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S60 landmarks

2008

  • The first S60 device with touch UI was launched by Nokia
  • S60 5th Edition was announced
  • Over 150 million S60 devices cumulatively shipped by end of January 2008. Over one third are fully internet capable 3rd edition devices.

2007

  • Over 100 million S60 devices have cumulatively been shipped by S60 licensees
  • The first customised S60 software package for Vodafone released to handset vendors
  • Telecom Italia selects S60 software to drive growth in the advanced mobile market in Italy
  • Nokia and T-Mobile team up to bring the benefits of S60 software to mainstream consumer markets
  • S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 announced
  • Orange chooses S60 as a preferred platform and strengthen the role of S60 devices in Orange's portfolio

2006

  • Elektrobit and Freescale announced world's first 3G reference phone featuring S60 on Symbian OS
  • Vodafone and Nokia work together to increase the use of S60 as a standard software platform
  • Samsung launched the Samsung SGH-Z600 and SGH-i520 phones
  • LG launched the LG KS10 JoY phone
  • Nokia announced 11 S60 phones
  • S60 software on Symbian OS chosen as a preferred software platform by Orange
  • Nokia alone has cumulatively shipped nearly 85 million S60 enabled devices by the end of 2006

2005

  • Sendo announced the Sendo X2 Music Phone
  • Lenovo debuted its first Series 60 based smart phone, the P930
  • Several Series 60 phones launched by Nokia
  • New family of reference smartphones based on the Series 60 Platform by Elektrobit
  • TapRoot Systems' telephony software for Symbian OS and Series 60 licensees available
  • Series 60 Platform 3rd Edition for enhanced multimedia and enterprise functionality announced
  • DigiaQuality Kit for Series 60 Platform 3rd Edition available
  • New web site for Series 60, www.series60.com.cn, opened
  • Series 60 redefines its name and visual identity - new S60 name along with a clear visual identity conveys the unique value of S60 smartphones

2004

  • First EDGE-capable Series 60 smartphone for th Americas market introduced by Nokia
  • Series60.com, the one-stop-shop for Series 60 Platform information launched in February
  • Series 60 Complete Design Model accelerates cost-efficient creation of mobile devices
  • Several new Series 60 devices introduced by Nokia
  • Several new members join the Series 60 Product Creation Community
  • Chinese manufacturer Lenovo chooses Series 60 Platform
  • Panasonic's first Series 60 device, the Panasonic X700 ships
  • LG Electronics licenses the Seriers 60 Platform for its Symbian based smartphones
  • T-Mobile and Nokia to create applications for the Series 60 Platform
  • Intel Collaborates with Nokia and Symbian to help deliver 3G Series 60 smartphones using Intel Technology

2003

  • Series 60 Platform Product Creation Community was launched in February 2003 with the goal to formally bring together a vibrant ecosystem of companies that could accelerate the creation of Series 60 based smartphones by providing a wide range of expertise that the manufacturers could tap into
  • Developer Platform for Series 60 was launched and a strong community of developers creating innovative solutions for Series 60 devices sprung up
  • More compatible Series 60 devices were launched, such as Siemens SX-1, Sendo X and Nokia 6600
  • Series 60 wins the iF Design Award for excellent communications design

2002

  • Signing of licenses by Siemens, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sendo
  • In the fall of 2002, two more Series 60 phones were revealed, the Nokia 3650 and the Nokia N-Gage, demonstrating the range of differentiation allowed by the Platform.
  • Series 60 Platform chosen as the Finnish IT product of the Year

2001

  • Launched in November 2001 at COMDEX
  • The first phone built upon the S60 Platform, the Nokia 7650, was announced


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