Nokia World 2011; Recap

I thought I ought to sum up the Nokia World 2011 conference.

Overall the conference was a not so good this time if you compare with Nokia Developer Summit 2009 in Monaco or the last years Nokia World 2010 & Nokia Developer Summit 2010. It was not so much for developer at all, but any way I took the opportunity to go on the only developer training course at this event "Nokia with windows phone training", I think it was interesting to learn more about that platform but I want more!, more more about developing for all Nokia's different platform like Symbian/MeeGo/Qt/JavaME.

I think the Nokia World is a very interesting event to go to any way, it is a pity that Nokia does not offer something for Qt developers?! I found one very interesting news about Qt, in the last session Mr. Elop said "Qt is our primary vehicle to reach the next billion" — I must say, this is very very interesting!" I would like to hear more about this in the future!

I also would like to hear more about MeeGo and if/what is coming in the future, but Nokia choose to not speak about it at all. I found it very very strange, when Nokia as a matter of fact have release this big sale success, the Nokia N9. I am very disappointed about that!

Conclusions:
- I was thinking Qt Developer Days would perhaps have been better event to go on, instead of NokiaWorld.
- Overall the conference was not a good one, not for a Qt/developer. Sadly I left it with a disappointed feeling. The good thing was a updated address book with those new contacts and new friends.
- I took the opportunity to go on the only training course "Nokia with windows phone training", it was interesting to learn more about that platform, so it was good thing, but I not sure if Nokia will convince so many Qt/Java developer to start develop for this platform, I think they more likely will go for Android.
- I still plan to learn more about Qt, it look like it will be important in the future for mobile application development for the Symbian, MeeGo and "the next billion(S40/linux)" platform (rumours says that).
- I have also decided to start learning Android development, the main reason for that is "I really don't think I could trust Nokia any longer, perhaps will they also change there mind again about Qt? and I don't think Qt developers are so important for Nokia any longer!"
- I don't understand who want to buy a Nokia Lumia 800 when you have Nokia N9? I am serious about this issue? I will at least buy me a Nokia N9 that's for sure!

JavaME and Symbian

I was thinking about JavaME and wondering about JavaME status on a Symbian^3-device from Nokia.
Now a days Nokia have something called Java Runtime, Nokia E7 have the version called: Java Runtime 2.1 for Symbian

Java Runtime 2.1 for Symbian contains Java Technology like:
- JSR 139 Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.1
- JSR 118 MIDP 2.1
- JSR 75 FileConnection and PIM API 1.0
- JSR 82 Java™ APIs for Bluetooth 1.1
- JSR 172 J2ME™ Web Services Specification 1.0 (RPC package)
- JSR 172 J2ME™ Web Services Specification 1.0 (XML Parser package)
- JSR 177 Security and Trust Services API for J2ME™ 1.0 (SATSA-APDU package)
- JSR 177 Security and Trust Services API for J2ME™ 1.0 (SATSA-CRYPTO package)
- JSR 177 Security and Trust Services API for J2ME™ 1.0 (SATSA-PKI package)
- JSR 184 Mobile 3D Graphics API for J2ME™ 1.1
- JSR 205 Wireless Messaging API 2.0
- JSR 226 Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for J2ME™ 1.1
- JSR 234 Advanced Multimedia Supplements 1.1 (audio3d)
- JSR 234 Advanced Multimedia Supplements 1.1 (music)
- JSR 256 Mobile Sensor API
- IAP Info API 1.0
- eSWT UI API 1.0.3
- JSR 135 Mobile Media API 1.2
- JSR 179 Location API for J2ME™ 1.0.1
- JSR 248 Mobile Service Architecture Subset 1.1 for CLDC 1.1
- Nokia UI API 1.4

MIDP 3.0 is missing!! Will it come? I don't know but I don't think Nokia working a lot with JavaME for the moment?
What about Symbian Anna, will it come with a updated Java Runtime?

Is JavaME also a dead end at Nokia? I don't know, it would be very interesting to see a roadmap for javaME on Nokia-devices??
At latest JavaOne2010 Oracle talked about JavaMe.Next, any plans for support that?

Update (Thanks to Gorkem Ercan at Nokia):
- JRT 2.2 started to ship to symbian^3 phones it adds couple of new JSRs and a few features read more here.
- JRT 2.2 for symbian supports NFC and mobile broadcast(DVB-H) APIs

waiting waiting...

Yes I am waiting for what?
- JavaME_next? Something have to happen in JavaME I believe, perhaps to late?
- First Nokia MeeGo phone, I love my Nokia N900 but it is two years old now.
- Nokia Developer World 2011, when and were?
- Symbian Anna, so I can update my Nokia E7!! Looking forward to that!!
- Really would like to replace my iPad with a MeeGo tablet, what to buy?
- A developer user group for Qt/MeeGo in Stockholm/Sweden would be nice I think.
- First Nokia / MS Windows phone, will be interesting to see..
My problem with Nokia's new strategy is that I don't think Microsoft/Nokia phones can compete with a iPhone, MeeGo...is the answer I believe!!

