Virus-infected mobile games are being used to target Symbian S60 3rd and 5th edition phones, according to a report by mobile security firm NetQin. The report, published on Monday, identified three ...

The Symbian OS has been around for aeons. Even though the Series 60 (S60) software has come under fire for its dated interface, the OS is still a very robust smartphone platform with support for many ...

The latest version of Skype's mobile VoIP app for Symbian S60 devices (aka Symbian^1) has been added to the Nokia Ovi Store, making free calls over WiFi or 3G a slightly easier possibility for the ...

Nokia has released a developer preview of the open-source Qt development toolkit for S60, the company's Symbian-based mobile platform. This early prerelease will allow developers to start porting ...

Nokia has a problem: it is both the largest handset vendor in the world, by a significant margin, and the largest smartphone vendor in the world – again, by a significant margin. Yet it has never ...

NetQin, the mobile phone internet security company, has discovered a piece of malware that is spreading via Symbian S60 handsets, creating a mobile botnet. The discovered malware comes in three ...

Opera has released a version of Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian S60 phones. The mobile web browser has a new Javascript engine, improved support for HTML5, support for geolocation, and Opera’s “Speed ...

While the small screen might not be ideal for writing the Great American Novel, it’s great for last-minute changes or reviews of documents. Quickoffice 4, the latest rendition of the popular mobile ...

According to the Symbian Foundation Blog, Symbian has recently released the first PDK (Product Development Kit) for Symbian ^2. The PDK includes several tools for developers, including the full ...

This summer the veteran Symbian platform, which started life back when handhelds weren’t phones but PDAs, will quietly pass into development history. Or at least its primary supporter over the years — ...

The 5800 XpressMusic (aka Tube) is the first touchscreen Symbian S60 phone from Nokia—a surprising fact considering how prominent touchscreens have quickly become over the last few years. And instead ...