Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Samsung responds to Symbian claims, says it's still supporting it]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/samsung-responds-to-symbian-claims-says-its-still-supporting-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/samsung-responds-to-symbian-claims-says-its-still-supporting-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/samsung-responds-to-symbian-claims-says-its-still-supporting-i/#commentsContrary to popular belief (and reports from yesterday), it seems that Samsung actually isn't planning to ditch Symbian anytime soon -- or at least it's not prepared to tell the public. Shortly after announcing its own Bada OS, rumors began to fly that Symbian support would fade in the near future; according to a company representative speaking with Mobile Burn, however, that's simply not true. To quote:
"Samsung is an initial member of Symbian Foundation and continues to cooperate with Symbian Foundation. At the same time, Samsung supports various existing open operating systems including Symbian, Linux, Android, and Windows Mobile. To provide more choices to meet consumers' many different tastes and preferences, we will continue our 'multi-OS' strategy."
'Course, just because it's "continuing" to support Symbian doesn't mean that the hammer won't fall tomorrow, but at least for now it seems the Big S is safe from seeing one of its own jump ship. Phew.

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Samsung responds to Symbian claims, says it's still supporting it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>badaclarificationdigitimesdon joo leeDonJooLeedropendmobilenokiaoperating systemOperatingSystemosrumors 60S60samsungsoftwarestategysymbianSymbian FoundationSymbianFoundationThu, 12 Nov 2009 21:18:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung responds to Symbian claims, says it's still supporting it]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/samsung-responds-to-symbian-claims-says-its-still-supporting-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/samsung-responds-to-symbian-claims-says-its-still-supporting-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/samsung-responds-to-symbian-claims-says-its-still-supporting-i/#commentsContrary to popular belief (and reports from yesterday), it seems that Samsung actually isn't planning to ditch Symbian anytime soon -- or at least it's not prepared to tell the public. Shortly after announcing its own Bada OS, rumors began to fly that Symbian support would fade in the near future; according to a company representative speaking with Mobile Burn, however, that's simply not true. To quote:
"Samsung is an initial member of Symbian Foundation and continues to cooperate with Symbian Foundation. At the same time, Samsung supports various existing open operating systems including Symbian, Linux, Android, and Windows Mobile. To provide more choices to meet consumers' many different tastes and preferences, we will continue our 'multi-OS' strategy."
'Course, just because it's "continuing" to support Symbian doesn't mean that the hammer won't fall tomorrow, but at least for now it seems the Big S is safe from seeing one of its own jump ship. Phew.

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Samsung responds to Symbian claims, says it's still supporting it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung dropping Symbian for Bada in 2010, says senior VP originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>badadigitimesdon joo leeDonJooLeedropendmobilenokias 60S60samsungsymbianWed, 11 Nov 2009 01:14:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung dropping Symbian for Bada in 2010, says senior VP]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/samsung-dropping-symbian-for-bada-in-2010-says-senior-vp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/samsung-dropping-symbian-for-bada-in-2010-says-senior-vp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/11/samsung-dropping-symbian-for-bada-in-2010-says-senior-vp/#commentsAndroid is in, Windows Mobile is in (despite rumors to the contrary), and Bada is definitely in for next year, according to Samsung senior vice president Don Joo Lee. Not making the phone manufacturer's cut? Symbian. Digitimes has it from the exec that its new proprietary mobile OS will be taking the place of the Nokia-friendly platform. Hey, all the phones to end a legacy on, the Omnia HD certainly isn't a bad swan song.

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Samsung dropping Symbian for Bada in 2010, says senior VP originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>badadigitimesdon joo leeDonJooLeedropendnokias 60S60samsungsymbianWed, 11 Nov 2009 01:14:00 EST<![CDATA[Palm's LifeDrive getting the axe, marked "end of life"]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/30/palms-lifedrive-getting-the-axe-marked-end-of-life/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/30/palms-lifedrive-getting-the-axe-marked-end-of-life/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/30/palms-lifedrive-getting-the-axe-marked-end-of-life/#commentsIn a move that could be considered somewhat insensitive to those still grieving over Palm OS' official departure, Palm has now gone and axed a little bit more of itself, as the firm's once-popular LifeDrive device has been marked "end of life." Not even two full years after seeing the device get legit, go on sale, get photographed, and hit the chopping block, the media-centric Mobile Manager is on its way out. Notably, the unit has also vanished from UK retailers after reportedly "having fallen foul of EU regulations on the use of hazardous materials." Yeah, we've still got a few Treos and whatnot to keep us occupied, and there's always an (admittedly dim) glimmer of hope that Garnet solves all the Palm-related woes, but it looks like the LifeDrive has finally suffered the same fate that so many other dedicated PDAs already have.

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Palm's LifeDrive getting the axe, marked "end of life" originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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