Symbian Anna-Nokia's refreshed Symbian^3 operating system Update

With the announcement of the Nokia E6 and X7 phones, Nokia also introduced the world to the refreshed Symbian^3 operating system – Symbian Anna. Previously referred to as PR2 by the company, the update brings up to 50 enhancements to the OS, and, in Nokia’s
own words – its purpose is “renewing Symbian smartphones.”
The Symbian Anna update will be available in “coming months” for owners of current Symbian^3 phones, i.e., the Nokia N8, C7, C6-01 and E7. New features of the OS include:


New icons: Giving Symbian a new look does go a long way
Improved text input: Portrait QWERTY mode, split-screen typing
Improved browser: Version 7.3 of the native Symbian browser has much better performance, and, also brings numerous touch and interface improvements, from the URL entry bar, integrated search/address field, to the always visible toolbar buttons.
Email and IM enhancements: Microsoft Communicator Mobile support, as well as email enhancements like full meeting request support and hardware-accelerated device encryption
Improved Photo Gallery interface: Landscape and portrait interfaces have been improved for usability
Enhanced Ovi Maps: Version 3.06 of Ovi Maps brings smart search, Facebook/Foursquare/Twitter check-ins, location-sharing via email and SMS (including with non-Nokia users), updatable/downloadable maps via Wi-Fi, and public transport networks
Enhanced Ovi Store: Version v2.06xx brings improved search, including auto-complete, spell-checking and Internet search engine optimization and error fixes; increased file size limits for downloading over WLAN
Enhanced Social: Version 1.3 brings status updates in contact card, ability to retweet and view follower list in Twitter, higher resolution image uploads, ability to add caption to images
Enhanced Ovi Suite: Version 3.x brings improved device software update features, as well as the ability to download free street maps, new music and mobile apps. Device backup has also been improved, as has Ovi Sync.
Developers would be interested in knowing that Symbian Anna supports the following frameworks – Flashlite 4, Java Runtime 2.2, Qt Mobility 1.1, and Qt4.7

Symbian Foundation Ports S60 Operating System to Intel Atom Platform.

The base of Symbian, a consortium of industry which develops various versions of Symbian of the operating system with an aim to create a more competing open-source of the operating system, indicated that she had managed to put in S60 communication of the operating system to the platform of atom of Intel. Potentially, this makes it possible the atom to actuate the smartphones and other mobile devices of Internet (MIDS) actuated by S60.

The types intelligent and able in the team of SOSCO (S60 on operations of customer of Symbian) have Symbian to compile via the GCC and to function now on a mother chart based by atom available immediately of Intel. It would be most interesting particularly to see of which level of interest we can produce in this port, if that includes some important associates wanting to enter and invest in the development of a solution of product, and one which makes it possible some diff�rentiateurs to come for launching on the market for consumers,� said Lee Williams, executive director of the base of Symbian.

The head of the base of Symbian claims that it did not seem reasonable to fold up netbooks or other types of GCV with platform of S60 + of atom. However, the mobile suppliers of technology could as well as develop the very new category of the products actuated by Symbian OS the processor of atom of Intel.

It is dubious if the platform of Symbian S60 needs really microprocessor x86. The software developed for S60 is the processors concerned of ARM and takes into account their constraints of execution. It is not very probable that any manufacturer of software will develop programs for one or two devices on the market actuated by Intel Atom. Nevertheless, the head of the base of Symbian claims that even the interface of S60 functions better on the atom.

I was more impressed answer of the UI and application layers higher, and could only smile when we could employ a wearing of band quickly short distance to make a call,� Mr. Williams said.

Earlier this year Nokia, the largest defender of Symbian, indicated that it was interested to make netbooks.