Symbian: An OS for Cell Phones
The Symbian operating system was specifically designed for cell phones and smartphones by the Symbian Foundation, a non-profit group with close ties to leading cell phone maker Nokia. The operating system is open-source and royalty-free, allowing for a proliferation of apps and mods that enhance functionality at little or no cost. Originally developed by the company Symbian Limited, the Symbian OS came under Nokia’s control when it purchased Symbian Limited in 2008. The operating system is now the most popular of its sort for cell phones worldwide.
Symbian was designed with a strong focus on efficient operation and optimization, with the operating system taking lots of inspiration from desktop operating systems in the areas of data security and resource allocation. Symbian focuses in particular on optimizing battery power and memory space – both traditionally scarce resources even in modern smartphones and cell phones – with a host of features. These include a CPU which automatically switches to low-power when not actively running any applications, clean-up routines which seek to conserve disk space, and a microkernel optimized for low-power environments. Data security is also paramount, with Symbian phones having a relatively low number of known viruses and exploits.
Symbian’s open source code has allowed developers to adapt and create a large variety of applications for the platform, including Bittorrent clients, Ogg Vorbis media players, and office and productivity software. Many of these applications take advantage of new smartphone capabilities, for which the Symbian OS was especially designed. While Nokia is the ostensible “owner” of Symbian, many other cell phone companies have jumped on board by using the platform in their own phones, including Samsung, Sony Ericsson and DoCoMo. Symbian’s market share is currently over 45% and continues to grow.
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Tags: 3G, Nokia, open source, operating system, symbian, symbian foundation, symbian os
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