Symbian Foundation Beta snapshot 

You might have seen in Mark’s recent post an call in to turn a Symbian Foundation site beta tester user. Don’t be concerned about blank the deadline and no, we do not have to turn a Twitter user only to get an invitation, the invitations have been here, a single summary divided for you.

So, have been we a program developer extraordinary about the latest Symbian Foundation web site? Want to be the initial a single posting a technical subject on which forum? Want to be the initial a single who answers one? Want to see open sourced code? Let’s do it then, let’s get we in!

Who can get an invitation?
Any Symbian C++ developer active in the Forum Nokia developer community.

How many invitations have been available?
There have been sufficient for everyone. However, the placement routine is primer and time immoderate so the many active contributors on the Forum Nokia Discussions Board & Wiki will have priority.

How can I apply?
To get the username and cue which will give we entrance to the web site all we have to do is send me a in isolation message by the Forum Nokia Discussions Board. Easy!

 
Edit and Win - Winners!

Last month, the Forum Nokia Wiki organized a Edit and Win Wiki Contest . As the name suggests, the competetion had a budding concentration on modifying articles and we did get a really good reply from the contributors, all over the world. All articles edited during the time duration of the competetion were subjectively judged on how good they have been edited, what one more calm is supposing and the series of Edits during the duration of competetion. It is good wish to make known the 4 winners of the Edit and Win Wiki Contest . The initial altogether leader is Savaj with his most utilitarian and judicious edits on the Wiki. First runner-up altogether was Mind weird who seemed to have outlayed all his giveaway time polishing up articles. Since we felt it was not satisfactory to have Forum Nokia champions competing opposite the ubiquitous contributor, Kamaljaiswal , was comparison as a leader between Forum Nokia champions. Dougcn edited most articles this month by translations and he was the fourth leader of the modifying contest. Forum Nokia Wiki Administration interjection all those who participated in the competetion. Apart from the contest, Marcelobarrosalmeida ‎ who has contributed multiform intensely utilitarian Python articles was comparison as the Contributor of the Month for Mar 2009. I goal we all stick on me in congratulating these winners.

 
Edit and Win - Final Call for Entries!

The Mar 31st deadline is only a couple of days away, and the Forum Nokia Wiki is putting out a FINAL call for entries to contributors worldwide to revise and contention superb articles for " Edit and Win " Wiki competition. The manners of the competition have been simple; Edit by further of Material or editing inaccuracies or formatting to a some-more customary demeanour any Wiki article. All articles edited during the time duration will be subjectively judged on how good they have been edited, what if any a single some-more calm is and the series of Edits during the month. The tip contributors will win a latest Nokia device formed on accessibility the initial of April. Only Edits during the competition duration 00:01 GMT Mar 3, 2009 to 23:59 Mar 31, 2009 will be judged for this contest. Edits which have been deliberate whimsical by the judges will be penalized by not judging a single or some-more viable edits. Prizes for the competetion embody Nokia S60 inclination such as the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic or alternative device of your preference (depending on the availability) along with the high regard of your peers. Important links, Rules of Participation – here . More report on the competition here . Follow discussions regarding to the competition here . If we haven’t participated – this is your chance, the not nonetheless late revise articles. And recollect – Quality counts first! So what have been we watchful for? Don’t check – come in to win ! http://wiki.forum.nokia.com

 

When it comes to mobile and website design, there is no a single beam to order them all; each segment has the own graphic proceed and personality.   An  online essay per pattern in China  was not long ago published here on Forum Nokia, and in the destiny we’ll be rolling out destiny articles focused on opposite regions and the internal essence of pattern and how it impacts on calm and applications.    What I’d similar to to know is, what do we consider of it?  Do we find it helpful, or is there one more report which we instruct we could have found there?  It would be good to get a little feedback to soak up in to the subsequent regionally focused essay which comes out.   

 

Perhaps a blog here on Forum Nokia is a good approach to deliver myself.  My name’s Arabella, and I’m here to do what I can to assistance yield resources and report dictated for designers (visual and interaction) per mobile applications and content.  I’ll be posting report relating to these activities here on this blog, and additionally we do what I can to minister to the origination of well-crafted applications and calm for mobile devices.  Right right away there’s a couple of things here on Forum Nokia accessible which describe to pattern for mobile devices, such as a the  Mobile Design Showcase  and a little unequivocally good rudimentary report regarding  Visual Design for Mobile Devices , and there’s a lot some-more to come in the future.  I goal we similar to it and benefit something from these resources we haven’t schooled before.  If not, do we have any requests or a instruct list in regards to mobile design?  Feel giveaway to let me know and I’ll see what I can do. Arabella 

 
Forum Nokia, Bravo!

Forum Nokia Developer Conference 09, INDIA – Infinite Possibilities The track is jam packed….BANG! and what an event! Today I had a possibility to attend this eventuality at the program collateral of India, Bangalore. The eventuality was hold at Taj Residency  in the heart of the city (very good location, good arrangements). The eventuality witnessed strenuous reply by a good series of building companies, particular developers, user leaders, Nokia and Symbian leaders. The throng seemed to go on top of 400 in number. The initial such eventuality in India, focussed on the developer village and growth oppurtunities. However, it additionally lonesome a accumulation of engaging keynotes from ellite speakers , amongst that were Mobile worth combined services (MVAS), Location formed services (LBS), Mobile widgets, rising markets, trends in mobile OS development, smartphone evolution, etc. Not to dont think about Technology Showcase where successful developers presented their applications and destiny roadmaps. The Forum Nokia group organising the eventuality showed tall hospitability towards the participants. The technical guys, Balagopal NKnair and Nitin Srivastava, were bustling deliberating and pity their technical imagination with the crowd. Shiraz Datta was additionally really accessible and discussed growth oppurtunities with the participants.  It was utterly a good time for me to network with a little good people together with a little developers from alternative technologies and Forum Nokia Champions, whom I had never encounter before. Special interjection to Mr. Prakash Sayini and Mr. Santosh Ostwal for pity their personal career practice and difference of recommendation to students after the breeze up. Last though not the least, the  special noted cooking with associate Forum Nokia Champions and Forum Nokia Team prior to circuitous up. Also good interjection to Nicholas Foo, Technical personality for the Forum Nokia, APAC, for pity the story of expansion of Forum Nokia with us at the dinner. Like referred to at the event, the presentations should be accessible at the eventuality site soon. Well finished Forum Nokia…   So where is the subsequent one? Cheers, Croozeus

