http://My-Symbian.com/uiq3/ My-Symbian.com UIQ 3 feed Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:55:22 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en General The Symbian Foundation today completed the open source release of the source code. The Symbian platform, which has been developed over more than 10 years and has shipped in more than 330 million devices around the world, is now completely open and the source code is available for free. The transition of this market-leading platform from proprietary code to open source is the largest in software history. The move has been completed four months ahead of schedule and provides the basis for unlimited mobile development based on innovation and openness. Any individual or organization can now take, use and modify the code for any purpose, whether that be for a mobile device or for something else entirely. This strategic move provides the Symbian ecosystem with greater potential for innovation, faster time-to-market and the opportunity to develop on the platform for free. Symbian's commitment to openness also includes complete transparency in future plans, including the publication of the platform roadmap and planned features up to and including 2011. Anyone can now influence the roadmap and contribute new features. Lee Williams, Executive Director of the Symbian Foundation, comments: "The development community is now empowered to shape the future of the mobile industry, and rapid innovation on a global scale will be the result. When the Symbian Foundation was created, we set the target of completing the open source release of the platform by mid-2010 and it's because of the extraordinary commitment and dedication from our staff and our member companies that we’ve reached it well ahead of schedule." All 108 packages containing the source code of the Symbian platform can now be downloaded from Symbian's developer web site, under the terms of the Eclipse Public License and other open source licenses. Also available for download are the complete development kits for creating applications (the Symbian Developer Kit) and mobile devices (the Product Development Kit). These kits are compatible with Symbian^3, the very latest version of the platform, which is now fully open source and will be "feature complete" during Q1 of this year. Read more: Full press release, Symbian blog, Introductory video, Platform Opening FAQ, Get started. http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6291&c=7 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:13:16 +0100 General Don't miss the last days of our special offer: 20% discount on ALL Symbian software at the My-Symbian Software Store! Simply add any programs you want (and any number of them) to your shopping cart and use FESTIVE discount code to instantly get 20% off the total price. This promotion is time limited (and only applicable once per user), so hurry up and grab all the programs you want before it's too late! http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6207&c=7 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:11:48 +0100 General After several weeks of preparations, we're now ready to launch My-Maemo.com! Yet another, new Maemo site? Well, not really new, and not really just 'yet another'. It's based on my 10 year experience with running My-Symbian. And it's going to be different than other existing sites, and unique, with its own flavor. We're not starting with just empty pages. Right now, the site offers you the following content: * our own Maemo Software Catalog with over 270 applications listed, with screenshots and short descriptions. For now, it's probably the biggest online catalog of Maemo 5 software. * our own Maemo Downloads where we will be sharing applications which are not currently available in other Fremantle repositories. In the beginning, they will be mainly applications written for previous Maemo releases and devices, not yet ported to Maemo 5, but tested by us and found to be running just fine * our own Software repository which will contain the same files as in Downloads, just easier to install and maintain via your phone's App Manager * F.A.Q pages containing answers to the most frequently asked Maemo related questions * Useful Tips & Tricks letting you use your device easier and quicker * Our Nokia N900 preview - please read it if you haven't yet as it is a good base for our full review coming next week * Our Maemo Discussion Forums - even now, at site launch, with almost 2500 posts and almost 70 threads. We're launching the site with this old (yeah, we know, quite dated) design not to further delay it, but we consider it just a "beta" phase, so stay tuned for a brand new look and much more features coming soon! http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6122&c=7 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:39:29 +0100 General Nokia has released today Qt 4.6, the first full and official release of Qt bringing native for Symbian and Maemo 6. The second Maemo 5 technology preview, also released to day, allows partial common development for Maemo and Symbian, which allows creating code base on top of which applications can run on both platforms. Read more: full press release, what's new in this release, multitouch and gestures in Qt 4.6, Qt 4.6 SDK. http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6119&c=7 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:06:27 +0100 General It's hard to believe, but it's been 10 years now since this site was born. Over that time, we served you terabytes of traffic, billions of page impressions, tens of millions of downloads, hundreds of thousands of posts on the discussion forums, and more. And the plan is to do the same, if not more, during the next 10 years :-) Meanwhile, to celebrate this important anniversary, we're offering you 20% discount on all software available at the My-Symbian Software Store, where you can find almost all existing applications and games for Symbian OS smartphones. Just add whatever you want to your shopping cart and simply use 10YR20 discount code. http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6093&c=7 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:09:09 +0200 UIQ 3.x Super Methane Bros is AnotherGuest's another port of Linux conversion of an Amiga game from 1993. Trap baddies in a gas cloud. Suck into your gas gun. Throw against a wall to destroy them. http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6085&c=7 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:39:11 +0200 UIQ 3.x Meritous from Another Guest is a port of an action-adventure dungeon crawl game originally written by Lancer-X/ASCEAI. Find you way around a large maze of objects and enemies! http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6084&c=7 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:55:43 +0200 UIQ 3.x Super TransBall 2 from AnotherGuest / SomeOne (THE ONE who keeps the UIQ 3 platform alive!) is the sequel of "Transball" and "Transball 2", inspired by Zara Thrusta for the Amiga 500. The goal is to find the Sphere, capture it and carry it to the upper part of the level. The main obstacle is the gravity, that impulses you towards the ground. But many other obstacles, canons, tanks, doors, etc. will try to make difficult your