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New project: "Theft Deterrent System for Skis"

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:52:03 GMT

Thousands of skis are stolen every year, right on the slope. Theft Deterrent System for Skis (TDS-S) offers a new high tech solution against this problem - it binds the boot to the ski using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

New project: "Mobile Surround Sound"

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:50:20 GMT

Some mobile phones like the N95 feature pretty impressive loudspeakers, considering their small size. Even though they sometimes offer simulated 3D sound, it's of course not comparable to real surround solution through multiple loudspeakers.

New project: "Auto Call Back" - Save money by automatically calling back

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:24:48 GMT

In many countries, all-inclusive phone tariff plans are very popular. In Austria, every operator now has a large amount of included minutes in all of their major tariff models. On the other hand, there are still many plans where you have to pay money per minute, especially when calling to different operators.

Updated HourPower to v1.5.0 - now supports Portuguese

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:51:23 GMT

Even though HourPower is probably the smallest application available for download at symbianresources.com, it is nevertheless in the top three of the most popular applications. Now, it has been updated to v1.5.0 - the biggest update ever.

New project: "CrystalMe" - Abandon your privacy

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:12:03 GMT

The research project CrystalMe tries to evaluate how far you can go with publishing all your personal information that is available on the mobile device to the web through the use of the Nokia Mobile Web Server. It just won at the Forum Nokia Mobile Web Server Challenge, now the project page about CrystalMe is online.

New project: "pyWuzzler" - table soccer using accelerometers

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:40:32 GMT

Table soccer is very popular, especially in the evenings at pubs. Now you get the chance to train at home using your mobile phone, without buying the bulky and expensive tables - through pyWuzzler, the acceleration sensor controlled table soccer game.

New Python for S60 (PyS60) tutorial

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:04:13 GMT

Python for S60 has been getting a lot of attention lately. Many interesting applications have been released that are based on this language (especially several nice accelerometer-apps), there's a new Mobile Python book from Juergen Scheible and Nokia has just released a Python e-learning module.

Updated most Symbian OS course materials

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:43:30 GMT

Most of the Symbian OS tutorials have been updated - too many to be listed here. In some cases, the slides have been extended with more information or better examples. Small errors have been fixed as well. All of the updated slides now feature the updated design.

New project: Gomoku - freeware game for UIQ devices

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:11:21 GMT

Gomoku (also known as Connect Five or Pente (TM) - see Wikipedia) is a traditional and very popular game that is a lot of fun and easy to play for two players. All you need is a sheet of checkered paper (now: UIQ device), a pen and a friend, and you're ready to go. Your task is to get an unbroken row of five stones in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row. As you play in turns, you will usually have to think of some nasty traps in order to win. This game is one of the challenging exercises of the Symbian Academy training materials. They are provided free of charge to universities that are part of the Symbian Academy program. Lecturers and students get access to the full source code as well as tasks to go through in order to learn more about Symbian OS development.

Updated gBoarder and CarMeter with N95 support

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:45:48 GMT

In February 2007, two of the first ever acceleration sensor applications for S60 were developed by Mobile Computing students at Hagenberg. Back then, only the Nokia 5500 Sport phone featured this sensor.