 
Let's talk about the Wiki!

Happy New year to all! On the conflict of the latest year, lets speak about the Forum Nokia Wiki . In guidance to rise for S60, Forum Nokia Wiki has been an utilitarian apparatus and it looks similar to the report accessible will grow some-more and more. From the bieing born of the Wiki compartment date, most mobile developers together with FN members, FN Champions and experts have common their believe and imagination with their aricles and most people work at the back of the scenes to classify them. Forum Nokia Wiki now has 5889 articles. I, on interest of Wiki Admin team, magnify the deepest high regard and appreciate all those who have helped in creation the Forum Nokia Wiki a improved village resource. Here, I would quite wish to prominence an component of the Wiki which has emerged in the center of the final year. In midst Jul 2008, we had introduced in the Wiki, a territory for Featured articles. Since afterwards any week, a honourable essay is comparison as the Featured Article of the Week and is featured on the home page. Featured articles have been deliberate to be good peculiarity articles in the Forum Nokia Wiki, as dynamic by the  Forum Nokia Wiki administrators. Before being listed here, these articles have been reviewed for accuracy, neutrality, completeness, and style. Featured articles have been indicated by a tiny parasite in the tip right dilemma of the article. All the articles which have been comparison as featured articles can be found here . This week we reached the 25th Featured article. Forum Nokia additionally continues to honour a single part of each month for their superb grant to the community’s Wiki. The writer of the month is awarded a latest S60 device. The respect is since to people which have contributed superb work for the month in series of articles and peculiarity of the articles. You as well can be a  Contributor of the Month by simply contributing utilitarian articles, e.g. codes or white papers. Over and above, Forum Nokia Wiki additionally organizes special competition at unchanging intervals and rewards the winners. 2008 witnessed 4 such competetions together with 2008 Code Example Challenge, The Asian Wiki Quest for Students, 2008 Widgets Contributions Contest and S60 5th Edition UI Contribution Contest. Thus, it has been a good on-going year and Forum Nokia Wiki continues to turn some-more versatile resource. And if we rise or have been meddlesome in building for S60 or mobile platforms in general, check it out and feel giveaway to minister utilitarian articles.  See we at the Wiki !

 
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The recover claimant chronicle of the Nokia Qt SDK v1.0 is right away accessible for download on Forum Nokia.

 

Recently I’ve been essay a bit about the latest Ovi App Wizard product from Forum Nokia, that allows publishers to repurpose web calm (in the form of an RSS or Atom feed) in to a mobile application. The apparatus produces Java and WRT apps at the finish of the process, and afterwards provides a seamless workflow for submitting those apps in to the Ovi Store. Recently myself and my co-worker (and Forum Nokia Champion) Alessandro Pace were interviewed for a Forum Nokia Podcast, to share the thoughts on the App Wizard, that has only been published here (Part 1 and Part 2 ). Check out my alternative blog posts on my App Wizard experiences: Nokia App Wizard open for commercial operation Followup on Free Apps in Ovi Store My initial Ovi App Wizard product in the Ovi Store

 
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There is a organisation of dauntless volunteers at the Symbian Foundation which have the aspiration of anticipating and stealing any bug left in the height code. A rsther than wily pursuit though, given as we all know, there have been no bugs in Symbian ;) OK, I’m jocking. Of march there have been bugs in the software, though there have been couple of of them after any assembly of the Bug Squad . We see reports of such bugs any right away and then, and here at Forum Nokia we have a dedicated feedback channel by which we entice we to send us we bug reports. But right away which the handling complement source formula is entirely open, there is an even improved approach of confronting this pest: approach combat. And we can do your partial too. The Squad is a practical one. No grave focus is required, no education check. You can stick on it by simply adding your name to a list in the wiki, and by introducing yourself on the IRC channel. You do not even have to be a developer in sequence to participate, testers have been acquire as well – be they professionals or small ardent power-users. Working in practical teams, and focusing on a single package/component/application at the time, any proffer can minister by identifying a bug, suggesting a improved approach of implementing a feature, or essentially regulating and afterwards verifying the identified bug. Serious work, though fun too. Reporting a bug gains we a ” bullion silver “, regulating it will move we 3 such tokens. And if we get to pick up 81 bullion coins, we will benefit the “back gecko” title, and community’s respect. Sounds similar to a fun diversion to fool around right? So, what do we say? Will we stick on the squad? The subsequent exam day is scheduled for 24.05.2010 and it is focusing on the Organizer package, we can find the movement devise for this day here . A rsther than tighten call to movement though do not be concerned if we cannot stick on them now, we can stay up to date with arriving events and the swell finished by the group by on vacation their wiki page at http://tiny.symbian.org/bugsquad and to illustrate be ready for the subsequent rounds.

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