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Opera 5.1 for Symbian Released

Thursday, 28 October 2010 15:09 Written by Chris 0 Comments

Opera has officially announced the release of their latest mobile web browser for Symbian-based devices: Opera Mini 5.1.

The Java-based browser sports a slew of improvements over its predecessor, including faster load times and scrolling performance, support for text input from the device and copy and paste functions, more crisp fonts and more. Concerns that its Java foundation would slow the app down seem to have been misplaced in light of the fact that Opera Mini 5.1 was designed with the Symbian mobile OS in mind the entire time.

Opera Mini 5.1 can be downloaded to your PC or direct to your Symbian smartphone at Opera’s official site.

Skype For Symbian Now Available

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 12:07 Written by Chris 0 Comments

Nokia and Skype have jointly announced the availability of the Skype for Symbian app in Nokia’s Ovi Store, bring the popular and inexpensive calling agent to Nokia’s line of smartphones.

The Skype app, available as a free download from the Ovi Store, allows users of Symbian-based phones to place Skype calls using both GPRS/EDGE/3G mobile connections along with WiFi where available. Skype’s service also include the ability to send instant messages, share videos and pictures and leave voice mails for contacts quickly and easily.

Because the Skype app requires Symbian^1 it is currently only compatible with Nokia phones including the N97, N9 Mini, X6, 5800 XpressMusic, 5530, E72, E71, E90, E63, E66, E51, N96, N95, N95 8GB, N85, N82, N81, N81 8GB, N79, N78, 6220 Classic, 6210 Navigator, and the 5320. Skype promises that full Symbian support, which will include Sony Ericsson devices like the Satio, is coming soon.

Symbian OS Officially Open Source

Thursday, 04 February 2010 09:46 Written by Chris 0 Comments

As of this morning when you woke up, the source code of the always-popular Symbian 3 mobile operating system is officially open source and free to all. Currently powering 330 million handsets, Symbian ranks as the world’s most-used mobile OS.

Despite its ranking as the most-used mobile OS, the recent success of the iPhone and the open source Google Android has put increased pressure on the Nokia-owned Symbian platform to provide a more intuitive, iPhone-like user experience. The move to open source is a good one but potentially too late to be a difference-maker for Symbian; the next release of the OS, completely open source and theoretically highly developed, will tell the tale of Symbians ability to compete into the future.

Android Increases Mobile Web Market Precense

Thursday, 07 January 2010 10:05 Written by Chris 0 Comments

Market tracking firm Net Applications has released a report this week indicating that the Google Android mobile operating system has increased its market share faster than any other mobile OS to date through the months of November and December 2009.

Web surfing statistics gathered by the firm show that Android use for browsing increased 54.8 percent through the period, fueled by the much-hyped launch of the Motorola DROID and CLIQ handsets along with burgeoning excitement over the rumored announcement of the Google Phone (now know as the Nexus One).

Other statistics revealed by the research show RIM’s Blackberry OS with a 22.2 percent increase followed by Apple iPhone OSX at 20.1 percent, Symbian at 19 percent and Java ME at 15.6 percent.

Despite the soaring popularlity of mobile devices, all of these numbers fall under the meager 1.35 percent of all surfing that those mobile devices account for with all other web surfing taking place via more conventional platforms.