As we know Mobile World Congress 2008, Barcelona is showcasing many mobile phones. The S60 software from Nokia is being licensed to some mobile phone manufacturers which include LG Electronics, Nokia and Samsung. These licenses have been announced for six new mobile phones based on S60.
Matti Vanska, Vice President, Mobile Software Sales & Marketing, Nokia commented, “Consumers are increasingly demanding intuitive Internet experiences and S60 on Symbian OS is ideally positioned to deliver compelling devices for a wide range of market segments. We are delighted to see new S60 devices launched by these leading manufacturers.”
LG has announced a new mobile phone which is the LG-KT610. This handset is sleek and powered with HSDPA connectivity and GPS navigation capabilities.
Nokia has also introduced new handsets like Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6220 classic and Nokia 6210 Navigator all exhibit different location based and multimedia experiences from pedestrian navigation to geotagging and movie viewing to video and photo sharing.
While, Samsung G810, with a 5 mega-pixel camera, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, which enables the users to enjoy multimedia features at higher data download speeds.
S60 has already shipped on more smartphones than any other platform, enabling users to access and enjoy the Internet and Internet services.
S60 is further growing the collaboration with key network operators to enable new services cross a wide range of S60 devices. Nokia has made the announcement of the software collaboration with Telefonica Spain to advance third party applications on S60 devices in their portfolio.
Previously Nokia made collaboration with Orange to facilitate device customization and strengthen the role of S60 devices in Orange’s device portfolio.
S60 is the first mobile software platform with integrated widget support. Widget enhances the mobile experience as it allows creating a personal Web experience on a personal device.
Now days the mobile phones made available in the market include widget support enabled by S60 web run-time application.