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and Lite Dynamic Layouts Flash
This tutorial is for Flash Lite 2.0 and newer. Written by David Brown (from agencynet.com), and in this 5 page tutorial he describes the process of creating the Bacardi® Mobile Cocktail application, including reacting to environment changes (like current time of day), and how to implement automatic Stage size and orientation switching.

Via Bill, there is a new article in Adobe Developer Center: Developing Flash Lite applications with dynamic layouts.

Use Nokia For I Nseries School How Phones
Type in extra notes on each slide as the professor speaks. I can enter calendar entries on Google Calendar while I’m at home using my Macbook, or use one of the PC’s at the school computer lab. The three main applications I focused on are Mobipocket Reader, Quickoffice, and GooSync.

Mobipocket Reader

Mobipocket Reader is an eBook reader. I can’t speak for all students, but all of my professors use Powerpoint presentations for lectures. These slides are all available for us to download and print read before class. I can also enter the dates on my Nokia N95 8GB’s built in calendar application, but no matter what other device I use to enter meetings or due dates, it is all synchronized using GooSync. While my classmates using a physical book have to go through the index to find the drug, I can type the first three letters on my phone and usually find the specific drug instantly. You don’t need to carry that laptop to school!

GooSync

Goosync synchronizes the phone’s calendar with Google Calendar. I added a drug reference eBook for use.

Quickoffice

Quickoffice is an office suite that can read/write documents, presentations, and sheets. As a nursing student, I need to know what kind of medications I give to patients.

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It is also faster. I transfer the Powerpoint files into my phone and view it on the train or bus on the way to school. Like I explained in my previous post, carrying a small device in my pocket instead of a thick reference book is more convenient.

I was showing how S60-powered phones like the Nokia Open to Anything party at Slate Plus. Knowing project due dates is really important and I need constant reminders.

If that’s not geeky enough for you, connect a bluetooth keyboard to the phone.

+ Project information Lite) document (J2ME Flash Capuchin

This one was released 21st of May, an information document is now available about Sony Ericsson Project Capuchin, a bridging technology that combines J2ME (micro-Java) with Adobe Flash Lite.

Download the document from Sony Ericsson

“Project Capuchin allows developers to combine the richness of both Java ME and Flash Lite by encapsulating Flash Lite content in Java ME applications making content created by Adobe Flash technology appear as Java ME applications. Project Capuchin empowers these two distinct developer communities to leverage their respective expertise to quickly and securely create highly engaging mobile content.”

By E71 Nokia BGR On Hands
Judging from the pictures, it looks like it can sway an Nseries user into the Eseries. Also after having 2.8 inches of screen space on the N95 8GB, it’s going to be hard to settle for anything smaller.

Switch?

What are your thoughts on the Nokia E71?

The Boy Genius Report got their hands on the Nokia E71, another hot phone that will work for North American 3G. Any current Nseries users out there thinking of the switch? I’m a multimedia phone kinda guy and know that Eseries is not really targeted for that. For example, holding down that camera button on the Nokia E71 will not activate the 3 megapixel camera.

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I know it’s petty, but it’s convenient for taking those candid pics. Slick candybar form with qwerty keyboard sure looks tempting.

The Nokia E71 next to the Nokia N95 8GB

Nokia E71 and Nokia N95 8GB thickness comparison

I’m not sure if I’m willing to give up my Nseries phone like the integrated BREW be will Flash to

Via Bill, Flash Lite will be integrated to BREW platform. This change will take place this fall (2008).
Read the full press release

This will rapidly increase the availability of mobile Flash player to the end users. What this means to mobile Flash developers? All the mobile phones released in the future that run on BREW (all over the world, not just in the USA), will automatically have integrated Flash player - meaning no more device or carrier/operator specific Flash Lite players.

N78 The Who In vs Wins Comparison: Nokia Nokia N82 Battle?

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In the Nokia N78 vs video demo of the Nokia N78 to see what I mean. The Nokia N78 features a 1200mAh battery compared to the Nokia N82’s 1050mAh. Take a look at my Nokia N95 LED flash vs Nokia N82 Xenon flash video. Nokia N78 does not have a TV-out compared to the Nokia N82.

When the Nokia N78 comes out, its price will be close to the Nokia N82. You won’t be able to quickly show off your videos and photos to your friends on a TV with a cable. Thoughts

Did I miss anything? You need to decide what is more important to you because these two devices are not that similar in features. Nokia N82 users in the US are stuck on slow EDGE speed. Nokia N78 Cons The Nokia N78 features only a 3 megapixel camera with VGA video capable of 15 frames per second. I’ll explain some important features and let you decide which phone wins over your wallet.

