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-<concept id="GUID-6F1ED7D0-5F41-4587-89AA-8DDE7AEC916F" xml:lang="en"><title>What's new in Symbian^3</title><shortdesc>Symbian^3 introduces a lot of new features that enhance
-communication, connectivity, multimedia, graphics, security and the
-overall usability of Symbian devices. These features benefit operators,
-application developers and device creators by making it easier to
-create feature-rich devices and applications.</shortdesc><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>
-<p>If you are moving from a older version of Symbian platform to Symbian^3,
-see <xref href="GUID-021E8B9C-4A1B-4C6D-B69E-4337A766C39A.dita">Porting
-applications to Symbian^3</xref>.</p>
-<table id="GUID-2FD9A877-1A75-4ADD-8B9A-B2FA4A9EB7C4-GENID-1-4-1-1-5-1-3-2">
-<tgroup cols="2"><colspec colname="col1" colwidth="0.42*"/><colspec colname="col2" colwidth="1.58*"/>
-<thead>
-<row>
-<entry>Technology Domain</entry>
-<entry>New Features</entry>
-</row>
-</thead>
-<tbody>
-<row>
-<entry>Data Communications</entry>
-<entry><ul>
-<li><p><b>FreeWay or Three Plane Comms Architecture:</b> The Symbian
-platform now supports a new IP networking architecture. The new architecture
-significantly improves data flow performance and makes it easier for
-third-party developers to integrate new technologies, for example
-firewalls and hotspot authenticators. It also implements automatic
-roaming between different access points, for example WLAN and GPRS.
-For more information, see <xref href="GUID-B7A40638-BA80-5175-B23D-2F3964C274A0.dita">Goals of the Comms
-Architecture</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>One-Click Connectivity (OCC):</b> The Symbian platform now
-provides a new way of managing data connections on the Symbian platform.
-OCC builds on the existing Application Level Roaming (ALR) solution.
-This feature makes the user's interaction with "connecting" and "select
-access point" dialogs significantly simple and easier. For more information,
-see <xref href="GUID-34BEF44B-EFBE-41EB-941D-0410FCB6782E.dita">Extended
-Connection Preferences</xref>.</p> </li>
-</ul></entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>Device Connectivity</entry>
-<entry><ul>
-
-
-
-<li><p><b>MTP Device Services Extension Specification:</b> The Symbian
-MTP implementation now supports the MTP device services extension
-to the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). For more information,
-see <xref href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/wpd/MTPDevServExt_spec.mspx.dita">MTP Device Services Extension Specification</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) v1.4 Support:</b> A Symbian device user can now see music track names and browse playlists
-directly from the screen of a AVRCP v1.4 enabled Bluetooth headset
-or remote control.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Centralized AT-command Handling:</b> The Symbian platform
-now enables all AT commands to be handled using the same mechanism
-regardless of the connection type. For more information, refer to
-the <b>AT Extension Plug-in API</b>.</p></li>
-</ul></entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>Device Management</entry>
-<entry><ul>
-<li><p><b>Support for Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Management Objects
-(MO):</b> The Symbian platform now supports OMA MO like Software Component
-Management Object (SCOMO) v1.0, Device Capability Management Object
-(DCMO) v1.0 and Connectivity Management Object (ConnMO). It also supports
-Nokia Standard Streaming MO. Some enhancements have been made to Browser
-MO and Email MO.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Other Device Management Enhancements:</b> The Symbian platform
-now provides an improved device Lock with security and an enhanced
-firmware update installation experience.</p></li>
-</ul></entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>Location</entry>
-<entry align="justify"><ul>
-<li><p><b>Landmark-based URL Parser:</b> The Symbian platform now
-supports a parser that converts between landmark objects and URLs.
-The parser supports a URL format that is compliant with Ovi Maps.
