Lets Talk About S60, the Leading Smartphone Platform in the World

When we buy a shiny new Nseries device, we play with it, we browse internet with it, we make phone calls with it etc... But you never asked yourself what OS (Operative System) is running inside them to make them so powerful? A smartphone is like a computer, in fact it *is* a computer, and as HPs run Windows XP/Vista and iMacs run OSX Leopard, the Nseries devices run S60 3rd Edition and more recently S60 5th Edition. Wait, where is the 4th Edition? you might ask. Well Nokia decided ''as a polite gesture to Asian customers'' skip the 4th because 4 is an unlucky number for some Asian cultures.

Anyway, so far we have S60 3rd Ed and S60 5th Edition. Lets start with S60 3rd Edition.
The S60 3rd Edition is as its name says the 3rd edition of S60, there was S60 then S60 2nd Edition and then the most popular, loved, and widely used the S60 3rd Edition. This edition of S60 is to date the most widely used edition of S60, an amazing 46 devices use the 3rd Edition compared to the 13 devices that run the 2nd Edition and the 7 devices that used the S60 (1st Edition). And what exactly is S60? S60 is a software platform, a software platform runs over an OS (Operative System) in this case Symbian. Basically S60 is what runs on the top of Symbian that makes Symbian usable through S60. The S60 is an user interface, and for those who don't know what an user interface is, it is the way that the man (us) communicate with the machine (Smartphones).

And why is S60 so popular? As the slogan from S60 says ''S60 is open to new features'' or ''Open to anything''. The great aspect about S60 is that we can install 3rd party apps easily. With an S60 device users can have more than 100 unique applications and each one does something different to make the device the ultimate tool for almost everything.

An important thing to have in mind is that S60 3rd Ed is a button-only interface, there is no support for touch screen and to date the maximum resolution it supports is QVGA (Quarter Of VGA) which is 240x320 pixels and consequently the maximum acceptable display size is 2.8 inch because if the size gets bigger then the images produced by the screen will look really bad and pixelated. And in an era were touch screen devices with screens of 3.5 inches and with 320x480 of resolution exist, well Nokia was not doing well, isn't it? That was until the S60 5th Edition came and save the day! The 5th Edition of S60 was announced in October of 2008 with the Nokia 5800. This device being mid-range sports a 3.2 inch touch screen with 360x640 pixels of resolution! And that was not the end of it, 2 months later Nokia surprised, rocked, amazed, everyone with a 3.5 inch with 360x640 resolution screen device!! On top of that it has a QWERTY keyboard, 32GB of Built-in memory, 5 Megapixel Camera, GPS and the list goes on for quite a while. This device is the Nokia N97, Nokia's greatest flagship of all times.The 5th Edition is THE new platform, with this platform we probably will see the greatest Nseries devices ever. The N97 is a start, an excellent start. Nokia and S60 reaffirmed themselves as the leaders in mobile technology with the N97, there is no device or OS better than the new N97 and S60 5th Ed.

I hope this short but condensed article explained you in an easy way the basics about S60, Nokia and Nseries.

Mobile Viruses And your Symbian Devices

Mobile Viruses....Whats the damage? Whats the antivirus ?

Whats the threat?

Imagine if someone were to erase your phone book - or worse still, steal it?

Imagine if someone were reading your text messages and personal emails - how would you feel?

Imagine if someone could trace your bank details, or other sensitive information from your phone.

Imagine if someone could add just 10p a month to your bill. Would you notice? How much could they regularly take from your account before you would be alerted to it?

Imagine if someone stole your identity? Without virus protection you run the risk of ID theft, these details are easy to obtain from your mobile.

Imagine if you simply could not use your phone.

This list above is what is under threat by a mobile virus getting into your cell or symbian devices, once in your Phone, PDA , Pocket Pc or what ever you call you device any or all of the above could happen.

Many Of the Threats Listed Below can be avoided by being careful what texts and emails you open. Have you ever received a text message offering a free mp3, software download or something more suggestive? you may have downloaded a virus.

Here are some examples Of the viruses out there and what they do

Doomed : What does this virus do?

This virus arrives disguised as an installer for a normal application, when run it stops normal applications on your phone from working, prevents your phone from restarting properly and introduces and runs SymbOS/Skulls, SymbOS/CardBlock, SymbOS/CardTrap, SymbOS/Fontal, SymbOS/CommWarrior and SymbOS/Cabir. The virus can also sometimes cause other Bluetooth devices in the vicinity of the infected one to restart.

SymbOS/Doomed arrives as a SIS installer disguised as a normal application. Some known applications it uses for cover are:

Double Process Speed v6.1.3 by DFT
Effects v1.05 by Dj 6230
exoVirusStop v2.13.16
Doom 2

It usually has three primary payloads:

• Disable normal applications
• Prevents proper phone boot
• Drops and executes other Symbian viruses

CommWarrior : What does this virus do?

This virus will reset your phone on the first hour of the 14th of every month. It spreads using Bluetooth and MMS utilising your phonebook contacts to send the MMS to.

SymbOS/CommWarrior is the first known mobile malware that spreads via both Bluetooth and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). It can also be downloaded from malicious web sites as an archive file named COMMWARRIOR.ZIP.

It affects phones running the Symbian S60 platform. Some phones affected by SymbOS/CommWarrior include the following:

Nokia 3650, 3600
Nokia 3660, 3620
Nokia 6600
Nokia 6620
Nokia 7610
Nokia 7650
Nokia N-Gage
Panasonic X700
Sendo X
Siemens SX1

Bluetooth Propagation

Once running in a device, SymbOS/CommWarrior searches for other phones with Bluetooth. Once a target phone is found, it sends a randomly named SIS file to the target.

