The operating system will just be hiding out "around the corner."

New report says Android grew 888.8 percent during the year, but is still number two.

Developers should find it easier and more profitable to build apps for what is still the world's largest swath of smartphone users.

Get a side-by-side comparison of the leading mobile development platforms. This breakdown of Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows, webOS and Symbian also includes an at-a-glance matrix of mobile databases.

Devices based on the Symbian OS account for about 50 percent of smartphone sales.

Signing your mobile application is a critical precursor to distribution. Here’s a handy reference to application signing for today’s mobile platforms.

A fifth of the world's population will soon have a mobile device and access to the Internet. With that many potential users, is an explosion of mobile applications inevitable? If so, what technologies will lead the way in their development?

Can uSTL satisfy Symbian developers' demand for STL support? This partial STL implementation replaces template-based memory management classes with a classic 1990's object-oriented design.

Thinking about switching from Palm OS to Symbian OS? The proliferation of smartphones has made it necessary to build many wireless applications from the operating system on up and Symbian OS seems to have this market cornered. Part 2 of this series delves deeper into the differences between developing for Palm OS and for Symbian OS. So if you do decide to switch, you'll know what to expect.

Thinking about switching from Palm OS to Symbian OS? The proliferation of smartphones has made it necessary to build many wireless applications from the operating system on up and Symbian OS seems to have this market cornered. This two part series outlines the differences between developing for Palm OS and for Symbian OS. So if you do decide to switch, you'll know what to expect.

You're about to be drafted into the mobile development army. Users' and organizations' needs are outflanking IT's defenses. Why is this happening? And when the battle comes to your regiment, will you be armed for success?

Basics on the EPOC operating system

A true 32-bit OS written in C++, Symbian OS is designed to be hardware-independent and can be ported across different processors and integrated into a range of device makes and models, such as phones, PDAs, communicators and PCs. Symbian OS is designed to support interactive rather than procedural software with its reliance on threads and processes, enabling developers to think in terms of interactions and intuitive behavior. This whitepaper from Forum Nokia helps you understand Symbian from the ground up. (from Forum Nokia)