Nokia N78 Pros The Nokia N78 runs on a newer OS with nicer fades and animations as well as other improvements. I’ll assume a bigger battery means longer battery life. The Nokia N78 is thinner than the Nokia N82. The Nokia N78 has an FM transmitter useful for long car journeys. Nokia N78 has a North American variation that will work on AT&T’s fast 3G data. The Nokia N82 comes with 5 megapixels and 30 fps videos. Nokia N78’s LED flash is not as bright as Nokia N82’s Xenon flash.

NAM Shipped N95 $560 Deal: Nokia For 8GB Monday This Five (N95-4)
As you can see, I love this phone!

This is a one time deal and I don’t think I’ll be able to get them at this price again. They’re brand new and comes with Nokia’s one year warranty. The bad news is that I can not ship anything outside of the United States… yet.

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If you are interested, subscribe to the RSS feed by email so you’ll be notified the moment I put up the Buy Now button.

You can read my first impressions on Nokia N95 8GB and articles I wrote about the N95-4. If you look around other stores, the lowest price is at least $600.

I’ll be getting in five North American Nokia N95 8GB (N95-4) on Monday, May 19th, and will be selling them for $560 each. If you have any questions just post them below.

I’ll be working hard this summer to bring more phones and deals to my readers.

3rd platform 200 it Symbian is lifetime so Flash passes million J2ME (after Lite) and most succesful shipments,

Symbian has passed 200 million lifetime shipments, which makes it 3rd most succesful (when counting the amount of devices) platform in the mobile space. J2ME is clearly leading, and Flash Lite comes after that with about 600 million devices having Flash pre-installed.

with 3.0 Problems Lite Flash

Ugur has an excellent post about problems with Flash Lite 3.0 player. The security sandbox that comes with Flash Lite 3.0 (that is based on Flash 8 player) player has severe consequences regarding networked Flash Lite applications, usage of Trusted folder in Symbian S60, and usage of XML sockets.

Lite and Layouts Dynamic Flash

Via Bill, there is a new article in Adobe Developer Center: Developing Flash Lite applications with dynamic layouts. Written by David Brown (from agencynet.com), and in this 5 page tutorial he describes the process of creating the Bacardi® Mobile Cocktail application, including reacting to environment changes (like current time of day), and how to implement automatic Stage size and orientation switching. This tutorial is for Flash Lite 2.0 and newer.

Vlog: No Leads Lens Scratches Cover To Eventually
After watching my video, do you think a lens cover protection is necessary on our phones?

I thought the people who complained about missing lens cover on the Nokia N95’s were a bunch of crybabies until I took a closer look at the Web High Quality, Mobile, Youtube, Share Ovi.

The photos of the lens are below. He disagrees with the decision. It probably does.

Nokia claimed that they dropped the lens cover due to popular demand according to Jeremiah from Nokia Users. No protection on the lens eventually leads to scratches. Nothing major, but it can be avoided with proper protection. However, this is a review unit that’s been passed along other people.

You can’t really see the scratches until you hold it up close and I’m not sure if it affects the quality on the pictures and movies.

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Lite exclusively on Wireless Mini-Games Qwikies Verizon Flash AddictingGames

AddictingGames announced that their Qwikies Flash Lite Mini-Games will be exclusively available for Verizon Wireless customers. Minis are mobile games built with Adobe Flash(R) Lite”

Read the press release here

AddictingGames is part of Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group.

“Marking its first extension off of the PC, AddictingGames’ Qwikies are Flash(R)-based mini-games which allow Verizon Wireless customers to play popular AddictingGames’ titles from the palms of their hands, including “Fling the Ferret,” “50 States,” “Flip the Bird,” “Escape the Locker,” “Fly Squasher,” “Whack a Mole,” “Jungle Gym,” and many other original titles.”

“In 2008, AddictingGames.com will add 75 exclusive self-published titles and 600+ titles from game developers from around the world. In addition, AddictingGames.com plans to launch Qwikies online in July, making it the first gaming site to launch a mobile to PC/PC to mobile friendly community leader board system.”

“Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group’s Shockwave.com, the original casual gaming destination for women 35+, launched Shockwave Minis on Verizon Wireless phones in 2006.

the Wireless Mobile Verizon Mobitween launched And Mobigamz Portal Gaming
Players are able download games, play, rate, and post high scores. The game catalogue has sport, arcade, puzzle, and board categories.

Read the press release

The games are made with Flash Lite.

Verizon Wireless And Mobitween launched the Mobigamz Mobile Gaming Portal on Verizon Wireless Get It Now service.

N82 Camera Battery and Nokia Trial
I like to use the User Defined mode, but it takes three clicks to activate.

Another thing I’d like to see would be keypad shortcuts.

