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• Nokia Qt SDK tutorial guides you in getting started with Qt application development.
• Nokia Symbian^3 Developer's Library v 0.8 is an integrated package of information for developers who wish to use Symbian^3 to develop mobile C++ applications and services.
• Design and User Experience Library v 1.9 gathers all essential aspects of design and usability into one.
• Java Developer's Library v 3.5 is a complete resource package for developers wishing to use the Series 40 or Symbian platform for developing mobile Java applications or services.
• Cross-Browser Guidelines provide an overview of how to design websites and optimise them for Maemo, iPhone, Android, and a variety of touch and non-touch devices based on S60 on Symbian OS.

In 2010 the Calling All Innovators contest offers the special prize for developers of new applications and content, which are specifically oriented to Russian users of Nokia mobile devices. The best solution will get special prize of 100'000 Rub and the prizes for second and third places are 50'000 Rub. At the same time these projects have a chance to win the global challenge. The project submission deadline is June 10, 2010. The winner will be announced in September 2010. For further details please check http://www.callingallinnovators.com/russia/. We encourage all FRUCT members to take part in the contest and good luck!

On February 4, 2010 the Symbian Foundation completed the open source release of the source code for the world’s most widely-used smartphone platform. The Symbian platform, which has been developed over more than 10 years and has shipped in more than 330 million devices around the world, is now completely open and the source code is available for free. The transition of this market-leading platform from proprietary code to open source is the largest in software history.

We are glad to announce that Alexandra Reyss from Petrozavodsk State University is the winner in Symbian Student Essay Contest 2008!

This year, Symbian commenced sponsorship of an annual research essay competition for university students on Symbian-related and wider mobile technology topics. This year's focus: "The next wave of smartphone innovation - issues and opportunities with smartphone technologies". Essays submitted should address one or more of the questions listed here. Up to ten essays will each be awarded a top prize of £1000. A special commendation will be awarded to those essays deemed of a high quality but which are not among the winning entries.

Update: on behalf of Lawrence Simpson, Head of University Research Relations (Symbian) and Sergey Balandin, General Chair of FRUCT program we sincerely congratulate Kirill Alexandrov, one of the three prize winners and Alexandra Reyss, author of one of three entries commended with an Honourable Mention.