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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 (GlobalOne, Brisbane)

Dale has been a part of the Australian digital industry for over 14 years as a designer, developer, manager, entrepreneur, trainer and evangelist. He is recognised globally as a specialist in product design and marketing, user experience and strategy for the mobile platform, and has been a regular speaker and trainer at events around the world for the likes of Adobe, Vodafone and Nokia. He has also been a regular contributor to the developer and UX community as author and presenter of numerous articles and training videos. Dale is currently Senior Mobile Consultant at GlobalOne, assisting enterprise clients in the strategy, design and development of new native and cross-platform mobile applications and experiences. More...