Nokia have released a beta application called “Handwriting Calculator”.  Although this will not appeal to everyone, the key and most interesting thing about this application is that they have released Windows, Maemo (used on the Nokia Internet Tablets) and Symbian S60 (5th Edition, ie touchscreen devices) versions at the same time.  This shows a commitment to the various platforms, and should mean we will hopefully continue to see other applications, services and beta tools released across the platforms.

Nokia, having purchased TrollTech earlier this year, have talked about releasing cross platforms applications using Qt during 2009, and have stated they are expecting to achieve this on both the Maemo and the S60 platforms; this bodes well for Nokia to allow them to show a united front across their platforms.

Here’s a short video on the new Handwriting Calculator:

More information here at Nokia Beta Labs.

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