-For more information, see <xref href="GUID-5809B26D-9AF9-394A-8FA6-6BB199DC6342.dita"><apiname>CPosLandmarkParser</apiname></xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>New Management Object (MO) for A-GPS:</b> The Symbian platform
-now provides an enhancement to Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) now
-allows the service provider to provide two access points for a SUPL
-server in the MO. This improves the system stability because it acts
-as a fallback mechanism in case one of the access points is unavailable.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Support for Application Processor Engine (APE) Centric Location
-Architecture:</b> Symbian devices can now use the new architecture
-based on the APE that offers standardized session IDs on network privacy
-and classes that use the SUPL. The architecture converges technology
-from OS, middleware and application software layers.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Support for Location Based Services (LBS) SUPL Positioning
-Module (PSY):</b> The Symbian platform now enables the LBS SUPL PSY
-to allow GPS-enabled devices to handle network-based SUPL location
-requests. This includes Cell ID based positioning and assistance data
-exchange as part of SUPL v2.0. .</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Support for GPSCost5.0D and GPSCost4.0D GPS chipsets:</b> The Symbian platform now uses the APE-centric architecture to support
-GPSCost5.0D and GPSCost4.0D chipsets. A new A-GPS Nokia Positioning
-Engine (NPE) integration module replaces the OS LBS subsystem reference
-A-GPS version.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Support for LBS SUPL Radio Resource LCS Protocol (RRLP):</b> The Symbian platform now uses the APE-centric architecture to support
-NPE and RRLP on GPS-enabled device.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>SUPL 2.0 Trigger Support:</b> The Symbian platform now provides
-SUPL 2.0 trigger support that allows the requester to receive location
-updates periodically, which is both network and device initiated.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Location-based Triggering Enhancements:</b> The Symbian
-platform now includes key enhancements that enable integration with
-an Context framework to develop plug-ins and increase support for
-total and active triggers. An enhanced, dedicated common gateway interface
-enables the client to provide multiple CGIs to create a trigger, which
-is fired on successful matching with at least one CGI.</p></li>
-<li><p>Enhanced Location Acquisition API to support <codeph>LocationKnownPositionArea</codeph>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Here and Now:</b> The Symbian platform now includes Here
-and now that offers easy-to-use Web services related to the user's
-current location. Here and now allows the user to check the local
-weather and get other topical information while on the move.</p></li>
-</ul></entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>Multimedia</entry>
-<entry><ul>
-<li><p><b>Mobile TV DVB-H Receiver HAI:</b> Mobile TV Receiver is
-a small internal system but does so much more than traditional TV.
-It is broadcasted in a multi-grounded environment with high speed
-by using low battery power and low memory usage. .</p></li>
-<li><p><b>OpenMAX IL:</b> OpenMAX IL is a low-level interface used
-in mobile devices that allows the Multimedia Device Framework (MDF)
-to load, control, connect and unload audio, video and imaging components. .</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Thin Adaptation of A3F DevSound:</b> The A3F DevSound is
-one of the key component in the Sound Device collection that provides
-access to the hardware accelerator in audio technology. For more information,
-see <xref href="GUID-170A1D9C-12CB-502A-BCB3-9E2AEBB207FA.dita">A3F DevSound
-Component</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Image Processor library:</b> The Image Processor is an independent
-and high-level API and framework which is developed for mobile imaging.
-The Image Processor has some pluggable advanced image editing libraries
-to perform the Panoramic Stitching function and the Speed View function.
-For more information, see <xref href="GUID-042868E6-88BF-5797-BB53-8E34283DCF16.dita">Image Processor Library</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Camera API Extensions:</b> The Camera API is extended to
-support the features such as background processing, continuous digital
-zooming, time nudge image capturing and automatic aperture setting.
-For more information, see <xref href="GUID-BDB622BF-1CFA-5F1C-81FB-5579C8599689.dita">Camera Library</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Camera Support for Video Encoding:</b> The Camera supports
-mobile device to capture video frames which are encoded in the H264
-format. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-D038D77F-A6B8-5A18-8978-4981AE8D0F35.dita">Using the Encoded
-H264 Video Frames to Capture Video</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>3GP File Format Library:</b> The 3GP Library component is
-a Multimedia plug-in which supports for reading and writing 3GP, 3G2,
-and MP4 files. The 3GP Library is also extended to support larger
-3GP or MP4 files. .</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Video Playback from Non-user Interface Thread:</b> Media
-Client Video Display is a standalone library used by the Video Client
-library to support video playback. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-17273087-B962-5E8A-8715-055C8BF34A5D.dita">Media Client Video
-Display Library</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Video Subtitle CRP:</b> Displays artwork on a video window
-using the Video Subtitle CRP component. The Subtitle Graphic library
-displays subtitles artwork on the screen through its interaction with
-Client Process, Controller Process and WServ Process. For more information,
-see <xref href="GUID-412CB101-A92C-54E1-9518-79E94DD40A08.dita">Video Subtitle
-CRP Component</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Dolby Digital Audio Support:</b> The Symbian platform now
-supports codecs that enable support for Dolby Digital Audio on Symbian
-devices. </p></li>
-<li><p><b>True Pause in Audio Playback:</b> In the audio playback
-request the true pause feature is implemented to stop the audio data
-at the physical sound device without stopping the buffer traffic.
