Posts Tagged ‘Symbian’

Silverlight Hits Symbian

March 16th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Silverlight, Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

In the shadow of the Windows Phone 7 Series new, Microsoft has also released a beta version of Silverlight for Symbian. The Beta is aimed at touchscreen devices like the N97 and 5800 from Nokia.

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Smaato: Windows Mobile Overtaking iPhone on Advertising

March 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

The key to monetizing free mobile games is in-game purchases or showing ads to your gamers. Though the iPhone has been dominant in this market over the past months, Windows Mobile has started to overtake Apple.

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CeBit: Nokia C5 Brings Symbian to the S40 Demographic

March 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Symbian, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Nokia has unveiled their new C5. Though we normally don’t cover device launches, this is probably the first device that will bring the Symbian OS to the Series 40 demographic.

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MWC: Symbian Foundation Shows Symbian^3

February 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

Symbian has revealed the third generation of the Open Source OS called Symbian^3. One of the most important aspects will be the strong graphical overhaul for the UI that should make it more attractive for the consumer.

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MWC: Symbian Joins Open Screen Project

February 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Adobe Flash & Air, Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

Another big win for Adobe today as the Symbian Foundation announced to join the Open Screen Project. The goal of the project is to create a single platform for mobile development that will work on any platform)

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Today, Symbian Goes Open Source (For Real)

February 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

Months ago, Nokia formed the Symbian Foundation to house the Symbian OS and make it an Open Source OS. Today, four months earlier than expected, the sourcecode has been put online.

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IDC: Android to be 2nd Mobile OS by 2013

January 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Linux, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: WebOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

IDC expects Android to be the second biggest smartphone operating system by 2013. By that time, there will be over 390 Million devices in the market that have Google’s OS installed.

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Smaato: Symbian is still Dominating – UPDATED

January 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: Windows Mobile, Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to research from Smaato, Symbian is still the leading platform in their advertising network (Based on CTR). Their conclusion is in line with a report from Canalys over the third quarter of 2009.

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Nokia Announces ‘1’ Maemo Phone for 2010

December 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: MeeGo | 1 Comment »

Though Nokia announced Maemo as replacement OS for its high end handsets (and so, replacing Symbian), the company has revealed toward Reuters that it will release only one Maemo phone in 2010.

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Samsung Drops Symbian for Bada

November 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Bada | No Comments »

Samsung has announced a new Open Source OS called Bada. The first Bada device is expected to hit the shelves during the first six months of 2010. To warm up developers, it announced that Bada will replace Symbian OS.