Nokia unveils Qt SDK 1.1 for faster app creation

ESPOO, FINLAND: Nokia has announced the release of Qt SDK 1.1 offering one integrated development environment for creating both consumer applications on Nokia’s Symbian platform as well as for desktop applications such as Windows 7, Mac OSX and Linux.

According to the release, within the release of Qt SDK 1.1, is Qt Quick, a new UI creation kit that benefits both graphic designers and application developers.

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"Developers are seeking to provide high quality, graphically rich applications to stand out in ever increasing crowded application stores", said Purnima Kochikar, vice president, Forum Nokia.

She added, "With this new version of the Qt SDK, designers and developers can work together to achieve this quicker and more effectively"

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The release further added that, using the new SDK; designers can create fluid, animated user interfaces with complete project and code editing support for developers to then implement into the overall application.

Qt Quick also includes QML, a CSS & JavaScript-like language that makes UI development for touch screens much easier to implement.

In addition to Qt Quick, the Qt SDK 1.1 includes map and navigation features, imaging features for camera and photo gallery access, notification API plug-ins and other enhancements that enable developers to provide access to user content on the device.