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Category: Symbian C++

True emulation for Symbian development - when?

Though I've already heard that Windows Mobile SDK offers true phone emulation , however, only now have I got to the point that I ask for your opinion: why cannot we do the same during Symbian software development? Note that you might have also heard that iPhone developers can also rely...

Symbian C++, Testing, iPhone, Windows Mobile

Another hack for Symbian Platform Security

One of my articles that has gained lots of attention was written about hacking Symbian Platform Security . Although it turned out that reproducing the workaround found by Symbiaali is laborous, requires strong technical knowledge and its wide-spread use is very unlikely, it clearly showed...

Symbian C++, Mobile OS, Platform Security

Tilt-O-Mania, also known as Nokmote

Have you ever felt that your idea is stolen and "Damn, I wish I had been faster in doing it"? Now I feel exactly that way. The first time I heard that another Nokia phone, N95, has a built-in accelerometer I started wondering why on Earth ? Why on Earth is it worth for Nokia to put...

Business Opportunities/Services, S60, Symbian C++

Android SDK is out - first impressions

After watching the video about the introduction of Android for developers , I'm convinced that the new phone will generally be as useful and user-friendly as e.g. the-also-newcomer iPhone . Well, it came as no surprise to me, I'm just expecting a lot of innovation from the new...

Browsing, Java, S60, Symbian C++

Symbian Platform Security - hacked?

Well, 3:00am has already passed and I'm tired and sleepy. One thing doesn't let me sleep, though. I've just stumbled upon these articles ( Exploring S60 with AllFiles and Goodbye S60 Platform Security, Hello CAPABILITIES! ) and I can't believe my eyes: Platform Security...

General, S60, Symbian C++

Symbian Signed is not an anti-virus software

The Register reported today that a new spyware for mobile phones had appeared on the horizon. It's harmful for S60 phones, too, 3 rd Edition devices included. And what causes the stir in the water is that it's a Symbian Signed application . There's a general misconception here, I'm afraid....

General, Symbian C++, Testing

Design patterns in Symbian

This time my post will be a short one. :) You know, I've been thinking about writing some posts on various design patterns applied in Symbian OS core components. My motivation is first that I enjoy reading/using code that has been carefully and nicely designed. Second, I wanted (and I still...

Symbian C++

Protecting APIs - a different approach

I have been wondering lately if the current is the most optimal way of protecting APIs in the S60 (or Symbian in general) C++ SDKs. It must not come as a surprise to any programmers that there are far more features in these SDKs than what we can use with the publicly available functions. But...

S60, Symbian C++

Here is my program, sign it yourself!

I've bumped into the following blog today. This is exactly what I was thinking about a few weeks ago! I asked myself if developers could distribute their apps freely ? Of course, the bottleneck is that they have to sign their apps properly, which is time-consuming and costly. But if one...

General, Symbian C++

Symbian vs iPhone

I've found a link (thanks, Peter, for sharing) to an interesting article that details why iPhone's (and Apple's) OSX is better than Symbian OS and how it's going to beat it. I have some thoughts about the author's arguments, let me share them. In most regards, Symbian's reputation as a...

General, Symbian C++

 
 
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