Month: October 2008

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New Adobe eSeminar on Flash Lite Mobile Gaming, Device Central CS 4, Nokia Series 40

Adobe eSeminar on Flash Lite

Via adobe, three new seminars announced in during october and november on Flash Lite Mobile Gaming, Device Central CS 4, Nokia Series 40.

Mobile eSeminars

  • Adobe Device Central Creative Suite 4
    Speaker: Dale Rankine
    Wednesday 29 October 2008 2:00PM Australian EDT
  • Adobe Flash Lite Mobile Gaming
    Speaker: Dale Rankine
    Wednesday 12 November 2008 2:00PM Australian EDT
  • Adobe Flash Lite and Nokia Series 40
    Speaker: Dale Rankine
    Wednesday 26 November 2008 2:00PM Australian EDT

Register here.

vivek

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My article updated on Adobe DevNet: Designing for mobile devices using Fireworks CS4

i2fly-designing for mobile devices

I recently updated my article on Adobe Devnet “Designing for mobile devices using Fireworks CS4“. Using design and i much passionate about  creating engaging experiences which differentate any simple application in to enjoyable, usable and engaging.

“The visual elements that comprise the user experience on mobile devices are themselves becoming more important as devices become more complex and users become more adept. I believe there is a great opportunity at this time to help shape the future of user interfaces on handheld devices and promote intuitive interaction as a standard. Making something beautiful, as well as functional, will result in an application that is useful and offers a more interesting and compelling experience for consumers.”

“Put simply: small is beautiful. When interface design effortlessly fulfils the purpose of an application while also enhancing its aesthetic, there is a greater chance that the end product will be successful. Users are naturally more drawn towards an application that they view as enjoyable and engaging.”

Its great and love to know your feedback, kindly post your comments.

vivek

Adobe Flash CS4 and Flash Player 10 Articles online

Adobe Flash Professional CS4

Via Mike Chambers, Adobe Developer Center has just post some new articles on Flash Player 10, and Flash Professional CS4.

 Flash

Flash Player

vivek

Register for Mobile Sessions at MAX North America

MAX 2008

Via Bill, register for the mobile sessions at MAX North America (San Francisco), a lot of good sessions lined up with some of the best presenters. From Flash Lite development, to the new features of Device Central CS4 to using the CS4 tools for designing, development and testing of mobile Flash experiences – there’s something for everyone.

Here’s a quick listing of the mobile sessions, labs and a pre-event workshop:

Sessions

Hands-on labs

Pre-event workshop

vivek

Adobe Success Story: LG Electronics Flash Lite Case Study

 LG Electronics Flash Lite Case Study

Via Bill, Adobe published about LG Electronics and the success they’ve had by using Flash Lite for the UI of their phones, including touch screen phones such as the PRADA.

The tight integration between Flash CS3 Professional and Flash Lite enabled the LG Electronics mobile phone team to completely overhaul the phone’s menu structure, improve navigation efficiency, add functionality, and design an array of icons unique to the touch interface. Working in a seamless environment, the team rapidly prototyped concepts and increased their productivity. According to Hosang Cheon, Chief research engineer, LG Electronics, “I estimate our team accelerated the PRADA phone time to market by 30% to 40% thanks to the improvements in the newest versions of Adobe Flash CS3 Professional and Adobe Flash Lite.”

Creating smart and usable UI for mobile devices with emotional appeal is a designers big challenge 🙂 but design always passionate me to create something different.

vivek

Kuneri released SWFPack, a Flash Lite packager

swf pack

Kuneri released SWFPack which is available as a beta service for Flash Lite developers without a cost. With the first release, Flash Lite content can be deployed to Symbian devices in SIS format, followed by Series 40 devices in NFL and Windows Mobile devices in CAB formats in the following releases. Kuneri aims to make SWFPack a standard tool, providing more enhanced features in the future.

“We have a vision to make things simpler for mobile application developers. In this way they can focus on the content quality and better user experience. SWFPack is the first milestone on our roadmap and will be followed by a series of other innovations” says Ugur Kaner, CEO of the Finnish company.

Read more at www.swfpack.com

vivek

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Google Developer Day 2008 in Bangalore

Google Developer Day 2008

Little late posting about this news, but Google is organising an exciting event “Google Developer Day 2008″ in Bangalore.

“Google Developer Day 2008 will focus on pushing the boundaries of web applications using Google developer technologies. Google engineers and web development leaders will lead you through one full day of in-depth Tech track sessions and hands-on codelabs on the latest Google technologies.”
“Google Developer Day 2008 is also about bringing brilliant developers together to share their own ideas. There is plenty of time to meet other developers, discuss ideas and share what you’ve been working on.”

