26 November 2008

Nokia Supports NAVTEQ LBS Challenge
With Two Official Devices, Nokia E71 and 6650

The 2009 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is underway, and Nokia is a global sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. This programme challenges developers to build innovative, location-based services (LBS) that work with mobile phones and/or wireless handheld devices using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ maps.

To help, Forum Nokia is providing all qualified contestants with development tools, SDKs, device emulators, and devices necessary to create location-aware applications for S60 3rd Edition devices, running on Symbian OS.

For developers in the Americas who reach the semifinals there will be two official Nokia devices to choose from: The Nokia E71 mobile device, based on S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1, is the slimmest smartphone with a full messaging keyboard.

And the Nokia 6650 multimedia computer, based on S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2, features a 2-megapixel camera; AT&T Navigator, AT&T Video Share, AT&T Mobile Music, and a brushed metal fold design that's available in either silver or red.

But hurry: The registration deadline for developers in the Americas region is 5 December. And for developers in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) the deadline is 13 February.