Qt framework makes cross-platform developments possible on android target, work in progress looks promising, according to sample demo video.

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Symbian foundations has just announced it: Symbian^3 is now fully open source. Any individual or organization can now take, use and modify the code for any purpose, whether that be for a mobile device, a microwave heater or anything you want.

IDC forecasts that worldwide shipments of smartphones, will surpass 390 million units, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.9% for the 2009–2013 period. In a market that was once dominated by a handful of pioneers, such as BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Mobile, newcomers touting open standards and intuitive design and navigation have garnered strong end-user and handset vendor interest.

French people can now buy a N900, only on the Phone House web Site, since this morning.

Symbian Exchange and Exposition, the new name for the Symbian Smartphone Show, has started this morning at Earl's Court, London. With no almost no news and a significantly smaller expo, this looks a bit frightening for Symbian and its community.

Nokia has just released the first Beta of Qt 4.6.0, which includes the port to the Symbian platform with integration for the S60 framework. The focus of this release has been to stabilize the Symbian port, as well as adding a backend for the Phonon multimedia library enabling simple audio and video playback.

BlackBerry OS, Windows Mobile and Symbian/S60 were designed years ago – the traditional strengths of these software platforms are rapidly becoming liabilities in the fast-paced smartphone market. Michael Vakulenko answers a critical question: are user interface face-lifts, application stores or even going open source enough for the legacy smartphone platforms to stand-up to the challenges posed by iPhone and Android?

Compass is a cool utility that will show you the north direction on S60 devices equipped with a magnetic sensor (so far the Nokia "Navigator" series)