Over 2 years ago Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced that Silverlight will be making its way to S40, S60 (Symbian), and Maemo (now MeeGo). They finally came through on March 11th, delivering the bits for Symbian, but then it was quickly pulled according to Mary-Jo Foley from All About Microsoft. Why was it

Via Bill, the Ovi Publisher guide was updated. A note that the OMA DRM Forward Lock that was supported before, now its not: WRT, Widgets are not supported. Java applications and *.NFL files for S40 devices are not supported. Here is a discussion on the OVI Publisher forum, which seems to explain that at least one device

Nokia has unveiled their new C5. Though we normally don’t cover device launches, this is probably the first device that will bring the Symbian OS to the Series 40 demographic. The Series 40 devices...

Symbians initial announcement to go open-source caused quite a few analysts to consider Nokias proprietary and largely useless S40 platform dead. Unfortunately, it seems to remain alive and kicking. The image below comes via CellularMania: Not much to add here

Nokia will reportedly release a new dual SIM capable phone running on a S40 platform. These new Nokia handsets will also feature touch screen displays, a QWERTY keyboard and promise to improve the S40’s Internet capabilities. There is no word on pricing or a release date but all that can be shared that they will

The S40 platform is the most widely used phone operating system in the world and is not based on Symbian unlike the Nokia S60 OS. A leaked document from Nokia indicates that the world's largest phone maker may be bringing touchscreen technology to the S40 platform. Nokia has already implemented touchscreen technologies on a number of S60 handsets, ... Related Posts Nokia X6: Nokia's Firs...

We already Nokia is planning to introduce Dual SIM phones this year as announced .Now according to a document posted on CellularMania , Nokia has not yet stalled investment in S40 and infact plans to ...

We already know that Nokia is getting ready to launch dual SIM phones later this year. Well, some (if not all) of Nokia’s dual SIM handsets will be based on the S40 platform and not on Symbian. According to a leaked document posted at Cellularmania.net, the Finnish company also plans to “bring touch” to S40 and

I posted a question/request to the OVI Publisher discussion forum regarding the support of the .pip file format to protect content installed via a .sis file. I sent an email as suggested from the OVI support team and waiting for an answer. Also for anyone who published content on OVI Store via nfl packaging for S40, check

Nokia has released a new update for the Nokia Messaging social networks beta for the Symbian S40. It has now added support for Twitter, making tweeting even more convenient from the homescreen of your Nokia handset. More info on ...