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- Greater reach: one billion Java technology enabled phones from Nokia.
- Cross platform: common APIs across mobile platforms and PCs.
- Rich apps: advanced APIs for everything from emerging market life tools to 3D games.
Java technology enables you to address a huge diversity of market segments, including those in emerging markets. The Java Runtime for Nokia delivers a comprehensive set of consistent Java APIs to Nokia phones based on Symbian and the Series 40 platform. This technology enables you to build sophisticated applications for multiple phone models with confidence.
There has never been a better time to take your applications mobile and, with support from Nokia for the most popular Java language development tools, it's never been easier.
Spotlights for Java View all
Soundtracker: Powered by Java
JumpyBug
LP33.TV: On-Demand Music Videos
Brain Tester 24-Pack
Locago
Froga
Opera Mini Web browser
Farm Frenzy Lite
Calling All Innovators Developer Party
Soundtracker: Powered by Java
Daniele Calabrese, founder and CEO of Soundtracker, discusses their multi-platform mobile music service. Daniele describes Soundtracker as the "first geo-social internet radio". It offers more than 11 million songs that consumers can play in real time with friends and broadcast via Facebook and Twitter. Building the app in Java, and making it work for more than fifty different Nokia phones, was "a little bit challenging for us," notes Calabrese, but "it was worth the time and effort as we now have an amazing reach." Soundtracker has been available for Windows Phone since the debut of the platform.
JumpyBug
JumpyBug is a game about reflexes and patience. Do you like cute clouds? Don't be too hasty. Your goal is to jump from cloud to cloud with a single control: when to jump. As you rise, clouds get trickier. Soon enough, clouds won't look so cute. Game by C4M - More Games available on Playtomo In-game ads by innerActive (requires data connection). For games alerts, technical and installation questions, follow us @innerActive.
LP33.TV: On-Demand Music Videos
LP33.TV is a free on-demand widget available in Ovi Store that features music videos and interviews with the latest bands, as well as music culture and lifestyle content. LP33.TV allows consumers to watch videos from featured channels and create playlists.
Brain Tester 24-Pack
Check out Brain Tester 24-Pack and put the fun into brain training. It ’s an all-new brain training experience packed with up to 24 brain games and a hilarious stupid test that’ll challenge your common sense! Uncover your potential and have fun doing it – challenging yourself with all the classic brain games plus so much more. By Digital Chocolate.
Locago
Locago is a new mobile map application that gives you directions, GPS support and a lot of great content. Browse Wikipedia articles, Flickr images, weather forecasts, city guides and worldwide webcams. Locate your friends and get local with Yahoo local. Search for addresses and create directions for pedestrians. Or use the open API to create new cool layers with your favorite content. Locago runs on most standard phones with Java.
Froga
Help the little frog to catch all the flies. But think ahead as waterlilies sink behind you. Froga is a little cute game, but not as easy as it seems to be. Game by C4M - More Games available on Playtomo. In-game ads by innerActive (requires data connection). For games alerts, technical and installation questions, follow us @innerActive.
Opera Mini Web browser
Opera Mini ™ is a fast and tiny Web browser that allows you to access the full Internet on your phone. It uses a remote server to preprocess Web pages before sending them to your phone. Web content is optimized for your device, ensuring fast and cheap browsing and a great user experience. It has all the feat ures expected from a browser, and more, such as content download, skinning, bookmarks, browsing history. Take all your favourite Web sites and download images, MP3's on the go with Opera Mini!
Farm Frenzy Lite
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run your own fully working farm? Looking after chickens, sheep and cows, producing cakes, wool, butter and cheese. If you fancy giving it a go without having to get up at the crack of dawn every day Farm Frenzy is the game for you!
Calling All Innovators Developer Party
In August, Nokia hosted a celebration to announce the winners of the Calling All Innovators $10M contest and turn the spotlight on our most important collaborators, you the developer. Fellow Nokia and Windows Phone devs, as well as members of the Nokia North America team, local VCs, media, and operators attended to celebrate the industry and it's achievements. It was a wonderful evening celebrating your contributions to the mobile app ecosystem and we look forward to sharing with you in the exciting times ahead.
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News and events
- Developers from around the world square off in Hackathon
- The Hackathon competition for developers is in full swing at Nokia World this week. Competitors in the contest this year come from an international array of large services firms (including Tieto and ICS).
- Software Update Increases App Visibility for Nokia Developers
- New Series 40 phones with the innovative Touch and Type UI increase visibility for developers’ apps, and existing users will benefit from the enhancement via software updates. This applies already to C2-02, C2-03, C3-01, and X3-02 phones.
- Enter the Series 40 Java and Web Competition
- Enter Forum Nokia’s new Series 40 Java and Web Competition, and you could be among three winners of a new Nokia X3-02 and a yet-to-be-announced Nokia device. To enter, first create a Java or web app designed to run on a Series 40 6th Edition, Feature Pack 1 device.
Highlights
Nokia SDK 1.0 for Java — a better way to build Java apps
The Nokia SDK for Java is the single tool for enabling Java development for Series 40 6th Edition, Feature Pack 1 and future
Series 40 platforms. Nokia SDK 1.0 for Java is the first iteration of this SDK. For the Series 40 phones of today and tomorrow,
the Nokia SDK for Java will be the single, unified development tool, creating simplified development and testing of your Java
apps.
Get more information and download the SDK
To get a head start on the next generation of the SDK, have a look at the beta release of Nokia SDK 1.1 for Java, available now from Nokia Developer Projects. This updated SDK, featuring an emulator based on the new Nokia 303 phone,
offers features that let you explore In-App Purchase capabilities for your apps for Nokia 303.
Explore In-App Purchase in your Java apps
The beta release of the Nokia SDK 1.1 for Java enables you to start exploring the addition of In-App Purchase features
to your Series 40 6th Edition, Feature Pack 1 applications, beginning with the fantastic new Nokia 303. The In-App Purchase
business model enables you to generate revenue from your applications after the download, though mechanisms such as free/trial-version
to full version upgrades, enabling/purchasing new application features, such as additional levels in games; or virtual or
real goods – all without leaving the application.
Use the beta version of Nokia SDK 1.1 for Java to start exploring In-App Purchase features for your Series 40 app for Nokia 303, and for the In-App Purchase capable Series
40 phones that follow it. The updated SDK provides access to beta versions of the required APIs and emulator tools to simulate
In-App Purchase transactions against a Nokia server.
Read more about the features and possibilities offered by In-App Purchase
Debug your app on the latest Series 40 phones
A beta release of the Series 40 On-Phone Debugging tool is available. This tool enables you to connect specific Series
40 6th Edition and Series 40 6th Edition, Feature Pack 1 phones to the debuggers in Eclipse Pulsar and NetBeans. By extending
debug features to enable debugging of Java apps on a phone, Nokia is strengthening its commitment to Java developers and
taking another step in simplifying the creation of Java apps.
More information
Download
Get a quick start with setting up and using the Series 40 On-Phone Debugging tools by viewing the
introductory video.
Location: the new dimension in Java applications
Among the many powerful Java APIs available, you can now use the Location API for J2ME™ (JSR-179) on Series 40
phones. This opens up exciting possibilities, such as identifying nearby friends in a social networking app or creating
location based games: the possibilities are endless. In addition, you aren't restricted to delivering these apps to phones
with built-in GPS, as location
acquisition
can be achieved using mobile network cell-id information. Better still, you can deliver the same location aware application
to
Symbian and Series 40 devices.
Discover the Series 40 phones offering JSR-179 ›
Find out more about creating location aware applications with Java technology ›
Explore the range of Java APIs available on Nokia phones ›
