S60 Platform: Introductory
Guide
S60
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Contents
1. Introduction .........................................................................................................6
1.1 Purpose and scope .........................................................................................................6
1.2 What is the S60 platform?...............................................................................................6
2. The S60 platform ................................................................................................. 7
2.1 Symbian OS ....................................................................................................................7
2.2 Symbian OS Extensions .................................................................................................7
2.3 Open C............................................................................................................................8
2.4 S60 Platform Services.....................................................................................................8
2.5 S60 Application Services ................................................................................................8
2.6 S60 Java™ Technology Services ...................................................................................9
2.7 Web Run-Time ................................................................................................................9
2.8 S60 Applications .............................................................................................................9
2.9 S60 platform technologies...............................................................................................9
2.9.1 Communications.....................................................................................................9
2.9.2 Messaging ............................................................................................................10
2.9.3 Browsing...............................................................................................................10
2.10 Development environments ..........................................................................................10
2.10.1 C++.......................................................................................................................10
2.10.2 Open C .................................................................................................................11
2.10.3 Java technology....................................................................................................11
2.10.4 Web widgets.........................................................................................................11
2.10.5 Content development ...........................................................................................12
2.10.6 Others...................................................................................................................12
2.11 User interface................................................................................................................12
3. S60 editions ....................................................................................................... 13
3.1 S60 1st Edition ..............................................................................................................13
3.2 S60 2nd Edition.............................................................................................................13
3.3 S60 3rd Edition..............................................................................................................14
4. Business case ................................................................................................... 16
4.1 Market results................................................................................................................16
4.2 Stakeholder benefits .....................................................................................................16
4.3 S60 market resources...................................................................................................17
4.3.1 Nokia Content Discoverer.....................................................................................17
4.3.2 Product Creation Community ...............................................................................17
4.4 Future prospects ...........................................................................................................17
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5. Further information...........................................................................................18
5.1 Nokia Web sites ............................................................................................................18
5.2 Developer support programs.........................................................................................18
6. Evaluate this resource......................................................................................19
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Change history
February 14, 2005 Version 1.0 Initial document release
November 9, 2005 Version 1.1 General update and addition of S60 3rd Edition,
Feature Pack 1 information
July 3, 2006 Version 1.2 General update and addition of detail on S60
3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1
February 7, 2007 Version 1.3 General update and additional information on
S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
April 18, 2007 Version 1.4 Information on RGA APIs added in Chapter 3
June 6, 2007 Version 1.5 Information on Web Run-Time and Web
widgets added in Chapters 2 and 3
January 21, 2008 Version 1.6 References to RGA and Map and Navigation
APIs removed from Chapter 3
Updated Java™ IDE information provided in
Chapter 2
Added information on Forum Nokia Launchpad
in Chapter 5
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