“Industry” Articles

Digia has announced that it is set to acquire the Qt commercial licensing and services business from Nokia. Through the proposed acquisition, around 3500 desktop and embedded customer companies from various industries are targeted to be transferred to Digia, with the transaction expected to close by the end of March 2011. Hit the jump to find out more.

Check out these video’s after the break from Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona where first, Microsoft’s Matt Bencke, General Manager for Windows Phone and Marketplace, talks about the nature and opportunities in developing for the Nokia/Microsoft ecosystem. This is followed by the reaction of developers, who weigh in on the planned partnership giving their honest opinions, and explain what exactly the news means for them, and how it will effect their immediate and long term future.

Here’s a couple of video demo’s from Qt at Mobile World Congress2011 in Barcelona. First up is Qt’s WebKit integration and some HTML5 apps. Secondly Qt showcases it’s potential when it comes to NFC, utilizing an app created be Digia called ShopWizer on a Nokia C7. Hit the jump for the demo’s.

Rich Green, Nokia’s Chief Technology Officer, discusses the future of Symbian, MeeGo and Qt, in this three-part interview at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. Check out all three videos after the break.

Chris Ziegler of Engadget managed to take a few minutes of Nokia CEO Stephen Elop’s time at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. They discuss everything from his time at Microsoft to the announcement of a potentially lucrative deal with his former employer to make Windows Phone Nokia’s primary smartphone strategy. Check out the interview after the break.