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NS BASIC Updates Dev Tool for Symbian

Includes support for Nokia 5800's touchscreen

February 03, 2009
URL:http://www.drdobbs.com/mobile/ns-basic-updates-dev-tool-for-symbian/213000680

NS BASIC has released an upgrade to its NS Basic/Symbian software development toolset that adds support for the Nokia 5800 and its touchscreen, letting you write BASIC programs on the desktop, then downloading them to mobile device. NS Basic/Symbian OS 1.1 has improved screen rendering and gradient buttons, and added Italian languages the IDE supports.

"The Nokia 5800, with more than a million units shipped, is one of the fastest selling smartphone devices in history." said NS BASIC's George Henne. "Now, the easiest way to create apps for Nokia smartphones is also one of the first to provide touchscreen support."

NS Basic/Symbian OS has a Visual Basic look-and-feel. It is a standalone development tool, featuring:

Standard and structured BASIC
Support for Symbian OS S60 3rd & 5th Edition and UIQ3 devices
Over a dozen built in screen objects
Buttons, fields, popups and more
TCP/IP communications
Math and trigonometric functions
Royalty free distribution of applications you create
Runs on Windows 2000, XP and Vista
IDE in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese

The product includes an IDE with a graphic design screen, powerful code editor, compiler and installer generator. It is a complete development environment with a total download of about 10 MBs. No additional SDKs are needed.