No media hype, no cool videos and no amassing press releases. Not yet anyway :) But yes, the S60 3rd Edition SDK, supporting Feature Pack 2 (aka S60 3.2 SDK) is out and waiting for you to download it. A set of webinar sessions will probably follow and presentations in developer events but, for now, here's a brief list of what this SDK brings to the table. First, it is an hybrid SDK so while the si

Samsung has launched a beta of its S60 developer support site with content and the first Samsung specific S60 SDK plug-in.

I want to remind you a couple of things about the S60 5th Edition SDK: The current version is 0.9 and that shoud indicate that it is a beta SDK. We are still descovering problems with it and trying to fix them when possible even before the next SDK release. To save youself from some troubles you should remember to check periodicaly the content of the Wiki article KIS001048 - S60 Platform SDK - Wor...

Thanks for SymbianOne for spotting the opening of Samsung Mobile Innovator web site. The site is currently in beta test but a couple of valuable information can already been found there. One of the addition to the S60 platform is the SDK plug-in for i450 Touchwheel API . read more

Just in case anyone of you still has doubts about the authenticness of our claims about developers having access to S60 touch: the official proof is here: The text below comes from an email sent out to Forum Nokia members: … Do you want access to either the alpha SDK for S60 5.0 or the beta NFC SDK for

The Samsung i450, a truly innovative music phone, brings both attractive design and various multimedia features to the table.The Samsung i450 provides advanced download application and multitasking features in fast speed through HSDPA connectivity at 3.6 Mbps. By adopting S60 software, the i450 brings perfect extensibility for easy use of music download and transfer. Also,

The following is a copy of a Discussion Board post from a thread discussing - again - the level of support of the S60 tools and SDK for the Windows Vista, or more likely the lack there of. This thread finally made me curious enough to try installing the SDK on Windows Vista. Here are my results: OS: Vista Home Premium + SP1 SDK: S60 3rd FP1 IDE: Carbide.C++ 1.3 Pro (eval) Tools: Active Perl 5.6.1

If you subscribe to the S60 Newsletter you're bound to get an email once in a blue moon offering you some free themes. I'm not comfortable with the way these particular S60 themes were marketed, as being for the Samsung i450 only. The whole point of S60 is to have a platform that transcends device manufactures and to be something a consumer should be looking for when purchasing a product. In typic

The Samsung SGH-i450 is a music phone that offers a dual slider design and touch wheel music navigation. When the i450 slides up, the mobile phone supports powerful smartphone features with Symbian S60 OS.

In the third part of his review of the Samsung i450, Ewan reckons that devices like this are key to the future of S60 - with the technology becoming both less visible and incumbent in low to mid-tier phones. He also looks at the standard application set and at third party application compatibility.