I was going to write about my experience with the Nokia N82 at a sporting event, but instead I want to share my experience at a concert last Saturday and more specifically with the camera and battery life. I didn’t need my Proporta Mobile Charger at all.

I don’t like the auto mode much. Kind of strange how the S60 browser has keypad shortcuts, but the camera doesn’t.

I don’t like the placement of the lanyard hole. Since I wasn’t driving, I took a few pictures while on the freeway. I think it caused the bubbles seen above. The Nokia N82 got a good capture of the lights here:

and here

The Nokia N82 flash performance was hit and miss. My left hand shakes due to the pressure required to press the capture button while maintaining a good grip. It would be really nice if the camera application could remember your last settings. It forces the Nokia N82 to be worn with the left hand if using a wrist strap.

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In the end, I noticed bubbles appeared on a few pictures, but I was really happy with the battery performance.

Before you read on, you may be interested in checking my review of the black Nokia N82.

Usage

I left my house around 6:30PM. I took over 100 pictures and when I came home around 1:00 AM, I still had 3 bars left. I have gotten the hang of one handed shooting with my right hand, but this makes my wrist strap useless.

Despite these problems, the Nokia N82 is a still a joy to use and I can’t wait to buy a black one for myself. Here, I got a great shot of this guy using his Nokia N93:

However, I turned around and got this horrible shot of the crowd:

When the house lights came on, the flash caused some strange bubbles:

Thoughts

I was really happy with the battery performance. This was one of my faves:

Concerts have a lot of varied light shows.

2.0 Mapsters Preview: Website Nokia Maps

Launching tomorrow, May 23rd, is The Mapsters website. I had the opportunity to preview the Mapsters before the launch. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

For a preview, check out this screencast I made of the section where one of the Mapsters is showing us the navigation feature. I’m not sure if I didn’t have enough breakfast because I’m getting a headache listening to their voices. Are you getting a headache yet?

Video formats: Youtube, Share Ovi

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These cute not-so-little creatures shows off the full feature set of Nokia Maps 2.0 and what you might want to use it for.

Phones For How Use Nseries I Nokia School

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Knowing project due dates is really important and I need constant reminders. These slides are all available for us to download and print read before class.

If that’s not geeky enough for you, connect a bluetooth keyboard to the phone.

I was showing how S60-powered phones like the Nokia Open to Anything party at Slate Plus. I can enter calendar entries on Google Calendar while I’m at home using my Macbook, or use one of the PC’s at the school computer lab. I added a drug reference eBook for use. I transfer the Powerpoint files into my phone and view it on the train or bus on the way to school.

Quickoffice

Quickoffice is an office suite that can read/write documents, presentations, and sheets. I can’t speak for all students, but all of my professors use Powerpoint presentations for lectures. Like I explained in my previous post, carrying a small device in my pocket instead of a thick reference book is more convenient. While my classmates using a physical book have to go through the index to find the drug, I can type the first three letters on my phone and usually find the specific drug instantly. Type in extra notes on each slide as the professor speaks. You don’t need to carry that laptop to school!

GooSync

Goosync synchronizes the phone’s calendar with Google Calendar. The three main applications I focused on are Mobipocket Reader, Quickoffice, and GooSync.

Mobipocket Reader

Mobipocket Reader is an eBook reader. As a nursing student, I need to know what kind of medications I give to patients. I can also enter the dates on my Nokia N95 8GB’s built in calendar application, but no matter what other device I use to enter meetings or due dates, it is all synchronized using GooSync.

It is also faster.

$156 For Nokia N800 Deal:

Expansys, one of our sponsors, just notified us that they have a limited supply of the Nokia N800 for $155.95. at Internet Tablet Talk”>Nokia N800 is getting hard to find in the US. However, once they are gone, the price is done.

Is the price drop due to the release of the Nokia N810 Wimax edition?

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ITT have already told us the

Verizon Wireless Lite exclusively Flash Qwikies AddictingGames on Mini-Games
AddictingGames is part of Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group.

“Marking its first extension off of the PC, AddictingGames’ Qwikies are Flash(R)-based mini-games which allow Verizon Wireless customers to play popular AddictingGames’ titles from the palms of their hands, including “Fling the Ferret,” “50 States,” “Flip the Bird,” “Escape the Locker,” “Fly Squasher,” “Whack a Mole,” “Jungle Gym,” and many other original titles.”

“In 2008, AddictingGames.com will add 75 exclusive self-published titles and 600+ titles from game developers from around the world. Minis are mobile games built with Adobe Flash(R) Lite”

Read the press release here

In addition, AddictingGames.com plans to launch Qwikies online in July, making it the first gaming site to launch a mobile to PC/PC to mobile friendly community leader board system.”

“Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group’s Shockwave.com, the original casual gaming destination for women 35+, launched Shockwave Minis on Verizon Wireless phones in 2006.

