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  pit 1:26 pm on November 14, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: game ( 2 ), nokia maps, nokia store ( 3 ), trivia   

  New game released for Nokia Series 40: The Big Map Quest 

  I’ve recently released a new game for Nokia Touch and Type devices: The Big Map Quest.

  

  The game uses Nokia Maps to let the player travel around the world, trying to guess where historical locations, country capital cities and other famous places are located. The features of this first release include:

  • More than 100 questions, constantly updated
  • Global rankings, to compete with users worldwide
  • Ability to share a new score on Facebook

  Check out the video below to see the game in action.

  The game is available for free on Nokia Store.

   

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  pit 10:01 am on July 14, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: contest ( 5 ), location api ( 8 ), nokia developer ( 6 ), wiki ( 9 )   

  Winner in Nokia Developer Series 40 Java and Web App Competition 

  I’m happy to announce that I am one of the winners of the Series 40 Java and Web App Competition competition recently held by the Nokia Developer community.

  

  From the competition page:

  Using the PositioningManager from Java ME Location API by Alessandro La Rosa (jappit). This wiki article explains how to use the PositioningManager from the Ovi Maps Java ME Location API to get information about the device location. Alessandro contributed a number of articles and a project; while this was our favourite, they are all very well written and provide an excellent insight into how to use the Java Location API:

  • Handling map events with Java ME Location API
  • Implementing a custom MapUrlProvider overlay with Java ME Location API
  • Creating a custom Map Item with Java ME Location API
  • How to calculate and show a route with Java ME Location API
  • Geocoding an address with Java ME Location API
  • Run Tracker (project)

  Thank you Nokia Developer!

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    Leonardo 11:33 am on July 14, 2011 Permalink

    CONGRATS!!!

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    pit 1:09 pm on July 14, 2011 Permalink

    Grazie Leo

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    kiran trivedi 1:15 pm on July 14, 2011 Permalink

    Congratulations

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    pit 1:15 pm on July 14, 2011 Permalink

    Thank you Kiran!

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    Said Bakr 10:42 pm on July 15, 2011 Permalink

    Congratulations! I came here from your stripes website!

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    pit 11:48 pm on July 15, 2011 Permalink

    Thank you Said!

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    manuel 6:50 pm on July 18, 2011 Permalink

    congrats!.. some nice apps where developed there.

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    pit 7:02 pm on July 18, 2011 Permalink

    Thank you Manuel! You’re right, developers created some cool open source projects

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    amir 3:08 pm on July 27, 2011 Permalink

    Congratulations!

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    Hernan 5:14 pm on August 5, 2011 Permalink

    Hey Pit,
    Congratulations!!
    I have a question: The Java ME Location API has been made private. Any idea why?

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  pit 10:03 am on July 7, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: forum nokia ( 35 ), java me ( 26 ), location api ( 8 ), midlet, nokia developer projects, open source ( 4 ), ovi maps ( 8 ), run tracker   

  Run Tracker, open source Java ME project for your running activities 

  Today I’d like to present a new open source Java ME project recently published on Nokia Developer Projects.

  

  Run Tracker is a simple Java ME app that allows to track and record various parameters of running activities, including route, distance, duration and speed of each run.

  The complete source code is available, and shows how to use some of the Java ME Location API features to integrate Ovi Maps mapping and positioning features in a MIDlet.

  Check it out, and let me know your thoughts about it.

   
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  pit 10:11 am on July 6, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: forum nokia ( 35 ), java me ( 26 ), location api ( 8 ), nokia developer ( 6 ), ovi maps ( 8 )   

  Ovi Maps and event handling with Java ME Location API 

  Today I’d like to present an article that closes the first part of tutorials about the Ovi Maps Java ME Location API.

  

  When displaying a map in a Java ME application, it can be useful to be able to intercept events generated by the interaction of the user with the map itself, and the MapComponent and EventListener interfaces give complete support for keyboard and touch-based events.

  Check out the full article, showing how touch events can be used to add markers to a map, and let me know your comments: Handling map events with Java ME Location API.

   
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  pit 10:01 am on July 5, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: forum nokia ( 35 ), java me ( 26 ), location api ( 8 ), nokia developer ( 6 ), ovi maps ( 8 )   

  Creating custom map providers with Ovi Maps Java ME Location API 

  Today’s Ovi Maps article describes how to create and use custom map providers by using the Java ME Location API.

  

  The MapProvider and MapUrlProvider abstract classes are used to provide the data needed to display custom map tiles, that can be used to replace the default map tiles, or displayed above those one, so creating overlay map levels.

  When using the MapUrlProvider class, the only needed information that the class must provide is the URL of each tile, that will be used by the class itself to retrieve and create the associated Image object.

  The article published on the Nokia Developer Wiki, with both client and server code, shows a possible usage of the MapUrlProvider class to create an overlay level over a map: Implementing a custom MapUrlProvider overlay with Java ME Location API.

   
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  pit 10:05 am on July 4, 2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: forum nokia ( 35 ), java me ( 26 ), location api ( 8 ), nokia developer ( 6 ), ovi maps ( 8 )   

  Determining the device location in Java ME with the Ovi Maps Location API 

  Among the many features offered by the Ovi Maps Java ME Location API (as geocoding, routing and the ability to integrate with LCDUI screens), one of the most useful is surely the PositioningManager.

  

  PositioningManager, together with the PositionListener interface, allow to get asynchronous and periodical updates about the user’s position, and so allowing to build location-based services in a simple and effective way.

  The new article published on Nokia Developer Wiki explores the main features of PositioningManager, and shows how to build a simple service that detect and draw the user’s movements on Ovi Maps: Using the PositioningManager from Java ME Location API.

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    Som 7:30 am on July 15, 2011 Permalink

    HI , I have tried the LBSP library its working fine in nokia phones. But Its showing Provider Error in other phones like Samsung,Sony ericsson.

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    Som 10:11 am on July 18, 2011 Permalink

    Hi pit , This route path application is great. Please suggest me how to integrate Route path steps text description with this. Does Ovi map provide such API by which i can get the such info?

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    pit 10:14 am on July 18, 2011 Permalink

    Hi Som,

    I’ve not yet tried the Ovi Maps API on non-Nokia phones, will check and get back with some info asap.

    As for the step descriptions, this should help: http://www.jappit.com/j2me/locationapi/com/nokia/maps/routing/Maneuver.html#getInstruction%28%29

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    Som 12:50 pm on July 18, 2011 Permalink

    HI Pit , Thanks a lot .. This is what i was looking for.

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    som 9:01 am on August 2, 2011 Permalink

    Hi Pit , Could you please suggest me how to optimize the map loading speed. Its taking more time in loading map. Can it be like the symbian Ovi Map faster?