Archive for the 'Symbian' Category
Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform, the world’s most popular smartphone platform. Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype on the move, over either a WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G). It is now downloadable for free from the Ovi Store, Nokia’s one-stop shop for mobile content.
Skype for Symbian enables Nokia smartphone users to:
* Make free Skype-to-Skype calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world*
* Save money on calls and texts ...
Posted on 6th March 2010
Under: Nokia, Skype, Smartphone, Symbian, WiFi |
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 1.211 billion units in 2009, a 0.9 per cent decline from 2008, according to Gartner, Inc. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the market registered a single-digit growth as mobile phone sales to end users surpassed 340 million units, an 8.3 per cent increase from the fourth quarter of 2008.
"The mobile devices market finished on a very positive note, driven by growth in smartphones and low-end devices," said Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner. ”Smartphone sales to end users continued their strong growth in the fourth quarter of ...
Posted on 24th February 2010
Under: Apple, China, Google, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Samsung, Smartphone, Symbian |
"Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson unveiled their new top smartphone models on Sunday, both hoping to improve their positions in the more lucrative part of the phone market."
Posted on 16th February 2010
Under: Samsung, Smartphone, Sony Ericsson, Symbian |
Today we announced Google Buzz, a new product that integrates with your Gmail inbox and makes it easy to start rich conversations about the things you find interesting. Google Buzz lets you share web links, photos, videos, and more with those who are important to you. Rather than simply creating a mobile version of Buzz, we decided to take advantage of the unique features of a mobile device - in particular, location. We go through many experiences when we're on the go, and while there are lots of ways to share these experiences with your friends ...
Posted on 11th February 2010
Under: Google, Symbian, Windows Mobile |
The Symbian Foundation today completed the open source release of the source code for the world’s most widely-used smartphone platform. The Symbian platform, which has been developed over more than 10 years and has shipped in more than 330 million devices around the world, is now completely open and the source code is available for free. The transition of this market-leading platform from proprietary code to open source is the largest in software history. The move has been completed four months ahead of schedule and provides the basis for unlimited mobile development based on innovation and ...
Posted on 7th February 2010
Under: Smartphone, Symbian |
Nokia and ST-Ericsson today announced a long-term partnership in the area of TD-SCDMA technology and solutions. As part of the partnership, Nokia will be using ST-Ericsson as a key supplier of chipset platforms in its Symbian based TD-SCDMA devices and solutions portfolio.
The partnership with ST-Ericsson will bring Nokia's industry leading involvement with the TD-SCDMA standard to the next level. The partnership will enhance both companies' leadership position in China's mobile market and will create a robust user experience for Chinese consumers.
Nokia, the world's leading provider of mobile devices and solutions, has made firm commitments to TD-SCDMA ...
Posted on 21st December 2009
Under: Ericsson, Nokia, Symbian |
Nokia and ST-Ericsson today announced a long-term partnership in the area of TD-SCDMA technology and solutions. As part of the partnership, Nokia will be using ST-Ericsson as a key supplier of chipset platforms in its Symbian based TD-SCDMA devices and solutions portfolio.
The partnership with ST-Ericsson will bring Nokia's industry leading involvement with the TD-SCDMA standard to the next level. The partnership will enhance both companies' leadership position in China's mobile market and will create a robust user experience for Chinese consumers.
Nokia, the world's leading provider of mobile devices and solutions, has made firm commitments to TD-SCDMA ...
Posted on 18th December 2009
Under: China, Ericsson, Nokia, Symbian |
Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced that it is sampling a new smartphone chipset family that breaks new ground in mobile performance in the mainstream smartphone tier. The MSM7x30 family features a strong emphasis on multimedia performance, supporting high-definition video recording and playback, exceptional graphics with dedicated 2D and 3D cores, and an overall chip design optimized for a highly responsive, immersive Web experience. The first devices based on the flagship MSM7x30 family of chipsets are expected to launch commercially before the end of 2010.
"Qualcomm continues ...
Posted on 16th November 2009
Under: Bluetooth, GPS, Qualcomm, Smartphone, Symbian, Windows Mobile |
The Symbian Foundation announced a significant milestone in its plan to move the entire Symbian platform into open source: the release of the platform microkernel (EKA2) and supporting development kit under the Eclipse Public License (EPL).
The kernel release is nine months ahead of schedule and reflects the positive momentum behind Symbian's ambitious platform migration plan, which began with the release of security code under EPL.
16 out of a total 134 platform packages have now been released into open source since the code was first made available on the Symbian Foundation servers in April 2009.
"The release of ...
Posted on 22nd October 2009
Under: Nokia, Symbian |
Nokia and Accenture today announced the completion of Accenture's acquisition of Nokia's Symbian Professional Services, which was initially announced on July 17, 2009. With this transfer, Accenture assumes full ownership of Nokia's Symbian Professional Services unit responsible for Symbian OS customer engineering and customer support.
Effective October 16, the acquisition is a natural continuation of Nokia's Symbian acquisition in 2008, creating an independent provider of professional services in the Symbian ecosystem. As a result of the transaction, 157 people transfer from Nokia to Accenture.
