Merging Plan of Android and Symbian?
Big rumor this week, J. Gold Associates, a US-based tech analyst firm revealed that that Nokia’s Symbian and Google’s Android is destined to be a single open source Smartphone OS.
Here are the reasons;
1. Nokia and Google are pursuing similar open source strategies with their mobile OS technology.
2. Both have same companies and institutions sponsor for OS mobile.
3. For Google itself, this joint-venture will ease them to build a single application that will work on single OS instead of two.
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Nokia Buy Symbian!
This is HUGE! Nokia, number one phone maker has been using Symbian for many, many of their phones. They make Symbian as the world’s most populous smartphone platform. Recently, they have about 47, 9 percent of Symbian share. But that’s not enough, so Nokia announcing that they’ll be acquiring the remaining shares of Symbian that they don’t already own to fully control the Symbian operating system.
Other Symbian Foundation members include Texas Instruments, Vodafone, Samsung, LG, and AT&T (yep, the same AT&T that currently sells precisely one Symbian-based phone), so things could get interesting. The move clearly seems to be a preemptive strike against Google’s Open Handset Alliance, LiMo, and other collaborative efforts forming around the globe with the goal of standardizing smartphone operating systems; the writing was on the wall, and Symbian didn’t want to miss the train. Total cash outlay for the move will run Nokia roughly €264 million — about $410 million in yankee currency.
Theme Changer for Nokia Smartphones
If you are bored with your themes, now Symbian Guru released Auto Themes software. This application provide scheduling for your Nokia Smartphone’s Theme. AutoTheme v.1.0 for S60.3 is an application for changing the theme of your mobile phone. There are two types of rules. First is time based rule: nokia theme can be changed at exact time. And the second is profile based; it can be changed when certain profile is activated.
Theme changer rules are totally adjustable, with ability to activate or deactivate the rule with one key pressing, edit time or condition of theme change. Theme change is performed smoothly and silently, without phone reboot or any other interaction.
AutoTheme v.1.0 Features:
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