The Smartphone Special 2009

Taste of freedom: Lee Williams, executive director of the Symbian Foundation talks about the body’s achievements so far.
If they build it, will they come?: 2009 has been the year of the applications stores. We examine the trends and look at the Symbian approach.
A carrier perspective: Mark Sage, device platform marketing manager at Orange shares his views.
The future’s bright, the future’s open: David Searles writes about why he believes openess has to be the future for mobile.
HTC and China Mobile sign TD-SCDMA handset deal
Taiwanese handset vendor HTC has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator by subscriber numbers, that will see the two firms collaborate on the development of smartphones for China’s home-grown TD-SCDMA cellular standard.
The Smartphone Special 2008
Contents:
Open source: necessary but not sufficient
Interview: David Wood, Symbian
Analysis: Smart move for Nokia
Opinion: A Firm Foundation



