Nokia Developer Summit 2009

Hi all,

Nokia Developer Summit 2009 has been a great success and I have been there, so here are some cool photos of the amazing event.

I have met old friends again and also new good guys. Of course, as always, I have learnt a lot!

Event stuff is online now - http://events.nokia.com/developersummit/

Dreaming about the next Nokia Champion event yet this year...

:-D

Dilbert hates rebates

World Air Traffic - one day

Isn't it amazing???

Ovi Store 101 for Developers (longer version)

Time to learn, meet old friends and new people!

In a couple of weeks I will be in Europe attending the first ever Nokia Developer Summit, then in a month it will be time to go to California again for the JavaOne Conference...busy days! :-D



Please drop me a note if you are also getting ready to attend these events so we can meet!

Nokia N96 Bruce Lee clip

Happy birthday Symbian - 10 years old!

It is still very new but it is the market leader!

http://www.symbian.com/news/pr/2008/pr200810017.html

Mobile phone evolution...

How Nokia Users Drive Innovation

An interesting article by BusinessWeek, note the really strange form factors (click View Slide Show on the left).

Beautiful to use...

Nokia 6600 (slide and fold) and Nokia 3600 slide.

Bossa Conference's photostream

I attended the BOSSA Conference in Brazil back in March, a cool mobile Linux event. Here is the Flickr photostream.

S60 RC Truck controlled by PyS60!

S60 RC truck catching eyes at the Web 2.0 Expo

LG and Samsung increasing market share, Nokia leading...

Market leader Nokia continued at a slow and steady growth pace, increasing its market share from 40.6 per cent to 40.9 per cent. While Mawston said that 2008 is shaping up to be the year of the Koreans, with improved handset portfolios enabling LG to grow at almost four times the annual industry average, while Samsung is growing over two times faster.

Apple, Moto, Sony Ericsson losing handset market share

S60Online - YouTube

Some interesting S60 videos - http://www.youtube.com/s60online

Nokia N81 8GB Ad - Cool!

2008 JavaOne Developer Conference - Opening Video

I will not comment, the video is enough :)

Nokia announces new NFC device - 6212

This new Series 40 5th Edition FP1 device seems to be really nice, here are the specs - Nokia 6212 classic

Also in the news - Nokia NFC handset touches down.

Android gets its mobile web server

While there are no Android devices hitting the market yet, this interesting article talks about porting the well-known Jetty Java Web Container and HTTP Server to Android.

While I am not a fan of Android mainly due to the fact that its Java is not standard and not based on standard Java ME, it is cool to see a real Java Web Container running in a mobile device.

You know, the S60 platform has a similar solution called MWS (Mobile Web Server) developed by the Nokia Research Center but it is LAMP oriented as far as I know.

Overall the cool thing is to see that it is really possible to host a server inside a mobile device :)

eSWT Article

Aleksi Uotila from Java for S60 has posted a cool article about eSWT for S60 3rd Edition FP2 devices.

Get it if interested, it was originally published in S60 News magazine.

Taking S60 Java Platform user interface capabilities to the next level

Project Management Podcast

Besides being a Lead Architect and Developer, currently I also play the role of Technical Manager and then I am using the PMBOK practices and guide to perform some of my tasks as well.

So, as PMBOK is one major I am interested, I would like to point you to an interesting site and podcast that is maintained by Ricardo Vargas, one of the best PMBOK mentors in Brazil.

His site is called MacroSolutions and it is full of resources and of course, the fantastic podcast. Unfortunately it is in my native language, Brazilian Portuguese. Worth the visit!

Macrosolutions

Mobile Games Innovation Challenge by Nokia

Nokia has started a new competition named Mobile Games Innovation Challenge, it is offering 70K Euros for winners.

Interested? You can find more information here - www.developer.n-gage.com/innovation

Applications for E-Series devices

The Nokia for Business site is full of options regarding business and productivity applications for E-Series devices. Worth checking if you are using one of those business gadgets.

