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Symbian

Company / developer	Symbian Foundation
OS family	Embedded operating systems
Working state	Current
Source model	Free and open source software
Latest stable release	Symbian^2 / Q2 2009
Marketing target	Mobile devices
Supported platforms	ARM, x86[1]
Kernel type	Microkernel
Default user interface	S60 platform for now.
License	Eclipse Public License
Website	symbian.org

The Symbian platform is an open source operating system for mobile devices. It was created by merging and integrating software assets contributed by Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, and Sony Ericsson, including Symbian OS, the S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) user interfaces.

Contents 1 History 2 Devices 3 Applications 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Symbian is the successor to Symbian OS, following the official launch of the Symbian Foundation in April 2009.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Devices

Symbian^1 forms the basis for the platform. It incorporates Symbian OS and S60 5th Edition (S60 5.0), which is built on Symbian OS v9.4.^[1]

The first open version of Symbian will be Symbian^2^[2], however as of December 3, 2009 there are no devices with this version announced.^[3]

It has been suggested that Nokia might skip the Symbian^2 release of the platform. Instead the first phones running Symbian (not counting Symbian^1) will be announced in the first half of 2010 and will start shipping in the second half of 2010. These phones will run Symbian^3.^[4]

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Symbian OS (pre-Symbian)

Symbian edition	Devices
Symbian OS 9.3 (Corresponds to S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2)	Nokia 5730 XpressMusic[5] Nokia E75[5] Nokia N96[5] Nokia N86[5] Nokia N79[5] Samsung GT-i8510[5]
Symbian^1 (Corresponds to S60 5th Edition)	Nokia 5800 XpressMusic[6] Nokia 5530 XpressMusic[6] Nokia 5230[6] Nokia N97[6] Nokia N97 mini[6] Nokia X6[6] Sony Ericsson Satio[6] Samsung i8910[6]
Symbian^2	None announced as of December 3, 2009[3]

[edit] Applications

Symbian Horizon is an application-publishing program and directory of applications for Symbian mobile devices that was launched on 27 October 2009.^[7][8]

[edit] References

1. ^ "Symbian^1". Symbian Foundation. http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/index.php/Symbian%5E1. Retrieved 2009-10-31. 
2. ^ "Symbian^2". Symbian Foundation. http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/index.php/Symbian%5E2. Retrieved 2009-10-31. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Devices using Symbian^2". Symbian Foundation. http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/index.php/Symbian_Devices#Devices_using_Symbian.5E2. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
4. ^ "First look at Symbian^3 concept screenshots". All About Symbian. http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/10819_First_look_at_Symbian3_concept.php. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Devices using Symbian 9.3". Symbian Foundation. http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/index.php/Symbian_Devices#Devices_using_S60_v3.2_based_on_Symbian_OS_v9.3. Retrieved 2009-12-14. 
6. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Devices using Symbian^1". Symbian Foundation. http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/index.php/Symbian_Devices#Devices_using_Symbian.5E1. Retrieved 2009-10-31. 
7. ^ "Symbian Launches Mobile Publishing Program". http://www.symbian.org/news-and-media/2009/10/27/symbian-launches-mobile-publishing-program. 
8. ^ "Symbian Horizon app store launched, dev program detailed". http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/symbian-horizon-app-store-launched-dev-program-detailed/. 

[edit] External links

• Official Symbian website
• Official Symbian Foundation blog
• Symbian Ideas website
• Symbian Foundation News & Press Releases
• Symbian developer website
• Symbian Horizon website

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