In a recent post Dale mentioned the Ovi App Wizard, a content creation service I never heard of... So, what's this App Wizard for Ovi?
Bill Perry just published a blog post with content guidelines for Ovi publishers. In a few words about what types of content are permitted in Ovi Store.
There have been some questions from developers recently about what types of content are permitted in Ovi Store and I wanted to share our guidelines with you. These are the guidelines that are posted in our web based publishing tool and support page for registered Ovi Publishers.
(via Alessandro) - There is a new article on the Adobe DevNet mobile section from Mariam: Developing games for Nokia S60 Touch devices.
In this tutorial, I'll discuss the process to develop games for Nokia touch-screen devices using Flash Lite 3.1. I'll focus on the development steps and workflow I followed, rather than describing the game's logic. For this project, I used the Nokia 5800 as a base device for the majority of the content development work.
Thanks to Ugur (Kuneri) and Riku Salminen (FN) we now have a great trick which enables us to use PNG images as Symbian application icon instead of SVG.
Basically after we convert the PNG image to base64 format from here, we just need to directly use the Base64 formatted text in an hand-made SVG file (SVG is basically text file) using the template text below to create our fresh icon (replace the text THE BASE64 ENCODED BITMAP GOES HERE with your copy pasted text):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" contentScriptType="text/ecmascript" zoomAndPan="magnify" baseProfile="tiny" contentStyleType="text/css" version="1.0" width="6.77196" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 6.77196 6.85856" height="6.85856" fill-rule="evenodd"> <g><metadata/><g> <image x="-2.847" y="-3.71656" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1
2.847 3.71656)" width="6.77196" xlink:href="data:image/png;base64, THE BASE64 ENCODED BITMAP GOES HERE" xlink:type="simple" xlink:actuate="onLoad" height="6.85856" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" xlink:show="embed"/> </g></g></svg>
Bill just published a new blog post (Ovi Store - the First 5 Months) revealing another update regarding Ovi Store and where it is since its launch about 5 months ago (even if once again no revenue facts at all). The following stats are from 26 May through 31 October:
- Available on over 100 different Nokia devices (60+ Symbian S60 devices)
- Active users from over 180 countries
- Developers from 65 countries are distributing content
- 8 countries today have local content, local language support and mobile billing: UK, Spain, France, Germany, Singapore, Australia, Italy, Russia. By the end of Q1 2010 there will be more than 20 countries.
- Top 10 Ovi Store Markets by performance in alphabetic order: Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Russia & UK
- In almost all of the top 10 Ovi Store countries, 5800 XpressMusic and N97 are the #1 and #2 devices for Ovi Store activity and consumer engagement
- Redownload now available and search is much improved, more details (http://tinyurl.com/yf9tmbd)
- Ovi Store will ship embedded on most new compatible Nokia devices including Symbian S60 and Series 40 from Q4 2009
- On average, each registered user has downloaded at least 8 items from Ovi Store
- In October, the number of content items downloaded was over 70% higher than in Sept.
If you have a Nokia device and you want to download or enhance your device, visit store.ovi.com to browse for content and applications. You are also invited to leave any question as a comment on Bill's blog post.
Alessandro recently published a very interesting tutorial about how to easly create a cool WRT widget using Mobile Web Template from Forum Nokia.
Flickr is a photo sharing website, that allows users to upload and share their favorite photos with other users. Mobile Web Templates are a set of customizable templates, composed by HTML, CSS and graphic resources, built in order to display in an optimal manner on mobile devices' browsers.
This article uses the Mobile Web Templates for High-End devices since Web Runtime widgets are currently compatible with S60 5th edition and S60 3rd edition FP2 devices (note: also some S60 3rd edition FP1 devices, via firmware upgrades, support Web Runtime widgets). Check the article here.
Wow. Next Forum Nokia Developer Conference will be in Bangalore, 7th December '09. Unlock the mystery behind the codes that create path-breaking applications - one which the universe of mobile users would love to use.
You have been toying ideas that have the potential to change the world and transform you, completely! It's time to Unlock Star within you. At Forum Nokia Developer Conference '09, get inspired to create your very own application that will run on hundreds and millions of mobile devices all over the world. It's time to get ready to change the world. It is time to step out of the shadows and be in the limelight.
This year's event promises to be very special. It includes:
- Live demonstrations of real-life mobile application stars who 'wowed' the world with their mobile applications to win fame and fortune.
- Insights into future and industry trends by Forum Nokia Star Experts.
- Knowledge sessions.
- Implications of mobile evolution in the developer space.
- Tricks and tips to create powerful mobile applications quickly and easily.
- The value proposition OVI represents for Developers
For Registration and more information, visit www.nokiadevcon.in.
(via Dale) - A new video has just been added to the Developing with Flash Lite series – "Accessing GPS using Nokia Platform Services". In this episode we look at using Nokia’s Platform Services for S60 5th Edition to access GPS data within your Flash Lite mobile application.
You can download source files for this video here.
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