Guide Note

Symbian OS is an operating system specifically designed to be implemented in smartphones. Although the operating system is developed and licensed by Symbian, Ltd., system developer kits (SDKs) are available for users to create and modify applications within the Symbian OS.

Fast Facts

Latest version: Symbian OS 9.5
Designed to run in portable electronics that use ARM Processors¹
Derived from EPOC, Psion's operating system for PDAs²
Predominantly used on Nokia devices, but also implemented in Sony Ericsson devices³
Company originally a partnership between Sony Ericsson (then just Ericsson), Motorola, Nokia and Psion

Nokia Open Source

On June 24, 2008, Nokia announced plans to purchase all remaining shares in Symbian, Ltd. The deal reportedly cost about $140 million. Nokia also announced that they would be making the Symbian OS open source, which has led many to speculate that Nokia seeks to compete with Google's Android operating system.⁴

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Symbian OS

The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: Symbian OS
Official Site: Symbian Developer Network
Wikipedia: Symbian OS
SymbianOne: News, Articles and Developer Tools
All About Symbian: News, Reviews, and Software for Symbian OS
NewLC: Symbian OS News, Tutorials, Reviews and Downloads
My Symbian: Software and News for UIQ, S60, S80 and S90 platforms

Symbian OS Info and Reviews

NewLC: What's New in Symbian OS v9.5
Symbian News: Symbian announces Symbian OS v9.5
Mad Penguin: Symbian OS v9.3: An Overview
The Code Project: Symbian OS design faults

Symbian OS Software

Symbware.com: Free Software for Symbian OS Mobile Phones
SymbianFreeware.org: Freeware Directory
c|net: Symbian Software

Symbian OS Blogs and Forums

Ricky Cadden: Symbian-Guru.com
Symbian Developer Network: Forums

Symbian OS News and Articles

Symbian OS Books

Amazon Books Search: Symbian OS
Wiley: Symbian OS Architecture Sourcebook: Design and Evolution of a Mobile Phone OS by Ben Morris
Wiley: Symbian OS Explained: Effective C++ Programming for Smartphones by Jo Stichbury
Wiley: Symbian OS Internals: Real-time Kernel Programming by Jane Sales

Symbian OS Documentation, Tips and Support

Symbian Developer Network: Symbian OS System Documentation
Sony Ericsson: Symbian OS Docs & Tools
NewLC: Getting Started with Symbian OS Development
NewLC: Symbian OS Error Codes
NewLC: Common Symbian OS Product UIDs
Symbian Resources: Symbian OS Development Tutorials and Projects

Symbian OS Development Tools

Symbian Developer Network: Software Development Kits
Forum Nokia: Carbide.c++: Eclipse-based IDE for Symbian C++ development
Symbian OS Unit: Port of the C++ unit testing framework CxxUnit
Symbian OS OPL: Project homepage and download at SourceForge
UIQ Developer Community: UIQ 3 Software Development Kit
Forum Nokia: S60 Platform Development Resources

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