Matthew Broersma reports on Symbian's announcement to open up its mobile embedded operating system's source code to more developers to 'encourage the creation of more software for the platform.' The Symbian OS is popular as the embedded operating system used within mobile phones. Broersma writes . . .

” . . . The software company, which is co-owned by Psion as well as Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, and others, already provides most of its code to its licensees, and will offer the same access to software developers through a new plan called the 'Symbian Platinum Program'. A number of third parties have already committed to joining the program, including Intel, AppForge, Texas Instruments and UK chip-designer ARM Holdings . . . “

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