journey... http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6082&c=7 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:36:07 +0200 UIQ 3.x RotateGear is a port by AnotherGuest of a Kaiten Patissier game for the PSX. http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6087&c=7 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:30:02 +0200 General Planning to buy some software for your Symbian phone? Why not simply pay 20% less than the normal price? It's really simple: download our InHand client, install it on your S60 phone, select the application you want and get 20% off its standard price! http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6080&c=7 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:02:26 +0200 General Opera Software today released Opera Mini 5 beta. The new version offers a new, sleek look and feel, Speed Dial bookmarks and tabs (multiple windows support), font smoothing, improved support for touch screen devices and password manager. To get the new version, simply direct your phone's existing Web browser to http://m.opera.com/next, and download the Opera Mini 5 beta free of charge. http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6075&c=7 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:11:50 +0200 General Today Nokia has finally officially presented the rumoured Nokia N900. It runs the Linux-based Maemo 5 platform known from Internet Tablets (the 770, N800 and N810), but for the first time the N900 is not just a "tablet" but a fully functional smartphone with GSM radio and HSDPA connectivity (in addition to WiFi b/g, USB 2.0 Highspeed and Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR with A2DP and AVRCP). It is also the most powerful mobile device from Nokia released up to date, including the ARM Cortex-A8 (OMAP3430) processor @ 600 MHz with PowerVR SGX and OpenGL 2.0 (the same as used in the Omnia HD and the iPhone 3G S), 256 MB operating memory (and 768 MB of virtual memory, i.e. 1 GB in total), 32 GB storage memory and microSD card slot, 5 Megapixel (2576 x 1936) Carl Zeiss camera with 848 x 480 pixel / 25 fps video recording, FM transmitter, Assisted GPS receiver (with Nokia Maps), 3D accelerometer, 3.5 mm audio jack and TV Out, and 3.5" 800x480 pixel touch sensitive (resistive) display. The N900 also has a three row hardware QWERTY keyboard and a kick stand. It measures 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm and weighs 181 g. Software features include: Maemo 5 platform, Mozilla powered web browser with Flash 9.4 and Ajax support, customizable "Panorama Desktop", multiwindow task switcher, Nokia Messaging with push and HTML support, Skype client, video playback (H.264, MPEG-4, XviD, WMV, Flash) at 25-30 fps, audio playback (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, M4A, WAV, WMA), video recording (848 x 480 / 25 fps), and more. The N900 will be demoed and more details about the device and the Maemo 5 platform will be presented next week at the Nokia World event in Stuttgart. N900 will start shipping in October at €500 before taxes. Stay tuned for more information as it comes, as well as detailed review of this fantastic device as soon as we get it. New, separate My-Maemo.com website is also in preparation. Further details: Press release, Nokia Conversations, Hands on video, Technical specifications, Product pages, Picture gallery, Maemo 5 developer resources, Offical Nokia Maemo site. What do you think about the N900? Do you consider it a Communicator successor? Share your opinions with us on our Maemo Discussion Forum. http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6072&c=7 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:38:14 +0200 UIQ 3.x AnotherGuest / SomeOne has released a Symbian OS port of Exult - a game engine for Ultima 7 BlackGate and SerpentIsle, recreating Ultima 7 using the game's original plot, data, and graphics files. See this thread on our Discussion forums for more information and updates. http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6070&c=7 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:34:59 +0200 General It's been a couple of months since our last promotion so it's time for a new one. The Summer Sale promo gives you 20% discount on ALL software available at the My-Symbian Software Store. Add any programs you want to the shopping cart and then simply enter the SALE20 code to instantly get 20% off the total price. And if you happen to be a Site supporter, we've got even higher 25% discount for you! The promo code can be used only once per user so make sure to select all programs you're interested in to take full advantage of the discount as you won't be able to use it again at a later date. The promotion is time limited so don't wait until it's over. Update: hurry up, only THREE DAYS LEFT! http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6045&c=7 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:06:36 +0200 General Symbian Foundation have been working on new Symbian Signed test criteria supposed to "guarantee the origin of the application and to ensure that the application is 'well-behaved' when installed onto the device" and they're asking for developers' input. It's good that something's changing about Symbian Signed. Hopefully, the new criteria will be accompanied by a fix that will finally block the OS hack. Available and not fixed for over a year now, it allows for installing unsigned software, including de-signed commercial releases, and thus makes Symbian Signed actually of no use. One look at any warez site's download counters clearly shows that in its current (hacked) state Symbian Signed does NOT protect against anything, and actually only annoys developers (who still have to go through the certification, pay for it while not really getting the promised protection) and honest end users (who have to waste time on signing unsigned freeware using quite cumbersome Open Signed Online). Blocking the OS hack for good is the only way to stimulate (now very poor) 3rd party software development. In order for more developers to get interested in creating valuable, commercial software for Symbian OS, Symbian Signed must finally guarantee that signed applications are REALLY protected against being un-signed in no time and freely installable on all hacked phones. Or else it only scares developers away involving procedures (and costs) that actually do not give anything in exchange. Let's also hope that the Open Signed Online procedure (used mostly to sign unsigned freeware) also gets improved soon. Why not make it really online, i.e. directly on the phone, as part of the onboard Installer functionality? An attempt to install unsigned application could make the Installer (of course, after obtaining user's permition) contact the Open Signed server, submit required information (like phone IMEI, application details, etc.), get the certificate and sign it directly on the phone. Isn't this what we have 'always connected' devices for? Or is it too much to be desired at the end of the first decade of the 21st century? It would surely make Symbian Signed being considered a useful and friendly protection and not a hated restriction, and millions of people would lose reasons to hack their phones... http://My-Symbian.com/main/index7.php?p=6053&c=7 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:32:53 +0200