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Thu, 22.07.10
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Symbian ^3 not a short-lived step stone, says Nokia
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If you thought Symbian^3 is meant to be just a short-lived stepping stone in Nokia's smartphone evolution, then you'll be surprised. Starting with the upcoming N8, Nokia aims to ship more than 50 million Symbian^3 devices in the coming years, alongside devices using other versions of the Symbian OS, said Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo and CFO Timo Ihamuotila, talking with industry analysts today. They promised a whole "family" of Symbian^3 devices, reinforcing Nokia's strategy that Symbian will remain at the heart of its smartphones in the future.
"The feedback from operators on the N8 and Symbian^3 has been very good," they said. "The Nokia N8 will have a user experience superior to that of any smartphone Nokia has produced. I'm optimistic that the N8 will be the first step towards overcoming the challenges we face at the high end of our portfolio."
They explained that the N8 and Symbian^3 mark a change in the way Nokia creates smartphones. For one thing, the approach is a lot more software-centric, which should make product development easier. For another, Symbian^3 will also be much more uniform across different phones than has been the case with previous Symbian releases. This spells good news for developers (and the people that use their applications) since they will be able to more easily create apps that work across the whole family.
They also touched on the role of Symbian and MeeGo in Nokia's portfolio. "Symbian is about leveraging scale and expanding the smartphone category to cover a broad mass market footprint. In contrast, MeeGo is about leveraging speed and agility to create industry leading flagship solutions."
Source: Nokia Conversations. |
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Tue, 20.07.10
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Nokia Siemens buys Motorola's networking branch
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 Nokia and Motorola have just made one of the biggest deal in the history of mobile phones business: Motorola gets badly needed $1.2b cash and Nokia gets its networking division, which will help it expands its mobile technology, especially on the US market. The part of Motorola acquired by Nokia is responsible for technology of wireless transmission of signals through GSM and CDMA networks around the planet, except for Motorola's "push to talk" technology now licenced to Sprint Nextel. Nokia will also gain some 7500 former Motorola employees.
Both companies benefit from the deal as Motorola was going to split into two separate companies anyway (and mainly focus on mobile phones) and was looking for funds to cover the process, while Nokia keeps trying to expand its presence on the US market. Acquiring Motorola's networking branch will give Nokia access to Verizon, the biggest US mobile operator. |
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Wed, 31.03.10
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[New] MerrySpy Advanced for S60 1st and 2nd Edition S60 phones
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 MerrySpy is a new spy software to control and monitor mobile phones silently. An ordinary Nokia S60 2nd Edition mobile phone that is installed with MerrySpy will become a spy phone providing features like: automatically recording voice calls, automatically and silently answering incoming calls to allow for remote monitoring, making voice calls from a remote phone, forwarding all SMS messages, sending call logs, and much more. |
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Thu, 04.02.10
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Symbian Foundation completes the transition to Open Source
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The Symbian Foundation today completed the open source release of the source code. 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 openness.
Any individual or organization can now take, use and modify the code for any purpose, whether that be for a mobile device or for something else entirely. This strategic move provides the Symbian ecosystem with greater potential for innovation, faster time-to-market and the opportunity to develop on the platform for free. Symbian's commitment to openness also includes complete transparency in future plans, including the publication of the platform roadmap and planned features up to and including 2011. Anyone can now influence the roadmap and contribute new features.
Lee Williams, Executive Director of the Symbian Foundation, comments: "The development community is now empowered to shape the future of the mobile industry, and rapid innovation on a global scale will be the result. When the Symbian Foundation was created, we set the target of completing the open source release of the platform by mid-2010 and it's because of the extraordinary commitment and dedication from our staff and our member companies that we’ve reached it well ahead of schedule."
All 108 packages containing the source code of the Symbian platform can now be downloaded from Symbian's developer web site, under the terms of the Eclipse Public License and other open source licenses. Also available for download are the complete development kits for creating applications (the Symbian Developer Kit) and mobile devices (the Product Development Kit). These kits are compatible with Symbian^3, the very latest version of the platform, which is now fully open source and will be "feature complete" during Q1 of this year.
Read more: Full press release, Symbian blog, Introductory video, Platform Opening FAQ, Get started. |
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Fri, 08.01.10
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20% discount site wide - All Symbian software discounted!