-For more information, see <xref href="GUID-609A4E83-F074-5A5D-A0DF-A95A7CDC8D2C.dita">Pausing and Resuming
-Audio Play</xref>. </p></li>
-<li><p><b>Global Surface Updates:</b> The Video Render component is
-extended to support the global surface updates. For more information,
-see <xref href="GUID-E56EB25C-9B94-5486-9492-5151FDF79B6C.dita">Global
-Surface Updates</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Metadata Utility Library:</b> The Metadata Utility library
-belongs to the Metadata Utility Framework (MUF) component that provides
-fast metadata access to audio, video and image media files. For more
-information, see the <xref href="GUID-15B17B8F-5790-526D-80EA-1ED7A396349C.dita">Metadata Utility
-Library</xref> section.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>UI Patterns or Thumbnails Enhancement:</b> This is a Multimedia
-specific pattern enhancement, which includes many UI (User Interface)
-features, listed below:</p><ul>
-<li><p>Multiple customized Home Screens with 6 different widget enabled
-screens. </p></li>
-<li><p>Pinch zoom, kinetic scrolling and single-click features.</p></li>
-<li><p>Good screen view with a new UI theme, and renewed icons.</p></li>
-<li><p>Hardware acceleration with fast and responsive UI that creates
-new transition effects.</p></li>
-<li><p>Multitasking with Teleport visual task swapper.</p></li>
-<li><p>Intelligent slide functionality for Hybrid touch and QWERTY
-slider devices. Video Graphics Array (VGA) Touch supports for VGA
-QWERTY mono blocks.</p></li>
-<li><p>VGA Touch helps to control Music player.</p></li>
-</ul></li>
-<li><p><b>Mobile TV:</b> Mobile TV uses DVB-H receiver to consume
-broadcast digital mobile television. The Symbian platform provides
-fast and easy access to all videos and TV media content. One key press
-opens videos and TV application suite, and user scrolls and selects
-the desired video functionality. This media experience is built with
-major components such as Videos and TV, video player and Mobile TV.
-Videos and TV support high quality video up to 720 per resolution
-at 12 Mbps and 30 frames per second.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Image Viewer Application:</b> The Image Viewer application
-is used when the client opens an image file for viewing. File Manager,
-Messaging, Camcorder and Browser S60 components use the Image Viewer
-application. It supports Extended ICL JPEG API, which enables a faster
-and less memory-consuming way to rotate and zoom images.</p></li>
-<li><p> <b>FM Radio:</b> The FM Radio application is used to listen
-FM radio broadcast over the air. FM radio broadcast is a free service. </p></li>
-<li><p><b>Video Sharing:</b> Using the video sharing service, both
-call users can start sharing their device live camera view or pre-recorded
-video clip during a normal circuit switched (CS) voice call. The video
-sharing feature allows the user to upgrade and downgrade their call
-with one-way video at times of need. The video sharing application
-uses the Multimedia Comms Engine API. </p></li>
-</ul></entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>Multimedia Applications</entry>
-<entry><ul>
-<li><p><b>High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI):</b> The Symbian
-platform now supports HDMI technology. HDMI is supported as an external
-accessory for audio and video playback for a great television playback
-experience. It provides improved data performance and is ideal for
-streaming high definition audio and video. The 720p resolution is
-supported in still image and video viewing. 5+1 channel audio is also
-supported.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Home Music Widgets:</b> The Symbian platform now provides
-music information through Home Screen Music Widgets. The Home Music
-Widgets controls from the Home Screen menu system enables to play
-and pause the playing track. The Music Widget supports the Radio Player
-and includes the Music Suite Matrix Menu. This menu is configured
-through XML and by default supports to launch the functionality listed
-below:</p><ul>
-<li><p>The last played song</p></li>
-<li><p>The music collection view</p></li>
-<li><p>A music shop, or to open the FM radio</p></li>
-</ul></li>
-<li><p><b>Fusion Player Application:</b> The Symbian platform now
-introduces the Fusion Player, which replaces the existing Media Player
-and Video Center applications. It enables access to both online video
-services and locally stored videos. If DVB-H device is available,
-live TV viewing is also possible. The main features supported by the
-Fusion player application are as follows:</p><ul>
-<li><p>To browse stored videos and to see metadata features of the
-video, such as title, thumbnail DRM info, size or play-time.</p></li>
-<li><p>To check videos that are pre-installed with the device.</p></li>
-<li><p>To play stored video file in the device.</p></li>
-</ul></li>
