Series 40 web apps Videos: Platform and tools

Discover how easy it is to create and customise a Series 40 web app from your website content and social media feeds with Xpress Web App Builder 1.0. This video guides you through choosing a template to layout your app, adding content from your website or social media account - such as Twitter and YouTube - then enhancing your app to enable users to send an SMS message. Then, after finalising the app's content, obtaining a short URL to preview it on a Series 40 phone before submitting it to your Nokia Publish account.

Kenny Mathers, Director of Developer Programs and Monetisation at Nokia, introduces Nokia Ad Exchange (NAX). Kenny describes how NAX offers a really simple way for you to monetise your free apps. A single line of code adds ads from over 120 advertising networks to your app, ads that can be delivered in over 200 countries. To help you make the most of NAX, Kenny explains that it includes a powerful analytics feature. With this feature you can see how ads are being consumed and use this information to optimise you revenue. Using NAX you can also run campaigns to promote your apps and reach more users.

With Nokia Ad Exchange (NAX) you can add ads to your apps, with just a line of code. That line of code gives you access to over 120 advertising networks, delivering ads in over 200 countries. Once you are up and running powerful analytics help you track ad consumption and optimise your revenue. You can also use the Campaign feature to cross promote your apps for free or run a paid campaign to promote your app on others’ mobile apps worldwide.

Join musician Ben and discover the power and simplicity of Xpress Web App Builder. Ben wants to deliver content from his website and social media accounts, to fans with Series 40 phones, in one simple to use app. Xpress Web App Builder enables him to do this. With this simple online tool, Ben delivers his content with engaging layouts that he just drags and drops into the app. When he is finished, Ben distributes the app through Nokia Store. And when he is ready, the code from his app can be passed to a developer for further customisation in Nokia Web Tools.

Nokia Store expands your worldwide reach to 190+ markets, with 90 per cent of those markets being served in their local language. The store sees more than 15 million downloads daily, and 80% ofNokia Store expands your worldwide reach to 190+ markets, with 90 per cent of those markets being served in their local language. The store sees more than 15 million downloads a day and 80 per cent of store traffic converts to a download. Nokia Store generates the highest average number of downloads per app compared to any other app store. The store also offers the largest operator billing network, with more than 145 operators in 52 markets. And you can make the most of this opportunity with in-app advertising and in-app purchasing features. store traffic converts to a download. Nokia Store generates the highest average number of downloads per app compared to any other app store. We have the largest operator billing network with more than 145 operators in 52 markets. And you can make more of this opportunity with in-app advertising and in-app purchasing features.

This video provides an insight into how developers from around the world are taking advantages of the Java and web apps technology in the Nokia Asha Touch phones to deliver great experiences to their users. Hear Indiagames, Psiloc, and Liverpool FC and InfoMedia explain the benefits of developing for Series 40 Developer PLatform 2.0 and the success they have achieved. Also discover how the latest tools — Nokia SDK 2.0 for Java and Nokia Web Tools 2.0 — have aided with development.

Kathy Smith, Mobile Manager, at Liverpool FC and Sanjay Mistry, Operations Director, InfoMedia, talk about the Liverpool FC Match & News Centre for Nokia phones. Kathy explains that the app provides access to news, club information, and match details. In addition, videos are offered as a premium service. ‘Nokia devices are massively popular in the territories where we have large fan bases,’ says Kathy. The app was developed for Liverpool FC by InfoMedia. InfoMedia chose to create a web app because of the company’s background. In addition to finding the Nokia Web Tools easy to install and use, Mistry notes that the app was built using three of the templates provided with the tool. ‘With the faster rendering of the (Nokia Asha Touch) handset we were able to build out richer experiences ... to use higher quality images, use better technology to ensure the user flow and (navigation) swiping … were more intuitive than a standard website,’ says Mistry.

Houman Forood, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Nokia provides a guide to the UI improvements that have been introduced in the latest Series 40 web apps environment. You will see many improvements since the initial release. Houman also explains that new UI guidelines are available to assist you in designing web apps for Nokia Series 40 phones.

Houman Forood, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Nokia provides an update on the Series 40 web app development platform, which was launched in April 2011. In this video, Houman walks you through the basics of Series 40 web apps, the advances since launch, and the steps you take to get started.

Houman Forood, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Nokia continues to discuss the new features in the recently released Nokia Web Tools 1.5 and updated web apps capabilities in Nokia Browser for Series 40. You can now take advantage of geolocation, native messaging, and other features to build rich applications using your web development skills.

Houman Forood, senior product marketing manager at Nokia, provides an overview to Series 40 web apps. Representatives from Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, PT. Kompas Cyber Media, KapanLagi.com, Sina Wireless, and Xoriant Solutions Ltd provide feedback on their experiences with Ovi Browser, Series 40 web apps and Nokia Web Tools.