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UPDATE: Samsung contacted us with the following statement. We are delighted with the success of the original bada platform, which was launched at MWC last year. We have looked to build on this with bada 2.0 by creating a versatile and robust platform capable of continuing the success of its predecessor. We have also created [...]

  Samsung’s Mobile Innovator just sent another email reminding us that they’ll officially stop supporting the Symbian platform after tomorrow. The Symbian Lab for developers was closed in October whereas the Symbian forum and content related to the OS will be removed today and tomorrow respectively. Samsung hasn’t confirmed if they’ll support Symbian in the [...]

  If you had any doubts in Samsung’s decision to drop Symbian, well, its Mobile Innovators site for developers have made it official. In an email sent by Samsung Mobile Innovators states that all Symbian-related support on its site will be removed by end of this year. Samsung’s Symbian Lab.dev will be closed down on [...]

  Looks like Samsung is temporarily dropping Symbian from its multi-OS strategy. Claiming “no visible demand for Symbian,” YH Lee, head of marketing at Samsung Mobile confirmed that they have not planned any Symbian devices for now but will launch if they see some consumer demand. Meanwhile, Samsung also made it clear that they’re being [...]

  Samsung’s thin Symbian portfolio is bound to get an addition this year. As per a report by Tweakers, Samsung is preparing a Symbian device to be launched later this year. The intrinsic details are still under wraps but we won’t be surprised if it will try to take over its successful Omnia HD, the [...]

  Quick note to all using Symbian-based Omnia HD (I8910 HD) and Android-based Moment devices. Samsung’s official Facebook fan page confirmed that they’re working on a firmware update which will include the much needed kinetic scrolling. It’s not yet clear when will they release it but expect it sometime in Q1 2010. As for Moment [...]

  Yesterday, a Digitimes report claimed Samsung dropping Symbian from its mobile portfolio and today we’ve got a different word straight from Samsung’s HQ. Samsung says the report is not in line with their smartphone strategy and will continue to build Symbian phones. Samsung is an initial member of Symbian Foundation and continues to cooperate [...]

  Symbian phones were always a minority in Samsung’s portfolio and it looks like they’ll give it a complete miss by next year. Senior VP, Don Joo Lee confirmed that Samsung will quit making Symbian handsets and instead adopt its own Bada OS that was unveiled yesterday. Though, Samsung will continue making WinMo and Android [...]

  Dutch site, Tweakers received a profile of Samsung’s M8000 phone that reveals some interesting facts of the Jet lookalike phone. If you remember M8000 was leaked alongside S8000 (better known as Jet) and was slated to be a music-centric variant. Well, music will still be the key but a major revelation is that it [...]