Symbian is being challenged by a number of new contenders, including the open-source operating system from the LiMo Foundation and Google's Android platform, which are challenging existing commercial models
Pushing an end-to-end package to enterprises, Nokia Corp. on Wednesday introduced the first three phones in a new series aimed specifically at business users.
Club Internet, the French subsidiary of Germany's T-Online International AG, has agreed to pilot IPTV (Internet Protocol television) services based on a software platform designed by Microsoft Corp., the companies announced Tuesday.
Motorola Inc. will launch a mobile phone that runs Linux later this year, it said Thursday, introducing yet another software platform for mobile phones. However, at least one analyst noted that the Linux-based offerings will likely not be making an appearance in North America any time soon.