<s>
The	O
S60	B-Language
Platform	I-Language
(	O
formerly	O
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
User	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
)	O
was	O
a	O
software	B-Device
platform	I-Device
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
that	O
runs	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Nokia	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
'	O
Pearl	O
 '	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
from	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
COMDEX	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
and	O
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
7650	I-Language
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
S60	B-Language
in	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
was	O
formed	O
to	O
consolidate	O
all	O
the	O
assets	O
of	O
different	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
platforms	I-Operating_System
(	O
S60	B-Language
,	O
UIQ	B-Language
,	O
MOAP	B-Language
)	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
code	O
base	O
of	O
S60	B-Language
,	O
the	O
first	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
since	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Symbian	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
as	O
S60	B-Language
5th	O
Edition	O
,	O
or	O
Symbian^1	O
,	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.4	O
as	O
its	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
iterations	O
were	O
named	O
Symbian^2	O
(	O
Japanese	O
market	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
Symbian^3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S60	B-Language
software	O
was	O
a	O
multivendor	O
standard	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
that	O
supports	O
application	O
development	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
MIDP	B-Language
,	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
Python	B-Language
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
API	B-General_Concept
was	O
called	O
Avkon	B-Language
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S60	B-Language
consists	O
of	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
libraries	O
and	O
standard	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
telephony	O
,	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
(	O
PIM	O
)	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
Helix-based	O
multimedia	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
power	O
fully	O
featured	O
modern	O
phones	O
with	O
large	O
colour	O
screens	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
distinguishing	O
feature	O
of	O
S60	B-Language
phones	O
was	O
that	O
they	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
new	O
applications	O
after	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S60	B-Language
was	O
mainly	O
used	O
by	O
Nokia	O
but	O
they	O
also	O
licensed	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
including	O
Lenovo	O
,	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
Sendo	O
,	O
Siemens	O
Mobile	O
,	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
,	O
Solstice	B-Application
and	O
Vertu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
notably	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
vendor	O
using	O
the	O
competing	O
UIQ	B-Language
Symbian	B-Operating_System
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
four	O
major	O
releases	O
of	O
S60	B-Language
:	O
"	O
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
"	O
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
Second	O
Edition	O
"	O
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
S60	B-Language
3rd	O
Edition	O
"	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
S60	B-Language
5th	O
Edition	O
"	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
1st	O
Edition	O
The	O
devices	O
 '	O
display	O
resolution	O
was	O
fixed	O
to	O
176×208	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Siemens	B-Language
SX1	I-Language
meanwhile	O
had	O
176×220	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
0.9	O
was	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Language
7650	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.2	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
Feature	O
Pack	O
1	O
)	O
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Language
3600/3650	I-Language
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
2nd	O
Edition	O
Also	O
known	O
as	O
S60v2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2	O
was	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Language
6600	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.1	O
(	O
Feature	O
Pack	O
1	O
)	O
first	O
came	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Language
6620	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.6	O
(	O
Feature	O
Pack	O
2	O
)	O
first	O
came	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Language
6630	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.8	O
(	O
Feature	O
Pack	O
3	O
)	O
first	O
started	O
shipping	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Language
N70	I-Language
in	O
September	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N90	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
device	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
(	O
352×416	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S60	B-Language
3rd	O
Edition	O
S60v3	O
uses	O
a	O
hardened	O
version	O
of	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
(	O
v9.1	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
mandatory	O
code	O
signing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
software	O
written	O
for	O
S60	B-Language
1st	O
Edition	O
or	O
2nd	O
Edition	O
not	O
binary-compatible	O
with	O
S60v3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
N91	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.1	O
(	O
Feature	O
Pack	O
1	O
)	O
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Language
N95	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.2	O
(	O
Feature	O
Pack	O
2	O
)	O
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Language
N78	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Designed	O
for	O
S60	B-Language
Devices	O
"	O
logo	O
program	O
for	O
developers	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
logotype	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
conforming	O
programs	O
regardless	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
native	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
or	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
S60	B-Language
5th	O
Edition	O
In	O
October	O
2008	O
Symbian^1	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
S60v5	B-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
OS	O
under	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
S60	B-Language
code	O
so	O
therefore	O
also	O
called	O
S60	B-Language
5th	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
skipped	O
the	O
number	O
4	O
as	O
they	O
traditionally	O
always	O
do	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
East	O
Asian	O
tetraphobia	O
)	O
.S60	O
5th	O
Edition	O
and	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
5800	I-Language
XpressMusic	I-Language
are	O
here	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
3rd	O
comment	O
S60	B-Language
5th	O
Edition	O
runs	O
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
version	O
