Andrey Golub

Mobile Leaders to Unify the Symbian Software Platform and set the Future of Mobile Free

via fiercewireless.com/

Nokia to acquire Symbian and open software platform!

It's the best news about the future of Mobile I am reading since the recent iPhone 2.0 presentation, and previous Gogle's Android (still) rumors! ;)

Nokia announced it will acquire the remaining shares of mobile software licensing company Symbian Limited--moreover, the handset giant will team with Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DoCoMo to unite the Symbian OS, S60, UIQ and MOAP technologies and forge a single open mobile software platform. The firms will also collaborate with AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone to establish the Symbian Foundation, a non-profit initiative dedicated to accelerating the availability of new services and mobile experiences.

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Keywords: Android, MOAP, NOKIA, S60, Sony Ericsson, Symbian, Symbian Foundation, Symbian OS, Symbian Software Platform, The Future of Mobile, UIQ, Vodafone, iPhone, iPhone 2.0, Apple