Symbian

News Supporters of the mobile phone platform are hoping that Nokia’s open source ambitions for Symbian will boost its popularity in the booming smartphone sector.

News The Samsung i7110 looks to build out its commitment to the open mobile software platform, but analysts say it needs to improve its enterprise alignment.

News Linux, Symbian and open source looks to be the future for Nokia as it approaches a head-on clash with Google.

News RIM looks to be keeping its nose above the competition in the face of a slowing market for smartphones.

News Major obstacle in Nokia’s plan to take control of the Symbian mobile platform is removed after the Korean electronics giant agrees to sell its stake.

News Malware authors are taking advantage of Symbian’s popularity within the smartphone market by targeting users with a Symbian-based trojan.

News A busy week for the IT world, as Bill Gates leaves for charitable pastures, Nokia picks up Symbian, and more on domain names and data breaches.

News As Nokia confirms it has bought the 52 per cent of Symbian it didn’t already own, competing phone makers unite to launch the open source Symbian Foundation.

News The phone maker is buying out its partners in the Symbian software business, making the platform open source and free.