Nokia for Business - Find Software

New firmware update - N95 and N82 get Flash Lite 3 and WRT

Now, besides the N95 8GB (my current device), N95 and N82 users can get Flash Lite 3 and WRT (Widgets) update. Here it goes - http://europe.nokia.com/A4577225

Nokia Tube unveiled - response to iPhone

Without further ado, check those nice photos and articles at Symbian in Motion, NokNok and IntoMobile.

Also check Tom Libretto's words about Tube and the iPhone, I liked the "We've done that [volume] since we've had dinner on Friday", regarding the 5 million to 6 million iPhone devices shipped since June. "

Anxiety ;)

New mobile Python (PyS60) Video

Interested in PyS60? So check this new video by my friend Jürgen Schieble, author of the outstanding Mobile Python book.

Want more? So check the MobiLenin's Channel on YouTube.

Symbian launches Symbian SQL and a new LBS architecture

Symbian SQL is based on SQLite and the new LBS architecture supports multiple positioning technologies including A-GPS, network-based and even Wi-FI...check more below.

Advanced mass data handling and location based services technologies launched on Symbian OS

Cool - newspapers and magazines on the internet

My sister has sent me this link - http://www.indekx.com/

She keeps surprising me :)

I think I have not studied geography like I think I have should...

OFF-TOPIC...but very funny in my opinion, ha, ha, ha :)

The World according to Finns...and Americans...

NetBeans Mobility Pack - the latest wave

The NetBeans + Mobility Pack rock, they do rock!

Check the new Palatte components in Netbeans Mobility Visual Mobile Designer

MSA book - let me send a buck overseas again as usual

I have read some books by this guy before and I cannot afford to miss this one - Kicking Butt with MIDP and MSA. While I know the majority of its content, Knudsen is always a good read in my opinion.

Linux Top Smartphone OS By 2012

I am sure Linux will increase its market share in the coming years...Maemo is maturing (and it is really open, not like the Motorola's Linux devices, which have closed environment), I bet we will have one device with more than Wi-Fi soon...

Linux Top Smartphone OS By 2012

Must have tools for a Java Developer

I liked the list and I can confirm some items on the list are really good indeed...

Must have tools for a Java Developer

Back from BOSSA 2008

Nice event, met some great folks. Some photos included.

Going to BOSSA Conference 2008

Today I am going to BOSSA conference 2008, organized by the Nokia Technology Institute in Brazil. In my opinion, BOSSA is the the best mobile Linux and Open-source event in Brazil. As usual, it will take place in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil but this time the venue is the Summervile Resort.

Cool comparison chart - iPhone x S60 included

This is the lastest whole thing.

Apple iPhone SDK x Toolchain x Windows Mobile x S60 x Android.

Do not forget that some are still wannabes...

iPhone SDK comparison chart

Morph - Nokia unveils shape changing nano-phone concept

Fantastic concept!

Technology professionals unveil their suffering - reporting from Brazil

This is about the average salary of tech guys in Brazil (in Portuguese).

A while ago when I was going to São Paulo for a business trip as usual, there were 2 guys beside me and one of them was the president of a company in Brazil. He has commented with the other guy that his annual bonus alone was something about 300K a year...I think I need to rethink my focus :)

And here are the new Java ME features of Nokia S60 3rd Edition devices

It is really becoming more powerful than ever...check below:

• Nokia IAPInfo API
• Device dedicated Media keys (Play/Pause/Stop) access as normal key events
• Control over End call key (Red call key) behavior for application's lifecycle
• Enabling device theme background for Canvases for custom component usage
• Prevention of screen saver via Nokia UI API
• Foreground/background events via pauseApp/startApp
• Flip close event for fold/clamshell devices via pauseApp
• Access to device IMEI, network access type (gprs / csd etc.), network id, network signal level, battery level, country code, date and time formats via system properties
• LCDUI Canvas Graphics scaling (introduced originally in 3rd ed) enhanced for orientation switching devices

New Java features of 3rd Ed. fp 2

Back from London!

