Trolltech says Qt for Windows CE coming in May
Trolltech has announced Windows CE support in the 4.4 release of Qt, its cross-platform development framework. A pre-release is already available. Qt already supports desktop Windows, Linux, and Mac OS...
View ArticleFrom Flash to Qt: different tech, same themes
I’m at the Qt Developer Days in Munich, hearing the latest from Nokia on its cross-platform GUI framework. Qt was originally developed by Trolltech, a company acquired by Nokia, and the Qt folk here...
View ArticleQt goes mobile, gets bling, aims for broader appeal
Here at Qt Developer Days in Munich we’ve heard how Nokia wants to see “Qt everywhere”, and will be supporting Qt on its Maemo operating system and on Symbian, as well as adding specific support for...
View ArticleIs Apple iPhone now unstoppable in the mobile platform wars?
I’ve been reflecting on a chat I had with a mobile application developer at Qt Developer Days last week. He thinks that Apple has all-but won in the battle to dominate the SmartPhone platform. His...
View ArticleNokia Maemo, Intel Moblin gives way to MeeGo
Nokia’s Maemo operating system, a Linux distribution for mobile devices, is being merged with the Intel-sponsored Moblin distribution to form MeeGo, under the direction of the Linux Foundation: MeeGo...
View ArticleNokia plus Windows Phone 7 – would that be a smart move?
The rumour is that Nokia’s CEO, ex-Microsoft Stephen Elop, is planning a major strategy announcement on Friday February 11. The obvious move would be to embrace a new Smartphone platform, since neither...
View ArticleQt will not be ported to Windows Phone 7 says Nokia
Director of the Qt Ecosystem Daniel Kihlberg has posted officially on the future of Qt, Nokia’s cross-platform application framework. However you spin it, Nokia’s change of direction, relegating...
View ArticleNokia’s Elop fears mobile duopoly, but it is already here
It is day two of Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona; and everyone is pondering the implications of Nokia’s Windows Phone partnership with Microsoft. It is a pivotal moment for the industry, but...
View ArticleGoogle Native Client: browser apps unleashed, or misconceived and likely to...
Last week Google integrated Native Client into the beta of Chrome 14. Native client lets you compile C/C++ code to run in the browser. It depends on a new plug-in API called Pepper. These are open...
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