SCN November 2007
Bringing the Symbian developer community the latest news and resources for Symbian OS.
In this edition
The Symbian Smartphone Show report The Symbian Smartphone Show video Orange Partner Virtual Seminar report Orange Application Shop Symbian training courses Stop your development team wasting time! Symbian accelerates Graphics and Data New paper: Rich Text to HTML Conversion New paper: CActive and Friends New booklet: Essential S60: Developers' Guide New Japanese book: Symbian OS C++ for Mobile Phones, v3 New translated booklet: Getting Started in Spanish New translated booklet: Carbide in Japanese New translated booklet: P.I.P.S. in Chinese New code: Developing Software for Symbian OS - 2nd Edition Symbian Developer Library feedback Symbian Developer Network Forums update Read the latest Symbian FAQs Partner and community updates - Forum Nokia Partner and community updates - UIQ
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The Symbian Smartphone Show report
The show is over and what a show it was! More exhibitors took part and more delegates attended than ever before. Read our post-show report.
Find out moreThe Symbian Smartphone Show video
Take a look at the video of this year's show. Where we focus on some of the new and upcoming technologies Symbian has to offer as well as some new imaging technology from Scalado. All the interviews were shot using a Nokia N93 smartphone.
Find out moreOrange Partner Virtual Seminar
In September Orange Partner held a hugely popular seminar entitled 'Porting open source applications to Symbian smartphones'. Erik Jacobsen, Product Manager - Symbian, spoke about P.I.P.S. to participants from sixteen countries as far as Hong Kong, U.S, Singapore and India. Attendees were provided with an insight on how to develop open source applications, and port them to Symbian smartphones. Click the link below to access the presentation and Q&As. Registration is required.
Find out moreOrange Application Shop
- Are you looking for a new distribution route for your mobile application?
- Is your product the next best-selling application?
- Is it innovative and quirky, delivering clear user-benefits that customers will want to snap-up right away?
- Do you want to sell direct to potentially 100m plus Orange customers?
If so, then submit it to Orange now! If they think it will sell you can have it on the market in a matter of weeks.
Find out moreSymbian training courses
At Symbian we are constantly working to help the developer community upgrade and improve their Symbian OS skills by offering new and improved training courses.
Book a courseStop your development team wasting time!
CruiseControl allows fully automated building and testing of the project source. Penrillian's free SymbianOSUnit test framework now supports CruiseControl and Ant within Symbian OS projects. And the scripts are valuable even if you don't have automated tests.
Download it hereSymbian accelerates Graphics and Data
Jorgen Behrens, Executive Vice-President, Marketing, explains to Richard Bloor of SymbianOne why ScreenPlay and FreeWay promise a quantum leap in user interface graphics and wireless data speeds.
Find out moreNew on SDN
New paper: Rich Text to HTML Conversion
Twm Davies describes how to import and export HTML to and from Symbian Rich Text format.
Read the paper and download the source codeNew paper: CActive and Friends
The second in the series by Ben Morris, which examines the Symbian OS native C++ idioms that developers love to hate, takes an in-depth look at active objects, a pattern that pervades Symbian OS.
Read the paperNew booklet: Essential S60: Developers' Guide
This booklet, the first in the Essential S60 series, is a guide to options for developing S60 applications.
Read the bookletNew translated book: Symbian OS C++ for Mobile Phones, Volume 3 in Japanese
Symbian OS C++ for Mobile Phones, Volume 3, is now available in Japanese, published by Shoeisha.
Find out moreNew translated booklet: Getting Started in Spanish
Our popular booklet is now available in an all-new Spanish translation.
Find out moreNew translated booklet: Carbide in Japanese
Our Essential booklet is now available in an all-new Japanese translation.
Find out moreNew translated booklet: P.I.P.S. in Chinese
The P.I.P.S. booklet is available in Chinese.
Read the bookletNew source code: Developing Software for Symbian OS - Second Edition
The source code and errata for this book is now available. The book covers all aspects of development ranging from low-level programming to end-user GUI applications.
Find out moreSymbian Developer Library feedback
This is your opportunity to give us feedback about the content you need. Just give us as good a description as possible of the problem and what you want it to answer. The more information you give us, the easier it will be to get you the content you need!
Complete the feedback formSymbian Developer Network Forums update
There are now two Symbian Signed forums available. To discuss the Symbian Signed program use Symbian Signed General, and to report all admin issues such as locked accounts, registration problems, etc. use Symbian Signed Support Requests. Also, we now have a new Question and Answer facility on the forums with points being awarded for helpful and correct answers.
