How to use S60 Platform Services to create accelerometer based user interaction with Adobe Flash Lite
In this article I and Mario Barbosa are going to show tips and tricks to use accelerometer sensor data to better create user interaction and improve game and user interfaces. Enclosed in the article you will also find two full implemented swf and the respective source code to download. Please, enjoy and give us your feedback!
The S60 platform allows Flash Lite applications installed on S60 mobile devices to access data from the physical sensors of a device using the Sensor Service API.
How to use S60 Platform Services to create accelerometer based user interaction with Adobe Flash Lite
How to avoid auto rotation of Flash Lite content on Nokia 5800
Abstract
The article demonstrates how to avoid auto rotation of Flash Lite content on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic for Flash Lite 3.x supported from S60 5th Edition onwards. Enclosed in the article you will find a zip file containing all source code used in this article.
How to avoid auto rotation of Flash Lite content on Nokia 5800
Forum Nokia Wiki: Porting guides to S60 5th Edition and Qt
Hi,
Last month I was involved writing a set of porting guides for Forum Nokia Wiki, with the help of the following FN Developer Advisors we wrote a collection of eight porting guides: Olympio Cipriano, Raul Fernades Herbster, Maximiliano Firtman, Fran Fitzek, Kamal Jaiswal, Robin Jewsbury, Juarez Juniro, Mehul Jajal, Sunil Kumar, Simon Maspero, Gábor Török, and Kartik Trivedi.
- Porting iPhone web applications to S60 5th Edition
- Porting iPhone native (Objective-C) applications to S60 5th Edition
- Porting iPhone native (Objective-C) applications to Qt for S60
- Porting Android (Java) applications to S60 5th Edition
- Porting Android (Java) applications to Java ME on S60 5th Edition
- Porting Android (Java) applications to Qt for S60
- Porting BlackBerry applications and services to S60 platform
- Porting BlackBerry Storm applications and services to S60 5th Edition
If you read one or more of them, please, let us know your thoughts.
[ReMobile] Mobilidade, Soluções Nokia e Convergência tudo num único dia
Antes de qualquer palavra, muito obrigado a todos os participantes do ReMobile! Contamos com aproximadamente trinta e cinco participantes, em um evento que inicialmente seria para no máximo sete pessoas. Foi muito bom compartilhar idéias, estreitar laços de contato com operadoras (Claro) e conheçer um pouco mais sobre o background acadêmico de todos os presentes.
Estou com bastante esperança no sucesso dos próximos eventos, onde espero alcançar um número ainda maior de participantes. Também gostaria de agradecer ao Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia por ceder algumas camisas do Bossa Conference para sorteio!
Link para o slide sobre o Nokia WebRuntime (WRT)
* observem os comentários dos slides
Link para as fotos do evento
Turn your web … mobile!
I've been working a lot in some great projects at INdT and have not enough time to make this public. So... What am I looking for making Flyer Framework a cross-platform application running in almost any SO (Windows, Linux, Maemo, S60). Am I crazy?!
Everyone wants to turn mobile devices web enabled but what we are going to reach is turn our web browser a mobile device!
How?! I'm not talking about hardware... I'm talking about USABILITY.
Did anyone think how difficult is to an end user send an application to his mobile device from a web site?! My cousin is 10 years old and he can play very complex 3D games and browse the web like no other but he doesn't know how to download or install a mobile application from a web page to his mobile device.
Providing a feature called "send application by bluetooth" on a web page will help users to send any kind of application direct from a website to a mobile device.
Flyer Framework is a kind of plugin that allows users to use advanced mobile features from any website!
Forum Nokia 2008 Code Example Challenge Winners
Hey readers,
The contest invited more than 50 developers around the globe to submit nearly 300 code examples and applications to the Forum Nokia Wiki. The Challenge provided a great amount of new and exciting code snippets that other developers can utilize for their innovative and creative applications.
The winners are:
- Den Grigorenko (LBS)
- Hayden Porter (Flash Lite)
- Faisal Iqbal (Flash Lite)
- Dou Yongwang (Widgets)
I received a special prize ( Nokia 6220 Classic Device ) for write the article: how to connect a Flash Lite application to underlying Java ME . It's cool!
Flyer Framework runs on almost any OS

Hello readers, sorry for the long time without posting ... Long short story ... but... Let's to the party!
I am very glad to share our latest news in open source development. You should know that Flyer was primarily built to extend mobile technologies... but... along the development we've discovered the truly power of our platform.
Flyer Framework runs on almost any OS (Symbian, Linux, Windows, Mac OS) that supports both Flash Player and Python. Not all features can be included for every platform at the moment but we are working to do that!
I uploaded a video showing the framework working on Maemo (Linux 2.6.21) on youtube. You can also get access to a short piece of FFM source code at google code page. As soon as I finish the docs I will publish the Flyer source code for Symbian S60.
Adobe Flash Lite 4 or Adobe AIR Mobile?! What is coming?!?!
