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Nokia will ship last Symbian devices this summer
Nokia will ship last Symbian devices this summer
Nokia has confirmed that later this summer will see the end of the Symbian line, for good 12 Jun 2013
R.I.P Symbian
R.I.P Symbian
Nokia has confirmed today that the Symbian operating system is officially dead. The operating system, which was once the most popular smartphone ...... 25 Jan 2013 - 4 comments
Android accounted for over 50 percent of smartphone sales
Android accounted for over 50 percent of smartphone sales
According to research firm Gartner, the Android operating system was on 52.5 percent of all smartphones sold in the Q3. Year-over-year, the ...... 15 Nov 2011
Symbian still the leading smartphone OS in Europe but falling fast
Symbian still the leading smartphone OS in Europe but falling fast
The Symbian OS accounted for less than 40% of smartphones in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK in July of this year. That would be good ...... 13 Sep 2011 - 1 comment
Nokia to retire Symbian in the U.S., move forward with WP7
Nokia to retire Symbian in the U.S., move forward with WP7
Nokia has said today that Symbian will be discontinued in the U.S. The smartphone OS, which was, until recently the most popular in the world, ...... 10 Aug 2011 - 4 comments
Nokia will support Symbian until 2016
Nokia will support Symbian until 2016
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has said this week that the company will continue to support phones running the Symbian OS until 2016. Earlier this ...... 27 May 2011 - 1 comment
Gartner: Android, iOS gain, RIM, Windows, Symbian decline
Gartner: Android, iOS gain, RIM, Windows, Symbian decline
Research firm Gartner has spelled out Android and Apple's dominance in the global smartphone market, revealing the Q1 sales figures today. ...... 20 May 2011 - 4 comments
Nokia will continue to sell Symbian phones for 'a long time'
Nokia will continue to sell Symbian phones for 'a long time'
Nokia has moved to quash fears that it may be preparing to drop Symbian-based phones much too quickly. The Finnish mobile phone giant said ...... 26 Mar 2011 - 5 comments
Opera Mobile 11 released for Android and Symbian
Opera Mobile 11 released for Android and Symbian
Opera has announced today that Opera Mobile 11 is now available for Android and Symbian/s60 smartphones. Users can download the app from ...... 22 Mar 2011 - 1 comment
Nokia shares tumble after Windows Phone 7 announcement
Nokia shares tumble after Windows Phone 7 announcement
Following Nokia's official announcement that it will be partnering with Microsoft, shares have tumbled, reaching session lows as of writing ...... 11 Feb 2011 - 6 comments
Nokia adopts Windows Phone 7
Nokia adopts Windows Phone 7
Nokia has officially announced partnership with Microsoft and will adopt its smartphone platform Windows Phone 7. According to the press release, ...... 11 Feb 2011 - 2 comments
Android now the best selling smartphone OS in the world
Android now the best selling smartphone OS in the world
According to the market research company Canalys, shipments of Android smartphones reached 32.9 million in the Q4 2010, making it the best-selling ...... 31 Jan 2011 - 12 comments
Android is now most popular smartphone OS in Asia
Android is now most popular smartphone OS in Asia
According to new data from GfK, Android has surpassed Symbian as the most popular smartphone OS in Asia. Smartphone sales in Asia have grown ...... 24 Nov 2010 - 1 comment
     

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