Blackberry Deadlock Continues ...

It seems that Blackberry episode is not going to end easily.

Research In Motion (RIM) has said it is unable to give the Indian government access to messages sent by its enterprise clients over the BlackBerry service.


The BlackBerry security architecture for enterprise customers is specially designed to exclude the capability for RIM or any third party to read encrypted information under any circumstances, the company said in an update to its Indian customers on Monday.


For enterprise customers, the security architecture is based on a symmetric key system whereby the customer creates his own key, and only the customer possesses a copy of his encryption key, RIM said. The company does not possess a "master key", nor does any "back door" exist in the system that would allow RIM or any third party to gain unauthorized access to the key or corporate data, it said.

The Blackberry Puzzle Almost Solved

Ban on Blackberry in India (?)

Congo to MobileRules Competition Winners!

Nokia has just published the results of the Mobile Rules! developer competition . if you want to read about some of the latest ideas in mobile, visit the Mobile Rules! web site, download the PDF or view the slides on SlideShare.

Mobile apli cation// Multiplayer & Connected Games
Grand Prize winner:
Sumo-Sumo by Gamica
Runner-upS:
* Plantastic! by PalmStorm Ltd.
* Hearts and Spades by G-mode

Mobile appli cation // Multimedia
Grand Prize winner:
MyStrands Social Player by MyStrands
Runner-upS:
* PhuneTV by Present Technologies
* MobSensor by Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Mobile appli cation // enterprise
Grand Prize winner:
UpCode parking by UpCode Ltd/UP C Consulting Ltd
Runner-ups:
* Mobile Documents by Visiarc Ab
* Interlecta Translator by Interlecta

Mobile appli cation // Infotainment
Grand Prize winner:
Earthcomber by Earthcomber LLC
Runner-upS:
* Avanutri Mobile by Active Tecnologia e Consultoria Ltda
* Live2Phone Site TV by Intellsys s.r.l.

Mobile BUSINESS PLAN
Grand Prize winner:
* MedApps Mobile Wireless Health
* Monitoring System by MedApps™
Runner-upS:
* BuzzD by BuzzD
* The Mobile Transaction Network by m-Via

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION// Future Architecture
Grand Prize winner:
B4-Flash Memory by Genusion Inc.

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION// Multimedia
Grand Prize winner:
Kannuu by Kannuu Inc.

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION// Future Touch And Feel
Grand Prize winner:
Kareline Natural Composites by Kareline Oy Ltd

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION// UI Solution
Grand Prize winner:
Tiki® 6 keys by Tiki’labs

Navigation and Location Europe 2008

Join Forum Nokia 4-5 June in Amsterdam to learn the latest technologies and opportunities for Location Based Services on Nokia Platforms during the Navigation and Location Europe 2008.

4 June 12:15 PM PANEL: Mobile navigation:The shift from guiding to exploring
Jure Sustersic, Business Development Manager, Forum Nokia, joins industry colleagues to discuss technology, economics, distribution, and the role of network operators in LBS success.
4 June 16:15 Workshop
Petro Soininen, Senior Technical Consultant, Forum Nokia, will cover the location enabling technologies in Nokia platforms, including the Location Framework, runtime options, and how to integrate location information in mobile services and applications. Petro will also discuss new positioning support coming to Nokia maps.
5 June 9:30 AM PANEL: Perfect Partners wanted: How to ensure your navigation and LBS applications go mass market
Christof Hellmis, Director of Navigation, Nokia, joins industry colleagues to discuss how to find the right partners to ensure your product reaches the widest audience possible.

Nokia speaks at The Great Indian Developer Summit

The Great Indian Developer Summit will be happening in Bangalore, India from May 19th to 23rd. There are number of Mobile and non-mobile related sessions. One of the interesting sessions would be by Mr. D Shivakumar VP & MD, Nokia India where he talks about "Mobile Internet for Emerging Markets"

The Blackberry Puzzle Almost Solved

The government is looking nearer finding a solution for the long-pending issue around usage of Blackberry smart phones in India.

Yesterday, a leading business daily reported that Canada-based Research in Motion (makers of Blackberry) might allow the Indian government to intercept non-corporate emails sent over Blackberry smart phones, ending the long-running dispute between the Department of Telecom (DoT) and RIM.


Ban on Blackberry in India (?)

Mobile Camera then Mobile TV and now Mobile Projector !

Yes! It is now official that 3M has developed a small projector which will enlarge an image from a mobile phone, notebook or any hand held electronic device, and projects it on a large scale onto a wall or floor. Samsung has confirmed that they will be using the 3M mini-projector in one of their devices. Samsung has not specified in which device they are going to use this component. But f it is reality, Samsung is definatlly going to have upper edge in the mobile competition.