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 Don't miss the last days of our special offer: 20% discount on ALL Symbian software at the My-Symbian Software Store!
Simply add any programs you want (and any number of them) to your shopping cart and use FESTIVE discount code to instantly get 20% off the total price.
This promotion is time limited (and only applicable once per user), so hurry up and grab all the programs you want before it's too late! |
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Mon, 07.12.09
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My-Maemo.com (beta) launched!
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After several weeks of preparations, we're now ready to launch My-Maemo.com!
Yet another, new Maemo site? Well, not really new, and not really just 'yet another'. It's based on my 10 year experience with running My-Symbian. And it's going to be different than other existing sites, and unique, with its own flavor.
We're not starting with just empty pages. Right now, the site offers you the following content:
* our own Maemo Software Catalog with over 270 applications listed, with screenshots and short descriptions. For now, it's probably the biggest online catalog of Maemo 5 software.
* our own Maemo Downloads where we will be sharing applications which are not currently available in other Fremantle repositories. In the beginning, they will be mainly applications written for previous Maemo releases and devices, not yet ported to Maemo 5, but tested by us and found to be running just fine
* our own Software repository which will contain the same files as in Downloads, just easier to install and maintain via your phone's App Manager
* F.A.Q pages containing answers to the most frequently asked Maemo related questions
* Useful Tips & Tricks letting you use your device easier and quicker
* Our Nokia N900 preview - please read it if you haven't yet as it is a good base for our full review coming next week
* Our Maemo Discussion Forums - even now, at site launch, with almost 2500 posts and almost 70 threads.
We're launching the site with this old (yeah, we know, quite dated) design not to further delay it, but we consider it just a "beta" phase, so stay tuned for a brand new look and much more features coming soon! |
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Tue, 01.12.09
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Qt 4.6 released with native Symbian and Maemo 6 support
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Fri, 02.10.09
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My-Symbian is 10 years old! 20% Off site wide to celebrate this
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 It's hard to believe, but it's been 10 years now since this site was born. Over that time, we served you terabytes of traffic, billions of page impressions, tens of millions of downloads, hundreds of thousands of posts on the discussion forums, and more. And the plan is to do the same, if not more, during the next 10 years :-)
Meanwhile, to celebrate this important anniversary, we're offering you 20% discount on all software available at the My-Symbian Software Store, where you can find almost all existing applications and games for Symbian OS smartphones. Just add whatever you want to your shopping cart and simply use 10YR20 discount code. |
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Wed, 16.09.09
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Buy Symbian software using our InHand client and save 20%
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| Planning to buy some software for your Symbian phone? Why not simply pay 20% less than the normal price? It's really simple: download our InHand client, install it on your S60 phone, select the application you want and get 20% off its standard price! |
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Opera 5 Mini beta available
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| Opera Software today released Opera Mini 5 beta. The new version offers a new, sleek look and feel, Speed Dial bookmarks and tabs (multiple windows support), font smoothing, improved support for touch screen devices and password manager. To get the new version, simply direct your phone's existing Web browser to http://m.opera.com/next, and download the Opera Mini 5 beta free of charge. |
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Thu, 27.08.09
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Maemo 5 based Nokia N900 announced
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Today Nokia has finally officially presented the rumoured Nokia N900. It runs the Linux-based Maemo 5 platform known from Internet Tablets (the 770, N800 and N810), but for the first time the N900 is not just a "tablet" but a fully functional smartphone with GSM radio and HSDPA connectivity (in addition to WiFi b/g, USB 2.0 Highspeed and Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR with A2DP and AVRCP). It is also the most powerful mobile device from Nokia released up to date, including the ARM Cortex-A8 (OMAP3430) processor @ 600 MHz with PowerVR SGX and OpenGL 2.0 (the same as used in the Omnia HD and the iPhone 3G S), 256 MB operating memory (and 768 MB of virtual memory, i.e. 1 GB in total), 32 GB storage memory and microSD card slot, 5 Megapixel (2576 x 1936) Carl Zeiss camera with 848 x 480 pixel / 25 fps video recording, FM transmitter, Assisted GPS receiver (with Nokia Maps), 3D accelerometer, 3.5 mm audio jack and TV Out, and 3.5" 800x480 pixel touch sensitive (resistive) display. The N900 also has a three row hardware QWERTY keyboard and a kick stand. It measures 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm and weighs 181 g.
