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Nokia Releasing Maemo 6 Phones This Year, Symbian 4 Next Year

9:25PM February 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Great news – according to Nokia Taiwan’s general manager Michael Hsu, they’re going to be launching Symbian^3 in the third quarter of 2010, and the Android-looking Symbian^4 in early 2011. Maemo 6, meanwhile, will be seen on Nokia phones in the second half of 2010. [Digitimes]

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Nokia Previews Faster, Prettier Symbian User Interface For 2010

12:19AM December 4, 2009 | Danny Allen

We were surprised yesterday to hear that Nokia is moving ahead with both Symbian and Maemo phones, but reassured by their admission that Symbian’s UI needs an overhaul. And now we have juicy screenshots of what they’ve got in mind. More »

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Nokia Has No Plans To Give Up On Symbian Or Maemo

2:18AM December 3, 2009 | John Herrman

Symbian’s problem isn’t with capabilities, it’s with user experience: namely the clunky, awkward, and occasionally terrible S60 interface. Enter Maemo, to save the day! And also, apparently, a newer, friendlier Symbian. Nokia wants to get better, please. More »

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Nokia’s N-Series Will Ditch Symbian For Maemo By 2012

11:09PM November 18, 2009 | Danny Allen

At an official N900 meet-up in London last night, the Maemo marketing team appears to have let slip that Nokia will use the Linux-based OS instead of S60 on all its future flagship N-Series handsets. About time, no? More »

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Nokia’s Next OS, Maemo 6, Could Look Something Like This

12:40AM October 10, 2009 | Danny Allen

The N900 runs the slick new Linux-based Maemo 5 OS, but Nokia is already dishing up details on Maemo 6. Expected in late 2010, it’ll introduce a portrait-mode, support multitouch and capacitive touchscreens, and have a desktop filled with widgets. More »