The product, named Trigenix, is designed for simple porting to a number of wireless devices including eCos, Palm, Pocket PC, the Symbian OS and any real-time operating system (RTOS) from other vendors.
The handset represents a new departure for Siemens: while it is customised for the entertainment market segment, with specific built-in features and a sleek design, it can also run any application written for Nokia's Symbian-based Series 60...
While legal action with Microsoft may have been a damp squib, it did release a smart phone based on the Symbian OS and Nokia's Series 60 interface. Indeed, by November we saw rumours that Nokia might buy Psion, a fellow stakeholder in mobile...
In June, a worm programme called Cabir emerged as a major security threat to smart phones that run the Symbian OS. The software, Pointsec for Symbian OS, will be available in the third quarter through Pointsec resellers and system integrators.
When infected with Cabir, a phone displays the word "Caribe" on a screen as the worm modifies the Symbian operating system and looks for other mobile phones to target. It also releases the Cabir.B worm, the company said.
Pbstealer tries to send the user's address book, notepad content, calendar and task list to other Bluetooth devices while Cdropper attempts to install versions of the Cabir and Locknut viruses on the mobile device, according to Symantec.