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Symbian OS Version 7.0 Functional description

whitepaper Symbian OS is the advanced, open operating system licensed by the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers. Symbian OS includes a robust multi-tasking kernel, integrated telephony support, communications protocols, data management, advanced...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, mobile phones, os, symbian os

[10 Apr 2008]

Symbian OS Version 7.0

whitepaper This white paper discusses about Symbian OS which is the advanced, open operating system licensed by the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers. Symbian OS combines the power of an integrated applications environment with mobile telephony...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, mobile phones, os, symbian os

[10 Apr 2008]

Why is a Different Operating System Needed?

whitepaper This white paper describes the key characteristics required by an operating system designed for mobile phones and explains why Symbian OS is the best-in-class solution for mobile operating systems.

Tags: communications software, symbian os, class, mobile phones

[10 Apr 2008]

Why a Different Operating System?

whitepaper This white paper describes these key characteristics and explains why Symbian OS is the best-in-class solution for mobile operating systems. Symbian believes that the mobile phone market has five key characteristics at its core that make it unique...

Tags: portable computers, characteristics, symbian os, operating system

[10 Apr 2008]

Symbian OS Reference Designs

whitepaper Symbian OS is designed for optimal flexibility, giving mobile phone manufacturers broad scope for differentiation and innovation in user interfaces, hardware designs and connectivity. Read more on how flexibility of UI system was one of the very...

Tags: pcs wireless, flexibility, os, symbian os

[10 Apr 2008]

Getting Started with C++ on the Nokia 9200 Series Communicator

whitepaper These are based on Symbian OS, an open, robust and fit-for-purpose operating system designed specifically for use in data-enabled mobile phones. Symbian OS itself is written largely in C++ and the language therefore represents a strong development...

Tags: communications software, os, c++, symbian os

[10 Apr 2008]

Symbian OS C++ for Windows C++ Programmers

whitepaper This paper discusses some issues that a typical Windows C++ programmer will encounter when approaching Symbian OS for the first time. The paper provides some pointers to help ease the transition to successful Symbian OS application development.

Tags: programming languages, os, symbian, symbian os

[10 Apr 2008]

Creating the Mass-market for Symbian OS

whitepaper Mobile phone manufacturers have adopted a new operating system - Symbian OS - that has significantly greater ability to meet an increasing range of user requirements. This paper explains the need for an advanced operating system that supports data...

Tags: pcs wireless, supports, phones, operating system

[10 Apr 2008]

How IT Should Compare Mobile Platforms

whitepaper There are four mobile operating systems to choose from: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Research in Motion BlackBerry OS, PalmOS, and Symbian; the impact of Apple's OS X on the iPhone is yet to be seen. When deploying mobile technology, think beyond the...

Tags: palm os

[09 Apr 2008]

Cheat Sheet: Google Android

Cheat Sheet Unsurprisingly it does not include big name mobile OS makers such as Symbian. Google says third-party apps written for Android will be fully integrated with the OS - i.e.the user will notice no break between their operation and the hardware's...

Tags: android, mobile linux, google, mobile phone

[12 Mar 2008]

Steve Jobs slams Flash - opens door to Silverlight?

News Meanwhile, Silverlight has been receiving some attention this week with Microsoft's announcement that it will be writing a version of Silverlight for Nokia's S60 smart phone platform, which runs on the Symbian OS.

Tags: flash, steve jobs, iphone, silverlight

[06 Mar 2008]

'Security not just about user education'

News According to the security expert, 99 per cent of mobile malware is targeted at the Symbian operating system because it is the market leader and its source code is open, making it easier to examine the OS for vulnerabilities.

Tags: security, trojan, malware

[15 Oct 2007]

Borland C++ Mobile Edition for Series 60, Nokia Edition

whitepaper The kit also includes the Series 60 SDK 1.2 for Symbian OS, Nokia Edition, a Perl environment, Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE), and the C++ Mobile edition plug-in from Borland. The Borland C++ Mobile Edition for Series 60, Nokia Edition enables...

Tags: edition, nokia, borland, c++

[20 Jul 2007]

Ubuntu and Intel ready to take tablets

News While the Ubuntu mobile and embedded project won't be targeting mobile handsets at present, Linux is already making its mark as a smart phone operating system, alongside Microsoft's Windows Mobile and Symbian's OS.

Tags: intel, tablet, ubuntu

[09 May 2007]

Symbian email gets pushy

News The company also claims that Symbian OS 9.5 will now be more affordable, meaning manufacturers can use it in lower-cost phones and not just the high-end smartphones for which the system is best known.

Tags: push email, enterprise mobility, symbian, smartphones

[26 Mar 2007]

Cisco's comms suite goes mobile

News In the first release of the software available this spring, the new Unified Mobile Communicator will work on smart phones running Microsoft's Windows Mobile, Symbian OS or RIM's BlackBerry operating system.

Tags: cisco

[06 Mar 2007]

Nokia-Palm union doubted by experts

News One major sticking point is the question of operating systems: Palm divides its devices between the Palm and Microsoft operating systems, whereas Nokia is firmly backing the Symbian OS for both consumer and enterprise smart phones and is highly...

Tags: palm, symbian, windows mobile, nokia

[05 Mar 2007]

Palm talks up its Euro-vision

News European operators' fondness for the Symbian mobile platform is preventing Palm OS devices from making a bigger splash in the continent, according to Palm's CEO Ed Colligan. He told silicon.com at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona: "In the US...

Tags: mobile email, treo 700w, palm os, windows mobile

[14 Feb 2007]

CodeWarrior for Symbian OS Personal Edition

whitepaper CodeWarrior Development Studio for Symbian OS Platform includes comprehensive support for 68K and ARM core technologies to help ease application developers' transition to the mobile platform. It supports all Windows operating system.

Tags: arm, developers, operating system, core

[05 Feb 2007]

Smart phone love all about the OS

News Symbian followed a close second in both countries. While not all of the four operating systems were available in all the countries surveyed, Palm was the top ranked OS in the UK, while Windows Mobile was number one in China and Germany.

Tags: smart phone, smart phones, palm

[29 Nov 2006]

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