The SIS file enters the target phone’s Inbox attached to a message. When the message is opened, it activates the SIS file and installs the following:

!:systemappsCommWarriorcommwarrior.exe
!:systemappsCommWarriorcommrec.mdl

Go Play Mobile - A Pack Of Games For Symbian OS

BlockBuster (Symbian)

BlockBuster is a logic game with the elements of arcade - it will be right for both - puzzle fans and action lovers. The
main goal of the game is very simple - to remove color squares from the board, but as soon as you start playing, you realize that you need to struggle for victory. Three skill levels, original interface and amazing skins make your game more addictive than ever.

BoXplosion (Symbian)

BoXplosion is a symbiosis of two wonderful game styles. Relaxed game-playing modes are present here, as well as those that will require all your skills in quickly pushing the buttons and shooting your
clicks at the right spot. This game will give you possibility to exercise both your brainpower and speed of response. Don't let the oncoming blocks fill the field - use bonuses!

Bubble Shooter (Symbian)

Are you sure you have nothing urgent to do? It's better to finish everything before you start shooting color bubbles and
exploding their avalanches because otherwise you won't even start doing your job
! Bubble Shooter takes the best from Tetris(TM), Arkanoid, and Pool adding new and cool features. Four levels of difficulty allow players with different preferences and of various age groups to enjoy the game in full. Beware - it's addictive!

Bubble Snooker (Symbian)

Bubble Snooker is a game that combines the best features
of Bubble Shooter, Pool, and Arcanoid. The winning strategy is to play from the
cusions not letting the balls fill in the whole table. Perfect 3D graphics on your HiRes Palm, pleasant sound and music, addictive gameplay, this is what you get when play Bubble Snooker. Besides, you can take part in the International Bubble Snooker Tournament online.

ButterFlight (Symbian)

Try your magic power on Symbian and you'll enjoy its bright colors and excellent graphics. You play on the glade that is
filled with the multicolored butterflies. At every round, you have to collect a
certain number of butterflies of a particular color on the glade. You can flip and rotate the butterflies sitting there - try to bring those of the same color together. Be the true Lord of the Butterflies! Good luck!

Checkers Challenge (Symbian)

Checkers anyone? Either you need some training for your logic and strategic skills, or you are in need of some rest, this

game will be a perfect pastime for you. New Checkers Challenge from Absolutist.
com will provide you a decent partner for a game of checkers. New and strong artificial intelligence can play on one of the three available levels of difficulty. This makes the game interesting for the player regardless of his skills in checkers.

Illustrix Dream Pack (Symbian)

Haven't heard yet about Illustrix? We bet the fans of brain-challenging games are already excited to try it. Absolutist presents beautiful Illustrix series:

* Illustrix: Cat Dream

* Illustrix: Dog Dream

* Illustrix: Bird Dream

* Illustrix: Animal Dream

* ...More to come soon...

Whatever you do, it's always the right time to take a rest with our Illustrix Series. Enjoy playing the most popular computer classics while revealing one by one hundreds of gorgeous pictures with the cutest representatives of the nature.

Jet Ducks (Symbian)

Incredible arcade-shooter mix on your Symbian phone! treat for fans of trendy cartoon graphics and classic shooter-arcade mix from Absolutist. The task of the hunter ... oops! sorry ... the player is simple: kill as many ducks as possible. But beware - those creatures, first of all, do not fly unprotected (use helmets!), and, second, shoot right at you. So, charge your rifle and stand out against the... Jet Ducks! Trial hunting for free! Download and try it on your Mac ASAP!

Rotate Mania (Symbian)

Fresh new game, combining elements of arcade and puzzle to form a very addictive mix. If you like Tetris, Clickomania, BlockBuster - this one is in the same vein but quite different and entertaining.
Several game modes and skill levels are included to make it even more fun. Strip

and Shift Mania are for people who love meditative strategic games. Time Mania
is exactly what it says - you will be hard pressed to win the game, as new blocks will appear while you are thinking on the next move - you'll have to be quick.

A Demo mode will give you some extra minutes of fun, as well as an exhibition of the rules in action.

Smiling Bubbles (Symbian)

The path to perfection has no borders, so

as the new bubble game. Smiling Bubbles are not only chatting and laughing, entertaining you but also give you a chance to improve your skills - they are clever and cunning you see. At first you will need some time and attention to clear up who is who (there are both positive and negative characters). Then you should
develop your own strategy, using your quick mind and acuity of vision. Go ahead!

Trivia Machine (SymbianOS)

Now on your Symbian smartphone! Climb to the top of the ladder by answering fun questions from the trivia machine! The game features over 7,000 trivia questions in 9 fun categories. The unique game play involves strategy as well as trivia knowledge...it's challenging and entertaining! New questions are downloaded automatically so you may never see the same question twice.

Features
* Thousands of fun trivia questions!
* Multiple categories and difficulty levels
* Automatically download new questions!
* Exciting lightning rounds
* Fun, challenging and educational

VolleyBalley (Symbian)

Do you like active sports? Do you like travel, sea and sun? If you do, then you came to the right place! Try Volley Balley by Absolutist.com now! Smooth pseudo 3D animation, realistic physics and striking dynamism - these are the main features of the game. Have the everlasting summer on your Symbian! Besides, you can take part in the Online Web Tournament between all the players of Volley Balley regardless of the platform!