References:

3M's Mini-Projector Mystery Company Turns Out To Be Samsung

CES: Revolutionary 3M mini projector for mobile phones

Jarpa (Java Packaging for Flash Lite Developers)

Felipe Andrade and Alessandro Pace have created Jarpa, "Java Packaging for Flash Lite Developers" .

The latest S60 phones support both Java ME and Flash Lite. Jarpa allows Flash Lite Developers to deliver their content as Java ME applications. The Java and Flash Lite can communicate via either files or a custom Symbian Server.

It looks similiar to Sony Ericsson’s Capuchin project except it is for S60.

Game Emulators on Symbian S60 3rd Edition devices

If you are old console game fan, you can emulate all of the systems below on your Symbian S60 3rd Edition phone, so you can enjoy your own golden age of gaming and computing whenever the urge to travel back in time strikes you.

Commodore 64
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
MSX
Amstrad CPC
NES
SNES
ColecoVision
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
Sega Master System
Game Gear
MAME arcade

Reference:
Console Games Emulator for S60 Devices

UIQ Technology appoint Chairman of the Board

UIQ Technology today announced that Dr. Colin Tucker has been appointed to the position of Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of UIQ Technology. Other members of the board come from UIQ's owners, Sony Ericsson and Motorola. Dr. Tucker has previsouly held executive positions at a number of mobile companies including Orange and Hutchison.


The UIQ Board's role is to advise the UIQ management team and continually assess the company's financial standing and contribute to strategic developer on behalf of its parent companies. An Independent Chairman is desirable in order to promote stability in the ownership of UIQ Technology.

When Sony Ericsson bought UIQ Technology from Symbian and, subsequently, when Motorola became a joint shareholder, there was an emphasis on good corporate governance and a clear ownership structure. The intention of both Sony Ericsson and Motorola is to keep equal shareholdings between current and future shareholders. This is probably a reflection on a desire to avoid complications similar to those that have resulted from the fragmented ownership of Symbian.

Microsoft Vista support temporarily removed

In a shocknig move, support for Microsoft Vista has temporarily been removed from the Nokia Software Updater. This is due to recent changes in certain Microsoft Vista configurations that cause the Nokia Software Updater to become unstable.

Nokia Software Updater can run on other Windows operating systems.

People First - Concept phone by Nokia

Nokia's fired out some interesting concept phones this year, but this newest "People First" design centers more on the functionality of the device than its physical shape. The idea is based around what Nokia calls "three human universals of the way people think about communication" which are time, lists and people. So instead of being the standard pile of multi-option menus, the UI relies on a scrolling history list, with the most relevant and recent things popping onto the top.Content comes first, navigation is shallow, and there are no metaphors or abstractions to confuse. New content is generated at the top of a singular vertical list settling over time into a personal history of events.

A dual layer display allows the user to balance energy efficiency with rich visuals. The user interface graphics are optimized for low-power and high-contrast B&W graphics. When an item is highlighted, a second full color display is partially activated in lieu of, or in combination with the first.


References:
Nokia
gizmodo
behance

Be a SlingPlayer beta tester

Sling Media is looking for UIQ phone owners to beta test the upcoming release of SlingPlayer Mobile for UIQ.

What you need:

- A UIQ handset (Sony Ericsson W950i, W960i, P990i, P1i, Motorla Z8, etc)
- A Slingbox
- The ability to respect embargos - don’t show / discuss the software you test until permission is granted

What you get:

- Sweet software for free
- A preview of some hot software
- The ability to help a great developer by identifying bugs
- The ability to help shape future development by getting your suggestions to the right people, right away

If you fit the bill, head on over to Sling Media’s beta site and register as soon as you can.

Nokia Communication Center

Nokia Beta labs have relased Nokia Communication Center

and has updated following applications

. Nokia Text Messenger
. Location Tagger
. Nokia Headlines


Nokia Communication Center

This new concept replaces four existing Nokia PC Suite features – Nokia Phone Browser, Nokia Text Message Editor, Nokia Contacts Editor, and Nokia Multimedia Factory – with one simple solution.

This is an early release with the following features:

Create and send messages easily
Receive, view, forward, and reply to messages as they arrive
Compose multimedia messages effortlessly with easy access to the images on both PC and device
Manage messages, and sort and group them to quickly find what you are looking for
Display all your messages in a timeline
Manage all the contacts stored on your device
Add new contacts with ease
Create contact cards complete with thumbnail images
Depending upon the feedback Beta Labs receives, this will be integrated into the upcoming PC Suite versions.