AddictingGames announced that their Qwikies Flash Lite Mini-Games will be exclusively available for Verizon Wireless customers.

Trial and N82 Battery Nokia Camera
In the end, I noticed bubbles appeared on a few pictures, but I was really happy with the battery performance.

Before you read on, you may be interested in checking my review of the black Nokia N82.

Usage

I left my house around 6:30PM. Here, I got a great shot of this guy using his Nokia N93:

However, I turned around and got this horrible shot of the crowd:

When the house lights came on, the flash caused some strange bubbles:

Thoughts

I was really happy with the battery performance. It forces the Nokia N82 to be worn with the left hand if using a wrist strap.

I was going to write about my experience with the Nokia N82 at a sporting event, but instead I want to share my experience at a concert last Saturday and more specifically with the camera and battery life. I took over 100 pictures and when I came home around 1:00 AM, I still had 3 bars left. Since I wasn’t driving, I took a few pictures while on the freeway. My left hand shakes due to the pressure required to press the capture button while maintaining a good grip. I didn’t need my Proporta Mobile Charger at all.

I don’t like the auto mode much. I like to use the User Defined mode, but it takes three clicks to activate.

Another thing I’d like to see would be keypad shortcuts. The Nokia N82 got a good capture of the lights here:

and here

The Nokia N82 flash performance was hit and miss. I think it caused the bubbles seen above. I have gotten the hang of one handed shooting with my right hand, but this makes my wrist strap useless.

Despite these problems, the Nokia N82 is a still a joy to use and I can’t wait to buy a black one for myself. This was one of my faves:

Concerts have a lot of varied light shows. Kind of strange how the S60 browser has keypad shortcuts, but the camera doesn’t.

I don’t like the placement of the lanyard hole.

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It would be really nice if the camera application could remember your last settings.

information (J2ME document + Project Lite) Flash Capuchin

This one was released 21st of May, an information document is now available about Sony Ericsson Project Capuchin, a bridging technology that combines J2ME (micro-Java) with Adobe Flash Lite.

Download the document from Sony Ericsson

“Project Capuchin allows developers to combine the richness of both Java ME and Flash Lite by encapsulating Flash Lite content in Java ME applications making content created by Adobe Flash technology appear as Java ME applications. Project Capuchin empowers these two distinct developer communities to leverage their respective expertise to quickly and securely create highly engaging mobile content.”

Hiking Nokia Ridge N82 Breakneck Tracker With and Sports
What made it worse was seeing a snake slither a few feet away from us. I was really glad I had the Nokia N82 because the ’shortcut’ we took led us to a poorly marked trail and an omfg snake. After the hike, it gave me a summary of what we achieved.

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Start time - 11/05/08 13:01 Duration - 2h 33min 6s Distance - 2.9 mi Speed (average) - 1.1 mph Speed (max) - 7.7 mph Pace (average) - 52min 47s per mi Pace (max) - 4min 49s per mi Altitude (min) - 0 m Altitude (max) - 265 m Step count - 8443

GPS to the Rescue. Near the top of the mountain, another hiker told us that there was an easier trail to follow downhill, but might be poorly marked. We took our time enjoying the view and taking plenty of pictures from the Nokia N82. Read on for more details.

5 Megapixel Photos

I usually go hiking with a big group but felt brave today and went with Sheila. Beacon with Nokia N95 8GB and Sports Tracker

What helped us find the way back is by looking at our path on Sports Tracker to determine if we were heading towards the right direction. They are all geotagged.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Built-in Geotagging. What I like about the Flickr set for all the photos, but look at a few below.

Final Thoughts I’m glad the Nokia N82 has built-in GPS. Avoid shortcuts in the woods. I scream like a girl whenever I see a snake.

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All this information can also be found on my Sports Tracker page.

Start time 04/05/08 12:36 Duration 1h 12min 27s Distance 3.2 mi Speed (average) 2.6 mph Speed (max) 13.2 mph Pace (average) 22min 38s per mi Pace (max) 2min 49s per mi Altitude (min) 58.5 m Altitude (max) 348 m Step count 4032

If you would like to record your hike or other activities, give Sports Tracker a try and read my guide on how to embed Sports Tracker data on Google Maps so you can also show off your hike on your blog. Beacon and I had my Sports Tracker to track the hike. I absolutely hated this Mt. Check out the embedded map and the data provided by Sports Tracker.

The Nokia N95 8GB recorded my GPS location as I went up the trail. We were scheduled to go up on Breakneck Ridge but the instructor told us the the trails might be slippery that day. Take a look at the map below to see where we went.

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Here is the data recorded by Sports Tracker on the Nokia N95 8GB.

