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OVI Store is Just About To Ready Go! Show Your Widgets On N97 Homescreen

Nokia's eagerly awaited Ovi Store is just around the corner and will be progressively available in the next couple of days through a selected devices (expecting support for more than 75 different Nokia S60 & S40 devices) and this is definitely the right time to start with developing for Nokia N97 that is expected to be widely available at the beginning of the next month. To help you start developing, two Forum Nokia Web Runtime (WRT) example applications, AccuWidget Example and RouteWidget Example, have been updated to support the homescreen of the Nokia N97 multimedia device. This Nokia device, based on S60 5th Edition, features a large (3.5-inch) colour display with a resistive touch screen and tactile feedback. The two WRT widget examples also offer improved usability and memory consumption. AccuWidget Example lets the user check current weather conditions and short-term forecasts for a selected city. The example application supports all S60 devices with WRT, both with keypad and touch UI, while the updated version adds support for miniview, which enables adding the widget on the homescreen.