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In this edition...

  1. Front Page
    • Qt Mobility 1.2 packages for Qt Maemo apps
  2. Applications
    • VoiceToGoog - Google-backed speech recognition for Nokia N9
    • Promoting Woodchuck apps to Maemo Extras
    • Capture screencasts directly from N9 and N950 screen
    • eBuddy demoed on the Nokia N9
  3. Development
    • tablet-browser-view-test source now available, for embedding Maemo 5 browser in apps
    • Open source Maemo 5 browserd
    • Testing IPv6 networks with Nokia N9
  4. In the Wild
    • Nokia N9 runaway sales success in October for Finland's biggest operator
  5. Announcements
    • Football Live Scores for N9
    • ProfileMatic - automatic N9 profile changing
    • Open Video Player (same codecs, new UI) for N9 and N950
    • SportsTracker now available, for free, for Nokia N9

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Qt Mobility 1.2 packages for Qt Maemo apps

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Andrew Flegg

Attila Csipa, a former member of the Maemo Community Council, and currently in the employ of Nokia Developer has started updating the Qt Mobility packages in Maemo Extras. He's taken a completely differently packaged libqtm-12 as the previous one, so I fully expect some breakage. On the flip side, the way I'm doing things should make it possible for applications depending on it not to trip over each other and avoid promotion deadlocks. This release will also be the migration path for apps depending on libqtm-11, which I will kill with fire in the not so distant future as it crossed the point of no return unmaintainability-wise (is that a word?).

Your editor recently tried to publish a QML application, which used Qt Mobility, but it refused to work on a freshly installed PR1.3 on his N900. Unfortunately, v1.1 was broken in Extras and v1.2 was an experimental version which had not been intended to be published as far as it did. Hopefully, Attila's efforts will soon bear fruit, as having these libraries up to date makes it easier for application developers targetting the N9 to also publish their app for the N900.

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VoiceToGoog - Google-backed speech recognition for Nokia N9

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Andrew Olmsted

Niels Mayer has released an initial version of VoiceToGood for Harmattan. VoiceToGoog helps people organize their voice thoughts using text annotation automatically provided by voice-to-text technology. All notes are time and location stamped to provide easy context-sensitivity -- allowing visual browsing of one's notes, activities (external program launch) by both time and location. This version isn't using the Harmattan UX yet but it is available in the Ovi Store for download.

Read more (forum.meego.com)

Promoting Woodchuck apps to Maemo Extras

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Ryan Abel

Woodchuck, a smart download manager for "delay tolerant" data which will wait to download bulky data until the connection and user behavior calls for it. The developer is looking to get it into Extras: I'd like to upload Woodchuck to Extras. Woodchuck is stable and usable and I think that it offers great value to users of mobile devices. Since my favorite programs are now Woodchuck-enabled, I've observed a change in my behavior. Because, gPodder, FeedingIt and Khwetteur automatically download content, I rely a lot less on my cellular provider, and, since the data I want is already there, the content is more quickly available and poor cellular coverage rarely bothers me. The framework needs more help to make it through Extras, so if you have the time and capability to provide the necessary QA testing consider doing so.

Read more (lists.maemo.org)

Capture screencasts directly from N9 and N950 screen

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Andrew Olmsted

Niels Mayer has put together instructions on commands to allow screencasts to be capture on Harmattan devices. Putting together a video for the first release of http://code.google.com/p/voicetogoog/ running on Nokia N950, I ended up hacking up some command-line tools to capture directly from the screen of the handset. The process involves running a command in the terminal and presumably requires the device to be in developer mode to allow the command to execute, so precautions should be taken.

Read more (forum.meego.com)

eBuddy demoed on the Nokia N9

Via: @timsamoff

Editor: Andrew Olmsted

MeeGoExperts spotted a video demoing eBuddy messenger on an N9, which is good news for those who have been asking for another multiplatform IM protocol. This is a Video of eBuddy multi-protocol messaging application running on the Nokia N9 at Nokia World 2011. The application is only currently available for the Symbian platform but hopefully should be released for MeeGo Harmattan soon. If the builtin messaging protocols in Harmattan don't do it for you it is good to know there is another seemingly around the corner.

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tablet-browser-view-test source now available, for embedding Maemo 5 browser in apps

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Andrew Olmsted

Jonathan Wilson has created some open source code to allow developers to add a browser to their application. If you want to embed a browser widget in your app, tablet-browser-view takes care of a lot of the work (including scrolling and zooming) This requires the open source browserd replacement also covered in this issue.

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Open source Maemo 5 browserd

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Ryan Abel

The Gecko-based Maemo 5 browser's browser daemon has been replaced by Jonathan Wilson with an open source version he has developed: I have taken the old browserd source code [...] and come up with a set of code that is functionally identical to the N900 browserd. With this browserd source code, there is nothing (other than time/interest from people with the right skills) stopping someone (e.g. CSSU) porting a more recent Gecko version to Maemo 5. Given that Maemo 5's browser, which is based on an absolutely ancient Gecko release, still manages to outclass Harmattan's browser it's time for someone to get hacking on a Gecko upgrade.

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Testing IPv6 networks with Nokia N9

Via: @Jaffa2

For anyone who has dug into the developer tools available on the N9 and N950 they will have noticed an IPV6 tool in recent firmware, and Teemu Savolainen blogs about this. Enabling this will allow users and network operators to take advantage of IPv6 support in the Nokia N9, in order to test applications as well as network deployments. The IPv6 enabler package can be installed on the device by going to "Settings->Security->Developer mode"-view and selecting "Install" for IPv6 at the bottom of the view. The article goes on to describe the testing procedure for IPV6, though it may not currently work on all cellular providers.

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Nokia N9 runaway sales success in October for Finland's biggest operator

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Andrew Flegg

Elisa is one of Finland's biggest mobile phone companies, and their press release for sales in October contains some interesting news: October sales rose to become the Nokia N9 immediately individual customers top-selling phone. Without the marketing muscle Nokia is putting into the Lumia devices, this won't be able to be continued; but it shows that it is an attractive experience for consumers, and once more shines a light on what could have been.

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Football Live Scores for N9

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Andrew Flegg

"shockr" has announced his first application for Harmattan, live scores app for real football (soccer) matches from top European leagues. I intend to add support for more leagues as time goes on. It's available now in the Nokia Store.

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ProfileMatic - automatic N9 profile changing

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Ryan Abel

User "ajalkane" has released ProfileMatic, which changes the notification profile automatically based on specified rules. At the moment you can change profile, and if it's the "ringing" profile also the volume, by specifying the the time when the profile is changed and the days when the rule is active. This is just a start, as I am also looking into adding for example location based rules for changing the profile. The only downside right now is that the application has to be open to change profiles.

ProfileMatic is currently available from the Nokia Store, source is on Github.

Read more (forum.meego.com)

Open Video Player (same codecs, new UI) for N9 and N950

Editor: Andrew Olmsted

Stuart Howarth has released an initial version of Open Video Player for Harmattan. Some users have expressed dismay at the lack of features in the stock video player. The purpose of Open Video Player is to provide the features that are lacking in the stock video player, whilst maintaining a similar look and feel. The fact that it is FOSS will of course make further improvements easier. The new UI adds some theming options, additional controls, auto-rotation, and optional video playback while minimized among other features. It can be downloaded from the project page and installed alongside the stock video player without issue.

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SportsTracker now available, for free, for Nokia N9

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Ryan Abel

The social-media workout tracker, Sports Tracker, which allows you to track workout and activity progress (including geolocation and heart-rate information) is now available for Harmattan. It's available from the Nokia Store.

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