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This past weekend, my hiking class went up Mt. Beacon because the flies rained on us all the way to the top.

Available Store N95 8GB The Nokia North Now Blog At 3G American For Nokia Is
edit: the N95 8GB NAM is now sold out.

This is not the first time I’ve sold through my blog and I’m working on getting more models for the store this summer.

DHL woke me up today and delivered the five Nokia N95 8GB’s I’m selling for $560 shipped each at the Nokia blog store.

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Lowest price I’ve seen anywhere else are over $600. Last December, I’ve sold plenty of the Nokia N95 NAM (N95-3) through the blog without any problems. I currently only have five of these at this price so once they are gone, the price is done. If you are interested, head on over to the store’s Nokia N95 8GB page for details and the Buy Now button.

Site Developer Lite Flash updated Ericsson: Sony

Via Bill, Sony Ericsson has updated their Sony Ericsson Flash Lite developer center.

Problems with Flash Lite 3.0
The security sandbox that comes with Flash Lite 3.0 (that is based on Flash 8 player) player has severe consequences regarding networked Flash Lite applications, usage of Trusted folder in Symbian S60, and usage of XML sockets.

Ugur has an excellent post about problems with Flash Lite 3.0 player.

Breakneck Hiking N82 With Nokia Tracker and Ridge Sports
I was really glad I had the Nokia N82 because the ’shortcut’ we took led us to a poorly marked trail and an omfg snake.

Final Thoughts I’m glad the Nokia N82 has built-in GPS. Avoid shortcuts in the woods. I scream like a girl whenever I see a snake.

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They are all geotagged.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Built-in Geotagging. What I like about the walking straight towards the parking lot using Nokia Maps was out of the question because of cliffs, streams, and rocks on the way. It was probably harmless but I hate snakes. Check out the Flickr set for all the photos, but look at a few below. We took our time enjoying the view and taking plenty of pictures from the Nokia N82. What made it worse was seeing a snake slither a few feet away from us. We stupidly listened and easily got lost trying to look for the markers.

so is succesful and million passes most Lite) J2ME Symbian shipments, platform 3rd Flash (after 200 it lifetime
J2ME is clearly leading, and Flash Lite comes after that with about 600 million devices having Flash pre-installed.

Symbian has passed 200 million lifetime shipments, which makes it 3rd most succesful (when counting the amount of devices) platform in the mobile space.

Amazon On 5% Money Next Your Nokia Save How To To: Use Phone Trick
The idea is to trick Amazon into thinking you own an accessory related to the phone you want and Amazon will generate recommended products in the Gold Box and scroll down to “Quick Picks” every day until the phone you want shows up.

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So instead of paying $489 for the Amazon. Search for an accessory to the phone you want.

I’ll show you a useful trick to save 5% on your next Nokia phone if purchasing from Amazon. Every Day.”>Gold Box each day that are priced 5% off. For example: Nokia N95 Leather Case. Scroll down the product page and mark the “I own it” box. At the top of the screen, click on Recommendations. Go through the list of recommended items and click “Not Interested” for the ones that aren’t related to the Nokia phone you want. Check your

Wireless Mobigamz the Mobitween And Verizon Gaming Mobile Portal launched
The games are made with Flash Lite. The game catalogue has sport, arcade, puzzle, and board categories.

Read the press release

Verizon Wireless And Mobitween launched the Mobigamz Mobile Gaming Portal on Verizon Wireless Get It Now service. Players are able download games, play, rate, and post high scores.

Meetup Live: NY WOM World Nokia

Watch this space for almost live pictures from the WOM World Nokia Meetup here in New York City with other Nokia fanatics. I’ll be taking pictures with the Nokia N95 8GB at the event and uploading them to Share Ovi.

I hope this works…

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On Hands Nokia BGR E71 By
Any current Nseries users out there thinking of the switch? Slick candybar form with qwerty keyboard sure looks tempting.

The Nokia E71 next to the Nokia N95 8GB

Nokia E71 and Nokia N95 8GB thickness comparison

I’m not sure if I’m willing to give up my Nseries phone like the The Nokia Blog - Price Check Get a list of the lowest prices on the latest Nokia phones

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Also after having 2.8 inches of screen space on the N95 8GB, it’s going to be hard to settle for anything smaller.

Switch?

What are your thoughts on the Nokia E71? I know it’s petty, but it’s convenient for taking those candid pics.

The Boy Genius Report got their hands on the Nokia E71, another hot phone that will work for North American 3G. For example, holding down that camera button on the Nokia E71 will not activate the 3 megapixel camera. I’m a multimedia phone kinda guy and know that Eseries is not really targeted for that.