I am back from London, the Smartphone Show was hot this year, many new devices and announcements. And the Developer's Day showed us something about the S60 Touch UI...fantastic...iPhone days are counted :)

Next stop: London - UK

Today I am departing to London to attend both the Forum Nokia Developer Day and the Symbian Smartphone Show 2007.

Busy days... :)

Merge operations - good idea?

Trouble brewing at Nokia Siemens

Microsoft software on Nokia - no, it is not Windows Mobile

Market penetration is what really counts in my opinion, this is the proof.

Nokia offering Windows Live on its S60 and Series 40 devices (in Portuguese).

Innovation is still the word of the valley

This article confirms that the USA and the Silicon Valley are still a hot source of cool things technology. Do not believe? Then check below:

The new wave of Silicon Valley start-ups

Here is the iPhone

Finally the iPhone has make it to the stores, while I have a strong opinion about it regarding the articles I have read, I am not convinced it is the big next thing in the market, not at all.

Anyway, here it goes...

Apple's iPhone makes it to stores

Back from Singapore

I have just one thing to say: Amazing trip!

The New Nokia Organization

Nokia will be introducing a new company structure, effective January 1st, 2008.

Nokia organizes for the converging marketplace

The AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ audio formats

Nowadays everyone is buying a smartphone, or feature phone, whatever, you name it.

When I find friends talking about the memory space available on their mobiles and the MP3 thing, I always advise them to check if their phone can play the eAAC+.

I have hundreds of songs in my mobile today :)

Today the vast majority of good Nokia phones use it and I have explained it so many times that I always wanted to find a good (user) article about it. Here is the finding ;)

Sound start to music on mobiles

The Virus threat

That is why I like Symbian and to have PlatSec (platform security) in place.

Mobile viruses (in Portuguese).

Let us go to Singapore. Shall we?

In a few hours I will be departing to Singapore, such a great place to visit. I will be attending the next Forum Nokia Champion event, meeting great friends and getting to know some new faces, fantastic!!!

Everything is clean and safe, polite people, technology, good food. The best fact is that currency (Singapore dollar) is not that strong if compared to Brazilian real and it is a great place to buy new gadgets...oh my God, my credit card is going to have hard work.

What a nice trip :)

If you have never heard about Singapore, here is the entire profile.

About Singapore: A city-state situated at the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore has always been at the crossroads between the East and the West.

In this present age of globalisation and knowledge-based economy, Singapore is fast becoming a major hub for the Asian countries which are keen to tap the Republic's experience and knowledge of running one of the most successful economies in the world.

Singapore in figures:

• 1965 - The year when Singapore became an independent country and was officially known as the Republic of Singapore.
• 685.4 km2 - Total land area of Singapore
• 25ºC - 32ºC - Average temperature
• 4.35 million - Total population as in 2005, which comprises 3 major ethnic groups (Chinese: 75.6%, Malay: 13.6%, Indian: 8.7%) and other smaller ethnic groups (2.1%).
• 4 official languages - English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. English is the working language used in the administration and major institutions.
• 29,252 - Total number of graduates from the institutions of higher learning in 2003, of which 16,117 were from the polytechnics, 10,363 from the universities and 2,772 from the National Institute of Education.
• 4.25 million - Number of mobile phone users in 2005.
• 8.9 million - Number of tourists who visited Singapore in 2005.
• S$3.60 - Price of a Big Mac.
  

Uniquely Singapore (the best, and official, in my opinion)

Singapore (in Portuguese).

My hotel

Some friends - Mobile Monday Singapore

All right, here is one of my best friends - Bai Wansong from China.

Wibree forum merges with Bluetooth SIG

Wibree forum merges with Bluetooth SIG

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft has unveiled a new touch-sensitive coffee table-shaped computer called "Surface". In my opinion touch interfaces are the next big thing in mobile computing and as you know Microsoft is a real player on the technology market, so it is worth the read. Nice read ;)

Microsoft unveils table computer

China volumes

Read this article and you will understand the reasons why every big technology company in the world is considering China as crucial to their operations.

