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eSeminar: Flash Mobile development opportunities on different platforms and new tools

2009-11-05T16:55:23+02:00

The Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group is holding an eSeminar on Friday 13th November at 12 PM EST.

Mark Doherty from Adobe will share some information about Flash Mobile development.

Here more information and here is the eSeminar link to beused on November 13th:

eSeminar link: http://adobechats.adobe.acrobat.com/flashmobile/

Please join the Boston Adobe Mobile and Device User Group to participate to the eSeminar and be part of the User Group. When you apply tell us something about yourself.

Alessandro

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic firmware v31.0.101 update

2009-10-21T17:32:37+03:00

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic firmware v31.0.101 update is available via NSU.

Alessandro

Flash Lite AppStore Kero Mobile, City Twitts applications

2009-10-15T14:02:49+03:00

Biskero the Flash Lite App Store Kero Mobile (download on your phone from www.biskero.mobi) has a new set of applications in the Kero Mobile CityInfo service:

These applications allows you to read what people are saying on Twitter for specific cities. More cities will be added in the coming weeks.

Read more about Kero Mobile from Biskero's blog.

You can join Kero Mobile social communities to get the latest news:

Alessandro

Forum Nokia: Flash Lite Components 2.0

2009-09-17T17:54:28+03:00

Forum Nokia posted a set of Flash Lite Compontents 2.0.

“This updated resource file includes ten Flash Lite components; Button component, Calendar component, Checkbox component, Contacts component, List component, Media data component, Messaging component, Pop-up component, Radiobutton component, and Scrollbar component. Calendar, Checkbox, Messaging, and Radiobutton components are new in Flash Lite Components v2.0. The components can be used to develop applications to devices supporting Flash Lite 2.0 (and above). The developing environment requirements are Adobe Flash CS3 or CS4. The resource is closely related to Guide to Flash Lite Components. Please give feedback on the components through the Flash Lite Discussion Board.”

Alessandro

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic firmware v 30.0.011 includes Flash Lite 3.1

2009-07-30T16:00:19+03:00

There is a new firmware for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, v 30.0.011 which includes Flash Lite 3.1.

Here the information from WURFL. The UA looks like this:

Mozilla/5.0 (SymbianOS/9.4; U; Series60/5.0 Nokia5800d-1/30.0.011; Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 ) AppleWebKit/413 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/413

The is also another UA for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic:

Mozilla/5.0 (SymbianOS/9.4; U; Series60/5.0 Nokia5800d-1b/30.2.011; Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 ) AppleWebKit/413 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/413

If anyone has information on this about Flash Lite please let me know so that we can update the information into WURFL.

Alessandro

Kero Mobile released for Nokia N97 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

2009-07-03T06:43:06+03:00

Finally the Kero Mobile version for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia N97 was released. Download it directly to your phone from www.biskero.mobi.

Kero Mobile gives access to Apps, Games, Videos, Music, News, City Information, Blogs, Sport News, RSS feeds, Social Networking and more. You can browse, view, play and download content. You can manage your content, search for content, share with friends, give feedback on content and suggest content to developer.

Once you install Kero Mobile on your phone, you will have access to some content by default. To add more content you will need to create an account. It is very simple, here are the steps:

go to SETTINGS
load the Account application
select CREATE ACCOUNT
enter the required information and submit

Here a set of information to help you use Kero Mobile:

You can download it directly to your phone from www.biskero.mobi.

We already ported most of the content and we will add more content for all supported Nokia phones in the coming weeks.

Alessandro

Nokia OVI Store launched

2009-05-26T06:51:22+03:00

Today the Nokia OVI Store finally launched starting from Australia. Dale, a Forum Nokia Champion, has posted some screenshots and a walkthrough of a game purchase. It seems that the first countries to receive the OVI Store are the ones with Operator/Carrier billing integration. By the way, the OVI Store look like is a WRT application.

Also chech here.

Alessandro

Forum Nokia: A Winning Opportunity for Flash Developers

2009-04-21T17:31:35+03:00

Ciao,

just wanted to share some great initiatives for Flash Lite developerfrom Forum Nokia:

"Forum Nokia is offering to assist in improving content if submissions are made by the end of April."

