Nokia Promotes Ovi Tools For Developers

Nokia has published information about the new Ovi ecosystem which includes handsets, software, developer tools along with mobile operators, 3rd party developers and users. An important element is the Ovi Store as a content intake and point of sales. On the developer tools side, the Ovi ecosystem comprises of Ovi APIs, consisting of Ovi Maps Player API and Ovi Navigation Player API as well as the Ovi SDK Beta and Ovi apps. See details below.

Technology Preview:
Ovi APIs (application programming interface) makes Ovi apps contextual and more relevant for consumers. Ovi APIs opens access to the industry leading context assets from Nokia, starting with Ovi Maps.
Ovi Maps Navigation Player API integrates the industry leading Drive and Walk navigation services with a few line of JavaScript that can be used for mobile.
Ovi Maps Player API is now available both for the web and mobile, offering a simple way to embed the unique, dynamic and personalized Ovi Maps experience with positioning in several map modes (2D, 3D,terrain) for highly dynamic (rotation, fly-throughs)activity mash-ups.
Ovi SDK Beta:
Ovi SDK Beta (software development kit) is a developer toolkit to create Ovi apps for mobile. Ovi SDK Beta packages the unique capabilities of Ovi APIs as well as a comprehensive set of native-like UI libraries and standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, Java Script). With Ovi SDK Beta it is easy to develop more relevant mobile applications based on standard web technologies that take user's location as a starting point.
OVI Apps:
Ovi apps are a new class of applications that are bringing together the simplicity and familiarity of standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, Java Script) as well as rich features, such as navigation from Ovi Navigation Player API and the reach from Nokia's entire smartphone portfolio. By using standard web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, a new application can be built in weeks, not months. Features of Ovi APIs can be used across platforms, both on Symbian and Maemo, and distributed globally via the Ovi Store.

Nokia X3, Music Phone

The Nokia X3 is a sleek and stylish slide phone with dedicated music and volume keys to control your sounds. It also has a combined send/end key and camera-shutter key for quick and easy operation. The design also features lighting effects around the dedicated 'Navi' key.
Priced for mass-market appeal, it is the first S40 device – the classic Nokia interface loved by millions – to offer direct access to Ovi Store. Using the store's catalogue of applications no two X3's need ever be the same.
Key Features

• Music player, FM radio with RDS and stereo speakers. Control and listen to music over Bluetooth or use the standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Switch to Flight-mode to listen without interruption. Customize the media player and radio skin with a theme to suit your style.
• Supports up to 16GB of memory with a removable MicroSD card (not supplied).
• 3.2 megapixel camera. Shoot, edit and share video clips with the on-board software, geo-tag and upload to sharing sites like Ovi Share and Flickr.
• Active home screen – lets you see your contacts, friends or the track you are playing. There are also animated wallpapers to show signal and battery strength.
• Supports Nokia Chat, Windows Live! Messenger, Yahoo Go! and other popular instant messaging clients.
• Mobile email made easy – it is easy to set-up your email and, with Nokia Messaging, users can combine all their inboxes into one, including support for Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL Mail and most other POP3/IMAP email clients.
• built-in Flash player and auto-landscape orientation means you really get the best out of online video and movies.
• Comes preloaded with Guitar Rock Tour by Gameloft, plus a range of Java games including City Bloxx and Snake III.
• integrated A-GPS navigation and Nokia Maps provides turn-by-turn, voice-guided navigation driving or walking.
• * Ovi Store makes it easy to download games, videos, podcasts, applications and much more for your mobile. It has never been so easy to find something to suit whatever you want to do on the go

Specification

• Size: 96 x 49.3 x 14.1 mm
• Display: 2.2 inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) with up to 262K colors
• Video recording at QVGA quality 30 frames-per-second
• Memory: Up to 46 Mb user memory and supports up to 16GB MicroSD
• Data Connectivity: GPRS/EGPRS, 3GPP Rel 4, GSM Quadband
• Talk time: Up to 7.5 hours
• Stand-by time: Up to 380 hours
• Music playback: Up to 26 hours