Symplification obviously hasn't been updated for some time, and the way things are going it's likely that they're not going to be.

According to news.com.com (*koff koff horrible url*) the iPhone is going to be announced on the first day of WWDC .

Unfortunately, as you all know, S60v3 (Symbian 9.1) broke compatibility with all existing symbian apps, rendering the Nokia 6280 a decent choice . We've lamented the lack of S60v3 apps before, but the tide is changing.

It's like July 2002 again. The Nokia 7650 was just released and expectations for it were high - the first real smart phone! but-but- there were no applications to be seen...

This initiative will attract a critical mass of open source software developers to build a consistent, web browser engine as the clearest path to minimize fragmentation in the mobile browser market. With nearly 100 million smartphones deployed worldwide, a common open source solution driving mobile web browser consistency will deliver on the long-awaited promise of full-web browsing and a true web experience for smartphone users around the globe. - Lee Epting , vice president Forum Nokia

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