Symbian OS 7.0s Hits the Streets

Ch_Omega writes "Symbian Ltd has announced the release of the latest version of Symbian OS, the global open industry standard operating system for advanced mobile phones, sporting enhanced networking capabilities, support for Java MIDP 2.0, a multimedia framework and new language variants. Here's the official press release and more coverage over at infoSync."

Go java!

[sporty]

At least now we won't have to write the core things thrice or more, once for the pc, once for the pda and once for the cell phone...

Granted, UI's have to be different.

Ogg Vorbis for the S/E P800

[questionlp]

InfoSync also has a news bit regarding an Ogg Vorbis(-only for now) player [infosyncworld.com] for the Sony Ericsson P800 cellphone. Now just think of you could have Ogg Vorbis ringtones ;)

Ooops...

[kenthorvath]

I misread this as "Sybian OS hits streets", and instantly got an image of Nvidia's Dawn pixie in an adult situation.

Re:Ooops...

[Ch_Omega]

I was waiting for the obligatory sex-toy joke. ;)

It's [slashdot.org] starting [slashdot.org] to [slashdot.org] get [slashdot.org] a [slashdot.org] bit [slashdot.org] old [slashdot.org], though [slashdot.org].

Re:Ooops...

[kenthorvath]

Woah, there buddy. You definately have too much time on your hands. This is the first time I've made the symbian-sybian connection. I guess it just goes to show that nobody ever has an original thought. How depressing!

Excellent!

[mike_sucks]

Now my plans for taking over the world using hordes of CLDC/MIDP MIDlets, all communicating via Bluetooth, can be realised! Soon, your phone will become your worst enemy...

But seriously, I've heard this release includes an implementation of JSR-82 [jcp.org], the standard Java API for Bluetooth. This will be very cool, you'll be able to write java apps for the P800 [sonyericsson.com] which can do Bluetooth!

w00t!

/mike

Errmm...

[The Fanta Menace]

Is this open as in open source, or open as in closed?

Oh, and as an aside, can I freely download it and run it on an emulator without having to pay for it, so I can develop apps?

Re:how many sdk?

[dannywoodz]

Depends on what mobile phone you go for: Symbian only runs on a fraction of those available. The most prominent of these are the Nokia 9210 and 7650 phones, which run Symbian 6.0 and 6.1, respectively. They have different UIs (with the 7650 using the more widely used Series 60), and different SDKs (although each uses an implementation of PersonalJava and the same basic style of C++). The SDKs--including release and debug emulators--are free for download (registration required), but the OS itself, while lis