Find out moreThe Latest Symbian FAQs
FAQ1524
Does EikFileUtils::FolderExists() behave differently in Symbian OS v9.1 and Symbian OS v9.2?FAQ1527
What Symbian OS objects are thread safe?FAQ1528
How do I extract the Publisher ID .cer and .key files from a Verisign .pfx file?FAQ1529
Are static libraries built with RVCT and GCCE interoperable?FAQ1531
Why the mmp file "nocompresstarget" option doesn't work for GCCE on Symbian OS v9.1
From our Partners & Community
Forum Nokia
Forum Nokia Developer Community beta
Last week Nokia launched the beta version of the Fo rum Nokia Developer Community, an online forum where all developers, Nokia experts, and visitors can meet to tap into the collective knowledge of the global Nokia mobile developer community. This interactive service complements resources provided by Forum Nokia and the existing community. Resources such as discussion boards, blogs, and wiki (including the KnowledgeBase) have been moved to the new community Web pages. The Lobby is the main page integrating all of the developer community resources including the latest news, RSS feeds from other valuable information sources, videos, podcasts, and more.
Explore the new and improved beta siteLoaner Program Launched for Forum Nokia Developers
Forum Nokia recently launched a Device Loaner Program to provide production devices to registered Forum Nokia developers. Developers will order and receive the loaner devices through the Forum Nokia eStore. Currently, the program is being offered in North America and Europe. In North America, the following devices are initially being offered: Nokia N95, Nokia N75, Nokia E65, and Nokia 5300. In Europe, these devices are now being offered: Nokia N95, Nokia N76, Nokia E65, and Nokia 5700.
Find out moreForum Nokia Launchpad
Forum Nokia Launchpad is Forum Nokia's newest membership program for developer companies. It gives developers access to Nokia's developer platform technologies to accelerate mobile application development. Forum Nokia Launchpad is open to all mobile developer companies. Members need only provide a valid Publisher ID, sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), and pay an annual membership fee of 800 euros per company. In return, they will receive the same access to technical resources, tools and SDKs, platform roadmaps and documentation as do members of the by-invitation-only Forum Nokia PRO program.
Find out moreUIQ
UIQ Developer Fast Track - a European event for mobile application developers
Attend the next UIQ Developer Fast Track European event on November 29 - 30th, get all the information you need to develop successful applications and content for UIQ 3 and step into the spotlight by showing off your applications or ideas to key mobile industry players. This is a unique opportunity for you to network with industry experts, UIQ platform engineers and fellow developers, learn about compelling business cases to be made targeting UIQ 3 and get a deeper technical knowledge of the architecture of UIQ 3. You will receive an exclusive UIQ Starter kit containing everything required to start developing for the UIQ platform, from a free UIQ 3 phone to discounts on training, porting and application signing. The agenda is online. Discover the Technical Track, Commercial Track and Advanced Tech Sessions, and register now for the UIQ Fast Track Budapest event.
Find out moreEnter the UIQ Open '08 to win fantastic prizes and gain recognition!
The UIQ Open is a unique showcase for innovative and successful applications making the most of the platform. Submit your application to the UIQ Open '08 and you can win prizes that include: UIQ phones; marketing packages for your application; invitations to the UIQ Developer Fast Track event; and more. There will be two winners in each of the following categories: business, mobility, lifestyle, entertainment and utilities. The recognition and exposure gained by winning the UIQ Open, makes this competition one of the most effective marketing opportunities for the winners!
Find out moreNew UIQ 3 tips & code samples
New emulator skins that represent UIQ 3 phones in the SDK emulator have been added to the tools page. A P1 Extension Package (UIQ 3 SDK) that provides P1 support including Sony Ericsson APIs, emulator profile and Sony Ericsson CDC Platform 1 can now be found on the SDK Download page.
Download the toolsWe have a new booklet entitled Building Blocks which is being published as a preview to the forthcoming 'UIQ 3: The Complete Guide' book. This book is aimed at C++ developers who wish to produce new applications or port to the UIQ 3 platform. It will be an invaluable tool to help developers understand and use the UIQ 3 platform, and will be available early 2008.
Learn more about the book and read the bookletSymbian Links
SDN Homepage Symbian corporate siteSymbian SignedAccredited Symbian developerSymbian Academy Symbian Technical Training
Symbian Press
Developing Software for Symbian OS - Second Edition
Essential booklets
Getting Started Coding Tips Essential UIQ Getting Started Performance Tips Java ME P.I.P.S. Carbide.c++ Data Sharing Tips
All Together Now
Essential 3rd Party resources
Affiliated Sites
Forum NokiaUIQ DeveloperSony EricssonOrangeAdobe DevNet MOTODEV
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