1   | Beyond Smartphones: Open Symbian Ready For Tablets submited by in Software |
The transition to open source — which the Symbian Foundation crows is “the largest in software history” — enables developers and organizations to access the code for use on any platform, not just phones but tablets and a wide range of other connected devices, according to Larry Berkin, Symbian’s head of global alliances and U.S. general
Source: http://gigaom.com/2010/02/03/new-open-symbian-looks-beyon...
Symbian becomes Open Source and Free
The source code for the ten-year old Symbian platform will be completely open source and available for free starting Thursday. The transition from proprietary code to open source is the largest in software history, claims the Symbian Foundation.
Nokia reveals new Symbian user interface built on Qt
Nokia today let loose on their Symbian S^4 concept. More of a proposal and call for feedback allowing users and developers to have a chance to share their two cents worth. The user interface concept is a complete overhall, and thank goodness for that. The platforms apps will all be redesignd, reorganized and rearranged to tap the latest graphics capabilities of Symbian devices.
Nokia Demos New Symbian OS With Multi-touch
Far from dropping Symbian it appears that Nokia has new found love for it. At the company’s ‘Capital Market Day’ for investors, the Finns showed off concepts for a complete rehash of the flagging mobile OS and they do look mighty impressive.
Nokia’s 2010 Goals: Fix the Symbian UI, release Maemo 6,
Today’s event offers a sneak peak at what Nokia is planning for 2010, and how they’re going to fix their problems. Here are some of the highlights Nokia expects industry mobile device volumes to be up approximately 10% in 2010, compared to 2009. – Nokia targets its mobile device volume market share to be flat in 2010, compared to 2009. – Nokia targets lower average selling price (ASP) erosion of its mobile devices in 2010, compared to recent years. – Nokia targets to increase its mobile device value market share slightly in 2010, compared to 2009. – Nokia targets non-IFRS* operating expenses in Devices & Services of approximately EUR 5.7 billion in 2010. – Nokia targets bringing Devices & Services non-IFRS* research and development expenses below 10% of net sales in 2010. – Nokia targets Devices & Services non-IFRS* operating margin of 12% to 14% in 2010. – Nokia continues to target Services net sales of EUR 2 billion or more in 2011. – Nokia continues to target to have 300 million active users for its services by the end of 2011.
Nokia releases Qt 4.6 - Symbian and Maemo support
Qt 4.6 was released by Nokia this morning. This is the first full release version of Qt to natively support Symbian and Maemo 6. Also released today is the second technology preview for Maemo 5, which enables (partial) common development between Maemo and Symbian for the first time.
Rumor: Nokia Dropping Symbian Also For The E Series In Favor Of Maemo
Now it seems like that’s happening sooner than we thought or Nokia wants to admit. According to arcticstartup.com a contact at Nokia’s legal department unofficially affirmed that Nokia will also drop Symbian for the E Series enterprise range. This is no doubt a rumor, but we are pretty confident this could be true. Here’s why.