Layouts Lite Dynamic and Flash

This tutorial is for Flash Lite 2.0 and newer. Written by David Brown (from agencynet.com), and in this 5 page tutorial he describes the process of creating the Bacardi® Mobile Cocktail application, including reacting to environment changes (like current time of day), and how to implement automatic Stage size and orientation switching.

Via Bill, there is a new article in Adobe Developer Center: Developing Flash Lite applications with dynamic layouts.

shipments, most and is lifetime (after succesful Symbian so J2ME million it platform Flash Lite) 3rd passes 200
J2ME is clearly leading, and Flash Lite comes after that with about 600 million devices having Flash pre-installed.

Symbian has passed 200 million lifetime shipments, which makes it 3rd most succesful (when counting the amount of devices) platform in the mobile space.

at Cool Phone Sighting: Uniqlo T-shirt
Nokia N82 vs. Take a quick pic, upload somewhere, and post the link in the comments! Nokia N95 8GB Photo Comparison

Nokia N95-3 vs. Nokia N95-3 vs.

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Related PostProject Adobe Screen Open

Adobe has announced details about the Open Screen Project, pretty important news for mobile Flash Lite developers as well. Mark Doherty/Adobe writes in his blog more details and thoughts to non-PC developers (mobile being important one).
“The Open Screen Project is dedicated to driving consistent rich Internet experiences across televisions, personal computers, mobile devices, and consumer electronics.”

“The Open Screen Project is working to enable a consistent runtime environment — taking advantage of Adobe® Flash® Player and, in the future, Adobe AIR™ — that will remove barriers for developers and designers as they publish content and applications across desktops and devices, including phones, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), and set top boxes.”

It is supported by technology leaders, including Adobe, ARM, Chunghwa Telecom, Cisco, Intel, LG Electronics Inc., Marvell, Motorola, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Verizon Wireless, and leading content providers, including BBC, MTV Networks, and NBC Universal.

Some of the things this means:

Removing restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications Publishing the device porting layer APIs for Adobe Flash Player Publishing the Adobe Flash® Cast™ protocol and the AMF protocol for robust data services Removing licensing fees - making next major releases of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR for devices free

Flash Developer Sony Lite updated Ericsson: Site

Via Bill, Sony Ericsson has updated their Sony Ericsson Flash Lite developer center.

and N82 Sports Nokia With Ridge Tracker Breakneck Hiking

Today I went hiking with Sheila at Breakneck Ridge which is about an hour north of New York City.

Final Thoughts I’m glad the Nokia N82 has built-in GPS. Avoid shortcuts in the woods. I scream like a girl whenever I see a snake.

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Related PostHiking Week 2: Just A Walk Around the LakeHow To: Embed Sports Tracker Data to Your Blog and Make Position Art Like StavrosHow To: Embed Map with Geotagged Photos for Your BlogHiking Mt. Simply walking straight towards the parking lot using Nokia Maps was out of the question because of cliffs, streams, and rocks on the way. It was probably harmless but I hate snakes. We stupidly listened and easily got lost trying to look for the markers. I was really glad I had the Nokia N82 because the ’shortcut’ we took led us to a poorly marked trail and an omfg snake. Check out the Flickr set for all the photos, but look at a few below. This feature is not currently available on the Nokia N95 but will be on the upcoming Nseries phones.

Sports Tracker

Sports Tracker is perfect for an activity on the weekend like hiking.

What helped us find the way back is by looking at our path on Sports Tracker to determine if we were heading towards the right direction. We eventually hit a paved private road and followed it downhill. What made it worse was seeing a snake slither a few feet away from us. I brought along the pictures from the Nokia N82. If a GPS lock was available, each picture taken will have the location data recorded without the need of another program like Shozu or Location Tagger.

released Kuneri v. 0.9.6.1 Lite
of their Kuneri Lite:

New features

* Launch SWF in phone boot (startup)
* Days and month support for Timer plugin
* JPG resize command in Upload/Download plugin and Camera plugin
* Extracting zip files with Unzip command in File plugin
* Custom /predefined IAP (Internet Access Point) support in Upload/Download plugin
* Switch to disable escape decoding of a variable

Changes

* Fixes and optimizations for Flash Lite 3 devices
* Fixed install paths in KuneriLite Wizard
* Camera plugin buttons layout fixed in some phone models
* Fixed variable returning in Upload/Download plugin loadVariables command

Go Download it!

Ugur & Kuneri have launched v.

0.9.6.1.

