Archive for November of 2008

The Xperia Panels category in the Sony Ericsson Content Awards 2008 is now open for submissions until January 30, 2009 giving you more time to get creative using the Sony Ericsson Beta SDK for Windows Mobile 6.1. To help inspire you, here are three panel examples from Sony Ericsson’s partners: Facebook, Microsoft Windows Live and Dashwire.

Sony Ericsson Developer World has officially launched activities in India, giving a commitment to support and engage Indian developers through an award and recognition program. Exclusively for developers in India, entering the new Sony Ericsson Developer World Awards is the first step towards becoming a “Sony Ericsson Certified Developer”. Submissions are now open through a new web site.

The popular Bluetooth Remote Control tool has been given a makeover with a new UI and new functionality. Version 4.0 is now available for download for both Windows and OS X, and the accompanying Bluetooth HID remote control Developers’ Guidelines are also updated.

Judging the Sony Ericsson Content Awards 2008 is a panel of 13 experts, chosen for their knowledge and experience in this year’s categories. Competition entry is open until November 30, 2008 so time is running out to get your content in front of these industry professionals. Here is an overview of the judging panel, with the Sony Ericsson Content Awards 2008 web site going into more detail with photos and biographies.

Well, it’s the moment a lot of us have been waiting for. NetBeans 6.5 final has been released. I’ve decided to visit the NetBeans home page just now and what do you know — NetBeans 6.5 is now available, so go get it. I’m downloading it right now.

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An example of using Sony Ericsson’s Project Capuchin API, this new tutorial illustrates how to create an application where RSS feeds are retrieved by a Java ME application and presented on the phone screen over a Flash Lite UI. Adding an extra dimension, this tutorial and accompanying code takes you through the steps of using the Motion Sensor API (JSR 256) to retrieve accelerometer data to control the motion of a Flash UI.

At the Symbian Smartphone Show in London, UK, Sony Ericsson announced the intention of making future Symbian Foundation-based phones Project Capuchin enabled. This is part of the continued evolution of our Project Capuchin bridging technology and to make Project Capuchin more widely available in a shared and collaborative manner.

Winning a category in this year’s Sony Ericsson Content Awards ensures that you will meet members of Sony Ericsson’s senior management and potentially change the future path of your company. Submitting your content by November 30, 2008 puts you in the running to win this prize of an exclusive, behind-the-scenes trip to discuss business with Sony Ericsson’s content decision makers.

University of California (Berkeley) and Nokia Research Center have come up with a unique idea to use GPS-equipped cell phones as traffic monitoring probes that will help analyze traffic flow and travel patterns in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Gameloft has inked a deal for an exclusive mobile game licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment for Spider-man and Iron Man 2.

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