Archive for the 'Symbian' Category

First Symbian Foundation handsets due in 2010

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Nokia predicts the first phones using the new Symbian Foundation platform will arrive in two years’ time, although its device chief says this is subject to “shades of grey.” The first devices using Symbian Foundation open source code for mobile devices will become available in 2010, Nokia has said….
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Nokia buys Symbian to form open-source Android killer

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Nokia is to buy out Symbian and set up a new open-source platform with Motorola, Sony Ericsson and NTT DoCoMo, forming a major rival to Google’s Android The mobile open-source world suddenly has a very major new player, after it emerged on Tuesday that the Symbian, Series…
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Nokia to buy Symbian

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based Symbian and make its software open source to boost phone sales and respond to new rivals such as Google. HELSINKI–Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based Symbian and make its software royalty-free to boost…
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