-</ul></entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>OS Base Services </entry>
-<entry><ul>
-<li><p><b>Writable Data Paging (WDP):</b> The Symbian platform now
-supports WDP. This enables efficient use of memory and allows multiple
-applications to run at the same time without physically adding more
-RAM to the hardware. This leads to a more responsive system when switching
-between a number of running applications. .</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Symmetric multiprocessor (SMP):</b> The Symbian platform
-now supports SMP for multi-core processors, such as the ARM Cortex
-A9. This allows device integrators to prototype and prove ARM-based
-SMP platforms. </p> </li>
-<li><p><b>64-bit file server:</b> The Symbian platform now supports
-files larger than 2 GB. </p></li>
-</ul></entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>Productivity</entry>
-<entry><ul>
-<li><p><b>Nokia Messaging for Social Networks:</b> Nokia Messaging
-Social Networking service is a Nokia-hosted consumer service that
-provides easy and affordable mobile access to popular social networking
-communities.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Enhanced Calendar UI Architecture:</b> Calendar UI architecture
-has changed to improve flexibility of calendar for regional, religious,
-custom-tailors and xSP calendar service needs. Multiple storages are
-also supported. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-00631ED2-1B7F-5FC4-9E81-4B6DF7946631.dita">Calendar Guide</xref>.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>CalDAV Protocol:</b> Calendar application now supports the
-CalDAV Protocol, which is an open calendar synchronization standard
-contributed by SUN Microsystems. This enables a user to access scheduling
-information on remote servers.</p></li>
-<li><p><b>Enhanced Contacts Application:</b> The Contacts application
-in this release includes the following changes:</p><ul>
-<li><p>Integration with social media.</p></li>
-<li><p>Support for Remote Contacts Lookup, for example, from post-installed
-Mail for Exchange account.</p></li>
-<li><p>Virtual Phonebook API (supports getting access to the user’s
-own contact card).</p></li>
-<li><p>Own contact card.</p></li>
-</ul></li>
-</ul></entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>Runtimes </entry>
-<entry><ul>
-<li><p>The Symbian platform now supports the Open Source based Java
-MIDP 2.1.</p></li>
-<li><p>The Symbian platform now supports Browser Application v7.2
-(with Web Run Time 7.2) that includes the following features:</p><ul>
-<li><p>Browser Control</p></li>
-<li><p>Browser core features</p></li>
-<li><p>Browser Customization</p></li>
-<li><p>Browser plug-ins</p></li>
-<li><p>Browser with touch screen</p></li>
-<li><p>Content Download</p></li>
-<li><p>URI Schemes</p></li>
-<li><p>Display Resolution Optimizations</p></li>
-<li><p>Optical Finger Navigation (OFN)</p></li>
-<li><p>FlashLite 3.1</p></li>
-<li><p>Search Client Integration</p></li>
-<li><p>Expanding Language and Character Set Support</p></li>
-<li><p>Improved Security Prompting</p></li>
-<li><p>Updated Platform Service APIs</p></li>
-<li><p>Visual Task Swapper Support</p></li>
-<li><p>Performance Optimizations</p></li>
-<li><p>Multi-touch/pinch zooming</p></li>
-</ul></li>
-</ul></entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>Security</entry>
-<entry>The Symbian platform now provides an enhanced Security subsystem
-that enables device creators to integrate hardware acceleration modules,
-which improves the performance of cryptographic algorithms. This is
-particularly valuable in intensive real-time use-cases, such as streaming
-audio or video over a secure link, where bulk data needs to be encrypted
-and decrypted.</entry>
-</row>
-<row>
-<entry>User Interface</entry>
-<entry><ul>
-<li><p><b>ScreenPlay, also known as the New Graphics Architecture
-(NGA):</b> This new graphics architecture enables device creators
-to take advantage of improved software performance, hardware acceleration
-and third party graphics engines. It makes it possible to combine
-UI components, graphics and video to create highly innovative UIs.
-For more information, see <xref href="GUID-D93978BE-11A3-5CE3-B110-1DEAA5AD566C.dita">The ScreenPlay Graphics
-Architecture</xref>.</p></li>
-
-
-<li><p><b>Multi-Touch Support:</b> The ScreenPlay version of the Window
-Server has been extended to support multiple advanced pointers, with
-support for proximity and pressure. The emulator now also supports
-multiple advanced pointers. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-A12A66ED-2C8F-5CE6-8F3E-332B045A35B4.dita">Advanced Pointers</xref>.</p></li>
-
-<li><p><b>Enhanced Touch UI:</b> The touch UI includes the following
-improvements:</p><ul>
-<li><p>Multi-page Home Screen enables the user to navigate between
-widgets with a simple flick gesture</p></li>
-<li><p>Capacitive multi-touch events are supported.</p></li>
-<li><p>Tactile Feedback utilizes advanced haptics effects.</p></li>
