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Symbian ^ 3, the latest version of Nokia smartphone operating system, was officially completed on June 17. The next stage before we really get a phone involves tweaking the settings and testing to ensure optimum work with the hardware in the future and Nokia N8 ^ 3 family of Symbian devices will follow.
Symbian Foundation has announced that more than 250 new features in the latest release. But which one will make a difference for you? Read on to find out more.
All new features are documented in the Forum Nokia library, but unless you are technically inclined, it does not make for light reading. We have issued several features top-line here.
Better graphics
Symbian graphics have been turbo-charged with new graphics architecture, combining hardware and software acceleration faster. This means that the interface will be fast and responsive, and also include developing style – like kinetic scrolling – which makes a big difference when you show your phone to others. All programmable interface too, so we can expect a third-party theme of wealth and the application allows anyone to make their phone unique.
Some Touch
Symbian UI ^ 3 now rolls with a swipe, you can pinch to zoom in and press to select. The interface also supports multitouch, which usually means that you can type faster on a virtual keyboard, or perform more complex actions such as holding a virtual shift “key and then typing a letter. Should spell some interesting new option for game developers as well.
Multimedia Meatier
If you’ve followed the blog, you already will know that the Symbian ^ 3 supports output to HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) to display photos or videos on television. If your video is encoded according to, then you can also take advantage of Dolby Digital Audio. Simpler, but no less important, music players including the widgets home page for faster control of song list that you are. New Fusion replaces the old and Player Media Player Video Center application and control of both stored and streaming video.
Better multitasking
Symbian has always allowed for multitasking. In Symbian ^ 3, this is better than ever. style task switcher memory management has been improved to allow more applications to run without running out of space and there are ‘Alt-Tab’ to switch between open applications have.
Location Location Location
Symbian ^ 3 introduces a new series of technical protocols to make better use of location information. Specifically, the service called ‘Here and now’ offers easy to use web services associated with the user’s location. This could enable the development of sophisticated applications that will provide relevant information to you without your need to provide additional information.
Better network
Symbian OS has a new network architecture that “significantly improve the performance of data flow and makes it easier for service providers to create additional networks such as firewalls and application hotspot login. One-Click Connectivity makes selecting and connecting to the access point fine.
Growth for Developers
Symbian ^ 3 is equipped with Qt is installed and will become the standard development environment for Symbian release which will come. This makes it easier to write applications that will work on all devices in the family and features a smart installer will load any necessary libraries to mobile users, reducing file sizes and support headaches. In addition, Symbian Web runtime allows developers to create Web 2.0-style applications that interact with your device’s main functions, such as camera and address book.
