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Kaspersky ONE – Anti-Malware Software for Mac, Windows and Phones

January 15, 2012

Kaspersky ONE is a anti-malware software for Mac, Windows, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Blackberry, and Android (both phones and tablets). It also checked the system resources it was using with Activity Monitor, and found that it consistently used less than 1% CPU time […]

Nokia Symbian Anna Available for Download

August 19, 2011

The latest software update for Symbian smartphones ‘Symbian Anna’ is available for download. The update includes new icons, a portrait QWERTY keyboard, faster web browsing and better maps. It enhances the user experience on the Nokia N8, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01 and Nokia E7. […]

Nokia to Stop Symbian Production By 2016

July 1, 2011

Nokia said it will stop using its mobile operating system Symbian by 2016 and recently showcased Nokia N9 will be the first and last handset in its portfolio on Meego platform. Nokia launched two new smartphones – Nokia E6 and Nokia X7 – built on new version of Symbian, Symbian Anna. […]

Nokia Outsources Symbian Development to Accenture

June 24, 2011

Nokia and Accenture has finalized an agreement to outsource Nokia’s Symbian development and support to Accenture. Accenture will handle the support until 2016. Nokia will transfer 2,800 employees in India, China, Finland, UK, and US to Accenture when the deal closes in October. […]

Android to Overtake Symbian Soon, 300,000 Androids Activated Daily

December 10, 2010

Android is all set to over take Nokia’s Symbian mobile OS. Over 300,000 Android phones activated each day. Android is ahead of iPhone OS and Blackberry OS. Android handset vendors sold a combined daily average of 218,000 Android phones in last quarter, while Symbian sold 325,000. […]

Android & Symbian Mobile OS to Hold 60% Market Share in 2014

September 12, 2010

The analyst firm Gartner predicts that, Symbian and Android will become the dominant mobile operating systems by 2014, each having approximately 30% of market share. All of the major OSes will decline in market share in terms of units sold by 2014 except for Android, which will steadily climb, Gartner predicted. […]

Nokia to Dump Symbian on N-Series and Opts Linux MeeGo Software

June 25, 2010

From the next N-Series phone onwards, Nokia to use Linux MeeGo software for flagship N-series phones. Nokia to continue using Symbian for cheaper smartphones. Nokia’s next smartphone, Nokia N8, to be released later this year, will be the last N-series phone running Symbian software. From then on it’s MeeGo all the way. […]