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Future versions of the Symbian OS will support ARM's symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) technology, which will make the system compatible with handsets using multi-core processors.

Such CPUs will use one core in standby mode or for executing simple asks, and both cores for more resource-intensive applications.

SlingPlayer Mobile is a new software application from Sling Media, allowing SlingBox users to watch and control their TV at home from their mobile device, including local channels, video on demand, pay per view content, and programs recorded onto a DVR.

The player is compatible with Nokia E and N series S60-based phones, and supports Wi-Fi and 3G networks.

The new Samsung SGH-i570 is working under Symbian 9.1 OS. This slider smartphone features QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, HSDPA, EDGE and Bluetooth.

The phone is supplied with 160MB internal memory, but you can extend it using microSD card slot.

The SGH-i570 has 2 cameras: one of them placed at the front and is for video calls and second 2-megapixel camera can be accessed at the back when you slide up the slider phone.

Symbian announced the launch of Symbian OS v9.5. It is designed to deliver a scalable mobile operating system for the global market. Symbian OS v9.5 was developed by Symbian OS licensees and its user interface platform partners MOAP, S60 and UIQ.  Symbian OS v9.5 gives  smartphones the possibility  to run on feature phone hardware due to performance improvements and reductions in memory, processor and battery.

Sony Ericsson is buying UIQ Technology, the maker of software featured on many of Sony Ericsson's smartphone from its parent Symbian Ltd. UIQ's software provides a user interface for the Symbian platform

Mats Lindoff, Chief Technology Officer at Sony Ericsson reports: “UIQ offers excellent technical flexibility enabling us to provide compelling features such as push email, internet browsing, end user personalization, and enhanced music applications”.

Costumers can wait for a powerful mobile TV experience to Symbian smartphones from Sling Media and Symbian Limited. The software they are elaborating will give users the possibility to watch their home TV from their Symbian powered smartphones. SlingPlayer Mobile provides customers with a complete home TV experience on mobile phones using standard network connections, including 3G cellular and WiFi.

Symbian Ltd. announced the availability of the latest evolution of the company's smartphone operating system. Building on the success of the v9 family as a robust, secure, open and standards-based OS for smartphones, Symbian OS v9.3 includes incremental enhancements to phone performance and reducing time-to-market for handset vendors.

Symbian OS v9.3 is fully backwards compatible with previous versions in the v9 family.