Symbian

HP Move Solidifies Top OS Contenders

August 23, 2011 8:18 am | by Andrew Berg | Blogs | Comments

For now, the mobile platform market is coming up Apples and Android.

Nokia Revamps Navteq, Finalizes Symbian Outsourcing Deal

June 22, 2011 8:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Nokia moved today to shore up its location-based services...

Traversing the Labyrinthine Maze of the Mobile OS

May 8, 2011 5:27 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

Apple's walled garden isn't all that bad; Android's flexibility can be a pain; and making apps for BlackBerry smartphones is a headache. Oh, and Windows Phone 7? Love the development tools.

Nokia Axes 4,000 Jobs, Sends Symbian to Accenture

April 27, 2011 8:29 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Nokia said today it plans to lay off workers and transfer its Symbian business to a management consulting firm...

Nokia Stands By Symbian with Update, Two New Devices

April 12, 2011 8:30 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Nokia has released two new devices running an updated version of its beleaguered Symbian platform...

Symbian Foundation to Shutter Websites Dec. 17

November 29, 2010 7:17 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The Symbian Foundation announced today that it will shutting down all of its websites related to the Symbian OS on Dec. 17.

Nokia Regains Control of Symbian

November 9, 2010 7:55 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Nokia will take over development of the Symbian platform less than two years after it handed over control of the technology to the Symbian Foundation...

Samsung, VZW Push Limits on Displays

November 9, 2010 7:48 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Verizon Wireless and Samsung announced two new devices, a smartphone and a texting phone, that incorporate unique display technologies.

Symbian Still Kickin'

October 8, 2010 8:48 am | by Brad Smith | News | Comments

SAN FRANCISCO—Even though two of its board members and handset manufacturers have decided to leave, it is too early to play taps over the Symbian Foundation and its smartphone operating systems...

Samsung Pulls Plug on Symbian Support

October 1, 2010 8:06 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

In a post at Samsung's Mobile Innovator Forum for developers today, Samsung announced that over the next three days, it will close all forums...

Nokia's Ovi Store Hits 2.3M Daily Downloads

October 1, 2010 8:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Nokia released some figures about its Ovi Store today, saying users of the application storefront are downloading 2.3 million applications every day...

Nokia: Born Again (in the USA)

September 25, 2010 6:53 pm | by Keith Mallinson | Articles | Comments

As if Nokia’s global challenges aren’t daunting enough, its U.S. predicament is particularly problematic. Nokia is reaffirming its determination to succeed here.

Nokia Overhaul Begins with New Symbian Devices

September 14, 2010 8:32 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Nokia today rolled out a spate of high-end smartphones at the kick-off of its annual Nokia World conference and is showing signs of a major company overhaul.

Smaato: Symbian Tops, Android Gains in CTR

July 14, 2010 8:29 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Metrics released today from Smaato show Apple's iPhone may have a long way to go before it's a significant leader in mobile advertising.

Gartner: Symbian UI Can't Compete with Apple, Android

July 13, 2010 8:23 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Garter analyst Nick Jones has some harsh words for the Symbian Foundation as the platform struggles to compete with competition from Apple and Android.

Smaato: Symbian Leads Mobile Ad CTR, Beats iPhone

May 18, 2010 8:02 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Smaato says Symbian users in the United States are nearly three times more likely to click on a mobile ad than on an iPhone...

Symbian Ready for Next Phase

March 25, 2010 11:22 am | by Brad Smith | News | Comments

A lot of the smartphone talk at the CTIA show this week has been about the Android platform, but Nokia's David Rivas thinks the talk will shift gears in the coming months.

Symbian Goes Open Source, Platform Now Free for Non-Members

February 4, 2010 3:43 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The Symbian Foundation has completed its migration to open source four months ahead of schedule. The source code for Symbian’s application, middle and kernel layers is now available for free to both Symbian Foundation members and unaffiliated outside developers.

Nokia’s Symbiosis with Symbian

January 1, 2010 9:45 am | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

Next to the Symbian Foundation itself, no one has been a bigger proponent of the platform than Nokia. Symbian and Nokia have become practically synonymous since Nokia spent just under $400 million of its own funds to found the operating system’s standards body, the Symbian Foundation, in June 2008.

Nokia: Flat Market Value, Improved Symbian UI

December 2, 2009 6:55 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Nokia announced financial and operational goals for the coming year, emphasizing an improved user experience for Symbian and modest growth in its own market value.

Symbian Releases Horizon Publishing Program

October 27, 2009 8:25 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The Symbian Foundation announced the launch of Symbian Horizon, the publishing program for Symbian developers, at the Symbian Exchange and Exposition 2009.