Kuneri bloggy

Nokia today released Qt 4.6, the latest version of the cross-platform application and UI framework. Featuring new platform support, powerful new graphical capabilities and support for multi-touch and gestures, Qt 4.6 makes developing advanced applications and devices easier and more enjoyable.

Highlights

• More eye candy

New animation framework – new advanced graphics effects like opacity, drop shadows, glow, and filtering are supported.

• More fingers

Ability to create multi-touch applications with new multi-touch and gestures, such as flicking and kinetic scrolling.

• More horsepower

More performance to deliver the “wow” effects.

• Updated tools

Qt Creator tool coming with SDK has been updated.

Cool!

Qt for Symbian is no more technology preview stage, according to videos the performance seems to vary between adequate to excellent.

Qt appears now to be much more tempting for mobile developers demanding better UX. For Nokia devices, with Qt technology you can create applications besides for S60, also for Maemo in future, perhaps for S40 as well.

Sources :

http://qt.nokia.com/about/news/nokia-releases-qt-4.6
http://qt.nokia.com/whatsnew
http://qt.nokia.com/products/platform/symbian

Just got the notification that I have been honored to be a Forum Nokia Champion one more year :)

We are pleased to announce that due to your active participation in the mobile development field and in the Forum Nokia Champion program in the past year, you have been re-selected to the program. Congratulations!

KuneriLite is the application of the week on Forum Nokia in Enterprise category. A good motivation boost for us :)

KuneriLite, from privately held mobile innovation company Kuneri Ltd., is a rapid application development add-on toolkit for the S60 3rd Edition SDK that makes it easy to develop applications using Flash Lite from Adobe. The toolkit allows developers to create applications without any prior knowledge of either C++ or the Symbian OS. This application is a part of Forum Nokia’s 2008 Innovation Series.

We have been working with Forum Nokia to create new resources for Flash Lite developers and designers, and Kuneri’s latest work is just got published on their portal. These are the very first resources addressing touch and key based issues with Flash Lite, therefore please let us know your comments and feedback here. If you like them, do not forget to rate them in the end of each document ;)

Flash Lite UI Design Guide for Keypad and Touch Devices

This document approaches the problem of making a single application available for both touch and keypad devices from both the developer and designer perspectives, briefly collecting knowledge related to Flash Lite UI design. This document addresses Nokia devices supporting Flash Lite instead of a specific platform, and the focus is on maintaining great user experience across all devices.

Sudokumaster – Designing a Flash Lite Game for Keypad and Touch Devices

This document discusses creating a basic Sudoku game to demonstrate the design and implementation of a Flash Lite application with dynamic layout control for multiple screen resolutions and input methods (key, touch, and key & touch).

Flash Lite Sudokumaster Example

This example application demonstrates how to design a simple Flash Lite Sudoku game, add dynamic layout control for multiple screen resolutions, and use several input methods (key, touch, and key & touch).

Another great news from Kuneri. We are very proud to be globally recognized (once again) and take our place among 8 other most innovative companies in the world selected by Nokia with KuneriLite. See the complete press release by Nokia.

Nokia today announced the selection of nine additional mobile application developers from Asia, Europe and the Americas to expand its 2008 Forum Nokia Innovation Series program.  The program provides select small- and mid-sized developers with business and market support while showcasing their next generation mobile applications and services for consumer and business audiences worldwide.

The nine exceptional companies recognized today join an initial group of six North American and two European developers chosen in the third quarter of 2008 to participate in the Innovation Series Program. The latest program participants address a broad spectrum of applications, including mobile voice reminders, data protection and device security solutions, point-to-point travel navigation, Adobe® Flash® Lite(TM) mobile content for sales and marketing, and reward-based advertising over mobile devices.

Developers chosen to participate in the 2008 Forum Nokia Innovation Series program cleared multiple selection hurdles over the course of the past year as part of the Innovation Series selection process, which included internal Nokia reviews and the screening of application features and functionality by consumer focus groups around the world. Each participant in the 2008 Forum Nokia Innovation Series was required to demonstrate that their application or service provided specific benefits to Nokia mobile device users not otherwise available, and that a clear market demand existed for such a solution.

I just saw Alessandro’s post about Accuweather Flash Lite application being featured on Forum Nokia Innovation series. Application is innovative and looks sleek, beyond that it utilizes KuneriLite, (check the part with GPS) which makes us proud and happy. We are glad to be driving innovations and experiences further, and enable anyone to create great looking enterprise applications which can be featured by Nokia.

Happy to be among respected Forum Nokia LaunchPad companies. Apart from many benefits, we are happy to be invited by Forum Nokia to the program.