9.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
feature	O
of	O
5th	O
Edition	O
is	O
support	O
for	O
high-resolution	O
640×360	O
touchscreens	O
;	O
before	O
5th	O
Edition	O
,	O
all	O
S60	B-Language
devices	O
had	O
a	O
button-based	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
S60	B-Language
5th	O
Edition	O
also	O
integrates	O
standard	O
C/C	O
++	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
and	O
includes	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Lite	O
3.0	O
with	O
S60-specific	O
ActionScript	O
extensions	O
that	O
give	O
Flash	O
Lite	O
developers	O
access	O
to	O
phone	O
features	O
like	O
contacts	O
,	O
text	O
messaging	O
,	O
sensors	O
and	O
device	O
location	O
information	O
(	O
GPS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
S60	B-Language
5th	O
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
3rd	O
Edition	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
new	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
as	O
5th	O
Edition	O
is	O
specially	O
designed	O
for	O
,	O
and	O
exclusively	O
available	O
on	O
touchscreens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
with	O
Nokia	B-Language
5800	I-Language
XpressMusic	I-Language
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S60	B-Language
5th	O
Edition	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
edition	O
of	O
S60	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Symbian^2	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
MOAP	B-Language
)	O
and	O
Symbian^3	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
devices	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
the	O
S60	B-Language
software	B-Device
platform	I-Device
with	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
ranging	O
from	O
the	O
early	O
Nokia	B-Language
7650	I-Language
running	O
S60	B-Language
v0.9	O
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
v6.1	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
Samsung	B-Application
i8910	I-Application
Omnia	I-Application
HD	I-Application
running	O
S60	B-Language
v5.0	O
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
v9.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Symbian^3	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
revised	O
platform	O
is	O
v5.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
table	O
lists	O
devices	O
carrying	O
each	O
version	O
of	O
S60	B-Language
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
new	O
devices	O
since	O
Symbian^3	O
May	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
upgrading	O
to	O
later	O
systems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Anna	I-Operating_System
and	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Belle	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vertu	O
Constellation	O
T	O
(	O
latest	O
firmware	O
)	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Belle	I-Operating_System
,	O
Feature	O
Pack	O
1	O
5.4How	O
well	O
does	O
your	O
browser	O
support	O
HTML5	O
?	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symbian	B-Operating_System
is	O
now	O
progressing	O
through	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
organisational	O
change	O
to	O
metamorph	O
into	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
platform	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
OS	O
,	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
originally	O
provided	O
no	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
UI	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
visual	O
layer	O
that	O
runs	O
atop	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
UIs	O
are	O
MOAP	B-Language
;	O
Series	B-Language
60	I-Language
;	O
Series	B-Application
80	I-Application
;	O
Series	B-Application
90	I-Application
and	O
UIQ	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nokia	O
purchase	O
of	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
was	O
brokered	O
with	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
UI	O
developers	O
and	O
all	O
major	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
layers	O
have	O
been	O
(	O
or	O
have	O
been	O
pledged	O
to	O
be	O
)	O
donated	O
to	O
the	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
foundation	O
who	O
will	O
independently	O
own	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Symbian	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
has	O
announced	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
unify	O
different	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
UIs	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
UI	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
S60	B-Language
platform	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Announcements	O
made	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
indicated	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
S60	B-Language
5th	O
edition	O
with	O
feature	O
pack	O
1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Anna	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Symbian^3	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
new	O
devices	O
(	O
500	O
,	O
X7	O
and	O
E6	O
)	O
were	O
announced	O
which	O
will	O
have	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Anna	I-Operating_System
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Anna	I-Operating_System
will	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Software	O
Update	O
for	O
Symbian^3	O
based	O
devices	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
internet	O
browser	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
search-integrated	O
address	O
field	O
,	O
faster	O
navigation	O
and	O
page	O
loading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Java	B-Language
Runtime	O
2.2	O
,	O
Qt	O
Mobility	O
1.1	O
and	O
Qt4.7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Belle	I-Operating_System
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Belle	I-Operating_System
)	O
as	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Anna	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
new	O
devices	O
(	O
603	O
,	O
700	O
and	O
701	O
)	O
[	O
Nokia	O
600	O
is	O
cancelled	O
and	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
Nokia	O
603 ]	O
were	O
announced	O
which	O
will	O
have	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Belle	I-Operating_System
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Belle	I-Operating_System
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Software	O
Update	O
for	O
Symbian	O
Anna-based	O
devices	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
adopt	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
7	O
as	O
Nokia	O
's	O
primary	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
leaving	O
further	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
development	O
in	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
has	O
promised	O
support	O
for	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
newer	O
devices	O
until	O
at	O
least	O
2016	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
new	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
devices	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
after	O
Nokia	B-Language
808	I-Language
PureView	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
transfer	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
activities	O
to	O
Accenture	O
along	O
with	O
3,000	O
employees	O
.	O
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