China Postel orders 20 million devices from Nokia (in Portuguese).

Military stuff

Since the teenager days when I was an electronic technician (yes, I have studied, designed and participatend in engineering projects applying both analog and digital circuits in the past, oops) I know that the cutting-edge and really hard components, harsh ones, are the ones used in military circuits and components. While this is not so directly related to mobile stuff, sometimes I think about the gadgets those guys are using today. Cyber soldiers are a reality nowadays...and their infrastructure is fantastic!

Bandwidth leap for British forces

This is what I really consider as mobility. I am wired...

Those guys are crazy, I would rather to be in Porto de Galinhas or Itacaré. I like beaches...and safety...no doubts :)

Highest mobile call climb begins

The new pick

Hello there,

Below is the new pick.

Although I am not a beginner mobile developer anymore I am buying two new books aimed at newbies but they seem to be quite interesting books anyway, that is why I am paying for them, of course ;)

The first one is Programming Mobile Devices: An Introduction for Practitioners by Tommi Mikkonen. What caught my eyes is that this book discusses some assumptions and conventions taken into consideration when defining the Java ME and Symbian C++ runtimes, the two technologies I am focusing on during the last couple of years.

The second one is S60 Programming - A Tutorial Guide by Forum Nokia Champion fellow Dr. Paul Coulton as it is about S60 programming focusing on GUIs and also the S60 3rd Edition version of S60. Quite cool!

Check the list yourself, now my library is really solid and complete. I am about to master that all :)

Symbian OS Platform Security
* Author: Craig Heath
* Published by Symbian Press
* Publication date: March 2006
* 250 pages
* ISBN 0-470-01882-8

Symbian OS Internals
* Author: Jane Sales
* Published by Symbian
* Publication date:October 2005
* 918 pages
* ISBN 0-470-02524-7

Smartphone Operating System Concepts with Symbian OS
* Author: Michael J. Jipping
* Published by Symbian
* Publication date: April 2007
* 336 pages
* ISBN-10: 0470034491

The Symbian OS Architecture Sourcebook
* Author: Ben Morris
* Published by Symbian
* Publication date: April 2007
* 640 pages
* ISBN 0470018460

S60 Programming - A Tutorial Guide
* Author: Paul Coulton, Reuben Edwards, with Helen Clemson
* Published by Symbian Press
* Publication date: February 2007
* 344 pages
* ISBN-13: 9780470027653

Programming Mobile Devices: An Introduction for Practitioners
* Author: Tommi Mikkonen
* Published by: John Wiley & Sons
* Published in: February 2007
* ISBN-10: 0470057386

Mobile adverstisement is the $ - Microsoft buys ScreenTonic

Mobile adverstisement is where the money is flowing according to Google. Microsoft is listening.

Microsoft buys ScreenTonic (in Portuguese).

Good friends around

During the last year I have been buying and reading some really interesting books, so far the list of strong stuff is below:

• Nokia Smartphone Hacks
• The Accredited Symbian Developer Primer
• S60 Smartphone Quality Assurance
• Symbian OS Explained
• Developing Software for Symbian OS
• How Smartphones Work
• Developing Series 60 Applications

Besides that great books, I am using a lot of cool articles and tutorials from Forum Nokia, Sony Ericsson Developer World and Symbian. Anyway, I think it is time to buy some new books :)

I will prepare my new list and I will be glad if someone can advise me if my new list really inclues good books. Please friends!

Global mobile phone growth slows

A market update, it seems Sony Ericsson has boosted its deployments and profits, let's see how Nokia is going to tackle that from this last report.

Global mobile phone growth slows

Samsung, Nokia partner on mobile TV

How interesting! Even mobile phone competitors are partnering to foster mobile TV.

Samsung, Nokia partner on mobile TV

SavaJe (and the Jasper S20) still breathing?