Looking for ways to excel in the mobile business? Then Forum Nokia Launchpad is the solution for you.  Launchpad is designed to accelerate mobile application development and elevate your business visibility in the mobile world. It is ideally suited to companies that operate in the mobile space and work on Nokia platforms.  All Forum Nokia Launchpad members have access to exclusive resources and support.

If your company is developing mobile applications that deserve to be seen by a mass audience, you should apply for membership today.

Forum Nokia launched a new global challenge calling all innovators in the world to compete for the best mobile solution and $150.000 total cash and prize.

We are calling for phone applications that solve real problems that face real people. Please submit an application that solves a problem in one of the following areas.

Technology Showcase – “Developer Showdown”: This category offers the opportunity to show off your technical kung fu and introduce the world to your true killer app! Open to all technologies, if it runs on S60 or Series 40, then we want to see it! Regardless if it has just been created or you have been selling it for a while, casual or commercial, we want to showcase the best of the best. Be it on Flash Lite, Java, Python, or open source. If it’s a game, enterprise solution, Web-based widget, or just a cool application that will enhance the mobile user experience, then this is the category to enter.

Eco-Challenge – “Make a Difference”: Here is your chance to join an important world-wide movement! Assist Nokia in creating mobile devices, software and services that reduce our impact on the environment.  Make a difference by submitting the application that will minimize mobility’s global environmental impact and help people make sustainable choices.  Developers who submit for this category will be building tools to help people take care of the environment – from charger reminders to mobile learning applications, from navigation info to recycling tips.

Emerging Markets – “IMAGINE the Possibilities”: Get involved in defining and creating services for the Next Billion mobile users. The mission of the Emerging Markets Challenge is to open up new opportunities for developers to pioneer & monetize services impacting the daily lives of millions in developing nations.  Examples of Emerging Market solutions include applications providing health information and data access, apps offering low-cost infotainment, SMS-driven apps that inform rural agricultural workers of the best time and place to bring products to market, as well as literacy and general education solutions.

Just spotted City Lite, the global winner of Forum Nokia Code Camp competition got featured on Nokia and S60 sites.

City Lite is a nightlife guide built upon Flash Lite from Adobe. It provides information about nightlife events in the cities to which you travel, with outstanding graphics and animations. It is available for all S60 devices that can display Flash Lite versions 2.0 or later. It allows you to browse movies, restaurants, and entertainment events. City Lite also allows you to make calls directly from links embedded in the application, making it easy to book tickets and make reservations. The intuitive navigation interface puts you one click away from maps, phone numbers, e-mail, and Web site information.

You can also grab free Flash Lite screensavers and wallpapers with Olympics theme. Here is the one with battery indicator, and one with the signal indicator. Thanks to Poly and all Ideas Lite team!

Glad to see our innovative product Easy Vote in the list :) And kudos to overall winner CityLite!

Forum Nokia has announced the winners of the 2008 Code Camp Competition. The contest aimed at inspiring Forum Nokia Code Camp attendees to build Web Runtime (WRT) widgets and Flash applications. The winners are:

Grand Prizes

Flash: CityLite by MSCorp of Coral Springs, Florida. A mobile guide to night life, restaurants, and entertainment venues in Latin American cities.

WRT: Flickret from Mark Caunter of the U.K. A mashup that combines the Flickr photo-sharing application with MapQuest APIs to let users look for and get directions to places of interest.

Europe/Middle East/Africa

• Flash: Kuneri Easy Vote from Kuneri of Oulu, Finland. One-button mobile voting lets users vote by mobile phone call, text message, or Web service.
• WRT: Flickret from Mark Caunter of the U.K.

Americas

• Flash: CityLite by MSCorp.
• WRT: Fon11 by Mo’Blast of Berkeley, California. A mobile social-networking utility that lets users share their whereabouts with friends and family and determine if their contacts are nearby.

Asia-Pacific

• Flash: WIND from Fieldsystem. This screen saver displays an image of a propeller turning in the wind. If the mobile signal is strong, the propeller spins quickly; if the signal weakens, the propeller spins more slowly. Also, the screen saver’s background scenery changes throughout the day.
• WRT: Nutrition from Singapore Polytechnic. This widget is used for calculating your BMI and also calories burned on a daily basis, and it can help the user to check typical food nutrition in order to maintain a healthy life style.

China

• WRT: Push To Speak from Beijing Motech Technology. This mobile travel guide to China helps tourists search for restaurants, places of interest, streets and more. Also, when the user clicks a word, the software “speaks” the word in Chinese, a useful feature for asking directions and instructing taxi drivers. The latest version includes information relating to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.