Known Issues:

1) Opening unread message might crash application.
2) Export/Import functionality might not work correctly.
3) MMS management/sending might not work correctly.

Nokia Text Messenger

The application fetches you the latest text messages from your connected Nokia device. Naturally, the latest messages are displayed first.

A gadget for Windows Vista, Nokia Text Messenger comes in two different sizes. If you want to place the application in your Windows Sidebar, you can opt for Nokia Text Messenger in a smaller size. The sidebar gadget lets you view three text messages at a time.

If you want Nokia Text Messenger in a slightly larger size, you can have it floating freely on your desktop. In this case, text messages can be browsed in groups of five.

Location Tagger

With Nokia Location Tagger, you can automatically tag your location data to your pictures. As you take a picture, your GPS coordinates are saved to the EXIF header of the JPEG file. You can use this data later, for example, to locate your pictures on a map.

In the near future, we hope to make location tagging a seamlessly integrated part of your Nokia experience. Until then, Nokia Location Tagger is a small standalone application that gives you a sneak preview. We are not planning to productize this application as such, but we’d love to hear your thoughts already now, so that we have time to take it into account in the mainstream development

Known Issues:
1)The pictures from secondary camera are not tagged. Nokia Location Tagger tags pictures from the main camera only.
2)In a very rare case, Nokia Location Tagger may not be able to tag picture with the error message "File is being used".
3)Pictures captured in burst mode may not be displayed in order in the Logs tab.
4)This version has been tested on N95, N82, E90 as well as N73, N81 with external GPS module (Nokia LD-4W). It should work on all other devices; but there is no guarantee at this point.

Nokia Headlines

Through Nokia Headlines, you can enjoy daily news, sports, and entertainment, provided by international and local branded publishers. The service is completely free from Nokia, and the experience is fully optimized for mobile. You can access your favorite publications via WiFi or GSM, and read the content either online or offline.Nokia Headlines is the new version of Nokia Channels.

Nokia Energy Profiler

Nokia Energy Profiler is a stand-alone test and measurement application for S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 devices (and onwards). The application allows developers to test and monitor their application’s energy usage in real time in the target device.

The application is available as a SIS package for S60 3rd Edition devices, but measurement works only in S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 (or newer). Older devices can still view files.

It has the following views:

Processor
RAM Memory
Network
Signal Levels
Energy
Voltage

You may visit the site for installtion, usage and also understanding different graphs

UIQ Developer Fast Track Event in USA

Once again it’s time for the Fast Track Team at UIQ Technology to bring the cutting edge developer event to the US - The UIQ Developer Fast Track Event. The event will be held in two cities, Boston on the 15th – 16th of May and San Francisco 19th – 20th of May 2008.

All UIQ Developer Fast Track attendees will become a happy owner of one UIQ Phone each. The phones that are up for grabs are the MOTORIZR Z8, Sony Ericsson P1 and Sony Ericsson W960.

Agenda
Speaker
Session

Symbian Ready - Quality Matters!

Symbian - the leading mobile operating system - has launched Symbian Ready program for those who want to show quality of their products to cutomers, mannufacturers, operators and key decision makers in mobile market. Symbian Ready is a new ecosystem program aimed at driving improvements in the quality of partner software solutions. Symbian Ready helps partners to make the most of Symbian OS technologies and develop solutions in the most efficient way. Partners joining the program will have the opportunity to team up with Symbian to showcase the quality of their solution to handset manufacturers through a variety of co-marketing initiatives such as the Symbian Ready Directory and promotion on Symbian Developer Network.

Currently there are two routes for participating in Symbian Ready program:
AUTO: partners self-validate against specified Symbian Ready criteria for specific technology areas. At present, partners can validate for FreeWay applications via this route.
VERO: Symbian validates partner solutions against Symbian Ready test criteria for specific functionality. At present, Partners can validate for NAND Flash applications via this route. Symbian Ready VERO carries a fixed cost for each technology area.

Contact email address: symbianready@symbian.com

References:
- Symbian Ready
- New "Symbian Ready" program promotes quality ecosystem products

Top Mobile 20 - Mobile software competition

Top Mobile 20 is a competition for mobile software development companies and individuals that produce, design, and develop smart phone software. They will enter an internet-based competition that the general public will judge in various categories such as 'Top VOIP software,' 'Top mobile video application,' etc. Judges will also submit their expert opinions on product favorites. This competition will take place during April and May 2008. The purpose is to put the spotlight on applications and the developers behind them that may not know how to get their product "out" if they are not backed by a major corporation. The culminating celebration and awards ceremony will highlight the sponsors and winners. The party after the awards ceremony will focus on building relationships with the contestants and attendees.

What is Top Mobile 20 ?

Why Join?

Join the contest

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