Handy set of development tools from Sony Ericsson

Rating: Create apps for both Android and Symbian

An interesting move from Sony Ericsson. It has announced an SDK that will enable developers to create apps for its handsets that are running either Symbian or Android. And it’s gone through the PhoneGap open source community to do so.
The first two handsets that will benefit from this initiative are the Xperia X10 and the recently launched Satio.

Christopher David, head of developer and partner engagement at Sony Ericsson is quoted as saying, “With the Sony Ericsson WebSDK our focus is on bringing all the capabilities of web technologies to mobile applications and giving web developers wide access to easy-to-use tools and mobile phone platforms.”

The Press blurb also quotes Nitobi’s CEO, Andre Charland, as saying, “Sony Ericsson is now completing the puzzle for developers of cross-platform mobile applications.”

So that’s good news then.

The incurably curious can find out more about Sony Ericsson’s WebSDK here.

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