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S60 5th edition audiocast

As we told you before, Nokia has united few of the people involved in making 5th edition happen, and these have spoken about the platform in a podcast.

You can hear it above, and also download or embed it on your own blog.

A PDF slide is also published, which you can download here, and in the same document, a rumour has come up of a Nokia Communicator with touchscreen.

A touchscreen Commmunicator is inevitable, and would really be a great addition to the manufacturer’s portfolio, especially if it looks that cool, but in the document, it does confirm that it’s just a concept.

Tags: Nokia communicator S60 5th, Nokia communicator S60 Touch, S60 5th audiocast, S60 Touch audiocast, touchscreen nokia communicator

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Download S60 5th edition SDK

Forum has made available the S60 5th edition SDK. The only phone you’ll build applications for right now is obviously just the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.

file name:	S60_5th_Edition_SDK_v0_9_en.zip
description:	This is the installation package for S60 5th Edition SDK for Symbian OS. This SDK enables application development in Symbian C++, Open C/C++, Java™, and Web technologies for devices based on the S60 platform. The SDK is based on S60 5th Edition and Symbian OS 9.4. The SDK includes the all key resources needed for application development (documentation, API reference, examples, and an emulator), excluding an IDE.
date of publication:	2008-10-02
type:	Software Development Kit
topics:	Java Open C/C++ S60 S60 5th Edition Symbian C++ Web Technology Browsing Full Web Browsing Nokia Web Browser JavaScript Web Runtime (WRT) Widget for S60 XHTML
language:	English (en)
encoding:	Zip Archive (.zip)
intended audience:	Developer
see also:	Carbide.c++ v1.3, the development tool for C++ for Symbian OS and Open C developers

Tags: Download S60 5th edition SDK, Download S60 Touch UI SDK, Download S60 v5 SDK

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S60 v5 (fifth edition) SDK released

Nokia has made publicly available the Touch UI platform, also known as S60 fifth edition SDK  (Software Developer Kit). Nokia says that the SDK will enable programmers to deal with high resolution display applications, apps that are controlled with the finger or stylus, control sensors, play with and build widgets, and there will be greater support for Open C++.

There will be a live audiocast on S60 v5 by:

Matti Vänskä,
Vice President, Mobile Software Sales and Marketing, Nokia

Eero Kukko,
Head of S60 Platform Marketing, Nokia

Kaisa Hirvensalo,
Communications Manager, Nokia

Press release after the break.

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What’s better in S60 Touch UI?

The S60 website has detailed descriptions of what will be better and new on the upcoming software platform. The topics are:

• The fast and intuitive S60 touch UI
• S60 touch UI enables new types of application and mobile device
• Simplicity taken to a new level with advanced sensors
• Release the creativity with UI Accelerator Toolkit for S60
• Input and output methods
• Performance
• Functionality
• Design and usability
• Personalization
• User enjoyment
• Smart simplicity
• Expandable experiences.

I do recommend a read on these for you to get to know more about this wonderful platform that hopefully will revolutionize the way people use their phones:

• User Experience
• New innovations in S60 user experience
• Creating the total user experience

Tags: Nokia fifth edition features, Nokia S60 Touch UI features

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S60 Touch UI live demo

Below is a demonstration of the S60 Touch UI on a tablet PC by a S60 spokeswoman. Download it, embed it, or watch it below:

Tags: S60 fifth edition hands-on, S60 fifth edition live demo, S60 Touch UI hands-on, S60 Touch UI live demo

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