Nokia makes Qt port to Maemo 5 and N900 official (video)

Hey developers, Nokia’s got a special treat for you today. It just announced the official port of the community-driven Qt for Maemo project. That means a common framework for writing native applications (and web apps and services thanks to Webkit integration) across Maemo 5 and future Maemo 6 releases, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. That’s a broad reach in terms of devices (including the hotly anticipated N900) and marketshare and a smart move by Nokia in an era where devices are differentiated not by hardware and OS but by their ability to run apps and connect to web services. A “technology preview” release is available now and scheduled for final release (based on Qt 4.6) in Q1 of 2010. Click through for a wee taste.
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