In a major feature, Rafe Blandford examines the recent announcements enhancing the user experience on the S60 platform: S60 Touch UI, Sensor Framework and UI Accelerator Toolkit. What will each look like in practice, when will they arrive and how will they benefit both users and the S60 ecosystem?

"At the Smartphone Show last month in London, S60 gave developers a preview of three very important technologies that are to be integrated into S60: Touch UI, Sensor Framework and UI Accelerator Toolkit. All three technologies have a key role to play in the advance of the user experience in S60 phones. In this article, I will review what we know about the technologies and consider their implications."

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