http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/continue-the-conversation A Forum Nokia Blog ctconversation 2009-11-23T14:15:28Z http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/continue-the-conversation/2008/12/02/news-from-nokia-world-2008 <p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://events.nokia.com/nokiaworld/home.htm" target="_blank">Nokia World 2008</a> <span></span>is taking place now in Barcelona, and there were a lot of significant announcements during the first day of the show. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> For starters, there is a S60 5th Edition new mobile computer, the <strong><a href="http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1274500" target="_blank">Nokia N97</a></strong>, which combines a large, bright 3.5&quot; touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard in a very distinctive form factor. Use the Nokia N97 to connect to mobile broadband using WLAN or HSDPA (3.5G). Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps. Additional features include a 5 mega pixel camera with dual LED flash and automatic geotagging of images and videos. <img src="http://blogs.forum.nokia.com//data/blogs/resources/300060/Nokia_N97.jpg" alt="Nokai N97 mobile computer." /> </p> <ul> <li>Watch a <a href="http://www.nokia.com/A41445512" target="_blank">video demo of the Nokia N97</a>.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nokia.com/A41445512"></a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li>View the <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N97" target="_blank">device specifications for the Nokia N97</a>. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Read the <a href="http://events.nokia.com/nokiaworld/assets/pdf/Data_Sheet_Nokia%20N97.pdf" target="_blank">product sheet for the Nokia N97</a>. (PDF file)</li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"> At Nokia World there were also updates about <a href="http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1274498" target="_blank">Nokia Messaging</a>, which mobilises consumer e-mail and consumer instant messaging (IM) solutions on Nokia devices. There was also news about the latest version of <a href="http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1274499" target="_blank">Nokia Maps</a>, integrated with Ovi as a free service that allows people to pre-plan their journey at home on their PC and synchronise with their mobile device. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> And last &ndash; but not least - Nokia today announced that it has completed its offer to acquire <strong>Symbian Limited</strong>, the software company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for mobile devices. <a href="http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1274570" target="_blank">Learn more about this significant news announcement</a>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> Additionally, information about the planned Symbian Foundation can be found at <a class="hugin" href="http://www.symbianfoundation.org/" target="_blank">www.symbianfoundation.org.</a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> Watch presentations that took place during the first day at <a href="http://events.nokia.com/nokiaworld/home.htm" target="_blank">Nokia World</a>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> And stay tuned for more updates tomorrow. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> What do you think of the announcements coming out of Nokia World today? Let us know your thoughts and ideas. Continue the conversation with us now. &nbsp; </p> Event Location Based Services S60 Devices 2008-12-02T22:37:26Z ctconversation http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/continue-the-conversation/2008/08/04/expand-s60-on-symbian <p> If you are <a href="http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/sittiphol-phanvilais-forum-nokia-blog/event/2008/08/03/expand-s60-on-symbian-phone-ability">continuing this conversation </a>from our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Talk2TheGuru">YouTube channel</a>, welcome to Forum Nokia. We hope you enjoy this conversation and become active on our <a href="http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/">blogs</a>, <a href="http://discussion.forum.nokia.com/forum/">discussion boards</a>, and <a href="http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Wiki_Home">wiki.</a> Learn all you want, then when you are ready to post something all you need to do is <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/registration/registration.html">register.</a> </p> <p> This conversation is part of our Talk to the Guru series, this month hosted by <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/forum_nokia_champion/forum_nokia_champions/Sittiphol_Phanvilai.html">Forum Nokia Champion Sittiphol Phanvilai.</a> Sittiphol is an <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/resources/technologies/open_c/challenge_winners.html">award winning developer </a>of S60 on Symbian applications, and he is doing some fascinating research into hardware and software extensions for the popular Nokia N95 multimedia computer. </p> <p> Talk to Sittiphol in <a href="http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/sittiphol-phanvilais-forum-nokia-blog/event/2008/08/03/expand-s60-on-symbian-phone-ability">his blog</a>. </p> <p> For those who did not come here from YouTube, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP6aFswzZx0">here is the video </a>we posted. It shows his NeuScreen project, which allows the user to manipulate 3D images using an N95 and light pens. Cool stuff. You will find more video demos from Sittiphol <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nuuneoi">here.</a> </p> <p> &nbsp; <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="350" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/hP6aFswzZx0" id="ltVideoYouTube"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hP6aFswzZx0" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> </object> </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> Open C S60 Symbian C++ 2008-08-04T21:52:43Z ctconversation