Great news, it seems that Sun Microsystems is going to acquire SavaJe and its CDC technology, including a nice implementation of JSR-209 - Advanced Graphics and User Interface Optional Package for the J2ME Platform.

Sun plans to purchase CDC device maker SavaJe

Sun acquires SavaJe intellectual property

Java Everywhere 2 - Sun Microsystems

What a cool video!

You can see some Nokia devices showing JME applications besides all other Java related stuff. Java technology offers a so complete choice that you can run it anywhere indeed.

Java Everywhere - Java Technology in Action

Tiny files set for a big future

Interesting article by BBC's Click Online staff, it talks about tiny file formats that are great advancements. Talks about DivX's approach, encoding and decoding and other interesting subjects.

Tiny files set for a big future

More about Nokia RDA Service

Daniel has written a very informative article about RDA, very nice! You can check it here.

S60 Smartphone Quality Assurance - now on my desk!

Great, S60 Smartphone Quality Assurance is now on my desk at last!!!

I received one copy of her book as a gift from the Forum Nokia Champion program.

I've just skimmed through the book and it's simply amazing, it has a lot of useful information I've never seen anywhere before and, believe me, I have a lot of mobile related books.

Prior to that all, I had listened the Voice of S60 interview with Saila and got to know that she was a senior manager at Nokia. Afterwards I had the opportunity to know Saila in person during the Forum Nokia Tech Days Sao Paolo as Srinkanth has introduced us (me and Luis) to her during the event. She is very polite and even friendly person and now that I got to know her profile and even knowledge (by checking the book table of contents) I am impressed.

One thing that's really interesting and cool about the book and Saila is that, although she's a manager, She is a very technical person with amazing technical skills, I am very, very impressed by her book's content. It seems that being a manager at Nokia also means having excellent technical skills and not just business related ones, very cool indeed.

I am starting to read the book now and I will post a review soon so stay tuned ;)

Nokia Siemens Networks starts its operations

Now it's official, the new company is now operating and announces vision of 5 billion people connected by 2015!

Check their brand new web site - Nokia Siemens Networks

Deepfish browser - early stages

The cool thing about technology is that competition may be the fiercest in the market. Take Nokia for example, it's the leader for me and it will be for a long time as it also receives some cool new ideas from its competitors like the hyped-still-to-the-market iPhone and now this cool Deepfish browser from Microsoft.

But please forgive me, the S60 OSS browser (a.ka. Nokia Web Browser and also S60WebKit) is the browser for the decade in my opinion (I doubt a better browser by 2010), what's your opinion???

Anyway, check some also cool stuff below.

More Fudge from Microsoft Live.com [perhaps playing catch up]

"As a technology preview, Deepfish is early in its development cycle
(still a few releases from beta quality). As a result some features are
not implemented or are only partially implemented. Currently, the
technology preview does not support ActiveX controls, AJAX, cookies,
Javascript, and HTTP POST." - meaning it does bugger all

http://on10.net/Blogs/larry/exclusive-video-new-mobile-web-browser--deep
fish/

http://labs.live.com/Deepfish/

Forum Nokia Wiki, Forum Nokia Remote Device Access Service

Nokia is leading the market with so many surprises and tools for mobile developers like me, I think we have the best community worldwide :)

Two fantastic, brilliant news are Forum Nokia Wiki and the Remote Device Access service, both launched by the best development community I've participated so far in my life, Forum Nokia.

Having that all, it proves one thing: Nokia really knows what the "Connecting People" motto means.

No more comments, come on check them yourself!

IBM is really innovative - The multimedia web for blind people

IBM is a cool company with very interesting projects with no doubts. The project on this article is a
good example of what technology can mean for the whole mankind.

Now that web is becoming richer with mixed media content (a.k.a multimedia), this one is really a killer solution in my humble opinion :)

Read the article:

"Codenamed the Accessibility Browser - or A-Browser - the software was created by a blind employee in Japan."

IBM helps blind 'see' web video