Posted on 16th October 2009
Under: Nokia, Symbian |
* Vodafone 360 is a brand new set of internet services for the mobile and PC which gathers all of a customer’s friends, communities, entertainment and personal favourites (like music, games, photos and video) in one place
* At its heart Vodafone 360 has the most personal address book available, bringing together all of the contacts from the mobile phone, social networks and other internet accounts. It works across a range of mobile phones, including the new, exclusive Vodafone 360 phones, and synchs automatically with the PC
* Connected address book – Vodafone People, open to everyone on ...
Posted on 25th September 2009
Under: Google, Handset, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Smartphone, Symbian, Vodafone |
Nokia today made it easier for web publishers and developers to create applications with integrated services and native-like user interfaces, quickly and with less effort with new Ovi APIs and the Ovi SDK Beta. Announced at its annual Nokia World conference, the company said it will progressively roll out web and mobile APIs for its services, beginning with the Ovi Maps Player API and the Ovi Navigation Player API for cutting-edge location solutions on its smartphones. The company also hosted a keynote from Henri Moissinac, Director of Mobile, Facebook, highlighting the opportunities in mobile social networking ...
Posted on 4th September 2009
Under: Nokia, Smartphone, Symbian |
The worldwide leader in software and the world's largest smartphone manufacturer have entered into an alliance that is set to deliver a groundbreaking, enterprise-grade solution for mobile productivity. Today, Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop and Nokia's Executive Vice President for Devices Kai Oistamo announced the agreement, outlining a shared vision for the future of mobile productivity. This is the first time that either company has embarked on an alliance of this scope and nature. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will begin collaborating immediately on the design, development and marketing of productivity ...
Posted on 14th August 2009
Under: Microsoft, Nokia, Symbian |
Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 per cent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 per cent increase from the same period last year, representing the fastest-growing segment of the mobile-devices market (see Table 2).
"Despite the challenging market, some devices sold well as consumers who would usually have purchased standard midrange devices either cut back to less expensive handsets or moved up the range to get more features for their money," said Carolina Milanesi, ...
Posted on 14th August 2009
Under: 3G, Apple, Browser, China, Email, HTC, Handset, Internet, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, RIM, Samsung, Smartphone, Sony Ericsson, Symbian |
Smartphone penetration in the U.S. mobile markets is increasing rapidly. For some time, mobile operators have been offering a branded 'catalog' of mobile content and services that could be purchased from the handset itself. However, all that is changing for smartphones, in which newer types of targeted app stores are being introduced to enable the device owner to purchase content from outside the operator environment. The availability of a large number of inexpensive or free mobile applications that leverage the next-generation technical capabilities of the target device will help drive adoption. However, in the end, service ...
Posted on 14th August 2009
Under: MMS, Palm, SMS, Smartphone, Symbian, Windows Mobile |
The Financial Times Deutschland reports Nokia is throwing out the operating system they have utilized in their smartphones for over a decade stating Symbian is unable to keep up with Apple and RIM. The story goes on to report that Nokia is planning on outfitting many of its top end smartphones with Maemo, a free licensed software which the Finns have been utilizing in their pocket computer and Internet tablet products. Soon Mameo will no longer be a niche OS for Nokia, as the company in the next few weeks will presumably bring the first Maemo-based ...
Posted on 11th August 2009
Under: Apple, Nokia, RIM, Smartphone, Symbian |
Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire the professional services unit of Nokia (NOK) responsible for Symbian customer engineering and customer support. The Symbian operating system is the world’s most widely used platform for smartphones. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Nokia unit provides engineering consulting and product development services to mobile phone manufacturers, chip manufacturers and mobile operators globally. Its services include advanced technical support; innovative device-tuning techniques for enhancing the performance, memory and power of mobile devices; advanced error diagnosis and repair; and turnkey ...
Posted on 23rd July 2009
Under: Nokia, Symbian |
The Symbian Foundation today previewed Symbian Horizon, a break-through application-publishing program on schedule for general availability in October 2009. With Symbian Horizon, developers will receive assistance in building applications for Symbian devices and in placing those applications in the many global stores which reach Symbian customers, and will receive promotional assistance for bringing those applications to end users. The goal of Symbian Horizon is to reduce barriers to success, while increasing the profitability of creating and delivering Symbian applications.
Upon general availability, companies and developers participating in Symbian Horizon will gain access ...
Posted on 23rd July 2009
Under: Symbian |
"The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Monday it was not working on introducing a phone running on Google's Android operating system."
Posted on 7th July 2009
Under: Google, Nokia, Symbian |
The number of Smartphones shipped with open source operating systems (OS) will increase from 106 million this year to 223 million by 2014 according to a new report from telecom consultants Juniper Research.
The Open Source OS research found that operating systems and the applications are playing an increasingly important role in the differentiation of new smartphones and a key factor in the choice of which handset to choose from by users.
AppStore and Open-Source
The last three years has seen a revolution in the OS market with market leader Symbian moving to open source and Apple leading the ...
Posted on 3rd July 2009
Under: Apple, Smartphone, Symbian |