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Ron Liechty's Forum Nokia Blog

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Designs on the Community

I don't know about you, but for me I started programming because my computer did not do something I wanted it to do or I thought I could do it better. Well, to be more accurate, it was something my computer did but did not do effectively so I wrote a batch program. Wow that was fun, then...

Get your product featured on MOSH with Spotlight Content

There is an interesting development at MOSH with the launch of the new Spotlight Content where developers can pay to have their applications highlighted on MOSH. MOSH wants to get the word out to the small developers first. MOSH believes that once the word gets out that the...

A Chance to Sound Off, Let Us Hear You

While I was in the service, we always had to follow the chain of command. There was never any chance to just sound off to the person above you and tell them what you thought. In work we have an open door policy and I can always go and tell my boss what I think...(although on some...

Ask the Expert: S60 Widgets

This weeks Ask the Expert is Wai Seto (wmseto); Forum Nokia’s expert on S60 Widgets. Please take advantage of being able to get quick answers and tapping into a real expert regarding this exciting new mobile web technology. Post your questions on the discussion board...

WidSets Challenge 2008 is Open

WidSets Challenge 2008 is open to all students from all universities, polytechnics & colleges. The Challenge aims to allow students to showcase ideas and working models of their applications. The objective of the Challenge is to harness creativity and build the students' passion for...

Everything you wanted to know about VoIP

This week the Ask the Expert topic is VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). I doln't know about you as a developer but as a consumer this really thrills me. The idea of being able to use my cell phone in my home as a house phone and then taking it with me anywhere and having...

Wiki Contributor is Awarded an N95

Congratulations to Carbider -- Contributor of the Month Forum Nokia honors one member every month for their outstanding contribution to our community’s Wiki. The winner for the Month of November is Carbider who was rewarded with an Nokia N95 Multimedia Device for his ...

What's the Buzz about maemo?

There is a lot of talk about the Nokia Internet Tablet N810 and how it uses maemo (yes no uppercase letter here) which marketing calls a computer architecture platform and you and I would clumsily call the operating system’s SDK. So what is so cool about this new technology? Why does this...

S60 3rd Ed. FP 2 , SDK Beta Includes Web Runtime Engine

Today the S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 for C++ SDK Beta went live on Forum Nokia and with that a WRT testing environment. Note, this is a beta version, but the included WRT engine is close to final and developers are encouraged to use it. See the Tools and SDK’s: Nokia Tools web page...

Valentines Day a day made for Mobile Devices

Mobile devices are red hot today! This is the one day where you have to call your loved one at least three times but you need to do so much more! You need to make reservations at a nice restaurant. You probably should use your browser capabilities to check what’s on at the movies or...

This is the Year That Will Be

The first of the year is always a good time to predict the future. Of course predicting the future is a lot easier in hindsight but my memory is so poor that isn’t right most of the time. So let’s just pop in and see what some of the trends are in technology. I see...

Frequent Flyers Lead Switch to SmartPhones

David Haskins in ComputerWorld’s online magazine article says that frequent business travelers are leading the switch from standard cell phones, e-mail devices and PDAs to multipurpose smart phones. The article goes on to say that 12 years ago only CEOs and senior managers were allowed...

Caution Rules, Wireless Networking in Public Places

If you think you are safe web surfing or doing e-mail using a smartphone at an internet café or at the airport you may be fine, but there may be danger lurking. WiFi Sniffers are easily downloadable and may be used for perfectly legitimate purposes. But they can also intercept packets...

What I can't tell you about the S60 Browser 2.0 but someone can

Being a Nokia employee I am not allowed to talk about unreleased technology and products. But PhoneScoop.com can and they do review the S60 Browser 2.0 version. If you like your gadgets and you like them to be quickly updated then the new S60 Browser is for you. I recently was able to...

NSeries Hits New York in StoryMashup

A new game is to be played with 250 participants in New York City this Saturday, September 21, 2006. The game involves a storyline, an engine to generate nouns that are sent out to players to be photographed. Once the photographs are identified the nouns are used in a...