2010
Symbian goes up against the Android
The Android operating system is the fastest growing operating system in terms of gaining market shares. This is mostly thanks to the platform’s impressive user interface, good choices of mobile phones and open source nature; as open source systems are able to attract more and more developers to create new applications and functions.
The Symbian operating system on the other hand, is slowly losing its grip on the market. Originally, the Symbian is a widely used OS (until now), but with its features and capabilities slowly dragging behind its competitors, fewer and fewer mobile phones are still using it. Right now, there are only a handful of significant smart phones that are using the OS (mostly from Sony Ericsson; the upcoming Vivaz and Kanna, as well as last year’s Satio). Other mobile phone manufacturers have been busy with either proprietary platforms or the Android and WinMo systems.
The big downer for Symbian came last year when Nokia announced that they would be using the Maemo operating system for the N-series of mobile phones. This announcement came shortly before Samsung announced that it would be focusing on the use of the Bada OS more and other systems less –leading to the inevitable rumor that Symbian was getting dropped completely. While both companies have expressed that they will continue to support and use the Symbian OS (especially Nokia), the fact that the OS needed to adapt to times was evident.
Originally, the Symbian OS was supposed to shift to open source sometime later this year. The plan has been moved much earlier in an apparent bid to attract more devs. Of course, this also means that we might see the Symbian and variations of it on other devices too.
Read more about the Symbian operating system going open source on Times Online.
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There are rumors that the Apple iPad will have a built in webcam.
Texting has become a very important method of communicating with our friends and loved ones. It is cheap, fast and in some instances, more reliable that voice calls (especially when you are spelling out specific instructions or information). According to a recently published report from the Mobile Data Association, the total number of text messages sent each hour within the UK reaches up to a total of 11 million.
If you get a mobile a phone, it will be primarily out of need. Mobile phones let you send SMS/MMS messages as well as make and receive calls. If you get a computer, you know that you can handle office or schoolwork with the device. If you get a tablet, well, what do you really need a tablet for?
Many phones these days are geared specifically towards music, because music is such a big part of people’s lives. Whether it be showing your friends a new song you brought from the store, or playing music for your own enjoyment, there are plenty of reasons why people want music on their phone, along with applications do help with music.
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