With the 808 PureView now released, Nokia is finally retiring the Symbian brand and operating system, with no further phones to be made using the aging OS and Nokia's focus shifting fully to WP8 More...

Nokia and Apple are focusing ever more on China's growing smartphone market to expand their sales - but that won't be easy, as a report claims that Android's share of the market has risen to over 90%. More...

Nokia has completed the sale of Vertu, the luxury phone brand that became a byword for mobile bling. But will it switch from Symbian to Android, or could there yet be a Vertu Windows Phone? More...

New data from ComScore shows that Microsoft's share of the smartphone market in the US rose slightly between February and May 2012, while RIM's market share fell drastically. More...

Lee Williams, a former senior vice-president at Nokia, has blasted both the company's new direction and its CEO Stephen Elop, claiming that "there's no overarching vision for this company." More...

Nokia has released a new video ad that it says was made entirely with pictures and video taken by the 41 megapixel camera on its upcoming Symbian-based 808 Pureview smartphone. More...

As promised earlier this year, Nokia has released a version of Microsoft Office that can be run on a number of Nokia's smartphones that run on its Symbian operating system. More...

Nokia's new 808 PureView handset - yep, the one with the 41MP camera round the back - wins the prestigious award for 'Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet' at Mobile World Congress. More...

Got a phone on a limited data plan, or need an extra boost in low signal ideas? Or how about WebGL on Androids? Have a look at the newest updates for Opera's smartphone browsers. More...

The successor to Nokia's N8 has been confirmed, and it aims to continue its predecessor's tradition for excellent mobile photography, coming packed with imaging technology and a 41MP sensor. More...

Nokia has issued media invitations for its press conference at Mobile World Congress on Monday, promising to announce "significant industry news" - but what might that announcement be? More...

A Nokia executive reveals that the company is developing a new social network, plus a new suite of social apps, as it prepares to extend its software reach with the launch of iOS and Android apps. More...

A new survey of mobile phone and smartphone owners in the US shows that Google's Android operating system still dominates the market while Blackberry and Windows Phone continue to lose market share. More...

Nokia has officially announced it will now refer to the Symbian Belle user interface as the Nokia Belle UI as an update for a number of existing Nokia phones in February 2012. More...

Android's explosive growth continues, as it rises to 52% of the worldwide smartphone market. While the market as a whole continues to grow, its rivals nonetheless see their market share in decline. More...

Anticipation for Nokia's first Windows Phone may be high, but Microsoft is doing its bit for the Symbian platform too, as Nokia announces that it's bringing 'Microsoft Apps' to its sidelined platform. More...

Nokia has announced it will release three new smartphones based on its in-house Symbian smartphone even as it prepares to launch its first Windows Phone 7 based products. More...

Nokia won't be selling any more phones that use its in-house Symbian operating system in the US and Canada as it prepares to launch its first Windows Phone 7 products this fall. More...

The financial issues for the once mighty mobile phone maker Nokia may be continuing. As reported by Reuters, two unnamed sources have stated that the company is cutting the prices of its smartphones over in... More...

Nokia’s transition from Symbian to the Windows Phone 7 operating system can’t come quickly enough, as evidence mounts that European mobile operators are beginning to turn away from products that are no longer attractive to... More...

For a while now, speculation around the fate of Symbian has kept everyone wondering what move they will take next. It would appear that Nokia is planning a conference in London on April 12 to... More...

The popular Nokia-maintained mobile operating system, Symbian, now finds itself open after Nokia decided to publish the most recent master source code. In a post on the Symbian website, Nokia says it is "making the... More...

Nokia's large and well-established developer community weren't exactly thrilled with the switch to Windows Phone that came with the company's partnership with Microsoft. Now, according to an email passed to SlashGear, the Finnish company is resorting... More...

When the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft was announced earlier this week, there was a mix of emotions. There was a lot of negative feedback about the deal from investors, engineers and even loyal Nokia... More...

It seems that not everyone is happy with the Nokia and Microsoft deal that the two companies announced last week, especially some of the Nokia shareholders. According to computing.co.uk, nine Nokia shareholders will use their next... More...

Today at the Mobile World Congress 2011, the biggest event of the year for mobile announcement and exhibitions, Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop stated that “our first priority is beating Android.” He went on to say that... More...

It’s been just 18 months since Nokia first set the Symbian foundation free under a non-profit banner, and now it looks like Symbian is coming home. The move won’t surprise many, especially with the recent... More...

Back near the start of 2008, it was announced by the Redmond software-giant Microsoft and Finnish communications company Nokia that the Silverlight platform would be coming to Symbian OS phones. Fast forward to 2010, and... More...

Symbian, a popular mobile phone platform developed by the Symbian Foundation, is about to undergo a massive conversion from proprietary to open source software. Symbian, used in almost all of Nokia's mobile devices, can be... More...

The Court of Appeal has refused to accept the UK Intellectual Property Office's rejection of a patent for a piece of software in a move which experts say will open the door for more software... More...

Symbian has released the latest version of its Series 60 (S60) mobile phone operating system, and has added features to make it more competitive with Apple's iPhone and Google's Android. The fifth edition of the... More...

Symbian is the leading developer of smart phone operating systems and is intent on keeping its lead. A key part of maintaining that lead falls under the purview of David Wood, executive vice president of... More...

Symbian introduced the latest version of its smart phone operating system today, adding support for new wireless technologies and capabilities aimed at pushing smart phones into the mass market. Symbian OS v9.3 features an improved... More...

Users of Symbian Series 60 smart phones should be aware of a new Trojan horse that, if not removed within one hour, can cause complete data loss in their wireless devices, security experts warn. Several... More...

Symbian, a maker of operating systems for cell phones, has licensed software from rival Microsoft, in a sign of growing cooperation between the two companies. Symbian, based in London, said it will... More...

Nokia's attempt to win a majority stake in Symbian has been blocked by three fellow shareholders that have increased their holdings in the company. Symbian announced Wednesday that Panasonic, Sony Ericsson and... More...

Symbian shareholders are considering blocking a move by mobile handset manufacturer Nokia to take a majority stake in the UK-based mobile phone software company. Psion has agreed to sell its 31.1pc stake in Symbian to... More...