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SNAP Mobile SDK 2.2 provides game template, UI tools and support for
cross-platform gaming

Rome, Italy and Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the
availability of the latest Software Development Kit (SDK) for SNAP
Mobile, its end-to end solution for connected mobile gaming in
Java(TM) technology. The SNAP Mobile SDK 2.2 provides developers with
a number of innovative tools to make it significantly easier to
create connected mobile games. New features include a game template,
skinable user interface framework, support for J2SE and Bot API. The
SDK is available for download through Forum Nokia, the largest mobile
development community worldwide, at


http://www.forum.nokia.com/snapmobile.

"Nokia is committed to enhancing the mobile gaming experience and by
adding these new elements to the SNAP Mobile SDK, we're making it
faster and easier for developers to add connected gaming elements to
their games," said Jonathan Sharp, Director, Games Strategy, Nokia.
"Consumers expect more and more from their mobile games and this SDK
will help developers deliver great Java games with superior connected
gaming elements. We are working in close collaboration with our
gaming partners to evolve the mobile gaming industry at large and
together we can ensure that consumers get even better games."

The new game template provides a complete implementation for all
required community functionality such as friends list and chat, with
an interface that allows developers to either plug in existing game
code, or to use as a basis for entirely new connected games. This
template enables developers to concentrate on developing their game,
not on the platform requirements, since most SNAP Mobile requirements
are already in the game template.

With the user interface framework, developers can quickly manipulate
a game's look and feel with easy to change XML. The UI framework
includes a clean separation of controller logic which makes it easy
to use with developers' existing UI frameworks. For example, PopCap
Games' Chuzzle(TM) powered by SNAP Mobile is now available with new
connected elements that enable players to compete globally for high
scores. PopCap took their existing Chuzzle game and used the SNAP
Mobile SDK 2.2 to quickly add connected functionality with only
minimal redesign to the game's user interface. This is PopCap's first
connected mobile game developed on a Nokia platform, with development
ongoing for additional games expected to be available in 2009.

The SNAP Mobile SDK 2.2 also adds support for J2SE, enabling
developers to design games with cross platform support. This means
that SNAP Mobile games can also be created as a desktop applications
or applets to run on PCs and web pages with the possibility to play
against the same game's mobile version. For example, the N-Gage title
Reset Generation uses the SNAP Mobile support for J2SE to enable
players to compete against each other from a webpage and from their
Nokia device.

The new Bot API helps developers deliver a better connected game
experience as it guarantees that mobile players can find opponents
online. If an opponent isn't immediately found online, the system
will match players with a server based AI so they can play without
having to wait for an opponent.

For more information on SNAP Mobile, please visit


http://www.forum.nokia.com/snapmobile.

About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We
make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that
enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television,
imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing
our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise
solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through
Nokia Siemens Networks.

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