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Preview of the New Symbian Anna OS

Here is a very quick demo of the new Symbian Anna OS that will be released very soon. The Symbian Anna OS will be for phones such as the Nokia E7 and Nokia N8.

Video in French.

Worldwide Facts of Cell Phone Operating Systems

Cellphones.org made an interesting report about some of the facts about cellphones operating systems.

In this nice and complete picture you’ll get the primary information about some interesting facts about mobile operating systems: Worldwide market share, top smartphone platforms in the US, market share by continent, popularity of mobile OS and App Stores comparisons.

You will probably find some interesting points about these numbers, let’s take a quick look:

  • Symbian is by far the most popular operating system today, RIM and iPhone following next.
  • Android is projected to surpass iPhone by 2012 with possibly 14.5% of the market share.
  • Blackberry is the most used platform in the US.
  • Total number of mobile apps downloads reached 7 billion in 2009, with U$S 4.1 billion revenue. North America only has the 50% of that revenue.
  • Average paid per app in 2009: U$S1.90.
  • Apple AppStore is the busiest store in downloads, with 3 billion total in 2009.

Cell Phone Operating Systems
Via: Cell Phones