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I've been poking my nose in mobile software development since 2000, starting on what was then the ER5 and Ericsson's R380. Since then I've been doing a bit of everything on the S60 Platform, from learning its bits and pieces to helping others find their way trough the maze.

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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. (More)

Carbide.ui Theme Edition registration

The Forum Nokia site and the Discussion Boards are frequently bombarded with one simple question: Where can I find the registration key (serial number) for Carbide.ui Theme Edition? This post is yet another attempt to help themes designers get past this problem and hopefully, with...

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 behind ... :) ...

How about a new version of the GCC compiler?

Last time I've asked my colleagues from Symbian about updating the compiler used in the Symbian/S60 SDKs the answer was something like ... it's on the list, we're looking into it. I don't know what the status is now but it seems we no longer need to wait for an official release (ok, it depends...

A few reminders

I want to remind you a couple of things about the S60 5th Edition SDK: The current version is 0.9 and that shoud indicate that it is a beta SDK. We are still descovering problems with it and trying to fix them when possible even before the next SDK release. To save youself from some...

S60 5th Edition's new features

At 11:00 AM Finnish time today, we had the pleasure of virtually meeting some of the S60 developers in a webinar that aimed at presenting what is new and hot in the S60 5th Edition release. The overview presentation covered topics such as: SDK content, new and updated APIs for Symbian C++ and...

The S60 SDK emulator: faster if you do not start it

Just now I've run across a thread in the Forum Nokia's Discussion Boards promising an 1000% improvement of emulator's startup time. Two things came to my mind seeing this thread: a paradox attributed to Zeno of Elea and ... the S60 3rd Edition SDK, supporting Feature Pack 2....

How to enable support for old SDKs in Carbide.c++ v1.3

Let's start with a bit of a warning: the tool no longer supports the old SDKs and this decision is final. Applying the hack described here will at best restore the support for the old SDK to the 1.2 level but enhancements are not to be expected. You should not ask for support from the...

What's wrong with this picture?

Somehow these pictures do not fit together. Or do they?

Symbian preparing for a new start

The news is hot and one needs to really take some time, let it cool down and then analyze it from all angles. But here it goes, straight from Nokia's press release: " Mobile leaders to unify the Symbian software platform and set the future of mobile free (More)

S60 SDK and tools on Windows Vista - a success story

The following is a copy of a Discussion Board post from a thread discussing - again - the level of support of the S60 tools and SDK for the Windows Vista, or more likely the lack there of. (More)

Are you ready for more ... drives?

It has become a reflex for Symbian developers to think of the available drives as being at best four: Z: the ROM drive where the firmware resides (More)

S60 SDK API Plug-ins

The S60 SDK API Plug-ins have been updated today. One change affecting all the plug-in versions regards the click-through Limited License Agreement (LLA), updated to reflect developer's concerns about the use of the provided APIs in 3rd party projects, both closed and open source. The...

Leo Laporte knows the truth about S60 ?

I've hear it so many times that I surprise myself for not believing it by now. Bashing S60 is by now the most popular sport, at least until the Olympic Games are started in Beijing. S60 is said to be difficult to learn (when compared to the Finnish language), difficult to understand (compared...

Platform Security and Symbian Signed

Here's another "mind map" that I hope will help developers understand what are the implications of Platform Security on the Symbian Signed process. To me it is self-explanatory but I would happily answer any questions you might have on the topic. (More)

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