This is something I have been waiting for. WordPress is working on a mobile app for Nokia mobile phone users. Although there are a handful of applications out there (such as WordMobi etc.) that let you control your WordPress blogs on your mobile phone but none of them are that cool. The folks at WordPress are working on an official app for Nokia mobile phone owners. There are already apps for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android. The WordPress app for Nokia phones is currently under alpha stages of development. A beta version is supposed to come out in a couple of weeks.
I have myself tried the early Alpha build (screenshots below) and it looks pretty solid even at such an early stage of development. Can’t wait for the beta release. The WordPress for Nokia app is based on Qt framework so it will work on both S60 and Maemo platforms! Developers who’re interested can check out the dev blog for updates, source code and the alpha build.
For those who’d like to give WordPress app for Nokia a try, you can do so by following the installation steps below.
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Bharti Airtel has launched India’s first ever mobile app store. No it’s not taking on Apple’s AppStore in any way. Airtel’s app store is called Airtel App Central and it enables Airtel customers to download applications on their mobile phones without using a credit card. Users are simply charged by deducting their pre-paid balance or billing post-paid users. Airtel’s App Central has applications starting from as low as Rs. 5. There are quite a few free applications available for downloads as well.
Airtel’s App Central is merely a Nokia Ovi-like store but with Java based applications mainly. I couldn’t spot any Symbian/Android/iPhone applications on Airtel’s appstore. One good thing about Apple’s appstore is that they encourage third-party application developers to add their applications on India’s first mobile app store using Airtel Open Developer Community program. There’s nothing much about it on their website as of now. To download mobile applications from Airtel’s appstore one needs to log on to the Airtel live site from a mobile phone and browse to Airtel App Central.
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