news.yahoo.com - 12/5/2008
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The world has been waiting for an open-source Symbian mobile operating system, but it won't have to wait much longer. The Symbian Foundation expects to have its first version ready in the first half of 2009. The foundation is making strides and gaining more support. Symbian on Thursday ...
tech.yahoo.com - 12/5/2008
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tech.yahoo.com —
- AT hopes to standardize on a single
operating system for AT smartphones as part of a
"dramatic consolidation" of its mobile platforms over the next few years, a company executive said Thursday. The mobile operator believes smartphones will make up ...
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AT&T Hopes for Single Smartphone OS (PC World) by ...
electronista.com - 12/2/2008
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electronista.com —
The iPhone is now not only the second
most popular smartphone in the world but has saved
the smartphone industry from a decline this past summer, according to a research note by Needham analyst Charlie Wolf. Apple's handset has represented about 16....
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iPhone soars to 16.6% of smartphone market
jkontherun.com - 12/6/2008
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jkontherun.com —
A few months back, we looked at the
worldwide smartphone market numbers and watched RIM jump past
Windows Mobile. Mac OS X handset sales, i.e.: the iPhone, more than doubled year-over-year and perennial market leader Symbian was in danger of ...
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Smartphones: Symbian sinks under 50% share, Apple races ...
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Symbian Foundation Details its Mobile OS Plans--AT&T Buying In?
OStatic blogs —
... Newsfactor has an interesting story up including comments from AT&T director Roger Smith about how AT&T may standardize on just a few mobile platforms over the next several years, with Symbian being a "credible candidate." Symbian is going to need that kind of buy-in from a big carrier if it intends to get traction in the United States. The smartphone market is very fragmented in the U.S., and Symbian has primarily been a strong player in Europe. ...
Symbian Foundation Details its Mobile OS Plans--AT&T Buying In? [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... Newsfactor has an interesting story up including comments from AT&T director Roger Smith about how AT&T may standardize on just a few mobile platforms over the next several years, with Symbian being a "credible candidate." Symbian is going to need that kind of buy-in from a big carrier if it intends to get traction in the United States. The smartphone market is very fragmented in the U.S., and Symbian has primarily been a strong player in Europe. ...
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