Software features include: Maemo 5 platform, Mozilla powered web browser with Flash 9.4 and Ajax support, customizable "Panorama Desktop", multiwindow task switcher, Nokia Messaging with push and HTML support, Skype client, video playback (H.264, MPEG-4, XviD, WMV, Flash) at 25-30 fps, audio playback (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, M4A, WAV, WMA), video recording (848 x 480 / 25 fps), and more.
The N900 will be demoed and more details about the device and the Maemo 5 platform will be presented next week at the Nokia World event in Stuttgart. N900 will start shipping in October at €500 before taxes.
Stay tuned for more information as it comes, as well as detailed review of this fantastic device as soon as we get it. New, separate My-Maemo.com website is also in preparation.
Further details: Press release, Nokia Conversations, Hands on video, Technical specifications, Product pages, Picture gallery, Maemo 5 developer resources, Offical Nokia Maemo site.
What do you think about the N900? Do you consider it a Communicator successor? Share your opinions with us on our Maemo Discussion Forum. |
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Fri, 07.08.09
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Summer Sale - 20% Off All Software (and 25% for Site supporters)
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 It's been a couple of months since our last promotion so it's time for a new one. The Summer Sale promo gives you 20% discount on ALL software available at the My-Symbian Software Store. Add any programs you want to the shopping cart and then simply enter the SALE20 code to instantly get 20% off the total price. And if you happen to be a Site supporter, we've got even higher 25% discount for you!
The promo code can be used only once per user so make sure to select all programs you're interested in to take full advantage of the discount as you won't be able to use it again at a later date. The promotion is time limited so don't wait until it's over.
Update: hurry up, only THREE DAYS LEFT! |
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Tue, 04.08.09
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New Symbian Signed test criteria - your comments wanted
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Symbian Foundation have been working on new Symbian Signed test criteria supposed to "guarantee the origin of the application and to ensure that the application is 'well-behaved' when installed onto the device" and they're asking for developers' input.
It's good that something's changing about Symbian Signed. Hopefully, the new criteria will be accompanied by a fix that will finally block the OS hack. Available and not fixed for over a year now, it allows for installing unsigned software, including de-signed commercial releases, and thus makes Symbian Signed actually of no use. One look at any warez site's download counters clearly shows that in its current (hacked) state Symbian Signed does NOT protect against anything, and actually only annoys developers (who still have to go through the certification, pay for it while not really getting the promised protection) and honest end users (who have to waste time on signing unsigned freeware using quite cumbersome Open Signed Online).
Blocking the OS hack for good is the only way to stimulate (now very poor) 3rd party software development. In order for more developers to get interested in creating valuable, commercial software for Symbian OS, Symbian Signed must finally guarantee that signed applications are REALLY protected against being un-signed in no time and freely installable on all hacked phones. Or else it only scares developers away involving procedures (and costs) that actually do not give anything in exchange.
Let's also hope that the Open Signed Online procedure (used mostly to sign unsigned freeware) also gets improved soon. Why not make it really online, i.e. directly on the phone, as part of the onboard Installer functionality? An attempt to install unsigned application could make the Installer (of course, after obtaining user's permition) contact the Open Signed server, submit required information (like phone IMEI, application details, etc.), get the certificate and sign it directly on the phone. Isn't this what we have 'always connected' devices for? Or is it too much to be desired at the end of the first decade of the 21st century? It would surely make Symbian Signed being considered a useful and friendly protection and not a hated restriction, and millions of people would lose reasons to hack their phones... |
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Wed, 22.04.09
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Bluetooth 3.0 officially announced
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From its annual All Hands Meeting in Tokyo this week, the Bluetooth SIG formally adopted Bluetooth Core Specification Version 3.0 High Speed (HS), or Bluetooth 3.0. This latest iteration of the popular short-range wireless technology fulfills the consumers' need for speed while providing the same wireless Bluetooth experience – faster. Manufacturers of consumer electronics and home entertainment devices can now build their products to send large amounts of video, music and photos between devices wirelessly at speeds consumers expect.