It will be a interesting year and a very important year for Nokia I believe

Good JavaME news: Nokia contributed the JRT to the Symbian Foundation

I must say I am very pleased about that recently, Nokia contributed the JRT to the Symbian Foundation.

I hope Nokia will do the same for MeeGo platform also, yes yes we need JavaME at this platform also I believe!!

But what is really the future for JavaME?

Every things goes very very slowly in the JavaME world, when will we see MIDP 3.0?

I hope Oracle can do something about this huge problem?

I plan to go the next JavaOne 2010 and I really wish something happen in that area!!!

One Symbian - Symbian Foundation

Now we have seen Nokia's response to Google's Android, it is Symbian Foundation!!

I think it is a good thing for us (consumers), we now have three open platforms for mobile devices: Android, LiMo and Symbian

The only bad thing is that Sweden’s UIQ Mulls More Than Halving Staff On Symbian News

Read more:

• Mobile leaders to unify the Symbian software platform and set the future of mobile free, press release by Nokia
• Symbian Foundation, Simon Judge, Freelance Mobile Developer
• Symbian is getting open sourced under EPL, by Gorkem Ercan
• Foundations and principles, by Ari Jaaksi

Symbian OS v9.5 is released

I found some interesting things:

• A database is included, Based on the Open Source database SQLite
  I wondering, will it be possible to use the database when you develop JavaME applications or is it only for internal use?
• The first mobile OS to support the new ARM® Cortex™-A8 processor (TI OMAP3430)
  More power on devices during 2008 --> It is then possible to build more cool JavaME Enterprise applications!!
  

Read more at:

• Ring Nokia;Symbian 9.5 supports the new ARM Cortex-A8 processor!
• Symbian;Press release
• SymbianOne;Symbian OS v9.5: More Than A Free Mobile Performance Lunch
• MobileBurn.com;Symbian announces Symbian OS v9.5

I am lucky, I have test the Nokia E90

This week with the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona have been really interesting.
I hope I next year will be able to join this event.

But lucky me, I have actually this week been able to test two new Nokia phones (here in Stockholm): the Nokia E61i and the Nokia E90.
They are really great phones, especially the Nokia E90 phone with integrated GPS and also a radio!
I can't wait till I own a Nokia E90 phone, for more information read the My-Symbian review

Nokia also released a new a version of Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite, Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite 8.0, read more about it here. I have now also got the software and will test it later.

my favorite apps for my Nokia E61 phone

I haven't really understand how many great applications you are able to download and install on a Nokia E61 phone (many times they are also for free). I have wifi at home, this is really great (Nokia E61 support wifi), because of that I use my phone more often than before (I don't have to start up my pc - I use my phone instead)

I have install these applications on my Nokia E61 phone:
- gmail, read more here.
I think it is the best JavaME application ever!
I forward all my E-mail to my gmail account and because of that I am able to read all my old Email from the phone, It is really great application!
- Nokia Mobile search
Free Nokia application, search from the phone
- Search (a local search application), download from here.
This is really great, I now able to search locally data stored in my phone
- Adobe Reader
- Opera mini
- Google Maps
- Screenshot for Symbian OS (S60)
sometimes you need to take a screenshot, this application help you
- smart2go, read more here.
The free software Nokia ship with the Nokia E90 phone

I haven't installed these applications yet, but I will later test them also:
- fring, read more here.
- Windows Live search for Mobile, read more here.
- Push email and SyncML with open source Java ME project, read more here
- Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite 8.0, read more here.

What application is missing?
Well I would like to have skype on my phone!

update:
Read Tommi's S60 applications Blog about Shortlist of interesting S60 add-on stuff

S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2

S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 was announced today.
Read about it here

update1:
Improvements in Java™ support in S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 focus on providing support for the subset of the Mobile Service Architecture (JSR-248). The goal of JSR-248 is to reduce the fragmentation of Java APIs.

• support for MIDP 2.1
• The subset of JSR-248 has been implemented. It encompasses JSR-118, JSR-184, JSR-205, and JSR-226, as well as PDA Optional Packages for the J2ME™ Platform (JSR-75), Java™ APIs for Bluetooth (JSR-82), Mobile Media API (JSR-135), and Connected Limited Device Configuration 1.1 (JSR-139).
• updated version of the Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for J2ME™ (JSR-226)
• Java™ APIs for Bluetooth (JSR-82) has been updated to v1.1.

read more at: S60 3rd Edition: What's New for Developers

update2:
Related to this see the article the Mobile Services Architecture Specification which introduces JSR 248 and next generation platform for Java ME devices.

The Sun Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5 for CLDC final version is now available for download, and is it is packed with lots of good stuff, including supported for all the JSRs under the Mobile Services Architecture Specification (MSA).
Read more about at it at C. Enrique Ortiz Mobility Weblog

update3:
S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 focus on providing support for the subset of the Mobile Service Architecture (JSR-248). It look to me "S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2" target low end devices. We have to wait and see when Nokia release support for the full MSA stack that target high end devices.