-</ul></li>
-</ul><p>For more information about the new features in Graphics, see <xref href="GUID-D0C84E1D-A625-4F79-8515-399B8153727B.dita">What's New in Graphics
-in Symbian^3</xref>.</p></entry>
-</row>
-</tbody>
-</tgroup>
-</table></conbody><related-links>
-<linklist>
-<link href="GUID-AB69D251-7635-4325-BBCE-92F7AFC86DC2.dita"><linktext>New
-C++ APIs in Symbian^3</linktext></link>
-<link href="GUID-BA0A115B-068C-4257-9489-DF35DF633AD2.dita"><linktext>Porting
-applications to Symbian^3</linktext></link>
-<link href="GUID-13987218-9427-455E-AC77-ADE6B0E9CD7E.dita"><linktext>Introduction
-to Symbian^3</linktext></link>
-</linklist>
-</related-links></concept>
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+<concept id="GUID-6F1ED7D0-5F41-4587-89AA-8DDE7AEC916F" xml:lang="en">
+<title>What's new in Symbian^3</title>
+<shortdesc>Symbian^3 introduces a lot of new features that enhance
+communication, connectivity, multimedia, graphics, security and the
+overall usability of Symbian devices. These features benefit operators,
+application developers and device creators by making it easier to
+create feature-rich devices and applications.</shortdesc>
+<prolog>
+<metadata><keywords></keywords></metadata>
+</prolog>
+<conbody>
+<p>If you are moving from a older version of Symbian platform to Symbian^3,
+see <xref href="GUID-021E8B9C-4A1B-4C6D-B69E-4337A766C39A.dita">Porting
+applications to Symbian^3</xref>.</p>
+<table
+id="GUID-2FD9A877-1A75-4ADD-8B9A-B2FA4A9EB7C4-GENID-1-4-1-1-5-1-3-2">
+<tgroup cols="2"><colspec colname="col1" colwidth="0.42*"/><colspec
+colname="col2" colwidth="1.58*"/>
+<thead>
+<row>
+<entry>Technology Domain</entry>
+<entry>New Features</entry>
+</row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row>
+<entry>Data Communications</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>FreeWay or Three Plane Comms Architecture:</b> The Symbian
+platform now supports a new IP networking architecture. The new architecture
+significantly improves data flow performance and makes it easier for
+third-party developers to integrate new technologies, for example
+firewalls and hotspot authenticators. It also implements automatic
+roaming between different access points, for example WLAN and GPRS.
+For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-B7A40638-BA80-5175-B23D-2F3964C274A0.dita">Goals of the
+Comms Architecture</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>One-Click Connectivity (OCC):</b> The Symbian platform now
+provides a new way of managing data connections on the Symbian platform.
+OCC builds on the existing Application Level Roaming (ALR) solution.
+This feature makes the user's interaction with "connecting" and "select
+access point" dialogs significantly simple and easier. For more information,
+see <xref href="GUID-34BEF44B-EFBE-41EB-941D-0410FCB6782E.dita">Extended
+Connection Preferences</xref>.</p> </li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Device Connectivity</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>MTP Device Services Extension Specification:</b> The Symbian
+MTP implementation now supports the MTP device services extension
+to the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). For more information, see <xref
+href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/wpd/MTPDevServExt_spec.mspx.dita"
+>MTP Device Services Extension Specification</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) v1.4 Support:</b
+> A Symbian device user can now see music track names and browse playlists
+directly from the screen of a AVRCP v1.4 enabled Bluetooth headset
+or remote control.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Centralized AT-command Handling:</b> The Symbian platform
+now enables all AT commands to be handled using the same mechanism
+regardless of the connection type. For more information, refer to
+the <b>AT Extension Plug-in API</b>.</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Device Management</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>Support for Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Management Objects
+(MO):</b> The Symbian platform now supports OMA MO like Software Component
+Management Object (SCOMO) v1.0, Device Capability Management Object
+(DCMO) v1.0 and Connectivity Management Object (ConnMO). It also supports
+Nokia Standard Streaming MO. Some enhancements have been made to Browser
+MO and Email MO.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Other Device Management Enhancements:</b> The Symbian platform
+now provides an improved device Lock with security and an enhanced
+firmware update installation experience.</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Location</entry>
+<entry align="justify"><ul>
+<li><p><b>Landmark-based URL Parser:</b> The Symbian platform now
+supports a parser that converts between landmark objects and URLs.
+The parser supports a URL format that is compliant with Ovi Maps.
