The browser company Opera has signed up to the Symbian Foundation, a Nokia-led consortium that was set up in June to turn the Symbian mobile operating system into an open-source platform.
A hacker has created a way of bypassing security measures in the Symbian operating system that block malware.
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Despite improvements to the security of Symbian's third edition of its operating system, the Series 60, spyware still poses a major threat to mobile phone security, says F-Secure's senior security specialist, Patrik Runald.
Truly a handset for both business and leisure, the W950i is a Symbian-based smart phone that incorporates strong music playback features, 4GB onboard memory and 3G connectivity.
With the choice of Bluetooth, infrared and USB connectivity, you'll have no trouble transfering photos and videos taken with this Symbian-based smart phone to your PC.
Developers are to get access to the handheld operating system, in a move that the company hopes will encourage the creation of more applications.
Motorola will begin selling its first mobile phone based on Linux this year and says most models will follow suit, a major sign of the growing popularity of the operating system outside its stronghold on high-end computers.
PalmSource announced Thursday at the CeBit trade show in Hannover, Germany, that South Korean consumer-electronics maker Samsung will be the first phone maker to use the latest version of the Palm operating system.
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