Symbian, once the reigning monarch of mobile operating systems, today occupies a surreal position in the software world: its code open, its capabilities proven, yet its influence almost completely erased from the modern technological landscape. This strange afterlife, marked by indifference and...
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NTT DoCoMo reveals the Fujitsu LOOX F-07C, which is capable of using Symbian OS or Windows 7 on a 4-inch touch screen. It's not as painful as you think.
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Details on Nokia ‘s alleged phone and tablet strategy for 2012 and 2013 have emerged, suggesting that the company is indeed looking to Windows 8 for its slates and that Maemo 6 will be rolled out for one final hurrah before being effectively dropped. Arch insider Eldar Murtazin has spilt the...
Ever wished you could have a Microsoft main course with a side of Symbian? We haven't either, but if the rumors are true, Fujitsu and DoCoMo are teaming up to unleash a dual-boot device this year that can go from Windows 7 (the desktop OS, not WP7) to Symbian at the flip of a switch. According...
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Symbian is running out of track, MeeGo recedes and Microsoft looks like an obvious path for Nokia.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Symbian is running out of track, MeeGo recedes and Microsoft looks like an obvious path for Nokia.
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Google's Android is winning global platforms, slowly but surely, following similar growth patterns to its US takeover. Following its unprecedented triumph over Microsoft’s Window Phone 7 in Europe, Android is expected to win out for 2011, according to research firm, IDC. This is in part due to...