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Ensuring a great application update experience
The upcoming MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan update (to version 1.2) features improved support for application updates. The updated platform software will detect and announce updates to applications that are distributed through the Nokia Store. And there was much rejoicing! However, there are a couple of things developers need to be aware of when creating updates: Do not change the name of the content item or the package name, as the new version will not be displayed as...
lavonius, 17 February 2012 | 
Opening the Nokia Developer Knowledge Base
Once upon a time, the Nokia Developer Knowledge Base was established to be a library of articles and known issues created or verified by Nokia Developer Technical Experts. While these articles are extremely useful, many of the reasons behind why the Knowledge Base was originally created as a separate library have since disappeared (for example, we can now use bug databases instead of "known issues"; and many of our...
Now playing: Soundtracker Radio, a multi-platform Nokia success story
How do you develop the ultimate music app? We talked with the team at Soundtracker to find out. Soundtracker Radio makes it easy to discover and play music in real-time with your friends and neighbors. With 12 million tracks available, users can create and discover unique personal radio stations, and play them in real-time with friends via Facebook, Twitter...
800 developers and the amazing 24 hours in Indonesia
The Nokia Lumia rollout is giving developers and smartphone fans everywhere what our marketing folk call ‘the amazing everyday’. But it’s not EVERY day you get over 800 developers converging for a 24 hour Nokia Lumia code-fest in the Record Museum of Indonesia. The largest developer collaboration ever staged in Indonesia (according to the Record Museum), the day resulted in 173 locally relevant apps for Nokia Lumia being created and submitted for publishing....
New SDK released for Series 40: Nokia SDK 1.1 for Java
Hello all Java developers, the final version of the Nokia SDK 1.1 for Java is now available for Series 40 development . Among t he main new features it includes In-App Purchase API which is available on Series 40 phones which have Java Runtime 1.1.0 for Series 40. The In-App Purchase API allows purchasing digital content during runtime without exiting the application. The SDK includes the API library, detailed...
Nokia SDK 1.1 for Java released, brings In-App Purchasing
The final version of the Nokia SDK 1.1 for Java is now available. This SDK allows you to incorporate In-App Purchasing into apps for phones running Java Runtime 1.1.0 for Series 40, such as the Nokia Asha 303. The SDK features a new emulator based on this phone. To support development with the In-App Purchase APIs, the emulator has a new version of the in-app purchase simulation tool. This tool lets you define purchase items for use in testing. The testing can then be performed...
"Chuver" a Series 40 Game
Hi fellows, I'm very happy with the success of my first app on the Nokia Store ( http://store.ovi.com/content/217020 ). The app is a simple game for Series 40 called "Chuver", with an addictive and simple gameplay. The main game objective is to make it rain by putting water (potions) on the clouds. Since of the free version publication, 18/01, the game has been downloaded more than 50.000 times. Now I'm starting the Symbian...
Developer Library updated
We have made more updates to the Developer Library . The updates are as follows: Font sizes in different Harmattan releases is a chapter about the Harmattan default font Nokia Pure Text , and the differences in the font between software releases. Example of updating event feed with a D-Bus call is a chapter on enabling communication between Events View and your application over D-Bus. Remember that the Developer Library is also available for downloading in...
Nokia developer success: Pico Brothers on the road to 100 million downloads
We first wrote about Pico Brothers in March 2011 , around the time they hit the 20 million download mark for their Symbian^3 and S60 apps in Nokia Store . Since that time, the Finnish Pico Brothers team, Niklas Karlström and Kristian Engsjö – along with house dog Viggo – have continued to tick off milestone after milestone, hitting 30, 50, and then 80 million downloads in the Nokia Store from customers in more than 200 markets worldwide. Niklas and Kristian...
Nokia is coming to your city – Ready. Set {Code}
Nokia is on tour with Mobile Monday Americas, and we want to meet you. We are bringing our developer program, apps, smartphones and experts to your U.S. city. Get exclusive, hands-on time with Nokia’s latest Windows Phones – the Nokia Lumia range. You will hear about plans for the U.S. market, and learn about Nokia’s continuing commitment to mobile apps and developers, including seeding thousands of new phones to developers, along with access to the best tools, support...
Focus your creativity at Photo Hack Day 2 in New York
If you have a great idea for an app that plays with images in fun and useful ways, there's a hackathon coming up that is built for you. Our good friends at Aviary are hosting the Photo Hack Day 2 in New York City 25-26 February, and we’re excited to be the headline sponsor. Aviary is the company behind the incredibly powerful but simple photo editor which can be embedded in any web or mobile app for a beautiful, seamless editing experience wherever you are. If you can join us...
Make free advertising banners for your apps
How would you like a fast, easy, and free way to create online advertising banners for your app that you can use on the Windows Phone Marketplace and Nokia Store? Nokia’s updated Online Marketing Tool can do just that. To create your own professional-looking online advertising banners, all you do is provide your app’s URL in either the Nokia Store or Windows Phone Marketplace, and then the online tool will take you through the remaining steps, including auto-filling in...
Nokia Symbian Belle rolling out for Symbian^3 devices
Today Nokia Symbian Belle started to rolling out for Symbian^3 devices! Check your device update via Nokia Suite. Alessandro
Award-winning Digital Chocolate tastes sweet success in Nokia Store
Digital Chocolate has rapidly emerged as a leader in new digital media and social games, best known for their engaging mobile games like Millionaire City , Zombie Lane , Army Attack , Rollercoaster Rush and Tower Bloxx . In 2010, Digital Chocolate was one of the fastest-growing publishers of Facebook social games with virtual goods. Focused on original brands and technology for a wide variety of platforms, the company has created more than 100...
Show your Belle UI style and win with Qt Quick components
Your creative use of Qt Quick components could win a nice new smartphone, get your app promoted, and have your skills noticed by the community. We are looking for the best examples of Qt Quick components for Symbian Belle with our new Qt Quick components competition . Qt Quick components fast-forward your UI creation by providing ready-made elements like buttons, sliders, lists and toolbars. The components have native UI style for Symbian Belle (or other targets like MeeGo 1.2...
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