Bluetooth 3.0 gets its speed from the 802.11 radio protocol. The inclusion of the 802.11 Protocol Adaptation Layer (PAL) provides increased throughput of data transfers at the approximate rate of 24 Mbps. In addition, mobile devices including Bluetooth 3.0 will realize increased power savings due to enhanced power control built in.
This newest version of Bluetooth technology builds on the inherent qualities of the current 2.1 EDR version, including Simple Secure Pairing and built-in, automatic security. And as with all versions of the Bluetooth specification, Bluetooth 3.0 HS provides developers, manufacturers and consumers with the benefit of backwards compatibility, enabling both the expansion and enhancement of this technology with every new specification release. Once products reach the market, the easiest way for consumers to learn which devices are compatible with other Bluetooth enabled devices is to visit the Bluetooth Gadget Guide.
With the availability of Bluetooth version 3.0 HS, consumers can expect to move large data files of videos, music and photos between their own devices and the trusted devices of others, without the need for cables and wires. Some applications consumers will experience include:
* Wirelessly bulk synchronize music libraries between PC and music player or phone
* Bulk download photos to a printer or PC
* Send video files from camera or phone to computer or television
The Bluetooth SIG's formal adoption of the specification is only the first step in the product lifecycle. News out today from wireless chip manufacturers and Bluetooth SIG member companies Atheros, Broadcom, CSR, and Marvell shows the second step – getting silicon solutions to device manufacturers – is already underway. End products for consumers are expected to be in the market in 9 to 12 months.
This new specification release includes several major enhancements:
* Generic Alternate MAC/PHY (AMP)
* 802.11 Protocol Adaptation Layer (PAL)
* Generic Test Methodology
* Enhanced Power Control
* Unicast Connectionless Data
Full press release is available here. |
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Mon, 16.02.09
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Sony Ericsson Idou announced
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 Sony Ericsson has just unveiled a concept Symbian Foundation platform based phone called Idou. It's actually more than just a concept as it is said to become a real device, but at the moment it is in a very early stage so many things may change until then. Detailed information/specifications and release date will be announced later this year but the device is supposed to become available in the second half of 2009.
Idou is a part of The Entertainment Unlimited consumer proposition announced today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Bringing together rich content, unique applications and best in class entertainment experiences, the new consumer proposition is based around three key promises:
* Uniting best in class entertainment experiences into one offering such as the Walkman music experience, the Cyber-shot imaging experience, Java gaming and messaging integrated with services and applications.
* Broadening entertainment experiences by seamlessly integrating the mobile phone into other devices in the home letting consumers share and enjoy top quality entertainment content through a variety of channels including TV, PC and Hifi systems.
* Fusing communication with entertainment by removing barriers and offering unlimited sharing opportunities, multiplying the value of people's entertainment experiences through a host of innovative web applications and Sony Ericsson's Play Now offering.
Capture moments, talk through pictures and share all your experiences like never before with the 12.1 megapixel camera, intuitive touch features and Xenon flash. Tap directly into your favourite videos and tracks with the full-touch media menu and feast your eyes on movies, TV-series and video clips in true 16:9 widescreen format ( 3.5" display). Based on what will become the Symbian Foundation operating system, thousands of applications are available online letting you install new applications and download exciting content from PlayNow to make the Idou truly yours.
The demo unit showcased in Barcelona was equipped with a very "introductory" development build of the OS so it's hard to speculate now how the final version will look like. Based on the first release of the Symbian Foundation platform, it will be a successor to the current S60 5th Edition. As a "Symbian Foundation Certified" device, it will be cross-compatible with all other Symbian Foundation based devices of other brands (e.g. Nokia or Samsung) and hopefully also with existing 3rd software that now works fine e.g. on the Nokia 5800. The UI of the Idou will follow Sony Ericsson's UI design, including e.g. the Media Bar, Walkman Player, icons and menu style known from other Sony Ericsson phones.
More: Idou presentation @ SonyEricsson.com, Press release. Comment on Idou on our Discussion forum. |
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Mon, 09.02.09
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[New] Google Sync beta
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| Google today introduced beta version of Google Sync for mobile devices allowing data (currently only contacts) synchronisation between mobile phones and Google services via SyncML. The service supports both S60 and UIQ based Symbian OS smartphones. |
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Mon, 12.01.09
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25% discount on all software still valid!
