Symbian OS is an open source operating system for mobile phones primarily used on Nokia advanced or data enabled smart phones. Several device manufacturers from Nokia® to Sony/Ericsson® have committed to the new and open project that Symbian has announced for its mobile phone operating system, Symbian OS. The support for the much established mobile platform is far and wide, though much of the press lately has centered around Apple's iPhone® and other offerings including the rumored Google Android OS for mobile devices. (Source: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-symbian-os.htm)
The first 'open' Symbian OS phone, the Nokia 9210 Communicator, was released in June 2001. Bluetooth support was added. Almost 500,000 Symbian phones were shipped in 2001, rising to 2.1 million the following year. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian_OS)
Community sites and portals dedicated to the development of Open Source programs for smartphones running the Symbian OS include:
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/
http://www.symbian.org/
http://www.symbianos.org/
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