Symbian Exchange in London (Oct 27-28) . At the Ovi APIs/SDK demo pod, we will show you the latest Ovi...

Example of websites with Ovi Maps embedded

I would like to share some of our developers’ websites with Ovi Maps embedded and their quotes. These developers have joined the Ovi for developer Beta Program and gained access to the Ovi Maps Player API which allows them to embed Ovi Maps within their websites. ...

Nokia Introduces Ovi APIs and Ovi SDK Beta for Publishers and Developers

Nokia has made it easier for web publishers and developers to quickly and easily create applications with integrated services and native-like user interfaces, using the all new Ovi APIs and the Ovi SDK Beta. Nokia will regularly roll out web and mobile APIs for its services, beginning with the...

Tech Buzz Homescreen Widget

Grand Prize winner in the Internet Innovation category of the 2009 Forum Nokia Calling All Innovators contest: the Tech Buzz Homescreen Widget Link to Ovi store entry I have it running on my N97. The developer has spent a log of time to make this widget...

Are you using my (un-official) Forum Nokia Facebook app?

Last year I experimented how to write Facebook apps, I created two. One of them was created to show Forum Nokia news/feeds. How many of you know about it? If you are interested, you can add it into your Facebook profile. The home page of this app has a link to the source code. You are welcome...

Turn my S60 WRT widget into an iPhone app

It's possible... Not perfect yet. Couple months back, I experimented S60 WTR (Web-Runtime) widget with Google Translate API . It was a fun excise. One of the key reasons to write WRT widgets instead of native programming languages (C/C++) is because JavaScript, CSS, HTML are...

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 already, but none seemed...

Access FN feeds and Ovi site via iGoogle full canvas

iGoogle recently has launched a feature to allow gadgets to show in canvas view. I have tried a few canvas view enable gadgets and really like them. Then I remember a while back, using the sample Feeds/Tabs sample, I have modified it to read rss feeds from Forum Nokia and made a iGoogle...

Google makes Objective-C Library brings Google Data APIs to iPhones

http://googledataapis.blogspot.com/2008/03/objective-c-library-brings-google-data.html Dear Google, would you make Symbian C++ libraries too... :p

Video of the Search and Social Graph session

I've blogged couple times on the event, before and after. Now the video is up and you can experience it youself. Recently, Yahoo! was host to an open forum whose theme was "Using the Social Graph / Social Platforms to Enhance Search & Discovery". We invited the following...

Google Developer Hackathon: JavaScript APIs

I am planning to go. See you there, if you happen to be in the area! Google will be holding a hackathon to get you started on our JavaScript APIs! We will be doing short introductions of the APIs and then breaking up into groups for coding and camaraderie. There will be plenty of...

My take away from the SDForum search and social graph panel

It is wonderful to be in the bay area... Just so many talented people and exciting new technologies. Last night I attended SDForum Search SIG panel session. The discussions were wonderful and going pretty fast. It was difficult to take notes but, there were few key items that are interesting...

Accelball: Python + N95 accelerometer demo

Christopher Schmidt has created a great example game on how to use the Accelerometer with Python on S60 . Check out his video demonstrating his ball demo controlled by the accelerometer and written in Python. The sourcecode of the demo is available on his Symbian page .

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