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Which smartphone OS works best?

With so many smart phones available now, it's hard to know which one is right for you. To help you at least narrow down your choices, we tested four smart phones, each based on a different operating system, to find out which platform is better for particular tasks.



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Vopium launches in Spain by offering greater cost savings of 40-90% on international calls & SMS

Get 30 minutes trial offer along with 100 SMS free on Vopium, now available in Spain.

| News | Mobile & wireless | 10/28/08 at 2:57 pm |


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Nokia goes after Google with open-source Symbian

Nokia has announced its Symbian mobile operating system will join the likes of Android and will become an open source operating system. The announcement was made Tuesday at the Smartphone Show in London and is seen as a bid to maintain and possibly grow its developer base. This move comes at the same time Google makes its Android source code available to developers. The Nokia news contradicts previous reports on Nokia adopting Android OS.



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Symbian seeks to attract developers with open-source code

Symbian is courting developers ahead of its transition to ownership by Nokia and the formation of a foundation dedicated to developing the operating system.

| News | Development | Mobile & wireless | Operating systems | 10/21/08 at 8:37 am |


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