Have a Chat with Flash Lite 2.1

Flash Lite 2.1 is the latest version of the mobile Flash player and has some really cool advantages over previous players. One of the most notable advances has been the inclusion of XML Sockets for creating mobile data-plan friendly persistent server connections. Originally being available only for BREW handsets, Flash Lite 2.1 is now available for Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, greatly enlarging the supported handset base. In this session, you'll see how to develop a chat application using Flash Lite 2.1 and the Jabber chat client, as well as find out more on the Flash Lite ecosystem and how these applications are finding their way to consumers.

  • Difficulty: Fundamental
  • Prerequisites: Basic Flash development skills.
  • Session Track: Flex

Session Detail

BREW is an application development platform for CDMA-based mobile phones. Standing for Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, it is a software that can download and run small programs for playing games, sending messages, sharing photos, etc.

 

Speakers

Dale Rankine (Sydney, Australia)

Dale Rankine has been a part of the Australian digital landscape for over 13 years, most visibly in the areas of Flash and mobile platforms. He is known around the world for the work done in growing the Flash mobile business ecosystem and developer community through his former company, Moket. Dale currently works at Vodafone Hutchison Australia, leading the new "Appland" team of mobile designers and developers, creating innovative smartphone applications for iPhone, Android and other platforms. More...