Nokia Squares Up to Software Rivals by Buying Symbian and Moving to Open Source

Earlier this morning, Nokia announced it would buy the 52.1 percent of Symbian shares it doesn’t already hold, merge the company with its own S60 organisation and create the Symbian Foundation. This new entity will introduce an open-source licence model for the Symbian operating system and the S60, UIQ and MOAP platforms. The move’s a [...]

Posted By Geoff Blaber On June 24th, 2008

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N810 Internet Tablet Shows Nokia at Its Best and Worst

I’m posting this from my shiny new toy — a Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. It cost me about as much as an entry-level laptop, but I can’t resist tiny, powerful gadgets. It’s got a great slide-out keyboard, GPS and a bright, sharp screen. I love the stand, which flips out into three positions and lets [...]

Posted By Robert Caunt On April 14th, 2008

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