“As an early adopter of the S60 Web Run-Time platform, we have found it easy to migrate and port our popular desktop WeatherBug widget and extend our live, local weather content to mobile utilizing the latest Web technologies from Nokia,” said Chris Brozenick, VP of Product, WeatherBug. “We also have been able to leverage the S60 Platform Services to deliver context-aware weather data along with partner information, such as local movies and restaurants. This truly enables us to leverage mobility to the maximum and enhance the overall usability and user experience of our widget.”

To support the S60 software strategy and cross platform development, S60 is also expanding its support for open source innovation through support for Open C++. This support brings the Standard Template Library and other popular platform-independent C++ libraries to the S60 platform, extending the Open C offering that was announced last year. Together, Open C and Open C++ create opportunities for developers to utilize existing skills and code from other platforms in their S60 development projects, including open source components targeted at Linux and other platforms.

S60 on Symbian OS is the world’s leading smartphone software, is under continuous development by Nokia and licensed by some of the industry’s top mobile device manufacturers. With this announcement, S60 is reinforces its market leadership, already at more than 53% (Canalys) share of global converged device shipments. Over 150 million S60 devices have cumulatively been shipped by all S60 licensees, with 75 device models addressing the widest range of segments and price points launched to date.