+For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-5809B26D-9AF9-394A-8FA6-6BB199DC6342.dita"><apiname>CPosLandmarkParser</apiname
+></xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>New Management Object (MO) for A-GPS:</b> The Symbian platform
+now provides an enhancement to Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) now
+allows the service provider to provide two access points for a SUPL
+server in the MO. This improves the system stability because it acts
+as a fallback mechanism in case one of the access points is unavailable.</p
+></li>
+<li><p><b>Support for Application Processor Engine (APE) Centric Location
+Architecture:</b> Symbian devices can now use the new architecture
+based on the APE that offers standardized session IDs on network privacy
+and classes that use the SUPL. The architecture converges technology
+from OS, middleware and application software layers.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Support for Location Based Services (LBS) SUPL Positioning
+Module (PSY):</b> The Symbian platform now enables the LBS SUPL PSY
+to allow GPS-enabled devices to handle network-based SUPL location
+requests. This includes Cell ID based positioning and assistance data
+exchange as part of SUPL v2.0. .</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Support for GPSCost5.0D and GPSCost4.0D GPS chipsets:</b
+> The Symbian platform now uses the APE-centric architecture to support
+GPSCost5.0D and GPSCost4.0D chipsets. A new A-GPS Nokia Positioning
+Engine (NPE) integration module replaces the OS LBS subsystem reference
+A-GPS version.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Support for LBS SUPL Radio Resource LCS Protocol (RRLP):</b
+> The Symbian platform now uses the APE-centric architecture to support
+NPE and RRLP on GPS-enabled device.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>SUPL 2.0 Trigger Support:</b> The Symbian platform now provides
+SUPL 2.0 trigger support that allows the requester to receive location
+updates periodically, which is both network and device initiated.</p
+></li>
+<li><p><b>Location-based Triggering Enhancements:</b> The Symbian
+platform now includes key enhancements that enable integration with
+an Context framework to develop plug-ins and increase support for
+total and active triggers. An enhanced, dedicated common gateway interface
+enables the client to provide multiple CGIs to create a trigger, which
+is fired on successful matching with at least one CGI.</p></li>
+<li><p>Enhanced Location Acquisition API to support <codeph>LocationKnownPositionArea</codeph
+>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Here and Now:</b> The Symbian platform now includes Here
+and now that offers easy-to-use Web services related to the user's
+current location. Here and now allows the user to check the local
+weather and get other topical information while on the move.</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Multimedia</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>Mobile TV DVB-H Receiver HAI:</b> Mobile TV Receiver is
+a small internal system but does so much more than traditional TV.
+It is broadcasted in a multi-grounded environment with high speed
+by using low battery power and low memory usage. .</p></li>
+<li><p><b>OpenMAX IL:</b> OpenMAX IL is a low-level interface used
+in mobile devices that allows the Multimedia Device Framework (MDF)
+to load, control, connect and unload audio, video and imaging components.
+.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Thin Adaptation of A3F DevSound:</b> The A3F DevSound is
+one of the key component in the Sound Device collection that provides
+access to the hardware accelerator in audio technology. For more information,
+see <xref href="GUID-170A1D9C-12CB-502A-BCB3-9E2AEBB207FA.dita">A3F
+DevSound Component</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Image Processor library:</b> The Image Processor is an independent
+and high-level API and framework which is developed for mobile imaging.
+The Image Processor has some pluggable advanced image editing libraries
+to perform the Panoramic Stitching function and the Speed View function.
+For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-042868E6-88BF-5797-BB53-8E34283DCF16.dita">Image Processor
+Library</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Camera API Extensions:</b> The Camera API is extended to
+support the features such as background processing, continuous digital
+zooming, time nudge image capturing and automatic aperture setting.
+For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-BDB622BF-1CFA-5F1C-81FB-5579C8599689.dita">Camera Library</xref
+>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Camera Support for Video Encoding:</b> The Camera supports
+mobile device to capture video frames which are encoded in the H264
+format. For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-D038D77F-A6B8-5A18-8978-4981AE8D0F35.dita">Using the Encoded
+H264 Video Frames to Capture Video</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>3GP File Format Library:</b> The 3GP Library component is
+a Multimedia plug-in which supports for reading and writing 3GP, 3G2,
+and MP4 files. The 3GP Library is also extended to support larger
+3GP or MP4 files. .</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Video Playback from Non-user Interface Thread:</b> Media
+Client Video Display is a standalone library used by the Video Client
+library to support video playback. For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-17273087-B962-5E8A-8715-055C8BF34A5D.dita">Media Client
+Video Display Library</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Video Subtitle CRP:</b> Displays artwork on a video window
+using the Video Subtitle CRP component. The Subtitle Graphic library
+displays subtitles artwork on the screen through its interaction with
+Client Process, Controller Process and WServ Process. For more information,
+see <xref href="GUID-412CB101-A92C-54E1-9518-79E94DD40A08.dita">Video
+Subtitle CRP Component</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Dolby Digital Audio Support:</b> The Symbian platform now
+supports codecs that enable support for Dolby Digital Audio on Symbian
+devices. </p></li>
+<li><p><b>True Pause in Audio Playback:</b> In the audio playback
+request the true pause feature is implemented to stop the audio data
+at the physical sound device without stopping the buffer traffic.
