WidSets is a mobile runtime technology, and a mobile service powered by the said technology, based on the
Java MIDP 2.0 platformMobile Information Device Profile is a specification published for the use of Java on embedded devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. MIDP is part of the Java Platform, Micro Edition framework and sits on top of Connected Limited Device Configuration , a set of lower level programming interfaces...
, from the Finnish mobile company
NokiaNokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
. it is both a
widget engineIn computer software, a widget engine is a software service available to users for running and displaying applets on a graphical user interface, such as that of the desktop....
and a widget deployment service where mini-applications called widgets can be uploaded to WidSets servers to be compiled and then automatically deployed to MIDP 2.0 compliant mobile phones running the WidSets client software. The widgets are created using
Extensible Markup LanguageXML is a set of rules for encoding documents electronically. It is defined in the produced by the W3C and several other related specifications; all are fee-free open standards....
(XML),
Cascading Style SheetsCascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation semantics of a document written in a markup language...
(CSS), and Helium scripting language.
Widsets is a combined application and service that is similar to what a Widget does on a desktop PC ,on a wide variety of mobile phones.
WidSets is a mobile runtime technology, and a mobile service powered by the said technology, based on the
Java MIDP 2.0 platformMobile Information Device Profile is a specification published for the use of Java on embedded devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. MIDP is part of the Java Platform, Micro Edition framework and sits on top of Connected Limited Device Configuration , a set of lower level programming interfaces...
, from the Finnish mobile company
NokiaNokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
. it is both a
widget engineIn computer software, a widget engine is a software service available to users for running and displaying applets on a graphical user interface, such as that of the desktop....
and a widget deployment service where mini-applications called widgets can be uploaded to WidSets servers to be compiled and then automatically deployed to MIDP 2.0 compliant mobile phones running the WidSets client software. The widgets are created using
Extensible Markup LanguageXML is a set of rules for encoding documents electronically. It is defined in the produced by the W3C and several other related specifications; all are fee-free open standards....
(XML),
Cascading Style SheetsCascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation semantics of a document written in a markup language...
(CSS), and Helium scripting language.
Widsets is a combined application and service that is similar to what a Widget does on a desktop PC ,on a wide variety of mobile phones. Widsets are micro-applications intended to perform a single function. Widsets like widgets, generally rely on some kind of web service to provide information to the user.
WidSets was officially launched on
October 2006October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday.The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 by the United Nations Security Council....
, it worked on all Java MIDP 2.0 phones, including non-Nokia ones, and was regarded as a mobile counterpart to
NetvibesNetvibes is a multi-lingual Ajax-based personalized start page or personal web portal much like Pageflakes, My Yahoo!, Alot.com, iGoogle, and Microsoft Live. It is organized into tabs, with each tab containing user-defined modules...
. The current version is version 2.0.0 for both the client and the SDK.
The RegisterThe Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice and Mike Magee in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service...
asked Nokia about the status of WidSets in June 2009, and was told that Widsets was part of
OviOvi by Nokia is the brand for Nokia's Internet services. The Ovi services can be used from a mobile device, computer or via the web . Nokia focuses on five key services areas: Games, Maps, Media, Messaging and Music. Nokia's aim with Ovi is to include 3rd parties, such as operators and third-party...
. Further inquiries, however, lead to Nokia admitting that WidSets isn't developed any longer.
Example widgets include currency converters, news headlines retrievers and weather forecast information.
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