Mobile Development News

QUALCOMM Incorporated QCOM, pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced significantly expanded support for the development of fully customized user interfaces (UI) on wireless devices via the BREW solution. Although extensive user interface development has been possible and has been achieved with the BREW solution in the past, the newly released BREW 3.1 client software and BREW UI Toolkit include enhancements and additional tools solely designed to simplify and scale the creation of a complete UI that works across multiple devices.

The new BREW 3.1 client software provides the underlying system management features for complete device user interface development including: enhancements to the BREW Simulator to support extensive development and testing of a complete user interface on a PC of a complete user interface for wireless enhancements to application stacking and application history functionality used in the starting and resuming of the multiple UI applications on a device; functionality to enable handset manufacturers to more easily control application interruption and resource use -- based on the priority, functionality or state of applications and memory on the device; and keypad event capture enhancements to allow macro functions and user input access to underlying UI applications on the device.

The BREW 3.1 client software also includes the expansion, consolidation and enhancement of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) specifically focused on offering full "out of the box" support for a variety of functions necessary in the development of entire phone user interfaces on devices, including SMS, call management, service status, battery level and status, and other primary annunciators.

QUALCOMM Announces Availability of User Interface Development Support for BREW® Solution