Qt provides a platform-independent API to all central platform functionality: GUI, database access, networking, file handling, etc. This port provides OpenGL graphics backend, which is used for on-screen widgets and QPixmaps. See for details: http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7/qapplication.html#setGraphicsSystem http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2008/10/22/so-long-and-thanks-for-the-blit/ WWW: http://qt.nokia.com/products/qt/index.html