Symbian OS

Symbian OS is an operating system (OS) designed for mobile devices and smartphones, with associated libraries, user interface, frameworks and reference implementations of common tools, originally developed by Symbian Ltd. It was a descendant of Psion's EPOC and runs exclusively on ARM processors, although an unreleased x86 port existed.

In 2008, the former Symbian Software Limited was acquired by Nokia and a new independent non-profit organisation called the Symbian Foundation was established. Symbian OS and its associated user interfaces S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) were contributed by their owners to the foundation with the objective of creating the Symbian platform as a royalty-free, open source software.

Nokia PureView 808 Hands-On

Symbian isn't the most popular mobile OS in the States, but Nokia's PureView 808 is an interesting mobile device from the Finnish manufacturer,...

Aaron Baker

12 years 5 months ago

Nokia Astound Review Pt. 2

Symbian may be dying a slow death on Nokia, but that's not stopping the manufacturer from releasing a few more devices before its demise. One of...

Aaron Baker

13 years 6 months ago

Nokia Astound Review Pt. 1

Symbian may be dying a slow death on Nokia, but that's not stopping the manufacturer from releasing a few more devices before its demise. One of...

Aaron Baker

13 years 6 months ago

What does Symbian need to compete in today's market?

Earlier today a representative for 3 UK took some time out of his busy schedule to play around in a park. Okay, that’s only half true. While he was...

Evan Selleck

13 years 6 months ago

Nokia Astound Unboxing

Nokia may be throwing most of their eggs into the Windows Phone 7 basket, but they're pushing Symbian until the end. Aaron does an unboxing of the...

Aaron Baker

13 years 7 months ago

Nokia N8 HDMI with Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard

Noah Kravitz

14 years 3 weeks ago

Nokia N8 Photo Samples

Perhaps the most impressive feature on the Nokia N8's spec sheet is its 12 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera. Nokia has a long history of making state-of-...

Noah Kravitz

14 years 4 weeks ago

Nokia N8 (Unlocked GSM) Unboxing

Noah Kravitz

14 years 1 month ago

Nokia N8 (unlocked) 720p HD Video Sample

Raw 720p video captured with Nokia N8 (unlocked).

Aaron Baker

14 years 1 month ago

Nokia E7 and N8 Hands-On @ Nokia World 2010

Aaron gets some hands-on time with the Symbian^3-powered Nokia E7 and N8 at Nokia World 2010 in London. Nice hardware, but in an age of Android and...

Aaron Baker

14 years 1 month ago

Nokia C6 and C7 Hands-On @ Nokia World 2010

Aaron gets some hands-on time with two of Nokia's new devices, the C6 and C7, at Nokia World 2010 in London. They're packed in metal bodies with...

Aaron Baker

14 years 1 month ago

Nokia N8 with Symbian^3: Hands-On Impressions

N8: Nokia's Future Comes in Colors Yesterday I had the pleasure of going to Dolby Labs in San Francisco for a hands-on demo and briefing with Nokia...

Noah Kravitz

14 years 4 months ago