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Category: S60

Feel the power of USB OTG on Nokia Internet Tablets (and other mobile platforms)

In my last post I wrote about local connectivity - this time I'd like to continue the topic and look into USB OTG possibilities that IMHO are not well advertised to the users and developers. Generally, almost all smartphone manufacturers are on the same level taking into account hardware...

Thoughts on local connectivity, Nokia Internet Tablets and S60

Have you ever needed to copy some files between Nokia Internet Tablet and S60 smartphone but there was no wifi network signal nearby and you didn't want to search for a running PC? I have, so I decided to take a look at possible solutions that don't involve internet connection (we can't use...

Java Runtime 2.0 for S60 in beta, improves usability and performance

A beta version of Java Runtime 2.0 for S60 (JRT 2.0) has been made available via Nokia Beta Labs . As you may remember ( I wrote about it some time ago ), Java Runtime is now versioned and released separately from the underlying S60 Platform. The latest version of JRT can be installed...

Widgets: One more step to simplicity...

There's no doubt that widgets still remain in the spotlight. It was not so long ago when Nokia WRT plug-ins for Adobe Dreamweaver , Microsoft Visual Studio and Aptana Studio were released (IMHO, these represent about 80%-90% of the web development environments, so it was a...

Java ME Platform SDK 3.0 (final) is out

In case you're still interested in developing Java ME applications there's a final version of Java ME Platform SDK 3.0. I wrote about it's features (based on EA version) ealier on my blog . One may note that it's still only available for Microsoft Windows XP or Vista (what about...

Java Runtime for S60 with Mobile Sensor API support, finally!

First of all, it's worth noting that Nokia has introduced a new naming scheme for Java platform - " Starting from S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 Java Runtime for S60 is versioned separately from the underlying S60 Platform with aim to provide more frequently new Java versions to the...

DOS and Windows on S60... the true story!

Some time ago I wrote about a way to run MS Windows and MAC on Nokia Internet Tablets . The trick was to use DOSBox utility - x86 PC emulator. It's very interesting to see DOSBox running on S60 ( and it's not a demo ). What's the use of this? Well, mostly fun & prove of concept (it may...

Location-aware browsing on mobiles

Natural way of using location-based services (especially maps and navigation) on our mobiles is to use dedicated applications like Nokia Maps, Google Maps for S60, etc. Such applications are written in native C++ and have access to AGPS, wi-fi, network/cellid information, and other technologies...

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 many reasons (killing...

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 touch UI or...

A first look at Java ME Platform SDK 3.0

Java ME Platform SDK toolbox is the successor to the well known Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2 and Java Toolkit 1.0 for CDC . It integrates CLDC, CDC and Blu-ray Disc Java (BD-J) technology into one SDK. It provides device emulation, a standalone development environment and a set of utilities...

Are mobile browsers ready for full web?

Looking from developer's perspective, developing for mobiles is not always that easy. If you're mobile web developer, you always have to test your work on many mobile browsers. The Mobile Web Test Suites Working Group has released a set of tests that assess the compatibility of mobile...

Open source scripting for mobile phones (part 2)

Last time I wrote about TCL based language - HECL. Now, let's go back in time. I believe you still remember DOS and its scripting language (also available in "visual" version in current Windows platforms). This time I will focus on QBasic language, which is also available for...

Open source scripting for mobile phones (part 1)

If you had to create a prototype of mobile application quickly, many of you would probably choose Python - someone may justify this choice by pointing out that you can write and run the code (script) immediately on the device and that other similar solutions aren't so integrated with...

S60 and creating applications with quality in mind (part 3)

This time I'll continue the subject of QA ( part 1 , part 2 ). As you know, probably the only way of discovering all defects in a product is long-term use by many users. Unfortunately this can be achieved after the product is on the market. Since this kind of feedback would be very...