Money Nokia How Use To: 5% Your Save On Phone Trick Next Amazon To

I’ll show you a useful trick to save 5% on your next Nokia phone if purchasing from Amazon. Every Day.”>Gold Box each day that are priced 5% off. For example: Nokia N95 Leather Case. Scroll down the product page and mark the “I own it” box. At the top of the screen, click on Recommendations. Go through the list of recommended items and click “Not Interested” for the ones that aren’t related to the Nokia phone you want. Check your

at T-shirt Phone Uniqlo Cool Sighting:
Nokia N95-3 vs. Nokia N95 8GB Photo Comparison

Nokia N82 vs. Nokia N95-3 vs. Take a quick pic, upload somewhere, and post the link in the comments! It said “phoney.” I’m not sure if the Nokia blue color was intentional. Nokia N82 vs. Nokia N95 8GB Photo Comparison”>Bar Fight! Check it out.

Here we have the

… and this is me going phoney.

Do you have one?

LOL I’m not sure if I’m ready to see this, but do you have a phone or Nokia t-shirt?

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Also after having 2.8 inches of screen space on the N95 8GB, it’s going to be hard to settle for anything smaller.

Switch?

What are your thoughts on the Nokia E71? Slick candybar form with qwerty keyboard sure looks tempting.

The Nokia E71 next to the Nokia N95 8GB

Nokia E71 and Nokia N95 8GB thickness comparison

I’m not sure if I’m willing to give up my Nseries phone like the hands on the Nokia E71, another hot phone that will work for North American 3G. I’m a multimedia phone kinda guy and know that Eseries is not really targeted for that. I know it’s petty, but it’s convenient for taking those candid pics.

Video: Magician N95 Worst 8GB Open Anything And Commercial to The Nokia

Remember the eating contest in the Nokia N95 8GB Open to Anything commercial? LOL take a look!

On a side note, I like the way they say, “Nokia N95 eight gig” instead of “eight gigabyte” on these ads. It’s shorter and sounds much cooler. Beacon with Nokia N95 8GB and Sports Tracker

Now we have the world’s worst magician using the Nokia N95 8GB’s GPS to find his way when he gets lost in his disappearing act. He then uses the 5 megapixel camera to take pictures while waiting for his mom to pick him up. Beacon with Nokia N95 8GB and Sports Tracker”>Hiking Mt. I think I’ll start saying it this way from now on… “Hi, my name is Mark and I love the Nokia N95 eight gig.”

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After pressing dot in the address bar, a drop down shows up with auto completion of .com, .org, and .net. The iPhone’s browser even have a dedicated “.com” button. Come on Nokia/S60, those extra 7 keypresses in the address bar needs to be eliminated.

I’m not a big fan of Opera Mini, but it’s got something the built-in S60 web browser doesn’t.

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Check out my video to see what I mean.

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Loves Nokia Royalty
Get Knighted after the jump.

lol, looks like THE KING has his own favorite device… the Nokia N70! Well, while on my lunch break, I was able to snap two quick pics of a very important if not “royal” person proclaiming their loyalty to Nokia.

It never ceases to amaze me the type of people who use and love their Nseries devices.

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NAM N95 This 8GB $560 (N95-4) Nokia Monday Five Shipped Deal: For
If you are interested, subscribe to the RSS feed by email so you’ll be notified the moment I put up the Buy Now button.

You can read my first impressions on Nokia N95 8GB and articles I wrote about the N95-4. They’re brand new and comes with Nokia’s one year warranty.

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If you look around other stores, the lowest price is at least $600. The bad news is that I can not ship anything outside of the United States… yet. If you have any questions just post them below.

I’ll be working hard this summer to bring more phones and deals to my readers.

I’ll be getting in five North American Nokia N95 8GB (N95-4) on Monday, May 19th, and will be selling them for $560 each. As you can see, I love this phone!

This is a one time deal and I don’t think I’ll be able to get them at this price again.

3rd and shipments, million it most succesful J2ME 200 Symbian lifetime so is (after Flash Lite) platform passes

Symbian has passed 200 million lifetime shipments, which makes it 3rd most succesful (when counting the amount of devices) platform in the mobile space. J2ME is clearly leading, and Flash Lite comes after that with about 600 million devices having Flash pre-installed.

Adobe Screen Project Open
Mark Doherty/Adobe writes in his blog more details and thoughts to non-PC developers (mobile being important one).
“The Open Screen Project is dedicated to driving consistent rich Internet experiences across televisions, personal computers, mobile devices, and consumer electronics.”

“The Open Screen Project is working to enable a consistent runtime environment — taking advantage of Adobe® Flash® Player and, in the future, Adobe AIR™ — that will remove barriers for developers and designers as they publish content and applications across desktops and devices, including phones, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), and set top boxes.”

It is supported by technology leaders, including Adobe, ARM, Chunghwa Telecom, Cisco, Intel, LG Electronics Inc., Marvell, Motorola, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Verizon Wireless, and leading content providers, including BBC, MTV Networks, and NBC Universal.

