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Video Streaming Server on Mobile

I have seen video streaming to mobile phones. I would like to know whether we have a streaming server that can be installed on mobile phone and stream video to another device from the camera present on the phone. I would like to have on for my Nokia N70 phone. ...

Symbian OS/C++ Descriptors Port?

Does anyone know if there's a working port of the Symbian OS C++ Descriptors functionality to other operating systems? I recall there being some code towards that here, although last time I tested it, it did not compile with G++ due to some missing/undefined types. Thanks in advance, Tyson ...

How do i create an S60 app that writes to idle/Active screen?

Hi, I would like to write a replacement for the S60 Active Screen (app that runs in the idle screen). But I can't find any documentation covering how to write/draw to the idle/active screen API's for S60 3rd edition. I dont mind if they are for C++ or Python bindings. Can anyone point me to some docs/examples? PS I know this can be d...

How to find the cause for a USER 44 PANIC?

One of the products we develop is a phone app for nokia phones done in C++ and Symbian, we started getting "random" crashes a while a ago with a USER 44 panic. I am pretty new to the symbian environment so I am looking for tools and recommendations to help finding the root of this bug. Is there a equivalent of a "stack trace" that I c...

Is it possible to program for Sony Ericsson mobile phones(symbian) using Visual Studio?

This question is just out of curiosity, I own a P1i and it would be nice to play with it :) A link to some documentation would be fine :) ...

Does PyS60 has a reliable garbage collection?

I have heard it many times that garbage collection in PyS60 is not up to to the mark. This imposes a lot of limits on writing cleaner code. Can I at least rely that the non cyclic references are cleaned up after a function exists. ...

Does the stack limit of Symbian also apply to PyS60?

Symbian has a stack limit of 8kB. Does this also apply to the function calling in PyS60 apps? ...

Symbian and OpenC Applications

I have been researching around trying to find the best way to begin developing an application which aims to analyse user's writing styles based on outgoing SMS messages. I have installed Symbian's SDK and Carbide and purchased a book on their specific style of C++ to get started. However, I was told to check out Open C for Symbian as I h...

Will open sourcing bring good to Symbian?

With iPhone and Android I feel Symbian is obsolete. But it is going to be open sourced. However the API looks like very different. With so many different types of discriptors, arrays and Active objects people feel creepy about it. Loo in wikipedia articles here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian_OS#Developing_on_Symbian_OS http://en...

Clashing guidelines

While coding in Python it's better to code by following the guidelines of PEP8. And while coding for Symbian it's better to follow its coding standards. But when I code for PyS60 which guidelines should I follow? Till now I have been following PEP8, but this code shows the opposite. Do I need to rework my code? ...

Python for S60: Listen to a socket in sparate thread

I am developing a Bluetooth game in Python for S60 based Nokia devices. The Bluetooth sockets in S60 are proving to be quite tricky. For two reasons: I can't do master to multiple slave sockets in Python, heard that it can't be done in Python so I have already left this and not doing it anyway. The other part is I can't just listen to ...

python and symbian - keystroke capture

Hey, I'm trying to write a simple prototyping appliaction in python to capture a users keystrokes while writing a text messages (SMS) to collect some stat info for use in a biometric application for Symbian based phones. I have never used python before and have had very little exposure to it. However, I did come across an example http:/...

defining static const structs

This question is related to Symbian OS yet I think that C/C++ veteran can help me too. I'm compiling an open source library to Symbian OS. Using a GCCE compiler it compiles with no errors (after some tinkering :) ). I changed compiler to ARMV5 and now I have multiple errors with the definitions of static const structs, for example: I hav...

Bluetooth obex reception on 3rd edition device fails

I have got a mix of 2nd edition and 3rd edition s60 phones. I start custom obex listener on both phones using Python and try to send files to them. Though I can send files to 2nd edition phone; I can't send files to 3rd edition phone and the error being "Broken pipe". Why this is so? ...

How does one run a .jar file in S60 OS?

I want to run a .jar file on my Nokia N73 phone. I cannot figure out what I need to do this. I have downloaded the Sun Java Wireless Kit but that just connects to its own emulators. ...

How do I develop applications for Symbian OS of Mobile Phones like Nokia

I would like to develop applications for Symbian OS Phones and try another track other than programming in Java. I would like to experience how to program on mobile phones using C and C++. Can you please give some tips on what tools to use on developing this kinds of applications. I am targetting Nokia phones.. Thanks ...

Is it possible to access some sort of system error log on S60 devices?

Hi, this my first shot at this awesome new (to me) programmers site, I hope someone is capable of enlightening me some :) Does anyone know if it is is possible to access some sort of error log on s60 devices? The only thing i can find that is somewhat related is a log of recent send/received packets and calls... The emulator is not a op...

What cell phone has the widest potential market for software?

I developed a flashcard program a while back for learning Japanese. I've been considering porting it to a cell-phone. What is a good target platfrom? I'm thinking about iPhone, HTC Touch HD (system software: Windows Mobile) or a Nokia (system software: Symbian). Since I know a bit of JavaME, something that runs that would also be cool. ...

OMA Email Notification WAP Push trouble...

I'm trying to send an OMA Email Notification(EMN) 1.0 WAP-Push, to a mobile device in order to make it fetch the newest emails for a given mailbox. My problem is that nothing happens when the mobile receives the SMS. I tested with an Nokia E71, which ought to have the specification implemented according to Nokia's own technical specs. ...

RSA algo in symbian c++

hi, i have implemented RSA algo in symbian using class CRSAPublicKey and CRSAPKCS1v15Encryptor wheter it is rightway to implent encryption ...