As part of the today's announce of Microsoft Silverlight for Nokia S60/S40 devices and the announce of Google Gears Mobile for Internet Explorer Mobile on Windows Mobile 5 and 6, I'm thinking about What is coming on Flash Lite 4?! will Adobe replace Flash Lite for AIR/Flex mobile?!
I'm very confused at this time and I'm going to make some questions for Adobe Mobile Team:
What are the plans for the next Flash Mobile platform?
Are you planning to hearing what developer’s would like to see in Flash Lite 4 or Adobe AIR Mobile?
Are there any efforts from Adobe to porting the Flash Lite Player for Google Android?
Anina Dress Up: Mobile Rules! ‘08 Finalist!
I have nothing to say!!! Take a look at Mobile Rules!
Interview with Sharon about the ANINA DRESS UP game on your mobile
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LG to roll out Android phone by early 2009
BARCELONA (Reuters) - LG Electronics plans to start selling a phone model running on Android, the highly anticipated mobile phone operating system, at the start of next year at the latest, a senior official said.
"We will bring it out late in 2008 or early 2009," Chang Ma, LG's vice president for marketing strategy told Reuters in an interview at the Mobile World Congress trade show.
LG is part of a group of about 30 companies that said they would support Google's operating system, which is based on Linux, an open-source software platform.
Service provider Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile and Taiwanese phone maker High Tech Computer have both said they plan to sell phones based on Android this year.
(Reporting by Tarmo Virki; editing by Sue Thomas)
Developing Android Apps With NetBeans
NetBeans developers can now develop for Google’s Android SDK using your favorite IDE. Just get the Undroid puglin and start programming.
Mr. Ice Cream nominated for IMGA: only one of two Flash Lite games nominated overall
The International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) is a yearly contest for the most innovative and creative mobile games in the world. The objective of the IMG Awards is to create a new and exciting set of awards to recognise the world's most talented mobile game developers.
Mr. Ice Cream from Pixelthis was the unique Flash Lite game to be recognised by the IMGA as a finalist for the casual game category.

The other winning games included:
Best licenced IP - Furby Island by Lemonquest
Best 3D Game - One Sequel by Digital Legends Entertainment
Best Gameplay - Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol by Jadestone
Best Casual Game - Treasure Arm by Tequila Mobile
Challenging Opportunity in TELECA USA – Flash Lite Developer
Teleca is a world-leading supplier of software services to major players of the mobile device industry. The company offers tailored solutions, systems design and the integration of software and hardware for mobile phones. Teleca has more than 1,900 employees in 11 countries in Asia, Europe and North America and is quoted on the Mid cap list of the Nordic
Exchange. www.teleca.com
Title:
Flash Lite Developer
Location:
Plano, TX
Employment type:
Full Time / Contract
Key Requirements:
Bachelors in Computer Science or Information Systems
Experience in Mobile Telecommunication Domain and mobile or hand-held
device applications
Experience in Flash Authoring Tool - CS3 or Flash Professional
Experience in ActionScript 2.0 programming
Experience in developing Flash applications using any version of Flash
Lite
Flash Lite MMI API development on any platform a plus
Optimizing Flash applications for mobile platform a plus
With all the positions mentioned, apart from the compensation we
provide benefits, Paid holiday, medical, dental, vision, short term
disability, long term disability, life insurance policy and 401-k.
We are sure that with your coming we will be adding to our
organisation's strengths of competence, commitment and customer
orientation. Please forward your resumes if you are qualified and
interested for the above mentioned position.
Teleca - Americas
1800 Preston Park Blvd, Suite 200
Plano, TX 75093
Call @ +1 858.342.4612
Contact Pooja to apply to the job at pooja.m.mohan@skype.com
Nokia and Google to 0ffer Google Search to Nokia customers worldwide
Industry leaders collaborate to provide mobile users fast and easy access to relevant information
Mobile World Congress 2008, Barcelona, Spain/Espoo, Finland - Nokia and Google today announced that Google's popular search engine will be integrated with the Nokia Search application. The integration will begin in select markets with the Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 classic. Google search will be extended to additional Nokia handset models in the future. Ultimately, Nokia will make Google search available to its customers in over 100 countries around the world, serving mobile owners speaking more than 40 languages.
Nokia Search, now with Google, offers fast and easy access to web information from the handset. In addition, Nokia Search also makes it possible for users to search content on their device and use local search engines for a complete search experience. Nokia Search is available on many devices and provides direct access with one click from the active standby screen, saving users time and steps in their searching. Once users have found the information they are seeking, Nokia Search enables users to act on that information by engaging device assets such as maps, messaging or the browser with just one click.
How to protect Flash Lite content with OMA DRM 1.0
Developers, content providers, and operators are all involved in protecting mobile content. Digital Right Management (DRM) is an important issue in the mobile world and it is a complex environment to work with. Open Mobile Alliance DRM (OMA DRM) can be used to protect Flash Lite content. OMA DRM has two specifications 1.0 and 2.0. Both DRM solve the same problem – protecting content. I will briefly explain the differences in OMA DRM 1.0 and OMA DRM 2.0 and how to apply OMA DRM 1.0 Forward Lock to Flash Lite content. Note that this is not an easy topic and it is important to understand all entities involved in the process of protecting content.
