Speaking at the Nokia conference in Prague this afternoon, Anssi Vanjaki, Executive VP, Nokia Mobile Phones, said: "This is our first product to utilise Symbian. Called the Nokia 9210, the device takes the form of a next generation Communicator...
The future of Symbian as a mobile operating system provider backed widely across the industry has once again been questioned following a weekend report that Nokia is considering acquiring fellow stakeholder Psion.
UK handheld computer manufacturer Psion has agreed to sell its stake in Symbian, the wireless operating system maker, to Nokia. Nokia is expected to pay around £135m for Psion's 31.1 per cent stake in Symbian - £93.5m upfront followed by further...
Handset manufacturers Nokia and Sony Ericsson both confirmed that from 1 January 2005 neither will deal with Symbian applications that have not been through the signing process. Previously, if a third party wrote an application for the Symbian...
Nokia's showing in the popularity stakes has also benefited software maker Symbian, whose OS ships on Nokia Series 60 phones. However, according to Canalys analyst Rachel Lashford, Nokia's popularity could harm Symbian as well as help it.
To facilitate the creation of the Foundation, Nokia said it intends to buy the remaining Symbian shares - for £209m - which it does not already own so it can acquire Symbian Ltd. As with the LiMo open mobile software alliance, The Symbian...