Symbian

Nokia to dump Symbian from N-series?

Nokia appears to be preparing to lose the Symbian operating system on its N-series range of top-end smartphones.  In its place will be Maemo - the Linux-based operating system that powers the forthcoming N900 handset.

The claim was made by Maemo's marketing team...

Samsung denies ditching Symbian

Further to reports suggesting it was about to, Samsung has announced it has no plans to ditch the Symbian operating system for its future smartphones.

While it had been reported that Samsung senior VP Don Joo Lee had said the company would be looking to Android,...

Samsung to ditch Symbian

Samsung is set to ditch the Symbian OS bringing with it a major blow for the operating system.

According to reports online, Samsung's senior VP Don Joo Lee has confirmed that it will dismiss Symbian from its smartphones.

Phasing out the OS, the phone manufacturer...

VIDEO: Opera Mobile 10 beta available for Symbian S60 phones

Opera has released the beta of Opera Mobile 10 for Nokia and other Symbian S60 handsets.

With a revamped look and feel, the browser works with touchscreen phones and boasts a host of improvements with the video above giving a brief overview.

Opera...

RIM advertises for "WebKit Developer"

RIM is advertising for a Canadian-based WebKit developer, following its acquisition of Torch Mobile (a company that developed the WebKit-based Iris Browser). Both bits of evidence irrefutably point to the fact that RIM knows the BlackBerry browser is a bit rubbish and...

VIDEO: Spotify shows off S60 mobile app

Following the release of the official application for iPhone and Android users who fork out for premium accounts, Spotify has also revealed footage of it mobile app working on an S60 device.

In a blog post, the music streaming company says: "You’ve had a few...

Five free ways to use Twitter on your mobile phone

INQ has rolled out its "Chat" and "Mini" social mobile phones, both of which have introduced Twitter functionality to the featureset of the handhelds. But what if you want to get on Twitter on your phone without having to buy a totally new handset?

Here's our...

Google releases mobile app for S60

Google has announced the release of a mobile application for Symbian S60 phones, which will include most Nokia handsets. The application offers search as well as links and updates to other Google mobile applications.

It mirrors the BlackBerry application that...

Carphone Warehouse launches SnappLife app store

The Carphone Warehouse has announced that it'll be the exclusive European distributor of SnappLife from Hiplogic.

SnappLife is a mobile service which provides a range of applications for the homescreen of Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile devices. Included are...

Skyfire launches version 1.0

Skyfire, the freeware mobile phone browser that promises to deliver the full PC web to a mobile phone, has reached version 1.0.

The release brings with it a host of improvements, such as improved navigation, zooming and interaction and a faster launch, lower...

YouTube app comes to Windows Mobile and Nokia S60 phones

Google has announced a new version of its YouTube application that will add compatibility for Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 phones.

As well as offering support for more devices, the update has also added in some speed and quality improvements.

Free traffic information app for Symbian mobiles

UK road traffic information specialist ITIS Holdings has launched a free traffic information application for Sybian mobile devices.

The ITIS Mobile Traffic Client will allow users to access live local traffic information wherever they are, to help them avoid...

Nokia and Qualcomm developing "advanced mobile devices"

Nokia and Qualcomm have announced that the two companies are planning to work together to develop "advanced" UMTS mobile devices, initially for North America.

The companies say the devices will be based on S60 software on Symbian OS, and will use Qualcomm's...

Nokia Ovi Store coming to Samsung and LG handsets

The newly announced Nokia Ovi Store will be available on all S60 and S40 handsets, including models Nokia doesn't make Pocket-lint has learnt.

The new store, launched on Monday at Mobile World Congress, will allow users to download new applications on their...

PHOTOS: Samsung Omnia HD

The Omnia HD is aimed at those who want to connect with HD content on the move, both through shooting HD video with the included 8-megapixel camera, and also controlling HD content on their HDTV, thanks to DNLA connectivity. We were live at the booth to get a hands on with...

PHOTOS: Sony Ericsson Idou

Sony Ericsson previewed their new iPhone killer, scheduled to appear in summer 2009, during the company's press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Code-named Idou it features a 3.5-inch touchscreen and a massive 12.1-megapixel camera, all running...

Sony Ericsson previews "Idou"

During the company's Mobile World Congress press conference in Barcelona, Sony Ericsson has previewed an exciting new phone which it plans to officially launch in the summer.

Dubbed the "Idou" (its pre-production name) it's a 3.5-inch touchscreen Symbian phone...

RoadSync Version 4.0 launched by DataViz

DataViz has rehauled its Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync client, RoadSync 4.0.

This tool now includes support for HTML email, Tasks and Contact Photos.

The software brings Exchange ActiveSync connectivity to all Samsung, LG and Nokia phones based...

Swanbay launches mobile video app

Software developer Swanbay has launched a video application designed specifically for mobile phones using the Symbian platform.

The app is claimed to deliver full screen video streaming over 3G or Wi-Fi networks.

The company says it has deployed...

Symbian releasing free developer tool

Nokia is making the Symbian mobile phone format open source - a move which analysts are claiming is a bid to take on the Google Android platform.

The Symbian Foundation has 52 members currently, but previously was a closed book for developers.

But...

Samsung shows off sleek smartphone - the i7110

The latest Samsung model based on the S60 interface is soon to arrive on UK shores.

The i7110 is a 12.9-millimetres thick candybar phone boasting HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity as well as Bluetooth.

Online reports suggest that it is based on Symbian...

RealVNC remote control software now supports phones

VNC is a software package that allows one computer to take full control of another, regardless of operating system or location.

And now the company has redesigned it to also work with mobile devices from Symbian phones to PDAs to the Apple iPhone, covering...

SlingMedia introduces the Sling Catcher

Coming soon (though we can't tell you when) is the Sling Catcher from SlingMedia.

SlingMedia has made a name for itself with devices that let you send content from your TV to your PC or Mac, and a whole host of mobile phones from Symbian devices through to BlackBerrys.

S60 Touch UI screens appear online

S60 Touch UI screens have started to appear on the Internet giving Nokia fans a brief glimpse of what a touchscreen mobile from the company might look like.

Posted on Mobile Royale, one of the screens shown in landscape shows a series of icons across the top,...

VIDEO: Tech week in view on Megawhat News

Switch on Megawhat TV now for our round-up of the biggest news stories of the week; and what we thought of them in a highly viewable vid.

This week we tackle whether data loss - from HMRC to the MoD to Virgin Media - why does it keep happening? Also, our views...