Symbian is a discontinued mobile operating system (OS) and computing platform designed for smartphones. [6] It was originally developed as a proprietary software OS for personal digital assistants in 1998 by the Symbian Ltd. consortium. [7]

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The Symbian OS was one of the pioneers of smartphone technology. It brought forth several features that made mobile phones much more capable. From the OS’s launch till its discontinuation, here’s everything you need to know about the Symbian operating system.

Symbian Ltd. was a software development and licensing consortium company, known for the Symbian operating system (OS), for smartphones and some related devices. [1] Its headquarters were in Southwark, London, England, with other offices opened in Cambridge, Sweden, Silicon Valley, Japan, India, China, South Korea, and Australia.

Apr 4, 2013 · Symbian was arguably the inventor of the smartphone category. The concept of a large screen, data-centric device which ran apps doesn't seem revolutionary now, but when the Symbian OS-based...

Jan 27, 2013 · Symbian made multiple products - S60 for Nokia, UIQ for Sony Ericsson - and until the iPhone came along, it powered some of the tastiest handsets the world had ever seen.

Oct 8, 2023 · Symbian is a discontinued mobile operating system developed and sold by Symbian LTD. It was a closed-source mobile operating system designed for smartphones in 1998. Symbian OS was designed to be used on higher-end mobile phones.

Jun 13, 2013 · This summer the veteran Symbian platform, which started life back when handhelds weren't phones but PDAs, will quietly pass into development history.

Jun 14, 2013 · As the last company in the world building phones using the Symbian OS, Nokia’s withdrawal from the platform means Symbian is now completely defunct.

All About Symbian provides news, reviews and software for devices running the Symbian platform, such as the Nokia N8, E7 and 701.