Nokia’s SNAP (Scalable Network Application Package) Mobile has added several tools and services, including its Compliance Testing Program and a new Emulation Environment. The Compliance Testing Program gives developers an easy and cost-effective way to ensure that their games meet the high standards set for the SNAP Mobile platform. With the new Emulation Environment, the server environment can be simulated to speed up the development cycle. Many other features have also been made available to game developers, such as added security functions, enhanced Javadocs instructions, and new sample applications.
SNAP Mobile will present these and many other new tools and resources at the GDC 2007 March 7-10 in San Francisco, Booth 426.

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It looks like a new word in mobile phones customization. The screensaver generator by Red Dodo makes personalized screen savers for mobile phones. The animated gif is created on the fly and can be downloaded to the computer through the browser or directly to your mobile from their WAP page. As far as I know, not all the phones are capable to play screensavers and animated wallpapers.
My Sony Ericsson plays both of them :)
Generally it quite good idea, only, it would be good to see more templates.

Just one more bug on my Nokia 6280 - MIDlets do not use the same default access point settings as the browser in it.
Even though it is possible to access the Internet through GPRS using integrated browsers , HTTP requests cannot be made in the application. The device asks if the Java application should be allowed to access Internet upon running it, and then it gives a message saying “No GPRS connection available” when an attempt is made. Solution is simple - ask your users to create separate settings for MIDlets:
Menu -> Settings -> Configuration -> Personal config. settings-> Add new
Then Select “Access point” from the displayed list. Keep the default settings as they are for the newly created access point.
Now again go to Menu -> Settings -> Configuration -> Personal config. settings. Press options and then select activate.
Now the MIDlet will be able to make an HTTP connection.

Recently, I write ActionScript for one Flash Lite 1.1 movie . I was stuck in Flash Lite 1.1 problem - there is no standart realization of Text / String functions. I have found the help on one interesting russian blog (http://flashweb.sabiostar.com/). Now I wish to share with you some solutions (with my corrections) :

(you can use call() on main scene to simulate these functions) Read more … »

Good News!!!Adobe will distribute the Flash Lite 2.1 player for free to developers, for different mobile platforms including Symbian, Brew , Mobile Linux etc.

When and where can a developer download the free Flash Lite 2.1 player?
• Flash Life 2.1 for BREW: available foday (http://www.adobe.com/devnef/devices/verizon.hfml)
• Flash Life 2.1 for Symbian: general availabilify early December
• Flash Life 2.1 for Windows Mobile: befa version available foday via Adobe labs (http//labs.adobe.com/fechnologies/flashlife_wm5/); general availabilify early December

Developers can build and sell fheir confenf fo end users; fhey do nof have fhe righf fo disfribufe fhe player. Developers can poinf fheir end users fo fhe Adobe websife fo download fhe Flash Life 2.1 sfandalone player, if fhe player isn’f already insfalled on fheir device.