+For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-609A4E83-F074-5A5D-A0DF-A95A7CDC8D2C.dita">Pausing and
+Resuming Audio Play</xref>. </p></li>
+<li><p><b>Global Surface Updates:</b> The Video Render component is
+extended to support the global surface updates. For more information,
+see <xref href="GUID-E56EB25C-9B94-5486-9492-5151FDF79B6C.dita">Global
+Surface Updates</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Metadata Utility Library:</b> The Metadata Utility library
+belongs to the Metadata Utility Framework (MUF) component that provides
+fast metadata access to audio, video and image media files. For more
+information, see the <xref
+href="GUID-15B17B8F-5790-526D-80EA-1ED7A396349C.dita">Metadata Utility
+Library</xref> section.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>UI Patterns or Thumbnails Enhancement:</b> This is a Multimedia
+specific pattern enhancement, which includes many UI (User Interface)
+features, listed below:</p><ul>
+<li><p>Multiple customized Home Screens with 6 different widget enabled
+screens. </p></li>
+<li><p>Pinch zoom, kinetic scrolling and single-click features.</p
+></li>
+<li><p>Good screen view with a new UI theme, and renewed icons.</p
+></li>
+<li><p>Hardware acceleration with fast and responsive UI that creates
+new transition effects.</p></li>
+<li><p>Multitasking with Teleport visual task swapper.</p></li>
+<li><p>Intelligent slide functionality for Hybrid touch and QWERTY
+slider devices. Video Graphics Array (VGA) Touch supports for VGA
+QWERTY mono blocks.</p></li>
+<li><p>VGA Touch helps to control Music player.</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><p><b>Mobile TV:</b> Mobile TV uses DVB-H receiver to consume
+broadcast digital mobile television. The Symbian platform provides
+fast and easy access to all videos and TV media content. One key press
+opens videos and TV application suite, and user scrolls and selects
+the desired video functionality. This media experience is built with
+major components such as Videos and TV, video player and Mobile TV.
+Videos and TV support high quality video up to 720 per resolution
+at 12 Mbps and 30 frames per second.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Image Viewer Application:</b> The Image Viewer application
+is used when the client opens an image file for viewing. File Manager,
+Messaging, Camcorder and Browser S60 components use the Image Viewer
+application. It supports Extended ICL JPEG API, which enables a faster
+and less memory-consuming way to rotate and zoom images.</p></li>
+<li><p> <b>FM Radio:</b> The FM Radio application is used to listen
+FM radio broadcast over the air. FM radio broadcast is a free service. </p
+></li>
+<li><p><b>Video Sharing:</b> Using the video sharing service, both
+call users can start sharing their device live camera view or pre-recorded
+video clip during a normal circuit switched (CS) voice call. The video
+sharing feature allows the user to upgrade and downgrade their call
+with one-way video at times of need. The video sharing application
+uses the Multimedia Comms Engine API. </p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Multimedia Applications</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI):</b> The Symbian
+platform now supports HDMI technology. HDMI is supported as an external
+accessory for audio and video playback for a great television playback
+experience. It provides improved data performance and is ideal for
+streaming high definition audio and video. The 720p resolution is
+supported in still image and video viewing. 5+1 channel audio is also
+supported.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Home Music Widgets:</b> The Symbian platform now provides
+music information through Home Screen Music Widgets. The Home Music
+Widgets controls from the Home Screen menu system enables to play
+and pause the playing track. The Music Widget supports the Radio Player
+and includes the Music Suite Matrix Menu. This menu is configured
+through XML and by default supports to launch the functionality listed
+below:</p><ul>
+<li><p>The last played song</p></li>
+<li><p>The music collection view</p></li>
+<li><p>A music shop, or to open the FM radio</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><p><b>Fusion Player Application:</b> The Symbian platform now
+introduces the Fusion Player, which replaces the existing Media Player
+and Video Center applications. It enables access to both online video
+services and locally stored videos. If DVB-H device is available,
+live TV viewing is also possible. The main features supported by the
+Fusion player application are as follows:</p><ul>
+<li><p>To browse stored videos and to see metadata features of the
+video, such as title, thumbnail DRM info, size or play-time.</p></li>
+<li><p>To check videos that are pre-installed with the device.</p
+></li>
+<li><p>To play stored video file in the device.</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>OS Base Services </entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>Writable Data Paging (WDP):</b> The Symbian platform now
+supports WDP. This enables efficient use of memory and allows multiple
+applications to run at the same time without physically adding more
+RAM to the hardware. This leads to a more responsive system when switching
