The Symbian Foundation should finish Symbian^3 next month, with a general release of its successor, Symbian^4, before year end, according to Victor Palau, a member of the Symbian release team, on his blog. The Foundation has a multi-stage release strategy which should see the platform appearing in devices in time for this year’s holiday season. The OS will be fully open source around midyear, stimulating the contribution of additional enhancements.

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