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Orange Partner Camp: Orange Brand

In this report from Orange's recent Partner Camp Rafe gives an insight into the implications for developers of importance of the Orange Brand.

# Posted by Rafe in Comment, Develop at 10:32 UTC, May 6th

UIQ Fast Track Developer Event

UIQ Technology recently held their first developer event, Fast Track, in Munich. Rafe went along to find out more.

# Posted by Rafe in Develop at 14:55 UTC, Jan 30th

All About UIQ Open

Rafe gets the lowdown on UIQ Open - a developer competition from UIQ Technology.

# Posted by Rafe in Develop at 15:51 UTC, Jan 29th

2006 - the year in review

We take a look back at some of the major events in the Symbian world in 2006.

# Posted by Rafe in Comment, Develop, Hardware at 19:52 UTC, Jan 1st

The story behind Sony Ericsson and UIQ Technology

Rafe looks at the implications on the acquisition of UIQ Technology by Sony Ericsson and tells the early story of Symbian and the Ronneby Lab.

# Posted by Rafe in Comment, Develop at 13:30 UTC, Nov 7th || 9 Comments

Introduction to NetBeans Mobility Pack - JME and CDC Development Tool

Introduction to developing with the NetBeans Mobility Pack. The pack is an addon for the Java IDE NetBeans and allows you to develop in JME and CDC for mobile phones. The tool includes some advanced features (such as on device debugging) for Sony Ericsson UIQ 3 phones.

# Posted by Rafe in Develop at 10:21 UTC, Aug 11th

Engineering with a business plan (part of a starting up guide)

John Pagonis presented a sessions at Orange Code Camp that focused on the business side of the mobile development story. This feature article is a summary of the information presented in that session.

# Posted by Rafe in Develop at 12:10 UTC, May 5th || 0 Comments

Developing for the Sony Ericsson P990

Mark Donohoe, Principal Engineer Sony Ericsson, introduced developers to the recently announced Sony Ericsson P990 running on Symbian OS 9.1 and UIQ 3 at Orange Code Camp Event (October 2005).

# Posted by Rafe in Develop at 17:43 UTC, Apr 19th

CTIA and Smartphone Summit Report

Rafe reports back from the 2006 CTIA trade show from Las Vegas.

# Posted by Rafe in Software, Develop, Hardware at 18:57 UTC, Apr 18th

More care and attention needed in the smartphone age

Steve Litchfield looks at the extra qualities needed by software on a smartphone, compared to the looser quality control required on a standalone PDA.

# Posted by Steve in Comment, Develop at 10:00 UTC, Mar 3rd

Developing for UIQ 3

After talking to Sony Ericsson and UIQ at the Smartphone Show Rafe looks at the development opportunities and challenges for UIQ 3.

# Posted by Rafe in Develop at 2:39 UTC, Feb 10th

Orange Code Camp Overview

Every 6 months Orange run a developer event which is a mixture of technical sessions, networking and fun. Rafe reports back from the most recent event at Opio, France.

# Posted by Rafe in Comment, Develop at 20:49 UTC, Oct 23rd || 4 Comments

Craig Senick (Quickoffice) Interview

One of the more popular applications on both the online stores and bundled with the device is Quickoffice. Craig Senick has been with the product for many years, and All About Symbian sat down with him to find out more about the Office Suite.

# Posted by Ewan in Interviews, Profiles, Develop at 9:32 UTC, Sep 29th

The Smartphone Show 2005, Learning How To Go Faster

There’s a huge change in Symbian OS with OS 9.1 coming out. While the directors and marketing managers will be prowling the floor of The Smartphone Show for the latest edge available to them, the people who do all the work, the programmers, will all have the chance to learn about the new OS, API calls and the low level magic they can use from the people who programmed it. Symbian themselves.

# Posted by Ewan in Develop at 9:44 UTC, Sep 27th

Hands off our smartphones!

Steve Litchfield emphasises the need for freedom to install whatever you like and suspects that Symbian Signed is the thin end of the wedge...

# Posted by Steve in Comment, Develop at 14:02 UTC, Feb 18th

Author of 'The Book' - An Interview with Richard Harrison

Every OS has its programming books, and Symbian OS is no exception. Ewan caught up with the auther of "The C++ Book" for Symbian OS, Richard Harrison, to find out more about the man who helped write the text that everyone else uses to program our smartphones.

# Posted by Ewan in Interviews, Develop at 11:30 UTC, Nov 18th

A Plea for Simpler Registration

Steve Litchfield muses on the fact that IMEI-based codes make registration of the third party software you buy much more of a pain than it really needs to be.

# Posted by Steve in Comment, Develop at 10:06 UTC, Oct 21st

The AAS Guide to the Symbian Exposium (Part Three): The Training Sessions

If you're looking for some more in-depth knowledge of Symbian OS, then the training sessions at the Expo could be for you. Ewan takes a look at what you can learn in part three of our preview.

# Posted by Ewan in Develop at 10:22 UTC, Oct 11th