Symbian platform used in docomo STYLE series SH-06B Tweet

Tokyo and London –The Symbian Foundation announced that the Symbian platform1 is being used in the docomo STYLE series™ SH-06B recently announced by NTT DOCOMO, INC., and manufactured by Sharp Corporation. The docomo STYLE series SH-06B is a slim design handset that includes a full-width VGA display, supports HSDPA 7.2Mbps and comes with an auto-focus CMOS camera with face detection.

A total of 123 Symbian-based models have either shipped or are in the process of being launched in Japan as of 14 April, 20102. More than 330 million units have shipped in the world since the first Symbian-based device launched in 2000.

1This new model is based on Symbian OS v9.4.
2Including a Taiwanese variant model manufactured by Fujitsu Limited.

About Symbian Foundation
The Symbian Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to enable an open ecosystem dedicated to creating the most innovative user experiences on mobile devices. Symbian maintains the code for an open source software platform based on Symbian OS and software assets contributed by Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, and Sony Ericsson, including the S60 and MOAP(S) user interfaces. The Symbian platform is now fully open source.

The foundation promotes collaboration, contributions and active participation, and operates as a meritocracy. Symbian's board of directors comprises: AT&T Mobility LLC, Fujitsu Limited, Nokia Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, INC., Qualcomm Innovation Center, Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, ST Microelectronics NV, Texas Instruments Inc., and Vodafone Group Services Ltd.

The Symbian Foundation has offices in the UK (London), US (Foster City), Japan (Tokyo), Finland (Helsinki), China (Beijing) and South Korea (Seoul).

For more information please visit www.symbian.org and http://blog.symbian.org

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