Technological marvels in our hands have not only made our life simpler, but also interesting. If you observe some of the best mobiles in the market today, you can see how the product speaks volumes of the caliber and vision of the company that developed it and have become dearly possessed items on any priority list.



 
Presenting the amalgamation of various technological offerings in one solitary product is the newest technical wonder, the S60 software. Constructed on the Symbian OS, S60 is the latest smartphone software to have entered and conquered the market. Certified by pioneers in the mobile device industry, S60’s inbuilt flexibility enables easy adoption to various hardware and software configurations.
 
The S60 software makes mobile phones akin to small computers and not only provides essential phone functionality, but also makes adaptation and usage of advanced applications possible. Facilitating an insightful and colorful user interface, it also easily renders simultaneous operations of various applications on the same handset.
 
The software also permits the download and usage of several additional applications such as gaming, email, browsing, photography, health, city guides, dictionaries, and so on. An extensible piece of technology, the S60 software can be used to customize the mobile phone according to the requirements and interests of its user.
 
With a vision of providing its consumers with the benefits and offerings of this unique software, Nokia, and T Mobile International, a fully owned subsidiary of the Deutsche Telekom (News - Alert) have entered into collaboration.
 
Nokia has become a part this deal to support the efforts of T-Mobile (News - Alert) in making core services available in the market and to aid various S60 licensed manufacture products for T-Mobile. And for T-Mobile, this is a way to synchronize terminal software solutions within its own device portfolio.
 
This tie up will enable T-Mobile to obtain S60 products tailor-made to fit its requirements and consequently assist its customer base.
 
Web'n'Walk, an offering that permits easy Internet accessibility on mobile devices, is a fine example of the services extended by T-Mobile, which due to the assistance of S60 software will serve its clients better.
 
Executive Vice President of Terminal Technology at T-Mobile Przemek Czarnecki said in a press release, “T-Mobile recognizes the benefits of software platforms and sees open operating systems such as S60 on Symbian OS crucial for our platform strategy. We are pleased with the customization package that S60 offers to address T-Mobile's specific requirements. The timely and cost effective customization is key to guaranteeing device time to market.”
 
This association between the two companies will surely serve the mainstream customers by bringing to them several benefits of open operating systems.
 
“We see this as a great opportunity to deliver a great consumer experience and to evolve our respective businesses. The benefits of a multi-vendor platform strategy are being recognized by operators, and S60, the market-leading smartphone software platform, is well positioned in this space. The flexibility of S60 software enables T-Mobile to implement Internet-based service concepts consistently across handsets from various manufacturers," commented Matti Vanska, Vice President, Mobile Software Sales and Marketing, Nokia (News - Alert).
 
 
 
 
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Rahul Prabhakar is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.


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