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Home : News & Events : Devnews : Archive : July 2004   July 2004     Issue 37 This Month at a Glance Mapping Out Location Services Ask an Expert: Developing Location Service Apps Jack's Hack: Location SDK Adds LIF-MLP NextBus Makes the Connection The Surf Report: Choosing a Simulator Mobile Application Directory: Hot Summer Apps Fast Facts: Successful LBS Apps Final ODN Apple iPod™ Winner! Mapping Out Location Services While many service providers have invested in some aspect of location services, making them come to life is in the hands of application developers. Location is a means to an end. Creating applications that make location sizzle is up to you. Find out more about location services. Ask an Expert: Developing Location Service Apps Have you been thinking about developing a location-based application but didn't know where to start? In this month's column, Roxy talks with the Openwave location team to identify the steps you'll need to take to get started. Read more. Jack's Hack: Location SDK Adds LIF-MLP This month in Jack's Hack, we're going to take a look at the Openwave Location Studio SDK and the MLP interface. This version lets developers extract location information out of the network. Location Studio now contains support for LIF-MLP from the OMA (with the WebServices interface). The Location Studio LIF-MLP and the Location Studio SDK represents Openwave's continuing commitment to supporting open standards. Read more about how to use the MLP interface. NextBus Makes the Connection: Mobile App Helps Riders Find Their Bus With NextBus, you can use your cell phone to find out when the next bus will arrive at your bus stop. This interview with NextBus talks about building and selling a mobile application that delivers real value to its customers. Learn more. The Surf Report: Choosing a Simulator You want to develop content for a set of phones or a carrier. But how do you know what application environments are supported, and what is the right simulator to use? On the ODN website, we've provided a nifty table, called Choosing a Simulator that lists which version of the Openwave Phone Simulator to use to match your desired application environment. Alternatively, you can use our Supported Phones list to see which version of the Openwave browser is on the phones you're targeting. Then use the Choosing a Simulator page to determine what application environment that version supports. For example, if you're planning to use CSS to develop a mobile site, you'll find that Mobile Browser versions 6.1 and 6.2.2 will support CSS. Mobile Application Directory: Hot Travel Apps Each month Openwave publishes the most innovative applications submitted to our directory in the Mobile Applications Showcase so network operators around the world can see what we believe is the cream "of the crop". This month we have four travel-related applications that help subscribers navigate, speak the native language and convert all kinds of data into useful information: MapQuest MapQuest.com enables you to search for driving directions and locate businesses according to the services they offer (categories include restaurants, lodging, gas stations, retailers and more). wCities.com wCities.com creates and distributes local/destination content for cities around the world. The site provides mobile users with information about dining, events, shopping, museums, accommodations, sports and more. LookWAYup Pro LookWAYup is a reliable source of word information when you've left your dictionary at home. Simply type in a word to see its definition, synonyms or related words. ConvertIT.com Use this service to quickly find out how many liters are to a gallon, how many Spanish pesetas are to a U.S. dollar, what time it is in Katmandu, the driving distance between Seattle and Boise (in both miles and kilometers), how to write 261 in Roman numerals, how much you should tip your waiter and much more. To have your application considered for the Applications Showcase, you must be registered as an Openwave developer and complete the application submission form. Submissions are judged and will receive a ranking. Those that receive five stars (based on novelty, usability and technical excellence) are featured in the Showcase. During the evaluation process, a representative from the Openwave Developer Network will contact you and provide feedback on your application. Should your application not qualify the first time, you may resubmit a new version. We encourage you to use the developer support services to help improve your application. Fast Facts: Successful LBS Apps Final ODN Apple iPod™ Winner! Gene Belet, an Oracle employee from Ashburn, Virginia is this month's Apple iPod™ digital music player winner. Gene has been a software developer for nearly three decades. He has developed for Sprint PCS Wireless Web and a WAP Mobile Banking System for Banco Popular. Gene looks forward to the future as his interests lie in developing applications for wireless home automation. When he's not developing, Gene is busy with his carpentry or doing yard work. He enjoys good music while sipping a cappuccino. At the end of the day, you will find him relaxing while watching his favorite television show: NYPD Blue.