Read the latest news – hot off the press – of special interest to all Nokia developers.
If you’ve got an application for Android or BlackBerry (up to BlackBerry OS 7.1), your existing Java code puts you in a great position to take advantage of the growing demand for apps from Series 40 phone owners.
To help you take advantage of this opportunity, we’ve started to gather a collection of resources to guide you through the porting process in the Porting to Series 40 library section.
Integrated operator billing helps developers by offering their consumers a seamless purchasing experience as well as a secure transaction model for those who do not own or are reticent about using their credit cards to make online purchases.
As we continue to focus on creating enhanced revenue opportunities for our developers, Nokia has extended its ecosystem of operator billing partners with Nokia Store to include Idea Cellular in India. This partnership will make Nokia Store easily accessible to millions of Idea Cellular consumers, allowing them to use their Nokia phones to consume premium content from Nokia Store and pay for it via their pre-paid or post-paid accounts.
It’s time to wrap up some apps and get them ready for the holidays!
The HO HO! X-mas Hackathon is a two-day event for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Nokia Asha app creation. There will be consultations with Nokia and Microsoft experts, presentations about Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Asha development, and, most importantly, plenty of time to hack. Have an app on another platform? Port it to Windows or Series 40. Or start from scratch and build something great for the season and beyond.
There will be Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 tracks in Turku, Tampere, and Oulu, andt he Tampere event will have an additional track covering the Series 40/Asha Java apps. Series 40 is the most widely used mobile platform in the world. The latest full touch Series 40 phones bring a smartphone experience to the mass market, complementing the range of Series 40 phones that deliver many mobile consumers their first internet experience.
Details of the Microsoft Windows 8 Windows Phone 8 side are on the Microsoft Hackathon site. For details about the Series 40 Asha part,check the Tampere Hermia Hackathon page.
For direct links to the registration pages, please follow the links below:
Oulu: http://www.interestid.com/welcome/default/event_basics/20
Turku: http://www.lyyti.fi/ilmoittaudu/HO_HO_HO_Xmas_Hackathon_6916
Tampere: http://www.hermia.fi/windows-8-x-mas-hackathon
Have fun!
Hola a todos! Este mes de Noviembre he estado rodando por Madrid y Bilbao, haciendo una serie de eventos sobre Windows Phone 8. En ellos me he centrado en las novedades que esta versión del sistema nos ofrece. Desde las características de Visual Studio 2012 y los emuladores hasta el uso del API de voz, pasando por la localización geográfica en background o los nuevos mapas y las opciones que nos ofrecen. En total en cada charla, aunque cada una ha sido un poco distinta…(read more)
Map Explorer demonstrates the use of new Map control for Windows Phone 8. This application shows functionality like searching of address, calculating route, etc in the same page, giving the user an immediate understanding of the Map property changes. To follow the standards of using location feature in the application it has also added the query dialog for user’s premising before accessing the location service of the device. The project wiki explains the compatibility and implementation of the application.
Windows Phone 8 Map API brings a fluid and extensive use of Map experience. Whether you are upgrading an existing Bing Maps application or writing a new Map application for Windows Phone 8 , Guide to the maps could be the one stop tutorial for you. This article explains step-by-step implementation of Windows Phone 8 Map API along with its features and the class library used.
– Somnath Banik (on behalf of the Projects Moderation team)
The compatibility layer for applications packed as .apk (that are running natively and use OpenGL ES) has seen its source code released yesterday. Supports Maemo 5 (Fremantle) and MeeGo 1.2 (Harmattan), which means your N900, N950 and N9 are covered. Documentation is provided in the source, and the wrapper generator scripts are also released. Looking forward to contributions and new modules from the community. Details can be found on the apkenv website.
Hola a todos!! A principios de mes publiqué un post sobre los eventos en los que participaría . Aprovecho hoy para ampliarlos! El día 27 de Noviembre estaré con el grupo de usuarios .net de Euskadi, Artalde.Net , dando una charla sobre Windows Phone 8, así que si estás por la zona no dudes en acudir, que luego nos iremos de pintxos!! En la charla veremos las nuevas herramientas que incorpora Visual Studio 2012, los emuladores, hablaremos de las novedades…(read more)
NFC Talk is a peer-to-peer chat application demonstrates the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology on Windows Phone 8. This application has three pages: settings page, connect page and a chatting page. To run the application user needs to enter a name in the settings page. Connect page is used to establish a connection between two devices and chatting page to send message between them. To know more about NFC Talk application architecture and the API usage, see Opening sockets with NFC article.
NFC brings a fast and easy way of data transmission between devices. Windows Phone 8 platform uses Proximity API which opens a communication channel between two devices, just by tapping the devices together. To learn more see Windows Phone 8 Proximity API reference .
– Somnath Banik (on behalf of the Projects Moderation team)
Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a examinar una de las principales novedades que incorpora Windows Phone 8: Las APIs de voz. Aunque el reconocimiento de voz ya estaba disponible en Windows Phone 7.X, no existían APIs que pudiésemos consumir para incluir este tipo de funcionalidad en nuestras aplicaciones. Pero con Windows Phone 8, esto ha cambiado. Podemos usar el reconocimiento de voz en nuestros proyectos por tres vías distintas: Comandos de voz. Nos permitirán ejecutar acciones…(read more)
Hola a todos! Estos últimos meses han sido una auténtica locura, es lo que tiene no saber decir no a todo proyecto interesante que cae en tus manos. Al mismo tiempo que hacía de mentor en el Megathon de Bilbao y peleaba con WinRT para sacar adelante las demos de Visual Studio 2012, gestaba un nuevo proyecto, plasmado en forma de libro, que por fin hoy ve la luz. Junto con Ibon Landa y Rafael Serna , incansables compañeros en la mayoría de proyectos en los que me…(read more)
