Symbian

An open source smartphone operating system for ARM processors from Nokia. In 2010, more than a third of all smartphones sold worldwide were Symbian phones (for details, see smartphone operating system). In 2011, Nokia announced that, going forward, it would use Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system for its smartphones.

Symbian uses the WebKit browser, and apps are written in C++, Qt, Flash and Java (J2ME). Prior to the Symbian platform, which combined OS and all related components into one system, versions used numbers such as Symbian OS 9.1, 9.2 and so on. Platform releases changed their designations to Symbian^1, Symbian^2 and Symbian^3.

From EPOC to Symbian OS/S60 to Symbian
The Symbian platform started out in the late 1980s as the EPOC operating system for PDAs from the Psion Software division of London-based Psion PLC (www.psion.com). In 1998, Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola and Psion created Symbian Ltd. to support the EPOC OS as an independent entity, and EPOC OS was renamed Symbian OS. In 2009, the Symbian Foundation was launched to offer the Symbian platform under an open source license, which includes the Symbian OS, the S60 user interface and related components. In late 2010, Nokia took over Symbian development, and the Foundation closed its operations except to provide licensing and legal support. See smartphone.

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Symbian Bank SA Closes $35 Million USD M&A Facility for Mentor Capital Inc. (MNTR)

The firm had earlier noted that Q4 2012 was the "last meaningful quarter for Symbian", and the new confirmation was not a surprise to industry observers, the Telegraph reports.

Nokia officially ends 'Symbian era'

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Nokia to roll out Belle update to Symbian^3 devices from next week [Update]

Symbian is important to Nokia because the company is dependent on the sales of Symbian-based smartphones until it ships larger volumes of Windows Phones, which won't be until next year.

Nokia ditches Symbian name for Nokia Belle

* Merriam-Webster dictionaries for Android, BlackBerry, iOS and Symbian (12/20-1/5)

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Symbian Anna can be downloaded using the latest version of Ovi Suite (version 3.1.1) on a PC or over-the-air directly to the handset.

Nokia announces latest update of Symbian

At the Nokia Connection event held today in Singapore, Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop confirmed that the company would support and develop the Symbian platform until 2016.

-Nokia to launch 10 new Symbian smartphones in next 12 months

"The future of Symbian as a platform does not depend on the existence of the foundation," said Jo Harlow, Senior Vice President, Smartphones, Nokia.

Finish Mobile Major Set to Continue Platform

By Zeid NasserUp until a few years ago, it looked like Symbian Series 60 was the key mobile phone operating system, and developers ran to it in droves creating applications.

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