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Symbian Releases Microkernel As Open Source, Finally

It was well over a year ago now that news of the Symbian operating system--found on approximately half of global smartphones--going open source broke. The news was interpreted as particularly important to Nokia's forward-looking Symbian strategy, but after all this time, an open source version of Symbian's platform is still only in beta testing.

Today, though, as EETimes notes, Symbian has released its platform microkernel, and software development kit (SDK), as open source under the Eclipse Public License. The Symbian Foundation claims that it is moving quickly toward an open source model, which is questionable, but the release of the EKA2 kernel is a signal that Symbian still means business about adopting an open source model.



Is Nokia Set to Demo a Maemo Phone, and Is it Faltering in Smartphones?

As GigaOm and this Reuters report note, there is talk that Nokia will show a Maemo phone at next week's Nokia World show in Germany. Maemo, of course, is Nokia's long-standing operating system for its line of Internet Tablets, and is based on Debian GNU/Linux. However, some are interpreting the possibility as yet another sign that Nokia's focus on an open source Symbian OS is wavering.

The Symbian OS has half the global smartphone market, but Reuters quotes Neil Mawston from Strategy Analytics as saying: It looks like Maemo, or at least a Linux derivative of some description, will play a key role for Nokia in high-end (products) over the next year or two. If that's true, I have to question Nokia's overall prospects in the smartphone market.



Nokia's Microsoft Deal: How Truly Focused is it on Open Source?

With the announcement of today's deal between Nokia and Microsoft, which will see Microsoft adapt its Office applications for Nokia smartphones, one has to wonder how focused Nokia really is on its execution of plans for an open source Symbian operating system.?Symbian remains a dominant smartphone operating system, and the open source version of it is heading into beta testing.?Nokia, which is backing the development of the OS, with the help of a huge investment from the European investment bank,?retains top market share in the smartphone market, but is displaying increasingly mercurial and questionable decision making with its smartphone strategy.


Nokia Says There's No Truth to Reports of its Android Phone

According to a report from Reuters, Nokia has denied recent reports that it plans to release a phone running the Android operating system. The Guardian had posted a puzzling story on how Nokia would do a strategic U-turn from its focus on Symbian-based phones to Android. Absolutely no truth to this whatsoever, a Nokia spokesman told Reuters. The spokesman also emphasized that Symbian remains Nokia's preferred platform, and, as we reported last week, Symbian will soon begin beta testing of its Symbian 2 open source operating system.


Intel and Nokia Strike Mobile Partnership, Including Open Source

Intel is getting very serious about mobile phones and platforms, as evidenced by a far-reaching partnership with Nokia, announced today. The partnership comes on the heels of Intel's acquisition of Wind River Systems, which is a big player in the embedded Linux, and embedded mobile technology space. As part of the new partnership, Intel and Nokia announced their intent to collaborate on numerous open source software projects, and Intel will license Nokia's HSPA-capable 3G modem intellectual property for upcoming mobile products. The goal is to define a new mobile platform beyond today's smartphones, notebooks and netbooks, enabling the development of a variety of innovative hardware, software and mobile Internet services, according to Intel's announcement.