Alessandro, thanks for sharing!
flashlite4nokia.com
My friend Alessandro started a new blog dedicated on Flash Lite for Nokia devices: Flashlite4Nokia
Thanks Alessandro!
Adobe Whitepaper: Understanding the Mobile Ecosystem
Adobe Mobile and Devices has released a new whitepaper entitled: “Understanding the Mobile Ecosystem”.
If the mobile device world is new to you, read this primer which explains the basics of the mobile content marketplace and the options for delivering content to the phone.
Skyfire browser for Mobile supports Flash 9 Content
I just found a new mobile browser called SkyFire. It supports embedded content such as Flash 9, QuickTime, Java and more. It claims that its software offers desktop browsing speeds on a handheld, with no restrictions over media content display and accessibility.
The Skyfire private beta will initially support Windows Mobile phones in the U.S. In the coming months, they will introduce a version for Symbian phones. Other phone platforms and geographies are on the roadmap too.
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Mobile Advertising Book – Supercharge Your Brand in the Exploding Wireless Market
Mobile advertising is the stuff of which great cocktail party conversations are made. Some research houses are telling us to expect a $12 billion market by 2011. There's plenty of buzz surrounding mobile advertising. The next step is transforming that buzz into real business.
Mobile Advertising—Supercharge Your Brand in the Exploding Wireless Market is about assessing the market opportunity and understanding its challenges and issues so as to make money and create long- term value with mobile advertising.
Chetan, Joe, and Victor will be discussing the intricacies of the mobile advertising industry and discuss the following topics:
· Development and history of mobile advertising
· Effects of the Internet and consumer control
· Metrics and measurements for advertising success
· Complexities, structural deficiencies, and barriers
· Business models for successful implementation
· Case studies covering current practice around the world
· Technology problems and practical solutions
· The consumer experience and the future of mobile advertising
Chetan Sharma is President of Chetan Sharma Consulting and a leading strategist and advisor to influential technology and media brands worldwide.
Joe Herzog is Senior Director of Local Search Products at Infospace, Inc., a leading mobile search, media, and technology company.
Victor Melfi is Chief Strategy Officer at Voicebox Technologies and an expert in technology strategy, direct marketing, and advertising.
March 19th 2008
5:30-6:15
Registration, Networking, Food
6:15-7:15
Book Presentation and Q&A (Chetan, Joe, Victor)
7:15-8:15
Panel Discussion (Brian, Omar, Ujjal)
8:15-9:00
Networking and more Q&A
Where (Parking free on campus after 4:00pm)
Oak West Hall,
Tresidder Memorial Students Union,
459 Lagunita Drive
Stanford University
Stanford CA - 94305
PAMP: Portable Apache MySQL PHP for Symbian Devices (N95)
From Nokia Labs:
The acronym AMP refers to a solution stack of software, usually free software / open-source software, used to run dynamic Web sites or servers. The original expansion is as follows:
* Apache, the Web server;
* MySQL, the database management system (or database server);
* PHP and sometimes Perl or Python, the programming languages.
The combination of these technologies is used primarily to define a web server infrastructure, define a programming paradigm of developing software, and establish a software distribution package.
Supported Devices
PAMP has been developed using:
- Nokia E90 and
- Nokia N95 8GB
that both have 128MB of RAM, but any S60 3rd Edition device with 128MB of memory should be fine.
PAMP has successfully been installed and tried on N95 and E61i that both have 64MB of RAM and if you primarily just want to run MySQL they and any S60 3rd Edition device with 64MB RAM should be fine.
I also found a great review from Maximiliano Firtman's Forum Nokia Blog. humm.. maybe a day I will see Flex Data Services running on my Nokia Device! I really want this!
Adobe Mobile Podcast Series
From Matt:
“Watch or listen to this podcast series aimed at creative professionals new to mobile, as Adobe host John Agger walks you through tutorials on mobile content creation. The Adobe Mobile Podcast series is created in partnership with Terry White’s Creative Suite Video podcast and includes the following episodes:
Why continue?! Because of you! Happy Holidays!
Before the end of year I've already been thinking about the next steps to follow. A great new year is coming in our window... more innovations are coming.. more motivations are helping us to follow ahead... there is no time to stop, there is no way to go back, it's time to reflect and learn the past lessons. It's time to Get up! Stand up! There is a new year coming!
Happy Holidays! Be happy!
Como criar um highscore em Flash Lite
Recentemente publiquei um artigo no Forum Nokia Wiki sobre como utilizar a classe Shared Object do Flash Lite para armazenamento de dados no dispositivo, como esqueci de divulgar segue abaixo a descrição e o link de acesso. Divirtam-se!
O Shared Object é o sistema proposto pela tecnologia Flash Lite para armazenamento de dados no dispositivo em um conjunto de pares nome-valor.
Sendo uma tarefa lenta a leitura destes dados, para assegurar que os mesmos estejam imediatamente disponíveis diante da requisição Flash Lite 2.x e o mais recente Flash Lite 3.0 utilizam manipuladores de eventos para efetuar esta tarefa.