Flash Lite Contest

The Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group of Boston, Australia and Brazil launched a Flash Lite Contest 2006. The deadline for submitting applications is 11 PM EST on February 28th 2007.
All submitted content will have the chance to be evaluated for distribution through the Moket Content Network.

You also get rewarded with prizes:

• Best Overall Flash Lite content: A Nokia of your choice (up to 500 US$)
• Best iRiver Flash Lite content: Adobe software of your choice (up to 2000 US$)
• Best Application: iRiver
• Best Animation: Adobe software of your choice (up to 2000 US$)
• Best Flash Lite Site: Adobe software of your choice (up to 2000 US$)

Flash Lite categories:

Mobile phones:

• Applications
• Animations: Wallpaper, Screensaver
• Flash Lite 1.1 Web Sites

iRiver:

• Flash Lite content for iRiver (games and applications)

So get cracking.

Flash Lite Application Portal

Feed Your Mobile is a new Flash Lite content delvery platform geared for Flash Lite developers to fast track the sale and of distributition of their Flash Lite content.

The benfits include:

• unlimited Upload.
• Edit your Profil.
• Free Paymentintegration.
• deliver via WAP PUSH / or Download.
  
  

Mobile Phones used for Outdoor Games

Mobile games are the new way of getting people off the couch, out of the house and out for some fun these days. With technologies like bluetooth, GPS, GRPS, 3G, 4G, cameraphones, smartphones, Symbian, Flash Lite, etc., becoming the norm , game developers are coming up with great game ideas and implementing them.
With GPS and mobile phones paired together street games has become a reality. Check out "Come Out & Play Festival" which will take place in New York City from September 22nd to 24th for a list of mobile games that are available.
The details for the mobile games are Insider, snagu, Crossroads, Spy Text, Sleuth!, The Go Game, Conquer The Quarter, Manhattan Story Mashup.

Flash Lite takes on Java and C++

Flash Lite adoption is growing at a very rapid rate. It is most probably because it is so easy to code for and there are so many Flash designers/developers out there today that have now found a new media outlet - mobile phone users.
So watch out Symbian (C++) and Java Micro Edition (JavaME,J2ME) you have a new contender in the arena.

Symbian S60 (Series 60) Web browser v2.0

The new features include:

• Support for FlashLite 2.0
• Support for SVG-T
• RSS-reader improved
• Save pages for offline viewing
• Merged Services with Web Browser
• Save usernames & passwords for websites

For further info and screen shots visit Phone Scoop.

Flash Lite and Nokia S60 3rd edition Applications

A new easy way to create Flash Lite applications with hardly having any coding knowledge. Take a look at this article posted on AllAboutSymbian. It explains the proces in detail and shows you how to self-sign a Symbian Nokia S60 3rd edition application in the process. An easy alternative and a must read for Flash Lite Developers.

Flash Lite 1.1 Tutorial for Sony Ericsson

Chris Petty from Blue Sky North has submitted a Flash Lite 1.1 Tutorial for Sony Ericsson here for all interested in Flash Lite development. It's on the SE developer site. You can download the tutorial with code examples.

Mission Statement

The time is now! Mobile technology is to sky rocket with the consumer base forever upgrading their mobile phones. Java-enabled phones together with Symbian OS phones make life and business much easier. Download the Midlet Development Kit and Symbian SDK and get started. Unleash your website to the wireless network. Deliver real time content to your clients via mobile.

Flash Lite 1.1 application: FlashWeather

Via S60.com, Foreca created a Flash Lite 1.1 application to check the weather: FlashWeather.

“FlashWeather is the perfect weather tool in your pocket: it’s easy to use and with attractive animated graphics and the latest high-quality forecasts and observations it’s the last weather application you’re going to need. Since July 2006 FlashWeather Asia has been included in the bundle pack for the Nokia 6131 distributed in Singapore.”

Flash Lite application: ShopQwik

Mark from ShopQwik released a new version of the ShopQwik Flash Lite application. “With our easy to use system you can book Flights, City and Resort Hotel accommodation and Car hire. You can even pay the London congestion zone charge in one simple step.”

Nokia N93 and 5500 are almost out for sale

According to Allaboutsymbian the Nokia N93 and the Nokia 5500 are almost out! Both these phones are Flash Lite 1.1 enabled.

People don't know which phone they have!

This is an interesting news, 49% to 58% people do not know which model or brand of phone they have. So developers should not assume that the users of their application know anything about phones, J2ME, Symbian or Flash Lite.

What do you think ?

Flash Lite 1.1 : Mobile Application Development Courses

If you are interested in Flash Lite 1.1 courses to learn Flash Lite 1.1 and to be able to become a Certified Flash Lite 1.1 (here preparation docs) developer here is the curriculum for the official course from Adobe: “ Flash Lite 1.1: Mobile Application Development provides students the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to produce and deliver high-quality animations, interfaces, games and applications specifically designed to take advantage of mobile device capabilities.”

Also Moket is holding two course sessions, here more details:

• BRISBANE - July 25-27
• MELBOURNE - August 22-24

“Are you a mobile developer and interested in learning how to create mobile content in Flash Lite 1.1? Moket has Certified Adobe Instructors who are able to deliver the Flash Lite 1.1 for Mobile Application Development courseware training throughout Australia.”

Series 40 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 SDK Released

The Series 40 Platform 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 SDK is now available for download. This latest version supports the Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for J2ME™ (JSR-226), the J2ME™ Web Services Specification (JSR-172), and Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1 from Adobe, which lets developers further enhance the end-user experience with compelling and rich applications.

Prototype of a Flash Lite BREW Application

Rocket Mobile, Inc., a developer of mobile applications, is one of the first to demonstrate a BREW mobile application that integrates Flash Lite 2.1. Rocket Mobile was among a select set of developers chosen by Adobe to build a prototype content catalog application to provide Flash Lite content to a BREW handset. The prototype, which adds Flash Lite screensaver content to Rocket Mobile’s wallpaper application for BREW handsets, was demonstrated at BREW 2006 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.

“Rocket Mobile is honored to be one of the first developers to demonstrate the future of dynamic mobile content with Flash technology,” said Wayne Yurtin, president and CEO, Rocket Mobile. “We look forward to a continued relationship with Adobe and Flash technology for mobile handsets, supporting our mission to provide the ultimate user experience for consumers.”