Nokia Qt SDK 1.0 released

Nokia's Qt SDK - previously released as a cross-platform, multi-device integrated development environment - has now been properly released at v1.0: This release, combined with the acceptance of Qt applications into Ovi, marks the point Nokia have been aiming at since buying Trolltech. Unfortunately, that's been a very long time; a time notable for confusion and conflicting messages (especially for Maemo developers).

Hopefully, with this milestone, Nokia will be presenting a consistent message for MeeGo development and that a consistent message now; exciting hardware and an open platform will allow them to make inroads against iOS and Android.


Wayfinder - N810's "Map" app - open sourced by Vodafone

When the N810 was released, its bundled map application was widely slated. It was too slow, too expensive, too inaccurate. However, then we saw Ovi Maps which came with the N900. "Come back Wayfinder" was a common refrain, with its features such as voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation; speed display; speed camera warnings; search and maps which didn't require an Internet connection. Unforunately, it was never updated and released for Maemo 5, and Wayfinder itself started shutting up shop after being bought by Vodafone, and the inability to compete with bundled, free services like Google Maps.

Now, however, much of the code behind the server, and some of the clients, has been open sourced: If nothing else, hopefully this will allow the running of community licence servers, to ensure that the full features continue to be available to N810 users.



In this edition...

1. Front Page
   • Nokia Qt SDK 1.0 released
   • Wayfinder - N810's "Map" app - open sourced by Vodafone
2. Applications
   • lcuk shows off cool liqbase navigation using paper
   • FreOffice now provides office editing facilities
3. Devices
   • Problems with Ubuntu Lucid on N900 caused by Canonical compiler choices
   • Android port to N900 gets progress on phone support
4. Announcements
   • NuvoFre 1.10 theme with summery, picture-rich feel
   • Classic Print - Edit photos to get "retro" effects
   • Pomodoro - time and task management
   • Scrobbler for Maemo v2.0 adds "love track" support

say what ! in english please don't know what the hell was just said !

don't know about rest of you but at least I understood everything....

its in english. updated Qt is released, vodafone release some of the wayfinder code as open source,i dont think i can summarise the bullet points any more succinctly than they have been already. whats not to understand?

It's a sad day when a digest gets a tl;dr reaction...

Thanks Jaffa; this brings me back to the kernel-traffic days.

I guess if someone has never come across MWKN the first post in this thread may seem a little odd. It does just launch into stuff with no explanation. Maybe there should be a one-line intro right at the top, something like "Maemo Weekly News is a weekly summary of news for Maemo and MeeGo. This week's (19 July 2010) issue is..." or similar.