A Winning Opportunity for Flash Developers

Do you develop Flash Lite applications for Nokia devices? If so, Forum Nokia has two funding opportunities that could be a real win-win for your efforts:

Open Screen Project Fund

- Premium placement of the winning application in Nokia’s Ovi Store, where consumers will find the best Flash applications for Nokia devices
- Paid travel to demo the winning entry at a Nokia-specified event
- Review by Nokia for possible preload of the application on future Nokia devices

Calling All Innovators contest

As an incentive for you to submit your Flash application to the Calling All Innovators contest, there is an additional cash prize of $10,000 USD for one winner that also received money from the Open Screen Project Fund.

Contest entries will be accepted until midnight (EST) on 30 June 2009.

Apply for funding from the Open Screen Project Fund »

Then submit your Flash Lite application to Calling All Innovators »

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Alessandro

eSeminar April 13th, publishing to Ovi: Opportunity for Flash developers

2009-04-09T22:44:36+03:00

The Boston Adobe Mobile and Device User Group is holding an eSeminar on Monday April 13th, 2009 at 9am EST (check your time), Bill Perry from Forum Nokia will be the speaker, publishing to Ovi: Opportunity for Flash developers.

Use the following link (http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/ovi/) to participate to the eSeminar.

For more information check here.

Please join the Boston Adobe Mobile and Device User Group to be part of the User Group. When you apply tell us something about yourself.

Alessandro

Webminar hosted by Forum Nokia looking at distribution, packaing and DRM for Flash Lite content.

2009-03-05T20:30:06+02:00

On March 17 and 18 there will be two Webminar hosted by Forum Nokia looking at distribution, packaing and DRM for Flash Lite content.

“Discovery, Distribution, DRM.
The three main problems facing any Flash Lite developer - have now been addressed. In this webinar Stephen Ellis and Riku Salminen present some exciting opportunities that can help open the door to 350 million Nokia devices that have Flash Lite already installed.

We will discuss the revenue and discovery model, showcase a new online packager and look at technical issues surrounding signing and DRM.

Join us to learn how to start making money using your Flash Skills - combined with Nokia platforms.”

Alessandro

eSeminar January 29th: GetJar and their Flash Lite content distribution solution

2009-01-14T05:59:43+02:00

The Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group is hosting an eSeminar on January 29th: GetJar and their Flash Lite content distribution solution.

Here are the eSeminar inforamtion, use the URL on the day of the eSeminar.

Name: GetJar and their Flash Lite content distribution solution
Start Time: January 29th 2009 12:00 PM EST (check your time)
URL: http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/getjar/

Please join the Boston Adobe Mobile and Device User Group to partecipate in discussion around Flash Lite technologies, get notify of furure eSeminars and be part of the User Group. When you apply tell us something about yourself.

Alessandro

Flash Lite tutorials and eSeminars resources

2008-12-19T17:57:05+02:00

I have setup a page on my personal blog listing many resources about Flash Lite including tutorials, articles and eSeminars recordings. On my other blog, FlashLite4Nokia I listed information about Flash Lite and specific Nokia models listing Flash Lite content type and WURFL information.

Also wanted to mention Dale's list of eSeminar and presentations.

Check Forum Nokia resources too:

Alessandro

Flash Lite distributable player OTA announced at the Adobe MAX 2008 conference.

2008-11-24T00:11:38+02:00

This week I was at the Adobe MAX 2008 conference as a speaker and there some great announcemnets for Flash Lite developers including the S60 platfrom.

A Flash Lite distributable player is in the works which will allow Flash Lite developers to distribute their content with the latest Flash Lite player delivered via OTA.

Here more information:

“The Flash Lite 3.1 Distributable Player is the first runtime provided by Adobe to developers for over-the-air distribution together with applications. Flash Lite 3.1 has the same functionalities as Flash Lite 3.0, such as support for Flash Player compatible video, with some enhancements including improved security model for SWF file access.”

Here is the list of the initial supported S60 devices:

Nokia N95
Nokia N95 8GB
Nokia E65
Nokia N81
Nokia N73
Nokia N78
Nokia 6120 classic

I made a post on my blog for more infos on Flash Lite.

Alessandro