Web Browser for S60 supports desktop-quality browsing with Adobe Flash Lite

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With S60 5th Edition, the user interface is extended by theintroduction of touch and with full support for tactile feedback.Enhanced display resolution support and a new Widescreen modefurther compliments the touch UI and enables engaging visualexperiences. Also, for the first time, the platform includes aframework for the use of advanced sensor technology. This allallows S60 device manufacturers to create innovative new deviceconcepts for a wider range of user segments, while preserving therich capabilities of the existing software platform. The first S605th Edition based device, designed for music lovers, was announcedtoday - the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.

S60 software continues to lead in the support for and use ofinternet technologies, and includes the Web Browser for S60, whichsupports desktop-quality browsing with Adobe Flash Lite 3. With thetouch enabled products and S60 5th Edition, Internet browsing ismade more convenient by enabling scrolling Web pages andinteracting directly with Web content by touching with a finger orthe use of keys or stylus. The ecosystem now has more options, anduser experiences are further enhanced with touch optimized toolbarsand easy access to browser and internet application options.

Sensors enable very intuitive and smart usability for the key S60applications. For example, silence the phone ringing by turning thephone upside down. The sensor framework in S60 5th Edition provideseasy integration for wide range of sensors into vendor's devices,and enables them and developers to take advantage of sensor data tocreate new exiting and intuitive applications and features.

S60 5th Edition's new features continue to provide a completesolution for multimedia experiences. New image and video editors inthe S60 5th Edition make it simple to capture and edit pictures andvideos directly on the device, before sharing them with others.Users can for example decrease red eye, crop image highlights,adjust image quality or add text and graphics to pictures. With thevideo editor, users can quickly cut and merge videos and sounddirectly on the device. Support for large, high resolution displaysmakes it possible for users to better enjoy widescreen multimediaand these features.

"S60 5th Edition's new features and added functionalitysignificantly enhances the products that intend to provide richmultimedia and Internet experiences for consumers. Intuitive sensortechnologies, interactions via touch, and tactile feedback createsdelight and excitement for consumers and unparalleled innovationopportunities for developers and internet content providers," saidLee Williams, Senior Vice President, S60 Software, Nokia. "Withthis release we will see manufacturers create and extend theirportfolio of products with new types of devices addressing abroader range of consumer needs."

The implementation of the S60 Web Runtime in S60 5th Edition addssupport for S60 Platform Services, which enables creation ofpersonal and context aware Web widgets. Platform Services givesthese Web standards based applications access to numerousapplications and features of the S60 platform, such as calendar,contacts, GPS, messaging, audio, and video. Widgets can alsomash-up information from the Internet together with selectedinformation from the user's mobile device. These Platform Servicesare easily accessible to Web content developers and serviceproviders via new JavaScript and Adobe Flash Actionscriptextensions. All of these capabilities continue to provide the userwith the most control over security and their own private data.

To lower the barrier to entry for new innovation, S60 5th Editionis also expanding its support for open source technologies throughintegrated support for Open C++. This support brings the StandardTemplate Library and other popular platform-independent C++libraries to the S60 platform, extending the Open C offering.Together, Open C and Open C++ create opportunities for developersto utilize existing skills and code from other platforms in theirS60 development projects, including open source components that runtoday on Linux and other open platforms.

"The versatile developer support offered by S60 5th Edition enablesdevelopers to write applications in a range of languages that theyare already very familiar with," said Tom Libretto, Vice President,Forum Nokia. "That familiarity and being able to arm developerswith the tools and technologies that best suit their needs willallow for further innovation of new applications and services, notonly for S60 5th Edition, but also for S60 3rd Edition FeaturePacks 1 and 2."

Developers are encouraged to leverage touch UI functionality inapplication design to get the full consumer advantage of touch intheir solutions and create the best possible user experience. Fromtoday, S60 5th Edition SDK and tools are available to download viaForum Nokia.

"The S60 5th Edition SDK presents an exciting opportunity formobile application development," said Erik Abair, senior vicepresident of engineering and co-founder of Kyte. "Development onthis new platform will advance touch technology, provide moreflexibility to create new user interfaces for our mobileapplication, Kyte Mobile Producer, and improve the overall userexperience for consumers."

"Over the years, SHAPE Services have observed an astoundingevolution in Nokia mobile platforms and development environmentswhich have been further revolutionized by the latest Symbian S605th Edition SDK," said Igor Berezovsky, CEO, SHAPE Services GmbH."It is great to see that Nokia was able to keep the original spiritof the S60 platform while continuing to provide compatibility forprevious editions of S60. This allowed for quick and easy portingof Shape Services' IM+ All-In-One Instant messenger to the newNokia 5800 XpressMusic."

The global smartphone market is growing. Almost 180 million S60devices have already cumulatively been shipped by S60 licensees bythe end of June 2008. More than a third of these are fullyweb-capable S60 3rd Edition devices.

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About S60
S60 software built on Symbian OS is the world's leading smartphonesoftware, and is licensed by some of the industry's foremost mobiledevice manufacturers. Almost 180 million S60 devices had beenshipped by all licensees by June 2008. The flexibility of the S60software allows for various hardware designs and softwareconfigurations, as evidenced by the multitude of S60 devicesalready available on the market. Through its award-winning userinterface, extensive support for new mobile services and theinnovation potential for partner solutions, the S60 provides anopen and scalable business opportunity for mobile operators and 3rdparty developers. For further information and news about the S60and the S60 community, please visit www.s60.com .

About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformationand growth of the converging Internet and communicationsindustries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with servicesand software that enable people to experience music, navigation,video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more.Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services,as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area offocus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services forcommunications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.


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