Some of the things this means:

Removing restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications Publishing the device porting layer APIs for Adobe Flash Player Publishing the Adobe Flash® Cast™ protocol and the AMF protocol for robust data services Removing licensing fees - making next major releases of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR for devices free

Adobe has announced details about the Open Screen Project, pretty important news for mobile Flash Lite developers as well.

J2ME, Ericsson cross-breed Flash Sony with Lite
Communication between Flash Lite and JSRs are handled through an intermediate class that works as a translator.

Sony Ericsson has created a tool that makes it possible to combine aspects of Java and Flash Lite in a single application. key events) are forwarded from Java to Flash Lite and the Flash Lite player has a choice of listening to these events. All system events (e.g. In a nutshell, the tech will allow Flash Lite content to be encapsulated in Java ME applications; especially (or solely) the UI.

Flash has been used widely in creating UI for quite some time, including console games, and whole mobile phone UI’s. This class listens to Flash Lite requests, transfers these to JSR calls, and sends response back to Flash Lite. Capuchin sound like interesting opportunity, let’s see how things turn to.

Now, what would be really interesting, would be a Flash Lite application (a wrapper, really) that could encapsulate J2ME content - astonish us

Via Alessandro, more details about Capuchin:

“Project Capuchin is a Java ME API which makes it possible for Java to run a Flash Lite content file (*.swf) that is shown on the display. In case Flash Lite wants to access some information then it is done through Java. Requests send from Flash Lite are made in an asynchronous manner.”

The tech is called Capuchin, and it is supposed to be available in the second half of this year (well, not that long time . Communication between Flash Lite and Java is bi-directional meaning that Flash Lite can send requests to and receive events from Java.

Kuneri Lite v. released 0.9.6.1
of their Kuneri Lite:

New features

* Launch SWF in phone boot (startup)
* Days and month support for Timer plugin
* JPG resize command in Upload/Download plugin and Camera plugin
* Extracting zip files with Unzip command in File plugin
* Custom /predefined IAP (Internet Access Point) support in Upload/Download plugin
* Switch to disable escape decoding of a variable

Changes

* Fixes and optimizations for Flash Lite 3 devices
* Fixed install paths in KuneriLite Wizard
* Camera plugin buttons layout fixed in some phone models
* Fixed variable returning in Upload/Download plugin loadVariables command

Go Download it! 0.9.6.1.

Ugur & Kuneri have launched v.

How Nseries Phones For Nokia I Use School
Type in extra notes on each slide as the professor speaks. Knowing project due dates is really important and I need constant reminders.

I was showing how S60-powered phones like the Nokia Open to Anything party at Slate Plus. I can enter calendar entries on Google Calendar while I’m at home using my Macbook, or use one of the PC’s at the school computer lab. Like I explained in my previous post, carrying a small device in my pocket instead of a thick reference book is more convenient. I transfer the Powerpoint files into my phone and view it on the train or bus on the way to school. The three main applications I focused on are Mobipocket Reader, Quickoffice, and GooSync.

Mobipocket Reader

Mobipocket Reader is an eBook reader.

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I added a drug reference eBook for use. I can’t speak for all students, but all of my professors use Powerpoint presentations for lectures. While my classmates using a physical book have to go through the index to find the drug, I can type the first three letters on my phone and usually find the specific drug instantly. I can also enter the dates on my Nokia N95 8GB’s built in calendar application, but no matter what other device I use to enter meetings or due dates, it is all synchronized using GooSync. You don’t need to carry that laptop to school!

GooSync

Goosync synchronizes the phone’s calendar with Google Calendar.

It is also faster. As a nursing student, I need to know what kind of medications I give to patients.

Quickoffice

Quickoffice is an office suite that can read/write documents, presentations, and sheets.

If that’s not geeky enough for you, connect a bluetooth keyboard to the phone. These slides are all available for us to download and print read before class.

devices billion 2009 in Over 1

According to Bill Perry/Adobe, the device forecast for Flash (Lite) enabled mobile devices has been updated: the adoption rate of Flash is faster than previously anticipated, and there will be over 1 billion devices in 2009 (instead of 2010).

“Over 1 billion devices by 2009
We’ve updated our device forecast and expect that by 2009 there will be over 1 billion devices that will have shipped that support Flash technologies. Previously we stated that we would reach this number by 2010 – so this is more good news for the Open Screen Project and shows the explosive growth of Flash technologies in mobile phones.”

Rumor: N93/N93i No Nokia 2010 Successor Up To
I’m a little disappointed hearing about this, but sliders like the Nokia N96 and candybars like the Nokia N78 seem more practical.

What do you think?

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I’m a little surprised because I imagined Nokia’s next video flagship phone to be another flip-and-swivel attention grabbing phone like the