You could do it as a Nokia Web Runtime app which just uses HTML and Javascript and it would take less than an afternoon to code it and put it on the Ovi store!
I find it a little silly that AOL/Weblogs seems to ignore the platform that has the most users in the world.
@Ruthless It has app folders which have been around for a very long time on Symbian. Also the phone features Nokia Conversations for threaded messages, again it's been out for a while. You are also free to do anything in your app you want, such as in-app purchases.
You do realise that this is just the Ovi Maps SDK?
Nokia provide a regular SDK for all of their phones. They even provide an IDE called Carbide. You can write apps in Java, C++ or in JavaScript using Nokia Web Runtime. Nokia provide APIs for all of these languages to access phone features including accelerometer, GPS, camera etc.
This new API simply allows you to use the Ovi Maps viewer to create your own mash-up, similar to a lot of Google Maps mash-ups that exist currently.
In response to your communication channel issue, using the full Symbian SDK you can create many different types of connections. For example I currently have a Bit Torrent client on my Nokia phone, which I am sure would not be allowed on Apple's app store.
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Jul 18th 2010 7:32AM (Joystiq)You could do it as a Nokia Web Runtime app which just uses HTML and Javascript and it would take less than an afternoon to code it and put it on the Ovi store!
I find it a little silly that AOL/Weblogs seems to ignore the platform that has the most users in the world.
Nokia completes its N8 video tour with media player and HDMI demo
Jun 11th 2010 1:52PM (Engadget)Nokia's Ovi Software Development Kit released to invited and excited Javascripters
Sep 5th 2009 8:22AM (Engadget)Nokia provide a regular SDK for all of their phones. They even provide an IDE called Carbide. You can write apps in Java, C++ or in JavaScript using Nokia Web Runtime. Nokia provide APIs for all of these languages to access phone features including accelerometer, GPS, camera etc.
This new API simply allows you to use the Ovi Maps viewer to create your own mash-up, similar to a lot of Google Maps mash-ups that exist currently.
In response to your communication channel issue, using the full Symbian SDK you can create many different types of connections. For example I currently have a Bit Torrent client on my Nokia phone, which I am sure would not be allowed on Apple's app store.