Nokia releases widget platform for S60

by Brian White, posted Apr 18th 2007 at 8:08PM

If you're a fan of Apple's Widgets and Microsoft's Gadgets, Nokia's software engineers hear you. Nokia's Symbian-based S60 platform now has support for dashboard-like widgets thanks to the recent introduction of its "Web Run-Time" tools for web developer types. Nokia is claiming its S60 widgetry to be a first for a mobile platform, although Microsoft may be readying the same concept for Windows Mobile 6. So, if you're ready to stock up that slicker-than-slick N73, just remember that you're going to need Nokia's S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 to get those new widgets -- then let the WeatherBugging begin.

[Via Mobilewhack]

Filed under: Software, Nokia, Symbian

Tags: NOK, Nokia, Nokia S60, Nokia Series 60, Nokia Symbian, NokiaS60, NokiaSeries60, NokiaSymbian, Seies 60, Seies60, web run-time, WebRun-time, widget, widgets

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Richard Sportwood @ Apr 18th 2007 11:21PM

"Nokia is claiming its S60 widgetry to be a first for a mobile platform, although Microsoft may be readying the same concept for Windows Mobile 6."
If Nokia is claiming to be first and they've already released the widget platform... then Microsoft must not be first. Why the "although"?

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Eric @ Apr 18th 2007 11:41PM

https://www.widsets.com/

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Ringo @ Apr 19th 2007 5:51AM

Maybe I've missed something, but I didn't think there were any S60 3rd Ed FP2 devices out there yet, and Nokia wouldn't release upgrades. Any suggestions how to upgrade firmware?

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Clemente @ Apr 19th 2007 3:06PM

Can the E70 be upgraded to FP1?? And when is the 3.x going to be available for all e70's??

Sorry bout straying from the topic

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Ganesh Sivaraman @ May 1st 2007 8:24AM

Hi there, I'm the marketing guy for S60 widgets. Thank you for the interest and excitement. We are thrilled to bring Web technologies to the mobile space and making it even more interesting to Web community.

For now, widgets & Web Run-Time are planned for 3rd Edition FP2.

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