Nokia has discreetly introduced the new Series 40 sixth edition with the Supernova Series. So what does this mean for one of the most widely used native-non smartphone operating system?
For starters, the new OS will support the following enhanced Java APIs.
Location API for J2ME (JSR-179) for creation of location based applications. For laymen, what this means is GPS support with an external GPS unit to obtain location specific information.
The other newly introduced feature is the inclusion of the Cell Broadcast Service message handling. (JSR-205)
For normal users though another significant change is the addition of support for Flash 3 Lite 3 player from Adobe. This will allow running animated swf files and time – date related wallpapers. The theme effects will be extended to the radio and multimedia player applications – and then there is the horizontal scrolling of lists in the user interface.
The Maps application from Series 60 will be seen in the Series 40 now –albeit the older version.
There is a revamped e-mail client as well and support for pop –up windows with the browser.
With the new additions, S40 has moved an inch closer to the capabilities offered by big brother S60 – though we do not see a merging of the features in the forseeable future as both the platforms are aimed at different target audiences.
No comments:
Post a Comment