Date: October 18, 2008
Place: Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore, India

  • Building Scalable Web Apps with Google App Engine
  • Getting started with Google App engine
  • Google Desktop Gadgets – Access, Share and Personalize Information
  • Building a desktop presence for your web site/web application
  • OpenSocial : A platform for the Social Web
  • Building OpenSocial compliant applications with OpenSocial APIs
  • The World is Not Flat: Building the Indian language Web
  • A Richer Indic Language Website
  • Geo Web 2.0: Making local information truly local
  • Building a Geo Web Application in two hours
  • Google Web Toolkit: The Technical Advantage

Read more details on sessions and speakers here.

Unfortunately registration is closed, i too haven’t got it. But still you can send mail in registration page and try that!!

Check it out this registration page for Google Developer Day 2008 as happening in other Places of the world. Make sure to register early to confirm your seat.

vivek

Nokia 5th edition with New device API for Flash lite :)

nokia 5800 xpress music

Finally something must to be excited about for Flash lite developer, Nokia released new Device API support for Nokia S60 5th Edition where it can access to Phone features.

Developers of Flash Lite from Adobe applications benefit from the UI enhancements in S60 5th Edition, with more screen real estate and touch interaction enabling users to more easily and intuitively navigate Flash Lite content and applications. The on-screen keyboard also is available for text and data entry.
S60 5th Edition continues to support Flash Lite 3.0, with the addition of ActionScript extensions to take advantage of S60 Platform Services.

These extensions provide access to:

  • The application manager.
  • Calendar records.
  • Contacts records.
  • Log information.
  • SMS and MMS messaging.
  • The media gallery.
  • Device location.
  • Landmarks.
  • System information.
  • Sensors.

These new APIs enable Flash Lite developers to access device-application data, such as that held in Calendar and Contacts, as well as information on a device’s location.
Together, the UI- and platform-access enhancements enable Flash Lite developers to create a completely new breed of context-aware applications and services that provide users with information unique to their own experiences.

First device with S60 5th Edition is Nokia 5800 Xpress Music

vivek

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I2fly released Indian mobile travel guide on “Mysore Dasara 2008” Under the Brand of EMO.ZINE

i2fly_mysore dasara 08

EMO.ZINE – Mysore Dasara 2008
I2fly released again a mobile Indian travel guide on “Mysore Dasara” for your mobile devices under the Brand of EMO.ZINE

Its Simple to browse EMO.ZINE – Mysore Dasara 2008
Type http://mysoredasara.i2fly.mobi in your mobile browser.
or
QR-Codes
If you have a QR-Codes reader you can scan below image and browse the EMO.ZINE-Mysore Dasara 2008 directly in to your mobile devices.

qr code mysore dasara 08

So what this travel guide is all about?
A compact Mobile travel guide with easy access to all information like . .

  • About this festival.
  • Time to visit, Weather conditions.
  • How to reach by rail, road and air
  • Ticket discounts to save money when you visit this city during the festival.
  • Hotel, Travel agents and resturants
  • Beautiful picture gallery to see how festival looks, Download free wallpaper too 🙂 .
  • Other places surrounding city, a must see.
  • Events “to know whats happening around the city”.

Finally each section includes tips for travel and visit.

What is Dasara festival ?
The Dasara festival, also called navaratri or dasahara is perhaps the most widely celebrated festival of India. And comprises nine nights of worship and celebration, called Navaratri.
Mysore- which of all the cities in India is perhaps the epicentre of this particular festival. The city of Mysore has a long tradition of celebrating the Dasara festival and the festivities here are an elaborate affair and attract a large audience including foreigners.
During this festival city is beautifully decorated and illuminated. Different Cultural programmes by famous artists are arranged in the Palace. Musicians and dance groups from all over India are invited to perform on this occasion. A place once you visit it will be forever in your memories.
A must visit place which is also known as “City of Palaces”.

What is EMO.ZINE
A microcontent publishing, bringing rich creative content for mobile devices.
In general it’s an interactive magazine publication, for your mobile devices to know and explore the rich Indian traditions, culture, and many more things coming up…stay tuned 🙂 . We love to capture the emotions and deliver it to your mobile devices to see a smile in your face.

If you have any ideas or looking for similar kind of product to design for yourself or for any business enquiries, feel free to get in touch with us.

Mail Us: vivek@i2fly.com or krvishal@i2fly.com

It will be really nice to hear from you, your feedback/ suggestions anything …feel free to mail me or post your comments here.

vivek