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Open source has not reached apex
Insight Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos says there's still "more to develop and more territory to conquer", and predicts Microsoft will "become one of the biggest friends of open source".
Tags: Open source, Business applications
Mobile interoperability to remain pipe dream
News Phone makers are not likely to give developers ability to port apps to competing platforms, as ability to offer exclusive apps remains differentiating factor.
Tags: Open source, Development/design, Ovum, Mobile, Developer, operating system, Interoperability, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Platform, phone
Symbian's open source journey
Insight newsmaker How do you open up a closed codebase? Symbian research chief David Wood weighs potential and practicality, and the promise of multicore phones.
Tags: Smart phones, Open source, Software engineering/development, Software licensing, Smart Phone, Android, Plug-in, GPL, Symbian Inc., EPL
First open source Symbian software released
News With release of OS Security Package code, the Symbian Foundation takes first step to eventually open source its entire mobile operating system.
Tags: Linux, Protocols and platforms, Applications and tools, Business applications, Operating systems, Symbian, Legal, Mobile, Open-source Software, operating system
Palm opens doors to WebOS applications
News New developer program will allow mobile apps to be sold and installed without review by Palm, waiving fees for open source developers.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Open Source, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., software, Palm Pre, mobile, Developer, Sales
Nokia completes Symbian acquisition
News Stage is set for eventual release of open-source mobile operating system based on the Symbian OS and backed by several partners in the Symbian Foundation.
Tags: Symbian, Smart Phone, Open Source, operating system, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, computing company, operating system company, smartphone operating system, Nokia Corp.
Accenture to acquire Nokia's Symbian service experts
News About 165 people will be transferred to Accenture as a result of the deal for Nokia's Symbian Professional Services unit.
Tags: Symbian, Customer support, Acquisitions, Smart Phone, Accenture Ltd., operating system, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, phone, professional services
Qualcomm, Nokia partner on new 3G phones
News After battling over patents and royalties, Qualcomm and Nokia have now kissed and made up. And now they're partnering on new 3G smartphones.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, 3G (Third Generation), Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, phone, handset maker
'Curse of silence' smartphone flaw disclosed
News A German security researcher has demonstrated a denial-of-service attack that could affect Symbian-based smartphones made by Nokia and others.
Tags: PDA phones, Viruses and worms, Security, Smart Phone, F-Secure Corp., Telecommunications, Vulnerability, Attack, Spokesperson, Flaw
Symbian ships 23 million devices this year
News Mobile OS maker claims it has achieved over 100 percent growth for four quarters running.
Tags: Symbian, Sales/revenue
Is Sony Ericsson heading for divorce?
News The joint venture in mobile phones is dragging on both parents and needs a lot of cash. Can Ericsson let it go? Could Sony afford control?
Tags: Handhelds, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Nomura International, Sales, handset sale, handset, analyst
Symbian adds support for pushier e-mail
News Version 9.5 of the mobile operating system also promises better memory usage, cheaper handsets and location-based services.
Tags: Symbian
Symbian integrates push-email support
News Version 9.5 of the mobile operating system also promises better memory usage, cheaper handsets and location-based services.
Tags: Wireless e-mail devices, Mobile/Wireless, Symbian
Sony Ericsson takes control of smartphone interface
News Swedish handset maker to buy the Symbian user interface company that its parent company set up years ago.
Tags: Smart phones, Symbian
Symbian smartphone shipments surge
News The software maker, poised to become one of the dominant forces in next-generation mobile phones, has said the number of Symbian-powered handsets shipping is up nearly four times on last year.