+between a number of running applications. .</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Symmetric multiprocessor (SMP):</b> The Symbian platform
+now supports SMP for multi-core processors, such as the ARM Cortex
+A9. This allows device integrators to prototype and prove ARM-based
+SMP platforms. </p> </li>
+<li><p><b>64-bit file server:</b> The Symbian platform now supports
+files larger than 2 GB. </p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Productivity</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>Nokia Messaging for Social Networks:</b> Nokia Messaging
+Social Networking service is a Nokia-hosted consumer service that
+provides easy and affordable mobile access to popular social networking
+communities.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Enhanced Calendar UI Architecture:</b> Calendar UI architecture
+has changed to improve flexibility of calendar for regional, religious,
+custom-tailors and xSP calendar service needs. Multiple storages are
+also supported. For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-00631ED2-1B7F-5FC4-9E81-4B6DF7946631.dita">Calendar Guide</xref
+>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>CalDAV Protocol:</b> Calendar application now supports the
+CalDAV Protocol, which is an open calendar synchronization standard
+contributed by SUN Microsystems. This enables a user to access scheduling
+information on remote servers.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Enhanced Contacts Application:</b> The Contacts application
+in this release includes the following changes:</p><ul>
+<li><p>Integration with social media.</p></li>
+<li><p>Support for Remote Contacts Lookup, for example, from post-installed
+Mail for Exchange account.</p></li>
+<li><p>Virtual Phonebook API (supports getting access to the user’s
+own contact card).</p></li>
+<li><p>Own contact card.</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Runtimes </entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p>The Symbian platform now supports the Open Source based Java
+MIDP 2.1.</p></li>
+<li><p>The Symbian platform now supports Browser Application v7.2
+(with Web Run Time 7.2) that includes the following features:</p><ul>
+<li><p>Browser Control</p></li>
+<li><p>Browser core features</p></li>
+<li><p>Browser Customization</p></li>
+<li><p>Browser plug-ins</p></li>
+<li><p>Browser with touch screen</p></li>
+<li><p>Content Download</p></li>
+<li><p>URI Schemes</p></li>
+<li><p>Display Resolution Optimizations</p></li>
+<li><p>Optical Finger Navigation (OFN)</p></li>
+<li><p>FlashLite 3.1</p></li>
+<li><p>Search Client Integration</p></li>
+<li><p>Expanding Language and Character Set Support</p></li>
+<li><p>Improved Security Prompting</p></li>
+<li><p>Updated Platform Service APIs</p></li>
+<li><p>Visual Task Swapper Support</p></li>
+<li><p>Performance Optimizations</p></li>
+<li><p>Multiple touch/pinch zooming</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>Security</entry>
+<entry>The Symbian platform now provides an enhanced Security subsystem
+that enables device creators to integrate hardware acceleration modules,
+which improves the performance of cryptographic algorithms. This is
+particularly valuable in intensive real-time use-cases, such as streaming
+audio or video over a secure link, where bulk data needs to be encrypted
+and decrypted.</entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry>User Interface</entry>
+<entry><ul>
+<li><p><b>ScreenPlay, also known as the New Graphics Architecture
+(NGA):</b> This new graphics architecture enables device creators
+to take advantage of improved software performance, hardware acceleration
+and third party graphics engines. It makes it possible to combine
+UI components, graphics and video to create highly innovative UIs.
+For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-D93978BE-11A3-5CE3-B110-1DEAA5AD566C.dita">The ScreenPlay
+Graphics Architecture</xref>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Multiple Touch Support:</b> The ScreenPlay version of the
+Window Server has been extended to support multiple advanced pointers,
+with support for proximity and pressure. The emulator now also supports
+multiple advanced pointers. For more information, see <xref
+href="GUID-A12A66ED-2C8F-5CE6-8F3E-332B045A35B4.dita">Advanced Pointers</xref
+>.</p></li>
+<li><p><b>Enhanced Touch UI:</b> The touch UI includes the following
+improvements:</p><ul>
+<li><p>Multi-page Home Screen enables the user to navigate between
+widgets with a simple flick gesture</p></li>
+<li><p>Capacitive multiple <?Pub Caret?>touch events are supported.</p
+></li>
+<li><p>Tactile Feedback utilizes advanced haptics effects.</p></li>
+</ul></li>
+</ul><p>For more information about the new features in Graphics, see <xref
+href="GUID-D0C84E1D-A625-4F79-8515-399B8153727B.dita">What's New in
+Graphics in Symbian^3</xref>.</p></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</conbody>
+<related-links>
+<linklist>
+<link href="GUID-AB69D251-7635-4325-BBCE-92F7AFC86DC2.dita"><linktext
+>New C++ APIs in Symbian^3</linktext></link>
+<link href="GUID-BA0A115B-068C-4257-9489-DF35DF633AD2.dita"><linktext
+>Porting applications to Symbian^3</linktext></link>
+<link href="GUID-13987218-9427-455E-AC77-ADE6B0E9CD7E.dita"><linktext
+>Introduction to Symbian^3</linktext></link>
+</linklist>
+</related-links>
+</concept>
+<?Pub *0000020019?>