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 This is just to remind you that the 25% site-wide discount on all available Symbian OS software is still there! Select any programs you want from our giant catalog of Symbian OS software, use the SYMBIAN25 discount code at checkout and.... simply pay 25% less than anywhere else for any selected programs or games and any number of them! Promotion details can be found here. This is a time-limited offer so don't wait or it may be too late, especially that it may take a while before we're able to offer you another such high discount! |
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Wed, 07.01.09
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[Upd] FortiCleanUp now recovers from the "Curse SMS"
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| Fortinet today announced that a new version of their freeware FortiCleanUp tool has been released, making it possible to recover the phone after receiving the "Curse SMS". So in (unlikely) case you ever receive such an SMS and it blocks the messaging function of your device, don't spend money on any commercial "anti-virus" program, just use this free tool instead. |
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Wed, 31.12.08
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S60 Vulnerability - Remote SMS/MMS Denial of Service "Curse of Silence"
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| The "CurseSMS" attack is a remote SMS/MMS denial of service, recently discovered by Tobias Engel, and disclosed at CCC. The attack consists in sending a maliciously crafted SMS to the potential target. Upon reception of the malicious SMS, the targeted device may no longer be able to receive any further SMS or MMS messages, its messaging system thereby effectively becoming deaf. Depending on the operating system version, this state may persist until the device is factory reset. Fortinet have released a tool called FortiCleanUp which effectively blocks and disables the remote SMS/MMS Denial of Service attack. |
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Fri, 26.12.08
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25% discount site-wide
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It's Christmas time, time of gifts and joy. We've also prepared a Christmas gift for you! Now you can buy any Symbian OS software you want at the My-Symbian Software Shop with 25% discount! This means that you can save 25% off the price, and, if you buy 4 programs, then you'll actually save enough to get a 5th one for free! All you need to do is to enter SYMBIAN25 discount code on the shopping cart screen and 25% will instantly be deducted from the total price. This offer is limited to a certain number of orders, so don't wait or it may be too late! Start browsing our giant catalog of Symbian OS software now. Promotion details can be found here. |
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Tue, 18.11.08
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VMWare brings vitrualization to mobile phones
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| VMware MVP is a thin layer of software that is embedded on a mobile phone to decouple the applications and data from the underlying hardware. It is optimized to run efficiently on low power consuming and memory constrained mobile phones. The MVP currently supports a wide range of real-time and rich operating systems including Windows CE 5.0 and 6.0, Linux 2.6.x, Symbian 9.x, eCos, µITRON NORTi and µC/OS-II. VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform will help handset vendors reduce development time and get mobile phones to market faster. In addition, end users will benefit by being able to run multiple personalities — for example, one for personal use and one for work use on the same phone. Read more @ VMWare.com. |
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Sat, 18.10.08
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ARM Profiler for Symbian OS to be announced at the Smartphone Show
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At the Symbian Smartphone Show next week, ARM and Symbian will announce ARM Profiler support for mobile phone developers using Symbian OS, helping achieve optimum performance without compromising battery life. The ARM Profiler enables developers of mobile phone and mobile internet device (MID) applications running on Symbian OS to add enhanced features that can run at high speeds with reduced drain on batteries. New features for developers using the ARM Profiler include:
* Ability to profile applications running on Symbian OS
* Feedback on actual application performance
* Rapid identification of bottlenecks. |
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Fri, 19.09.08
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New Nokia Internet Tablets with HSDPA connectivity coming soon
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| Nokia has just revealed some details about their upcoming Internet Tablet models based on the Maemo (Linux) platform. The news is really exciting as the new models are going to include everything I've always dreamed about: HSDPA connectivity (which finally means access to the Internet everywhere), high-resolution camera and powerful OMAP3-based processor. My-Symbian's sister site devoted to Internet Tablets, My-Maemo.com, is still in the works, but the news is truly motivating so I'll be doing my best to assign more resources and efforts to prepare the site for its launch before or along with the introduction of the new models. Stay tuned! |
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