Nokia Targets Mass Markets with Software Development Kit
Nokia has released the new software development kit (SDK) for its Series
40 6th Edition mass-market mobile devices. The release coincides with
Nokia 6260 slide device launch, and provides support for Java Location
API, WebKit Open Source Browser, and Adobe Flash Lite 3.0. It’s
available for download.
In
June, Nokia had announced the first mobile device based on Series 40 6th
Edition, the Nokia 7510 Supernova.
Series
40 6th Edition supports the Nokia WebKit Open Source Browser for full
web look and feel, Adobe Flash Lite 3.0 for accelerated development and
delivery of rich graphical mobile content, and the Java-based location
API (JSR-179) for navigation and location-aware services. The SDK
provides the application development, testing and debugging tools to
bring these technologies to devices for the mass consumer market
worldwide.
Series
40 6th Edition support for the Nokia WebKit Open Source Browser,
previously available on the S60 smartphone platform, lets mobile content
and service providers target Series 40 feature phones with full web look
and feel.
Webkit
Browser features include the Pointer user interface, Incremental Page
Rendering, Page Overview and Visual History browsing, and the
user-favorite Minimap browsing that allows for easy screen navigation of
full-size web pages.
Series
40 6th Edition supports the interoperable Adobe Flash Lite 3.0 platform,
enabling rich graphical mobile content that is further enhanced by an
expanded main screen UI resolution that facilitates additional
opportunities for development and delivery of software and services.
The
Edition's new HVGA Portrait 320x480 main screen UI resolution brings
devices like the Nokia 6260 slide access to streaming video, image
rendering, mobile 3D graphics and scalable 2D Vector graphics.
Nokia's
global developer program, Forum Nokia, connects developers to tools,
technical information, support, and distribution channels.
